The Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp.)
a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Site
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The
purpose of this educational website is to provide information about the
botany, biology, uses, culture and management of crape myrtles. A major
feature of this site is the searchable
database containing information and pictures on many of the Lagerstroemia
cultivars and species of horticultural interest. While this database
is an ongoing work in progress, an attempt has been made to provide information
on most of the commercially available cultivars. It must be mentioned, however,
that we do not have information about sources of plant material. For this you
will have to consult with a nursery or garden center in your location.
Table of Contents (Click on the subject or link of interest). |
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Commercial
Production |
Research on Crape Myrtles |
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Ornamental
Horticulture at Texas A&M - Dallas |
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Pests and Diseases |
Crape
Myrtle Society of America |
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Crape
Myrtle Trails of McKinney |
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The late Dr. Don Egolf (US National Arboretum) and the late Benny Simpson (Texas A&M) evaluating
crape myrtle hybrid lines at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Dallas (circa 1975). A few
of these interspecific hybrids (L. indica x L. fauriei ) were later (1978 and after) released to the trade.
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Credits |
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This site was created by Raul I. Cabrera and Dan R. Lineberger, both members of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Agriculture Program at Texas A&M University. Partial funding for this effort was provided by a grant from the Education and Research Foundation of the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association. The professional contribution of Susan Folkert to the searchable database is greatly acknowledged. The support from the board members of the Crape Myrtle Trails of McKinney Foundation has been invaluable to the development of this site. The cooperation of Dr. Margaret Pooler and Ruth L. Dix from the US National Arboretum is greatly appreciated. Thanks are also extended to Dr. Gary W. Knox (University of Florida) and John Olive and Charles Hesselein (Auburn University) for graciously allowing the taking of photographs from plants in their crape myrtle evaluation trials and collections. Any Copyrighted images are used by permission as indicated on the image. Send comments or report problems to Raul I. Cabrera ( r-cabrera@tamu.edu ) or Dan Lineberger.
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