Lagerstroemia indica Dynamite® (Crape Myrtle)

Dynamite® is an explosively colorful cultivar of Lagerstroemia indica, also commonly referred to as crape or crepe myrtle, noted for its 6-14" long, cherry red flower clusters in the summer and its attractive foliage, which emerges with a red tint in the spring, and turns to orange and red in the fall. Lagerstroemia indica Dynamite® can be grown as a tree or multi-trunked shrub to about 20' tall, but can also be kept much smaller.

Well-regarded across much of the horticultural world for their attractive summer flowers, ornate, excising bark in a variety of cinnamon brown shades, and easily maintained growth habit and shape over time, crape myrtles are common specimen plants, but also work well in borders/screens or foundation plantings across much of the country. Crape myrtles grow easily in full sun and medium-moist, well-drained soils, making them an ideal choice for a variety of gardens and landscape types. Originally native to Asia, crape myrtles have become naturalized across much of Europe, North America, and the Caribbean, and present very little risk of becoming invasive.