by Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~.
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January 10, 2006

Crepe Mrytle's - Blooming Time~

June 25, 2008 11:39 PM EDT
views: 80 | comments: 31

Coming from a Northern State, we do not have any flowering trees beyond springtime. Coming to Texas I was pleasantly surprised to learn about Crepe Myrtle tree's. They flower in the summer, and the blooms fade & fall off & then they bloom again & again all summer until it starts to get cold out.

Here are some pretty pictures I took today of their beauty. They come in a variety of pinks, white & purples.

I prefer them in pink, they are so vibrant.

This is a side view of about half of the Crepe Myrtle's that are bordering my upper deck.

A macro of the bloom itself. See how crepe-y they look?

A final shot. This shows some of the buds that have not bloomed yet. These trees are so beautiful. I'm glad the previous owner planted them here at our house.
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Comments: 31

Dorine H. Jun 25, 2008, 11:45pm EDT
How pretty!
*LORA* M. Jun 25, 2008, 11:51pm EDT
beautiful
Susan G. Jun 25, 2008, 11:55pm EDT
Lovely. I want to plant a flowering tree, but I need one that does not get too tall.
meg pattinson Jun 25, 2008, 11:56pm EDT
they are so gorgeous ! i really do love that pink color !
Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. Jun 26, 2008, 12:02am EDT
These do get tall Susan, they are a medium sized tree.
elaine laflamme Jun 26, 2008, 12:02am EDT
lovely
Janet "Jax" B. Jun 26, 2008, 12:06am EDT
mine only had 1 pathetic bloom on it...I think the cold snap we had a few months back did the other buds in.
Wilma D. Jun 26, 2008, 12:14am EDT
You make me miss the South Priscilla.
Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. Jun 26, 2008, 12:18am EDT
Janet, I'm sure with the next blooming they will snap back for you.
Andrea "slackermom" R. Jun 26, 2008, 12:25am EDT
They are beautiful. Maybe I'll plant one in my yard.
Victoria H. Jun 26, 2008, 12:26am EDT
Man, we have crepe myrtles that line one side of our driveway and they hardly ever bloom. All the other crepe myrtles here are fully bloomed and beautiful. Our's don't have a single flower on them. Any idea how to get them to bloom? Prune them or something?

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Connie C. Jun 26, 2008, 12:26am EDT
Wow they are beautiful. What do they smell like??
Lisa J Jun 26, 2008, 12:29am EDT
Wow. Those are pretty. It's one thing I love about my miniature rose bushes (though they aren't trees). I keep trimming spent blossoms and they just bloom like gang busters. I need to hose them down really hard every morning for a while, though. They've got a bug munching on them and it is turning the blossoms brown as they open up. Spent an hour today cutting every single bloom off and inspecting for bad leaves, too.
Marianne R. Jun 26, 2008, 6:53am EDT
Pretty photos. I'd never seen these trees until I moved South.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Jun 26, 2008, 8:57am EDT
They are beautiful Priscilla. I'm am so amazed at the beauty of all the blooming trees down here in Florida.
Rose H. Jun 26, 2008, 9:05am EDT
Love crepe myrtle. Ours haven't started blooming yet.
DiAnA D. Jun 26, 2008, 10:11am EDT
GORGEOUS!! pink is my favorite color!!
Sarah (I want points) Jun 26, 2008, 2:06pm EDT
They are really beautiful! Love them.
Debby C. Jun 26, 2008, 4:05pm EDT
Do they smell good too?
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Jun 26, 2008, 7:03pm EDT
very very pretty
Mrslisae Photography E. Jun 26, 2008, 7:42pm EDT
looks gorgeous! I'll get to your images when my head is better, but definitely before this month ends
Amy C. Jun 26, 2008, 8:53pm EDT
these are so pretty!
Donald M. Jun 26, 2008, 9:59pm EDT
Beautiful, mine has some flowers on it but really looks kinda yucky, Am I supposed to cut it back every year like I do my roses. Or just feed it some fertalizer?
Vikki M. Jun 26, 2008, 11:32pm EDT
Wow, those are gorgeous! I wish something like that would grow up here in the colder states!
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Jun 27, 2008, 11:42am EDT
gorgeous Priscilla!
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Jun 27, 2008, 12:11pm EDT
Beautiful! We have some beautiful crepe myrtle here and so many different shades of pink, and the white ones too of course. I was just out walking around looking at them today.
Monica H. Jun 27, 2008, 2:41pm EDT
Those are beautiful. I always wished that the blooms that come in the spring time for most flowers would bloom all summer long!
Norma, I'm not real sure. We don't do anything to ours except trim them the best we can from the deck.
Risa G. Jun 27, 2008, 11:33pm EDT
Wow, that is one amazing tree and flowers! I wish we had those in NJ. Great shots!
Amy C. Jul 3, 2008, 9:28am EDT
beautiful
*~*~Sherry S. Jul 9, 2008, 12:19am EDT
Those are absolutely beautiful!

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