My dwarf ones only have new growth at the base, but my standards are leafing out all along the stems. Yours have much larger leaves than mine do, but they could do with a little thinning.

A. Dwarf crape myrtles might flourish in a large container, but the full-size shrubs to small trees are going to be much happier in the ground.

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Crape myrtle blooms every spring with beautiful mauve, purple, pink, carmine, or white flowers. Requiring little care, the crape myrtle is a popular ornamental plant in parks.

If you want 5-feet-tall crape myrtles, plant any of the Petite Series. Introduced in the 1960s, they are still the gold standard (my opinion) of the dwarf cape myrtles.

The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does not interfere with power lines. If you have limited space, consider a semi-dwarf variety that ...

Dwarf crape myrtles grow to be 4 to 5 feet tall and are definitely shrubby. These are very useful in massed plantings where you might otherwise consider Knockout roses or azaleas.

Crape myrtles usually begin blooming in June and July, depending on variety, and continue blooming into the fall. Most of them develop beautiful fall color before losing their leaves for the winter.

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If you want 5-foot-tall crape myrtles, plant any of the Petite series. Introduced in the 1960s, they are still the gold standard (my opinion) of the dwarf cape myrtles.

Pocomoke This is a truly dwarf crape myrtle. It forms a dense mound only 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. Flowers are a rich pink. You simply can't go wrong planting any of these great new crape myrtles.