Landscape Uses
A single crape myrtle is a magnificent accent plant in the middle of a lawn.  A cluster of crapes planted close together can provide a flowering canopy in summer and a study in texture during the winter months.

Propagation
Cuttings and seeds

Fun Facts
Linnaeus, the creator of the botanical identification of plants, animals and minerals named the Crape Myrtle after his friend Magnus Von Lagerstrom of Goteburg, Sweden.