General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 20 to 30 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 25 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: red leaves in fall
Fruit: Other: 1/2 inch oval to round dry, hard capsules
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Other: Fruit persists into winter
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects: nectar & pollen gathering insects
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: within 2 to 3 weeks
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Days to germinate: 2 to 3 weeks. Can be planted in potting medium.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Goes Dormant
Parentage: Pink Lace x L. fauriei

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Common names
  • Crepe Myrtle
  • Crape Myrtle
  • Japanese Crepe Myrtle

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-07-23
Location: Jacksonville TX
Date: 2019-06-02
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2017-06-24
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2012-07-27
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-01-27
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-08-17
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-08-17
Location: Chandler, Arizona - Sunsprite Cottage
Date: April 2011
Muscogee Crape Myrtle
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-07-04
Crepe Myrtle - Muskogee 014
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-07-04
Crepe Myrtle - Muskogee 013
Location: Jones OK,
Date: July 2015
Muskogee
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2012-07-27
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-07-04
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2013-06-07
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2013-06-07
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Comments:
  • Posted by csandt (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 31, 2017 12:26 PM concerning plant:
    Muskogee has proved to be a fast-growing and tough tree in my zone 6b windy hilltop garden. Newly planted in fall, 2014, Muskogee survived the unusually cold 2014-2015 winter with ease, in contrast to crape myrtle cultivars Hopi, which died, and Velour, which is usually a winter survivor here but which died to the ground that winter. Muskogee is a very pretty tree, with its lovely light pink/purple flowers. I have five Muskogee crape myrtles, and all are doing very well.
  • Posted by dave (Southlake, Texas - Zone 8a) on Jul 27, 2012 11:01 AM concerning plant:
    A beautiful large vase shape crepe myrtle.

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