Crape Myrtle Varieties Grouped by Height

Characteristics of Selected Crape Myrtle Varieties

Skip Richter, Travis County Extension Horticulturist
Jerry Parsons, Professor and Extension Horticulture Specialist, Texas Cooperative Extension
Fanick's Garden Center, San Antonio, TX 78220

Note: Scroll right to view continuation of table. Very Dwarf | Dwarf | Semi-Dwarf | Small Tree | Tree

Very Dwarf ;1 - 3 feet Mature Height
CULTIVAR	FLOWER COLOR	GROWTH HABIT	APPROX. HEIGHT	MILDEW RESISTANCE	FALL COLOR	EXFOLIATING BARK
Baton Rouge	Red	Miniature Weeping	2 - 3	Fair	N / A	N / A
Bourbon Street	Watermelon Red	Miniature Weeping	2 - 3	Fair	N / A	N / A
Delta Blush	Light Pink	Miniature Weeping	2 - 3	Fair	N / A	N / A
New Orleans Weeping	Purple	Miniature Weeping	2 - 3	Fair	N / A	N / A
Pink Blush	Light Pink	Miniature Weeping	2 - 3	Fair	N / A	N / A
Pocomoke	Red	Miniature Weeping	2 - 3	Good	N / A	N / A
Rosy Carpet	Rose	Dwarf, Groundcover	1	Good	N / A	N / A
Sacramento	Rose Red	Dwarf Mound	2 - 3	Good	Red	N/A
Velma's Royal Delight	Purple	Compact	2 - 4	Good	Yellow Orange	N / A
Weeping Alamo Fire	Red	Weeping, miniature	2 - 3	Fair	N/A	N/A
World's Fair Weeping	Watermelon Red	Miniature Weeping	2 - 3	Fair	N / A	N / A
Dwarf; 3 - 6 feet Mature Height
CULTIVAR	FLOWER COLOR	GROWTH HABIT	APPROX. HEIGHT	MILDEW RESISTANCE	FALL COLOR	EXFOLIATING BARK
Chica Pink	Bright Pink	Small Dwarf	2 - 4	Fair	N / A	N / A
Chica Red	Rose Red	Small Dwarf	2 - 4	Fair	N / A	N / A
Chickasaw	Pink	Miniature	1 - 2	High	N / A	N / A
Dwarf Low Flame	Red	Dwarf	3 - 5	Good	N / A	N / A
Dwarf Pink Ruffles	Pink	Dwarf	4 - 6	Good	N / A	N / A
Dwarf Royalty	Royal purple	Dwarf	4 - 8	Good	N / A	Tan
Dwarf Snow	White	Dwarf	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Dwarf White	White	Dwarf	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
McFadden's Pinkie Myrtlette	Light Pink	Compact	5' after 30 years	High	Yellow	N / A
Okmulgee	Dark Red	Dwarf Upright	3 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Petite Embers ^TM	Rose Red	Dwarf Upright	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Petite Orchid	Orchid	Dwarf Upright	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Petite Pinkie	Clear Pink	Dwarf Upright	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Petite Plum	Plum Purple	Dwarf Upright	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Petite Red Imp	Crimson Red	Dwarf Upright	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Petite Snow	White	Dwarf Upright	4 - 6	Fair	N / A	N / A
Tightwad Red	Light Red	Dwarf	2 - 4	High	N / A	N / A
Victor	Deep Red	Upright Dwarf	3 - 5	Good	Yellow	N / A
Semi-Dwarf; 5 - 12 feet Mature Height
CULTIVAR	FLOWER COLOR	GROWTH HABIT	APPROX. HEIGHT	MILDEW RESISTANCE	FALL COLOR	EXFOLIATING BARK
Acoma Semi-dwarf	White	Low Spreading	6 - 10	High	Purple Red	Great
Burgundy Cotton	White	Broad, Upright	12	Fair	N / A	N / A
Centennial Spirit	Neon Red	Upright	8 - 12	Good	Red Orange	Average
Cheyenne	Bright Red	Rounded	8 - 12	High	N / A	Good
Christiana	Dark Red	Upright	8 - 10	Fair	Orange Red	Great
Firebird	Watermelon red	Broad upright	10	Fair	N / A	N / A
Hopi	Medium Pink	Low Globose	8 - 10	High	Orange red	Great
Mandi	Dark Red	Dwarf	6 - 12	Fair	N / A	N / A
Pecos	Medium Pink	Low Globose	8 - 10	High	Maroon	Good
Peppermint Lace	Pink White	Upright	8 - 12	Fair	N / A	N / A
Pink Lace	Clear Pink	Upright	10+	Fair	N/A	N / A
Pink Velour	Bright Pink	Upright	10+	Fair	Dark Orange	N / A
Prairie Lace	Pink White	Compact Upright	6 - 10	Fair	Red	Average
Tonto	Red	Compact globose	8 - 12	High	Bright maroon	Good
Zuni	Violet	Globose	9 - 12	High	Red Orange	Good
Small Tree; 10 - 20 feet Mature Height
CULTIVAR	FLOWER COLOR	GROWTH HABIT	APPROX. HEIGHT	MILDEW RESISTANCE	FALL COLOR	EXFOLIATING BARK
Byer's White	White	Upright	15 - 20	Good	Orange	Good
Carolina Beauty	Deep Red	Strong, Upright	20+	Good	Orange	Average Tan
Catawba	Violet Purple	Upright	12 - 15	Good	Red Orange	Average
Commanche	Coral Pink	Broad Crown	15 - 20	High	Orange Red	Great
Conestoga	Pale Lavender	Open Arching	12 - 15	Good	Yellow	Average
Glendora White	White	Broad, Upright	20 - 25	Fair	Golden Yellow	N / A
Lipan	Medium Lavender	Broad Upright	15 - 20	High	Orange	Best
Near East	Light Pink	Open Spreading	15 - 20	Moderate	Yellow Orange	Average
New Snow	White	Broad Upright	10 - 15	Good	N/A	N/A
Osage	Clear Pink	Pendulous Globose	15 - 20	High	Red	Great
Pink Velour	Bright Pink	Upright	10+	Fair	Dark Orange	N / A
Raspberry Sundae	Cardinal Red Pink	Upright	15 - 20	Good	Orange Red	N / A
Seminole	Vibrant Pink	Compact Globose	15 - 20	Good	Yellow	Average
Sioux	Medium Pink	Upright	12 - 15	High	Maroon	N / A
Tuskegee	Dark Pink	Broad Spreading	15 - 25	High	Red Orange	Great
Twilight	Purple	Broad Upright	15 - 20	Fair	N / A	N / A
Yuma	Medium Lavender	Broad Upright	15 - 20	Good	Yellow Orange	Good
Yvonne	Pink Lavender	Compact Globose	10 - 15	Good	N / A	N / A
Tree; 20 + feet Mature Height
CULTIVAR	FLOWER COLOR	GROWTH HABIT	APPROX. HEIGHT	MILDEW RESISTANCE	FALL COLOR	EXFOLIATING BARK
Arapaho	Red	Upright	20 +	High	N/A	Good
Basham's Party Pink	Light Lavender	Broad Tall Tree	25 +	Good	Orange Red	Good
Biloxi	Pale Pink	Upright Vase	30 +	High	Orange Red	Great
Carolina Beauty	Deep Red	Strong, Upright	20+	Poor	Orange	Average Tan
Choctaw	Bright Pink	Small Tree	15 - 20	High	Maroon	Great
Dallas Red	Light Red	Broad Upright	20 +	High	N / A	N / A
Dynamite	Red	Upright	20 - 25	Good	N / A	N / A
Miami	Dark Pink	Upright	20 +	High	Orange	Great
Muskogee	Light Lavender	Broad Tall Tree	25 +	High	Red Orange	N / A
Natchez	White	Broad Tall Tree	20 - 30	High	Red Orange	Great
Potomac	Clear Pink	Upright Small Tree	15 - 20	High	Orange	N / A
Red Rocket	Cherry Red	Upright	20 +	High	N / A	N / A
Sarah's Favorite	White	Upright	20+	Excellent	Yellow	N/A Tan
Special Red	Coral Red	Upright	20 - 25	Fair	N / A	N / A
Tuscarora	Dark Pink	Broad Vase	20 -25	High	Red Orange	Great
Watermelon Red	Vivid Red	Upright	20 - 25	Fair	N / A	N / A
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