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Variety 'Cordon Bleu' in a 12" Hanging Basket
(Photo taken at the Home of June and Len Verbois,Canada)
Variety
Descriptions
NAME(Abbreviation) COLOR
HEIGHT BEST USES
WORLDS FAIR
(W.F.) Best all-around variety
Deep Red 18-24" Height
Best all-around variety. Landscapes: Use as borders around houses or
buildings, mass plantings see photo of Worlds Fair Planting), groundcovers. Containers:
Excellent in 12 - 16" patio pots or planters. Hanging Baskets: Best in 10 - 12"
baskets.
 HOUSTON
(Hu.) introduced 1999
Watermelon Red 18-24" Height HOUSTON (Hu.) New!
Watermelon Red 18-24" Height
Developed from Worlds Fair. Very
symmetrical, full with attractive foliage. Like Worlds Fair it is excellent in any
Landscape Use. Requires less fertilizer for maximum blooming. Makes very full hanging
baskets and containers.
Pocomoke
(Po) new for 2000
only 8" to 12" at maturity
Rose-Red new 2000 introduction from the National
Arboretum, Washington,DC. Excellent for rock gardens, 6-8" hanging baskets,
as an small border.
Chicksaw
(Chi) new for 2000
only 8" to 12" at maturity
Fuschia-Pink new 2000 introduction from the National Arboretum in Washington,DC.
Excellent in beds, rock gardens etc.
CORDON BLEU (C.B.)
Lavender Blue 2-3' Height
First Bluish flowered Crape Myrtle
Very heavy bloomer.
Landscapes: Use in borders or as specimen plantings. Containers: Excellent in larger
containers such as 16" patio pots or in half whiskey barrels. Great for Patios or
Pool areas.
CREOLE (Cr.)
Watermelon
Red 2-3'
Larger variety and
unusually attractive in that each branch grows one over the other forming
"layers" of branches. One of the better varieties for larger containers like
half barrels(3 per barrel). Excellent as a specimen landscape planting.
PIXIE WHITE (P.W.)
Rare Pure White
24"
Pure white variety which is unusual in crape myrtles.
Heavy bloomer which does well in larger containers and hanging baskets in addition to
landscapes.
DELTA BLUSH (D.B.)
Solid Pink
18" Height
One of the Earliest, Heaviest
blooming varieties. Once it starts blooming it doesn't want to stop. Best in smaller
containers or planted closely together in landscape.
NEW ORLEANS (N.O.)
Purple 6"-12"
Lowest growing variety. Best in smaller
pots or hanging baskets (10-12"). Excellent as groundcover or in rock gardens.
Lower growing than Pocomoke or Chickasaw
BiColor (Bi)
Red/Pink & White mixed 3' to 4.5' feet
Upright, very heavy bloomer each petal in the
flower being a mixture of reddish-pink and white. Excellent as a specimen landscape
planting or in a larger container placed in a pool or patio area.
SACRAMENTO
(Sc.) New for 2000-2001
Deep
Red 18-24" Height
Must see to be believed.
Wholesalers say it is the best TRUE miniature ever developed. Developed from Worlds Fair, a deeper red, more compact,
fuller more symmetrical growing variety. Leaves are smaller than Worlds Fair with many
flower clusters. Very heavy bloomer 2nd year. Suited to all landscape uses and all
container and basket uses.
CHISAM FIRE
(C.F.) Introduced 2000
Bright Red 3-4.5' Height
Upright very heavy blooming variety with
bright red flowers. Excellent in large half whiskey barrels(3 per barrel) or as a specimen
planting in landscape.
MARDI GRAS (M.G.)
Deep Violet Purple 2-3' Height
Unusual in plant tends to grow upward then branches begin
to cascade downward in what we call "Oval Weeping". Best in a larger container
or half barrel.
BAYOU MARIE (B.M.)
Red-
Pink Picotee 2-3' Height
Heavy bloomer with each flower
"picoteeing"(flowers have a deeper red edging along the outside of the petal).
The Picotee is most apparent when the weather is cooler. Beautiful grayish green foliage.
Larger 12" Hanging Baskets, larger containers, landscape borders etc.
BOURBON STREET (B.S.)
Watermelon Red 18-24" Height
Excellent Hanging Basket or medium sized
container variety. Grayish green foliage with heavy blooming.
LAFAYETTE (Lf.)
Very Rare Whitish-Lavender-Blue 18" Height
Cousin of Delta Blush with
most unusual lavender white flowers (a color I have never observed in the tree types). Like
Delta Blush, Lafayette is one of the heavier bloomers and it tends to be ever blooming.
Best in medium sized containers. Somewhat upright growth habit. I have had some with
blooms at Christmas.
PINK BLUSH
(P.B.) I
Bright Pink 18" Height
This very unusual variety has narrow
grayish green foliage and we have been told it resembles a Crepe Myrtle crossed with a
Nandina. Many narrow branches with clusters of flowers at the tip. Excellent in Hanging
baskets or smaller pots.
PURPLE VELVET
(P.V.) Introduced 2000
Darkest Black Purple Crape ever 3-4.5' Height
This upright unusual variety has the darkest purple-black flowers we have seen. Best as conversation specimen plant on patio or near pool in a large
container(3 per half whiskey barrel). Quite attractive.
BATON ROUGE (B.R.)
Best for background landscapes
Bright
Red 2-3' Height
Still our most popular
Red landscaping variety. Heavy bloomer,
fast grower, suited to border plantings or larger containers and baskets.
If Crape Myrtles Helped Make
Martha Stewart
A Billionaire then Think What They Might Do For You
Photo courtesy USA Today
Newspaper
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