Muskogee Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Muskogee’)

Muskogee Crape Myrtle is a flowering, drought tolerant tree that craves the heat and will bloom with large clusters of delicate flowers.

When the hot weather arrives, expect late spring and summer lavender flowers to decorate your landscape. Muskogee Crape Myrtle, known botanically as Lagerstroemia indica is just as colorful in the fall as it is in the summer, in fact, these are one of the best trees with fall color. Autumn colors such as golden, bright yellow, orange, and red are sure to complement any yard and landscape.

The Muskogee Crape Myrtle is a small-to-medium-sized deciduous tree looks good even after the fall foliage has fallen.

Revealing a handsome outline and smooth, spotted gray to light brown bark that may shed to reveal a pinkish, inner bark in the fall, you can landscape lighting to highlight the beautiful trunk structure.

The cold-hardy Muskogee Crape Myrtle prefers full sun, though it handles partial shade as well.

A longtime favorite plant for use in many landscape styles, Muskogee Crape Myrtle grows at a slow to moderate growth rate up to 15-feet high, spreading up to 8 to 12 feet. It is easy to see why the Muskogee Crape Myrtle is such a popular plant for dry climates and many landscape styles and uses. You can plant attractive Muskogee Crape Myrtle trees at any time of the year, with only annual to occasional maintenance required.