THIS WEEKEND PLANT SOME CREPE MYRTLE
Crepe myrtle — your garden just isn’t complete without it
One of the best all-rounder trees available in Australia is the stunning crepe myrtle. This gorgeous variety offers something for just about everyone. Crepe myrtle comes in all shapes and sizes, from bushes to small, medium and large trees. It also produces huge panicles of summer flowers in almost all colours.
The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia) is one of the most versatile and hardy plant varieties around. It has been long loved across Australia and does extremely well in cooler temperate zones as well as hotter and humid regions.
A premier production nursery, Fleming’s Nurseries, is considered Australia’s number-one tree expert and has been a fan of the crepe myrtle for decades. “They are so hardy, so beautiful and so versatile — they really cannot be ignored,” says Fleming’s director Wes Fleming. Fleming’s has released two main crepe myrtle collections, among others, that Wes is particularly fond of: the Indian Summer® collection and the recently released Magic® Series.
The Magic® Series collection is typically a smaller selection of tree that is ideal for the urban garden. Some feature deep-purple foliage and vibrant flowers including hot pinks, deep corals and white, and the collection even has two
