Lagerstroemia, Crape Myrtle, Japanese Crepe Myrtle 'Tuscarora'

Even though I've seen this listed as hardy to zone 6 on many sites I don't think it's reliably hardy here from my experience. I planted a...Read More 12" tree in the summer of '14. It bloomed that year but died to the ground that winter.

It came back from the roots the next year and grew to about 18" and bloomed well. After doing a scratch test I'm pretty sure it is dead above ground again. It's in a microclimate that hasn't gotten below 10F since I planted it.

I'd love to see it grow into a nice tree but so far it looks like it's only going to be a small perennial bush in this climate.

Thrives in Melbourne, AU (9b). Very drought tolerant - handles the dry heat well and needs little/no supplementary watering. Good small f...Read Moreeature tree for an area that needs shade in Summer and light in Winter. Flowers are a vibrant deep pink, I also get good Autumn colour in the foliage.

It's a beautiful plant. It bloomed the very first summer I planted it! It is very hardy for a crape and has survived some snowstorms! ...Read MoreI have had some trouble with browning leaves in late summer. I don't know why. Perhaps it became dry, but this region is coastal and humid. The blooms are beautiful. I have had some dieback of the tips of the branches since day one. It happened two years in a row. I would say a two-inch dieback, which isn't bad because that's about how much I would prune off anyway! It hasn't taken off or grown as much as I expected. My brown turkey fig tree has done better. This one is situated out front and gets ample late afternoon sunlight- whereas the fig is in back and receives some late morning and early afternoon sun. We are a 7b/8a with hot, humid summers and chilly winters with a handfull of snows a year. There are ENORMOUS crapes here in Maryland and my neighborhood, so I am hoping this one takes off more soon.

i love this plant, they are beautiful when full & thick in bloom.
though in the dorment days its not very attractive and drop...Read Mores all its leaves. but its very well worth the wait of bloom, it started blooming the begining of the summer late may maybe or early june