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Sunset Magictm Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 44.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Sunset Magic has true red flowers, not a ‘deep red-pink' or ‘violet-red' or even ‘reddish'. They are flatter and more lustrous than other crape myrtles, too, which only makes the red flowers stand out better! These are highly resistant to typical...
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Mature Spread: 4 - 8 feet
  • Soil Type: Well-drained
  • Flower Color: Red
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Brand: First Editions
Nebraska
Omaha
Black Diamond Red Hottm Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

If you want a really different look in your garden that turns the typical hedge on its head, prune ‘Red Hot' hard every winter to 3' tall. Black Diamond ‘Red Hot' Crape Myrtle is a new shrub with eye-catching black foliage and masses of gorgeous red...
  • Mature Height: 10 to 12 feet
  • Soil Type: Well-drained
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Flower Color: Red
Nebraska
Omaha
Dynamite Crape Myrtle Tree Form
Prices start at : 79.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

The Dynamite Crape Myrtle is ideally suited for formal or informal design in the home landscape, street plantings and community plantings. After a summer of blooms, you will see the leaves turn a bright orange, giving you great fall color.
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia DYNAMITE 'Whit II'
  • Foliage: Green
  • Fall Color: Orange
  • Mature Height: 15 - 20 feet
  • Mature Spread: 10 - 15 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Twilight Magic Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

It commands attention in your garden, but not just from its grand size. The leaves and stems are an almost magical blend of green, plum and burgundy. Her dress was the color of this plant - deep plum purple and rich fuchsia-pink – also mysterious and...
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-VIII'
  • Foliage: Burgundy
  • Flower Color: Pink
  • Mature Height: 12 - 16 feet
  • Brand: First Editions
  • Growth Rate: Medium
Nebraska
Omaha
Pink Velour Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 1 GAL

Pink Velour Crape Myrtle has a very Compact and upright growing habit with small alternate leaves that are rounded at the base and are 1” to 2” long. The best decision about the size of your crape myrtle is made when you buy it.
Maryland
Bowie
Plum Magic Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

Alternate to sub-opposite, thick and leathery, privet-like, elliptic to oblong leaves (to 3″ long) emerge light green often with a tinge of red, mature to dark green by summer and finally turn attractive shades of yellow-orange-red in fall.
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. This is a new shrub with stunning black foliage and masses of gorgeous purple blooms that keep coming from spring to fall.
  • Flower Color: Vibrant Purple
  • Mature Height: 10 - 12 feet
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Brand: Black Diamond
  • Soil Type: Well-drained
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia BLACK DIAMOND 'Purely Purple'
Nebraska
Omaha
Black Diamond Blushtm Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

* Three seasons of interest * Blush-pink blooms all season * Grows to 10' tall * Great for smaller gardens It is a winner as a foundation plant but if you want something really different for a fence border or flowering hedge, this really fits the bill.
  • Soil Type: Well-drained
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia Black Diamond 'Blush'
  • Flower Color: Blush Pink
  • Brand: Black Diamond
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
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)

They are full and ruffled and cover the tree in soft drifts of color. This stunning garden plant will stand out wherever you put it in your landscape. The coral-pink blooms pop against the black foliage.
  • Mature Spread: 8 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia BLACK DIAMOND 'Shell Pink'
  • Soil Type: Well-drained
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Foliage: Black
Nebraska
Omaha
Pink 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 clusters of pink blossoms that appear as beautiful plumes at the tips of its branches.
  • Mature Height: 10 - 20 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica 'Rosea'
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Fall Color: Yellow
  • Flower Color: Pink
Nebraska
Omaha
Purple Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

When the crepe-like flowers fall, the brown capsules of the fruit remain, providing another decorative feature of the plant. Plant one in your ornamental bed or anywhere you'd enjoy enduring color.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Mature Height: 10 - 20 feet
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Foliage: Green
  • Mature Spread: 6 - 8 feet
  • Flower Color: Purple
Nebraska
Omaha
Plum Magic Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

The green leaves really set off the bright fuchsia-pink flowers. This is a new form of crape myrtle. The leaves start off a plum-purple in spring and mature into a rich dark green by summertime.
  • Mature Height: 6 - 10 feet
  • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
  • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'Plum Magic'
  • Foliage: Plum Purple to Dark Green
  • Brand: First Editions
  • Growth Rate: Medium
Nebraska
Omaha
Sioux Crape Myrtle
Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

Don't miss having this gold-medal winning pink stunner in your landscape this year. ‘Sioux' will reward you with over 100 days of blooms during the season. This tree will be a beacon in your landscape all year round.

Well-drained

    • Foliage: green
    • Moisture: Well-drained
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica x faueri 'Sioux'
    • Mature Spread: 8 - 10 feet
    • Soil Type: Well-drained
    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)

    The black and white color scheme draws your eye, whether you use several planted together to make a tall unconventional fence or keep it trimmed for a driveway lining hedge. We know that you will be in love with the beauty this shrub brings to your landscape.
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    • Mature Spread: 8 feet
    • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
    • Foliage: Black
    • Soil Type: Well-drained
    • 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)

    Try them lining a fence or driveway. Simply striking and easily the talk of your garden. Order yours today! * Dark, dramatic foliage spring to summer * Show-stopping crimson red flowers all season * Great for containers
    • Mature Spread: 8 feet
    • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia Black Diamond 'Crimson Red'
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    • Brand: Black Diamond
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    • Mature Height: 10 - 12 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)

    Like others in the Magic series of crepes myrtles, Ruffled Red reblooms in late summer if the first flush of flowers is deadheaded. The plant is a strong upright grower, but compact with dense branching.
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-VII'
    • Flower Color: Red
    • Mature Height: 10 - 12 feet
    • Foliage: Dark Green
    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. Let us introduce you to Purple Magic Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Purple Magic' PP23,906). This shrub is handsome with or without the flowers…but you'll be very happy it has...
    • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'Purple Magic' PP23,518
    • Soil Type: Well-drained
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    • Foliage: Glossy Green
    • Brand: First Editions
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Natchez Crape Myrtle
    Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

    It can be planted as a specimen or in groups, and looks attractive when underplanted with a ground cover. It has unusually large, beautiful white blooms in comparison to the standard White Crape Myrtle! Like the standard White Crape Myrtle, the Natchez...
    • Mature Height: 20 - 30 feet
    • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez'
    • Foliage: Green
    • Mature Spread: 20 - 25 feet
    • Fall Color: Orange, Red
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Coral Magic Crape Myrtle
    Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

    The dense shrub is covered in glossy red foliage that turns a dark green as the summer progresses. Try it with white or blue companion flowers for an unforgettable look. Order yours today! * Free flowering * Unique salmon-pink blooms * Nice natural shape
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'Coral Magic'
    • Soil Type: Well-drained
    • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    • Flower Color: Coral
    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)

    * Fast growing * Three seasons of interest * Magenta-pink blooms for months * Smaller height perfect for smaller landscapes Mystic Magenta Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia ‘Mystic Magenta') is a new introduction from the famous Black Diamond line that definitely...
    • Flower Color: Magenta
    • Foliage: Black
    • Brand: Black Diamond
    • Soil Type: Well-drained
    • Mature Spread: 8 feet
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Acoma Crape Myrtle
    Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

    The flowers come on strong in mid-summer and last to fall. Romantic elegance for your garden! Crape Myrtles always add elegance and form to a garden, as well as great summer flower color at eye-level.

    6 - 7 feet

      • Soil Type: Well-drained
      • Flower Color: White
      • Mature Height: 6 - 7 feet
      • Foliage: green
      • Mature Spread: 6 - 7 feet
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Midnight Magic Crape Myrtle
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

      This is a great replacement for purple leaf plums in places where the plums are completely defoliated by August. Midnight Magic Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-V' PPAF) has purple/maroon leaves that will not only breathe new life into your tired landscape,...
      • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-V'
      • Mature Height: 4 - 6 feet
      • Foliage: Purple Maroon
      • Soil Type: Well-drained
      • Mature Spread: 6 - 10 feet
      • Brand: First Editions
      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)

      Stunning black foliage is an inky backdrop to the vivid red blooms from spring to fall. You will be hard-pressed to find another plant this easy and this dramatic. Don't let another summer go by without a few of these in your garden! * Dark, colorful...
      • Mature Spread: 8 feet
      • Brand: Black Diamond
      • Mature Height: 10 - 12 feet
      • Soil Type: Well-drained
      • Foliage: Dark
      • Moisture: Widely Adaptable
      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 young foliage has a shiny red edge and becomes deep green.
      • Foliage: Green
      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Flower Color: Violet
      • Fall Color: Yellow
      • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Zuni'
      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)

      Pink Velour Crape Myrtle is easy to grow and needs full sun and well drained soil. For grouping or borders, be sure to space, 10 feet apart. The Pink Velour Crape Myrtle is ideally suited for formal or informal design in the home landscape, street plantings...
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia PINK VELOUR 'Whit III'
      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Fall Color: Orange
      • Mature Spread: 6 - 8 feet
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Purple Magic Crape Myrtle
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

      Alternate to sub-opposite, thick and leathery, privet-like, elliptic to oblong leaves (to 3″ long) emerge light green often with a tinge of red, mature to dark green by summer and finally turn attractive shades of yellow-orange-red in fall.
      Maryland
      Bowie
      Coral Magic Crape Myrtle
      Prices start at : 49.95 USD / 3 GAL

      Alternate to sub-opposite, thick and leathery, privet-like, elliptic to oblong leaves (to 3″ long) emerge light green often with a tinge of red, mature to dark green by summer and finally turn attractive shades of yellow-orange-red in fall.
      Maryland
      Bowie