{"id":3411,"date":"2016-12-10T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2016-12-01T13:29:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:29:27","slug":"crape-myrtles-exhibit-beautiful-bark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/12\/10\/crape-myrtles-exhibit-beautiful-bark\/","title":{"rendered":"Crape Myrtles Exhibit Beautiful Bark In Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Light colored bark of ‘Lipan’<\/p><\/div>\n

The flowers of crape myrtles are a wonderful\u00a0floral\u00a0treat in the\u00a0summer months, several exhibit\u00a0gorgeous exfoliating bark. Some also show off\u00a0autumn foliage colors. Here are the best ten\u00a0species and cultivars of crape myrtles noted for their exfoliating bark.<\/p>\n

Lagerstroemia hybrids (L. indica<\/em> x L. fauriei<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hopi – <\/strong>8-10 feet semi-dwarf shrub; gray brown exfoliating bark; medium pink flowers.<\/p>\n

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‘Tuskegee’ crape myrtle at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Gastonia, NC<\/p><\/div>\n

Tonto<\/strong> \u20138-10 feet multi-stemmed large shrub; light cream bark; dark fuchsia flowers.<\/p>\n

Acoma \u2013<\/strong>11-15 feet high shrub-like habit; cream white bark; clear white flowers<\/p>\n

Lipan \u2013 <\/strong>11-15 feet high multi-stem small tree; near white bark; medium lavender flowers.<\/p>\n

Osage \u2013<\/strong>11-15 feet high shrub-like habit; chestnut-brown bark; clear pink flowers<\/p>\n

Apalachee \u2013<\/strong> 16-20 feet height; cinnamon -brown bark; lavender blossoms<\/p>\n

Miami \u2013<\/strong>21-25 feet; dark brown inner bark; dark pink flowers<\/p>\n

Tuscarora – <\/strong>21-25 feet tall; light brown exfoliating bark and deep coral pink flowers.<\/p>\n

Muskogee<\/strong> \u2013 30 feet tall; light gray-brown bark; light lavender flowers<\/p>\n

Natchez – <\/strong>30-33 feet high; dull white flowers; deep cinnamon-brown bark<\/p>\n

Select Acoma<\/strong> or Lipan<\/strong> for their near white to cream colored bark, an alternative in the South (USDA hardiness zones 7 thru 9) where white bark birches (Betula spp<\/em>.) do not thrive in warmer environs.<\/p>\n

L. fauriei<\/em>\u00a0selections:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Townhouse\u2019\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>40 foot\u00a0high; small snowy white flowers;\u00a0dark chocolate bark.<\/p>\n

\u2018Fantasy\u2019 –\u00a0<\/strong>50 feet high; small snowy white flowers;\u00a0flaking cinnamon brown bark.<\/p>\n

Best locations to plant\u00a0crape myrtles are\u00a0in full sun and in moist rich soils. They tolerate poor\u00a0soils if they’re\u00a0adequately drained. From the list above, select the cultivar(s) that will fit the landscape space. In\u00a0urban areas plant them along\u00a0boulevards, in parking lots, and in small pavement cutouts. If soil area is limited, provided with irrigation until plant (s) are well established. They tolerate clay and alkaline soil well.<\/p>\n

Insect pests are few, but some cultivars of crape myrtles are susceptible to powdery mildew damage, especially in shady or areas with poor air circulation. Many USDA cultivars are resistant to powdery mildew and aphids. Crape myrtle scale is a new insect pest that is slowly moving northward from southern areas of the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The flowers of crape myrtles are a wonderful\u00a0floral\u00a0treat in the\u00a0summer months, several exhibit\u00a0gorgeous exfoliating bark. Some also show off\u00a0autumn foliage colors. Here are the best ten\u00a0species and cultivars of crape myrtles noted for their exfoliating bark. Lagerstroemia hybrids (L. indica x L. fauriei) Hopi – 8-10 feet semi-dwarf shrub; gray brown exfoliating bark; medium pink […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,398,1124,1218,1319,299,440,914,882,806,665,551,843,1060,601,729,630,706,646,7,1,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3411"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3411"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9004,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3411\/revisions\/9004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}