After not growing crepe myrtles from seed for over a decade, I've gotten back into it. This year I sowed a nice collection of seeds that were open pollinated on my
Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Ebony Flame')
Well! They germinated in early March and I planted them in the ground a couple months later. I've had a number of exciting seedlings start to bloom and I'm seeing lots of interesting colors.
As you know, Ebony Flame is one of the new black leafed crepe myrtles. My seedlings are coming up with about 10% black leaves. The rest have green leaves, and half of them have a green stem and the other half have a red stem.
I'm particularly excited about this one:
As you can see, it has watermelon colored blooms.
In the green leaf/red stem variety, I have this promising looking one:
The blooms are variegated with cherry red and white. A lovely bloom!
I have about 30 seedlings out there that look promising and if there is interest, I'll continue posting photos as they each bloom.
