Lagerstroemia indica 'Miss Frances' (Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia indica 'Miss Frances' is an attractive, showy cultivar of crape myrtle, a multi-trunked ornamental tree found in gardens the world over. The 'Miss Frances' variety is a fairly new selection noted for its striking scarlet-red blooms. Growing to a consistent size of about 15-20' tall and wide, 'Miss Frances' is a medium-sized crape among other varieties.
Lagerstroemia indica 'Miss Frances' prefers average, well-drained soils in full sun conditions, though it will also tolerate partial shade, and this variety makes for an extremely colorful specimen tree selection throughout the year. And when you add in pollinator appeal, attractiveness to birds, and the variety's striking striking red-orange fall foliage and excising cinnamon-brown bark, you end up with a small specimen tree that is simply gorgeous all year round.