This fast-growing (up to 5 feet per year) woody plant flowers all summer long, making crape myrtle a popular garden ... Muskogee, or Natchez. In zone 6, try Red Rocket for its cold-hardiness ...

Dear Neil: Why do named varieties of crape myrtles seem to disappear from nurseries? Two popular names from the past, Watermelon Red and Glendora White, are rarely available. As with most other ...