Crape myrtle is an upright deciduous tree or large shrub. Dark green leaves emerge bronze. White, pink, red, or purple flowers appear from summer to autumn. Peeling gray-and-brown bark is attractive.
The crepe myrtle is a favorite of many southern gardeners. (Crepe myrtle is the preferred common name in the south). The draw for this plant is that is blooms at a time when most trees are not blooming. If the plant is healthy it will be covered with blooms that will last for months during the hottest part of the summer. This tree is resistant to damage by deer.
Common Name(s): Crape myrtle, Crapemyrtle, Crepe myrtle.
Cultivar(s): Dallas Red (20 ft.) is very cold hardy, Natchez (white, 25 ft.), Muskogee (lavendar), Cherokee (red, 10-12 ft.), Tuscarora (coral pink, 16 ft.), Powhatan (purple, 14-20 ft.).
Flower: Panicle of white, pink, red, purple flowers July to fall on new growth.
Leaf: 1 to 2.8 in. opposite to whorled, simple leaf; yellow, orange, red fall color; white flowered trees produce yellow fall color.
Thrives in moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Grow against a warm, sunny wall where marginally hardy or overwinter in a greenhouse. Can be hard pruned if renovation is required.
Source:https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/lagerstroemia-indica/