It's a crape myrtle called 'Red Rocket.' This week's Plant Pick is a tall shrub (or small tree, depending on pruning) that blooms ruby-red in summer. Skip to Article ...

Q: I have a 'Red Rocket' crape myrtle that's a little over a year old. It takes the brunt of the winds from the north. Should I enclose it in burlap to provide some protection since it is still ...

Examples are: 'Dynamite' and 'Red Rocket,' both with red flowers and reaching 20 feet tall. ... Crape Myrtle tree is adaptable to a wide range of soil types but benefits from the well-drained soil.

Are North Texas crape myrtles having a bumper crop of blooms because of the weather? Possibly. A mild winter and early spring could have given these trees a little bit of a head start and boosted ...

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 feet).

For tree-form crape myrtles, choose medium or large varieties like Dynamite, Muskogee, or Natchez. In zone 6, try Red Rocket for its cold-hardiness properties. About the Expert ...

For a tall crape myrtle with red flowers, Parsons identified Red Rocket. Red Rocket has a high resistance to powdery mildew. If you are interested in a white-flowered crape myrtle that grows ...

Some of the best tree-size crape myrtle types include Red Rocket (true red flowers), Sioux (pink), Osage (pink), Apalachee (lavender) and the familiar Natchez (white).

Crape myrtles are available in many shades of red, pink, lavender, purple and white. There are four main categories of size for crape myrtles from dwarf (3 to 5 feet), intermediate (5 to 10 feet ...

I purchased a “Red Rocket” Crepe Myrtle two years ago specifically because of the bright red blooms that were covering the plant. Last year I anxiously awaited their reappearance, but the flowers that ...

Crape myrtle, known as the lilac of the South, is one of the most popular landscape plants in the Southeast. And rightfully so because they are easy to grow and create landscape interest year-round.