“The lavender Muskogee crape myrtle can also be identified by its light-colored bark,” Best said. Some good examples of those are near the railroad tracks at Doty Avenue.

C.E. The crape myrtle shrubs I have are fairly compact. With pruning, I keep them to around 120 cm tall and wide. I grew them years ago from seeds I purchased as a house plant crape myrtle blend.