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Twilight Magic Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

Even when not in bloom this is a beautiful shrub. It makes a great foundation planting, providing interest all year, whether from foliage, flowers or bark. Add mystery to your garden with this pink and plum beauty It was dusk, just as the sun was setting...
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-VIII'
  • Brand: First Editions
  • Mature Spread: 8 feet
  • Mature Height: 12 - 16 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Nebraska
Omaha
Ebony and Ivory Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

Blooms during summer and fall months. The resulting seedling trees proved to be immune to powdery mildew, a disease that often afflicted and that the USNA breeding project had sought to eradicate.
Maryland
Bowie
Pink Velour Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 1 GAL

They are grown for their very showy, lovely summer to fall bloom. Is a genus of about 40 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees from warm-temperate to tropical areas of Asia to Australia.
Maryland
Bowie
Plum Magic Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

Forms a rounded shrub, with a dense, full shape. The resulting seedling trees proved to be immune to powdery mildew, a disease that often afflicted and that the USNA breeding project had sought to eradicate.
Maryland
Bowie
Black Diamond Purely Purpletm Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

It makes quite the statement flanking a sunny door or strategically located as specimen plants around your patio. Your neighbors will be falling all over themselves to ask you about your beautiful hedge.
  • Mature Height: 10 - 12 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Flower Color: Vibrant Purple
  • Brand: Black Diamond
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Growth Rate: Medium
Nebraska
Omaha
Black Diamond Blushtm Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

They are dainty ruffled beauties that cover the tree in soft drifts of color. Blush is more resistant to powdery mildew than many other crapes, and it is relatively drought tolerant once it is established.
  • Brand: Black Diamond
  • Foliage: Black
  • Soil Type: Well-drained
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia Black Diamond 'Blush'
Nebraska
Omaha
Black Diamond Shell Pinktm Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

Plant it in a large container on the patio for an instant eye-catcher. This is an intermediate crape myrtle so it blooms from spring through fall and only grows to about 12' tall and 8' wide.
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Brand: Black Diamond
  • Mature Height: 10 to 12 feet
  • Foliage: Black
  • Flower Color: Pink
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia BLACK DIAMOND 'Shell Pink'
Nebraska
Omaha
Pink Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

It won't give you any trouble if you chose to prune it to a small shape, and it's drought tolerant and quite hardy. Crape Myrtle grows 10-20 feet in height with a 6-8 foot spread. Brilliant Summer Color The Pink Crape Myrtle is a deciduous tree that provides...
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Growth Rate: Fast
  • Mature Spread: 6 - 8 feet
  • Mature Height: 10 - 20 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
Nebraska
Omaha
Purple Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

Beginning in early summer and continuing into the fall, your Crape Myrtle will dazzle you with its purple blossoms that appear in large clusters at the tips of its branches. Crape Myrtle grows 10-20 feet in height with an 6-8 foot spread.
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Flower Color: Purple
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Mature Spread: 6 - 8 feet
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Foliage: Green
Nebraska
Omaha
Plum Magic Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

It naturally grows into a rounded shrub with a nice full shape. Plum Magic, like all the plants in the “Magic Crape Myrtle” series, has excellent resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.

6 - 10 feet

    • Brand: First Editions
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    • Foliage: Plum Purple to Dark Green
    • Mature Spread: 6 - 10 feet
    • Mature Height: 6 - 10 feet
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Sioux Crape Myrtle
    Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

    This tree will be a beacon in your landscape all year round. (It will even thrive under a blanket of ice and snow!) It is also heat tolerant and drought and disease resistant. Even when they drop they tree is beautiful.

    Well-drained

      • Mature Height: 12 - 15 feet
      • Moisture: Well-drained
      • Soil Type: Well-drained
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica x faueri 'Sioux'
      • Foliage: green
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Black Diamond Pure Whitetm Crape Myrtle
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

      It really doesn't look like any other shrub on the market. What's black and white and stunning all over? We know that you will be in love with the beauty this shrub brings to your landscape.
      • Mature Spread: 8 feet
      • Flower Color: White
      • Brand: Black Diamond
      • Mature Height: 10 - 12 feet
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Black Diamond Crimson Redtm Crape Myrtle
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

      The stunning black foliage is a perfect dark backdrop to the crimson red blooms from spring to fall. Crimson Red Blooms and Inky Dark Foliage Crimson red and black have been a powerful color combination for centuries.
      • Brand: Black Diamond
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
      • Foliage: Dark
      • Mature Spread: 8 feet
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Ruffled Red Magic Crape Myrtle
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

      It makes a great summer screen or foundation planting. They are great on their own and in groups. Very Red and Very Ruffled! Looking for something distinctly different in a crepe myrtle?
      • Foliage: Dark Green
      • Mature Spread: 8 - 10 feet
      • Mature Height: 10 - 12 feet
      • Flower Color: Red
      • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Purple Magic Crape Myrtle
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

      The rich purple ruffled blooms look great in masses or with other perennials. They are also highly resistant to leaf spot and powdery mildew, so they don't require a lot of fuss. Let us introduce you to Purple Magic Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Purple...

      6 - 10 feet

        • Soil Type: Well-drained
        • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
        • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'Purple Magic' PP23,518
        • Mature Spread: 6 - 10 feet
        • Growth Rate: Medium
        • Mature Height: 6 - 10 feet
        Nebraska
        Omaha
        Natchez Crape Myrtle
        Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

        Crape Myrtle Natchez trees provides an excellent winter interest that comes from the attractive, exfoliating, reddish-brown bark. Large White Summer Blooms! The Natchez Crape Myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez', is a handsome, summer-flowering,...
        • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez'
        • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
        • Foliage: Green
        • Growth Rate: Fast
        • Fall Color: Orange, Red
        • Flower Color: White
        Nebraska
        Omaha
        Coral Magic Crape Myrtle
        Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

        Besides their graceful beauty and uniquely colored flowers, Coral Magic – like all the shrubs in the Magic series – has excellent resistance to leaf spot and powdery mildew. Coral Pink Flowers in Early Summer Crepe Myrtles are graceful shrubs.

        6 - 10 feet

          • Brand: First Editions
          • Mature Spread: 6 - 10 feet
          • Mature Height: 6 - 10 feet
          • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
          • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
          • Soil Type: Well-drained
          Nebraska
          Omaha
          Black Diamond Mystic Magentatm Crape Myrtle
          Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

          They are so full and ruffled you won't think they are real. This is a great 3-season beauty. This intermediate crape myrtle blooms from spring through fall. This garden stunner will stand out no matter where you put it in your landscape.
          • Flower Color: Magenta
          • Mature Spread: 8 feet
          • Soil Type: Well-drained
          • Mature Height: 10 - 12 feet
          • Foliage: Black
          • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
          Nebraska
          Omaha
          Acoma Crape Myrtle
          Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

          The leaves bust out light green in the spring, darkening-up in the summer and then turning deep jewel-tone shades of red and purple in the fall. Nature Hills has the best Acoma Crape Myrtle's for sale, but they're so popular they don't last long! * Long-blooming...

          6 - 7 feet

            • Mature Spread: 6 - 7 feet
            • Flower Color: White
            • Mature Height: 6 - 7 feet
            • Growth Rate: Medium
            • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
            • Foliage: green
            Nebraska
            Omaha
            Midnight Magic Crape Myrtle
            Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

            Midnight Magic Crepe Myrtle is round and compact, growing only 4-6 feet tall. At a time of the year when many garden shrubs are flagging from the heat, Midnight Magic just getting started.
            • Growth Rate: Medium
            • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
            • Mature Spread: 6 - 10 feet
            • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-V'
            • Mature Height: 4 - 6 feet
            • Foliage: Purple Maroon
            Nebraska
            Omaha
            Black Diamond Best Redtm Crape Myrtle
            Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

            Either way, it will be a conversation starter. Striking Black Foliage and Red Blooms Every garden needs a little drama. You will be hard-pressed to find another plant this easy and this dramatic.
            • Foliage: Dark
            • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia BLACK DIAMOND 'Best Red'
            • Growth Rate: Medium
            • Soil Type: Well-drained
            • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
            • Mature Spread: 8 feet
            Nebraska
            Omaha
            Zuni Crape Myrtle
            Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

            Crepe myrtles should be grown in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, and in open areas where air circulation is good. The leaves will change to a dramatic orange to red-maroon color in the fall, giving extended beauty into the autumn months.
            • Fall Color: Yellow
            • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
            • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
            • Mature Spread: 7 - 9 feet
            • Growth Rate: Medium
            • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
            Nebraska
            Omaha
            Pink Velour Crape Myrtle Tree Form
            Prices start at : 79.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

            This introduction by Carl Whitcomb has dense foliage that will turn a rich orange-brown color in the fall. This beautiful semi-dwarf crape myrtle tree, with its vibrant fuchsia pink crepe flowers, will become a standout in any landscape! * Powdery mildew...
            • Flower Color: Pink
            • Fall Color: Orange
            • Growth Rate: Medium
            • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
            • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
            • Mature Height: 6 - 10 feet
            Nebraska
            Omaha
            Purple Magic Crape Myrtle
            Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

            Forms a rounded shrub, with a dense, full shape. The resulting seedling trees proved to be immune to powdery mildew, a disease that often afflicted and that the USNA breeding project had sought to eradicate.
            Maryland
            Bowie
            Coral Magic Crape Myrtle
            Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

            The new foliage is glossy and reddish in color, eventually turning dark green. The resulting seedling trees proved to be immune to powdery mildew, a disease that often afflicted and that the USNA breeding project had sought to eradicate.
            Maryland
            Bowie
            Moonlight Magic Crape Myrtle
            Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

            Moonlight Magic Crape Myrtle will bloom again in late summer if the first flush of flowers are deadheaded. Buy the right variety to fit the space! If you buy a 15′ variety and try to keep it 7′ tall, you will prune yourself silly.
            Maryland
            Bowie
            Tuscarora Crape Myrtle
            Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 1 pcs

            It's even drought tolerant . Tuscarora Crape Myrtles give you hundreds of 'coral pink' flowers ... Or along streets. Tuscarora Crape Myrtles give you vibrant color in almost all growing conditions.
            • Drought Tolerance: Good
            • Mature Height: 15-25 ft.
            • Sunlight: Full Sun
            • Mature Width: 10-20 ft.
            South Carolina
            Fort Mill