You may know what colors of crapemyrtle you want. But have you thought about how much headroom the plants will have?

Why is this important? If you don't consider the mature height of your crapemyrtles, you will probably end up having to top them ... needlessly. Don't be guilty of CRAPEMURDER!!

In the first chart below, first click on the appropriate height category (left column). Then pick the best varieties from the detailed charts that follow.

Index to Crapemyrtle Varieties
(based on summary from Byers Wholesale Nursery, Huntsville, AL)

1. Pick the max. height below	2. Pick your preferred flower color and other features
	White	Pink	Red	Purple	Lavender	Other colors
3-5 ft.	Hope	Pocomoke	Firecracker, Victor	Chickasaw, Ozark Spring	Centennial
5-10 ft.	Acoma	Caddo, Hopi, Pecos	Tonto	Zuni		Prairie Lace (pink w/ white) Velma's Royal Delight (Magenta)
10-20 ft.		Comanche, Near East, Osage, Royal Velvet, Seminole, Sioux, Tuskegee	Centennial Spirit, Cherokee, Regal Red, William Toovey	Apalachee, Conestoga, Lipan, Yuma	Catawba, Powhatan	Raspberry Sundae
20+ ft.	Byers Wonderful White, Fantasy, Kiowa, Natchez, Town House	Biloxi, Choctaw, Miami, Potomac, Tuscarora	Byers Standard Red, Carolina Beauty, Dynamite, Red Rocket	Basham's Party Pink, Hardy Lavender, Muskogee, Wichita

3-5 ft. Varieties. . . . . . . . . .
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Variety	Flower color, start of bloom, days of bloom	Plant form	Autumn foliage	Comments
Centennial	bright purple (mid-June, 70).	compact, globose	orange	excellent in masses
Chickasaw	pink lavender (late June, 90).	compact mound	bronze-red.	azalea-like blooms
Hope	white (mid-June, 65).	open, globose	yellow.	white bloom blushes to pink
Firecracker	light red (mid-July, 100)	compact dwarf	red-orange	low mound, prolific branching
Ozark spring	lavender (late June, 70)	compact dwarf	bronze-red	lavender fades to white
Victor	dark red (late June, 85)	upright dwarf	yellow	best small red; very hardy

5-10 ft. Varieties. . . . . . . . . .
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Variety	Flower color, start of bloom, days of bloom	Plant form	Autumn foliage	Comments
Acoma	white (late June, 90)	Spreading	purple red	Splendid small tree; recurring flowers
Caddo	bright pink (mid-July, 80)	low spreading	orange red	Good bloomer; small but wide
Hopi	medium pink (late June, 100)	Compact	orange red	Very hardy; good bloomer
Pecos	medium pink (early June, 80)	compact upright	maroon	Very early bloomer
Prairie Lace	pink w/white (mid-June, 90)	compact upright	red	Unusual variegated bloom
Tonto	red (mid-July, 75)	compact globose	bright maroon	Best red hybrid; useful small tree
Velma's Royal Delight	magenta (July, 65)	Compact upright	light maroon	Very winter-hardy; unique flower color
Zuni	medium lavender (early July, 100)	Globose	red orange	Lots of flowers; good fall show

10-20 ft. Varieties. . . . . . . . . .
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Variety	Flower color, start of bloom, days of bloom	Plant form	Autumn foliage	Comments
Apalachee	light lavender (mid-July, 90)	upright vase	russet	Light blooms against dark foliage
Catawba	violet purple (mid-July 70)	upright	red orange	Best purple; excellent fall color
Centennial Spirit	dark red (late June, 95)	upright	red orange	Electric red flowers
Cherokee	soft red (mid-July, 80)	compact upright	orange red	Early bloomer
Comanche	coral pink (early July, 80)	broad crown	red	Light sandalwood bark, many flowers, hardy
Conestoga	pale lavender (early July, 70)	open arching	yellow	Pendulous, many flowers
Lipan	medium lavender (mid-July, 80)	broad upright	orange	Distinctive bark, unusual flower color
Near East	light pink (mid-July, 90)	open spreading	yellow orange	Beautiful flowers, not very hardy
Osage	clear pink (July, 100)	pendulous globose	red	Good light pink, many flowers
Powhatan	medium purple (late July, 75)	upright	yellow orange	Treelike habit, good flowers
Raspberry Sundae	pinkish red & white (mid-July, 60)	almost columnar	maroon	All-summer maroon foliage; unusual flower
Regal Red	dark red (mid-July, 70)	broad	red orange	Best all-around dark red
Royal Velvet	bright pink (late June, 120)	broad	orange	Very colorful for most of the summer
Seminole	medium pink (mid-June, 75)	compact globose	yellow	Good early flowers
Sioux	vibrant pink (late July, 90)	dense upright	red	Intense late summer flower and foliage color
Tuskegee	dark pink (late June, 100)	broad spreading	red orange	Horizontal habit, recurring flowers
Wm Toovey	pink red (mid-July, 90)	vase-shaped	red orange	Often called "Watermelon Red"
Yuma	medium lavender (late July, 90)	broadly upright	yellow orange	Flower heads resemble a large snow-cone

20+ ft. Varieties. . . . . . . . . .
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Variety	Flower color, start of bloom, days of bloom	Plant form	Autumn foliage	Comments
Basham's Party Pink	light lavender (late June, 80)	broad tall tree	orange red	Not very cold-hardy.
Biloxi	pale pink (early July, 80)	upright vase	red orange	Among the tallest, fast-growing, good bark
Byers Std Red	soft red (mid-July, 75)	upright vase	orange	Old favorite, super flowers
Byers Wonderful White	clear white (late June, 90)	upright vase	yellow	Extremely hardy, basketball-sized flowers
Carolina Beauty	dark red (mid-July, 65)	very upright	orange	Very deep red flowers
Choctaw	bright pink (mid-July, 90)	small tree	maroon	Very fine tree cultivar
Dynamite	cherry red (mid-July 100)	upright	red orange	Vigorous grower, abundant flowers
Fantasy	white (late June, 70)	vase-shaped tree	yellow	Great red-brown bark
Hardy Lavender	medium lavender (late July, 75)	upright	red	Superb mature specimens, often flowers until frost
Kiowa	white (late June, 80)	small tree	red orange	Very fine small tree
Miami	dark pink (early July, 100)	upright	orange	Good grower, fine flowers
Muskogee	light lavender (mid-June, 110)	broad, tall tree	red orange	Excellent street tree
Natchez	white (mid-June, 110)	broad, tall tree	red orange	The standard for crapemyrtle
Potomac	clear pink (late June, 90)	upright	orange	Early spring leaf-out, beautiful flowers
Red Rocket	bright red (mid-July, 100)	upright	red orange	Vigorous grower with 20-inch flower spikes
Town House	white (early July, 70)	tall, wide tree	orange yellow	Outstanding deep-red exfoliating bark
Tuscarora	dark pink (early July, 70)	broad vase	red orange	Late frost damage possible, superior flowers
Wichita	lavender (early July, 110)	upright vase	copper	Good bark