Crepe Myrtle - Just need to know which one...

Hot pink or fuscia color bloom. Fast growing... still in a pot though.

Pic #1 - Close up of bloom

Pic #2 - Blooms, buds and foliage.

maybe Tacoma? or Catawba.

The following link has some good info with pictures: http://www.usna.usda.gov/PhotoGallery/CrapemyrtleGallery/CrapeTable.html

The Arboretum introductions are very common in my neck of the woods, but you may have a lot more to choose from in zone 9.

- Brent

"Tuskegee" is the most popular hot pink one in my area. From the list provided in the previous post, "Tonto" also looks similar. There is also another one called "Raspberry Sundae" which is deep pink.

Well, I got the sapplings from my father... came from his trees. He lives in south GA... zone 8. If that helps.

Thanks,
Donna

Did he start them from cuttings, or are they seedlings?

What was I thinking? I just pulled those names out of my, ummm-nose. I should never ever post so early in the morning.

escambiaguy,

He didn't start them on purpose. I can't say for sure how they got started. But the root systems didn't seem to be that of an older tree when I got them... more so like seedlings. He had already dug them up and had them in a pot. He just gave the pot to me. I repotted each in it's on 2 gallon pot. I'd say they're 5x the size they were when he gave them to me in March of this year. The largest on has a branch that reaches 4' tall already. Very hardy.

I realize this is a common color and is difficult to figure out. But is there something in the foliage that would determine the type. Or something specific and small or tiny I could look for in the bloom?

Thanks,
Donna

If they're seedlings then you're not going to get a name for them (beyond the fact that they're crape myrtles). Named cultivars of crape myrtles aren't going to come true from seed, so the seedlings wouldn't have a name.

Well... these look exactly like my dad's look. Come true? What's the criteria of that?

Can't say if they grew from seed or what. I have planted crepe's from seed and they were not distinguishable from the parent of the seed. Not saying that all are like that, but I guess it depends on the species and the definition of "come true".

Donna

Seedlings are usually variable, they can have almost any flower color and form. It is possible that yours were root sprouts though. The ones I mentioned before are still my best guesses.

If they were root sprouts then they would be the same cultivar. If they were grown from seed, there's going to be some variation between them and the parent plant, that's what it means that they don't come true from seed so technically they're not the same cultivar as the parent. In some cases the variation may be small enough that you don't even notice it, but other times you could have a completely different flower color than the parent.

Well, I can say for sure that my dad did not intentionally grow them. So more than likely I'd say they are from the roots. He does not collect the seed from the trees.

Take care,
Donna

I looked at the Tuskegee in the plant files... it just doesn't appear to be a dark enough pink to match the ones I have.

Thanks,
Donna

Donna,

How tall is your father's tree? Also, what type of shape does it have - columnar (straight) or more of a vase shape? This can help to eliminate which type it isn't.

Currently, the trees are over 15' tall. And that's after he trimmed them.

Donna