Name This Flowering Shrub/Tree (flowers, crape, myrtles, spring)

[clutchrider]

Location is Jersey Shore. My MIL is in love with this and I wanted to find the name. Thanks in advance.

[mzfroggez]

Crepe myrtle

[clutchrider]

I knew it had myrtle in it somewhere.

[tasmtairy]

A very bushy Crepe Myrtle, it's beautiful.

[greatblueheron]

Originally Posted by tasmtairy

A very bushy Crepe Myrtle, it's beautiful.

Gorgeous. Most are pruned so here's a great example of letting a more freeform look take over....love it.

[gentlearts]

It CRAPE Myrtle, not Crepe Myrtle.

[Melchisedec]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

It CRAPE Myrtle, not Crepe Myrtle.

I've done an internet search and have seen both spellings used ( crape and crepe )

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by greatblueheron

Gorgeous. Most are pruned so here's a great example of letting a more freeform look take over....love it.

I suspect in NJ they freeze to the ground and come back bushy every spring.

[luv4horses]

Some of the dwarf Crapemyrtles are hardy in NJ and SE PA. They have indian names if I recall, like Cherokee, Navajo, Zuni, etc.

[mzfroggez]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

It CRAPE Myrtle, not Crepe Myrtle.

Found on the internet so it has to be true..............

"I found that the plant is commonly spelled in MORE than two ways. You may have seen any of the following: crape myrtle, crapemyrtle, crepemyrtles and crepe myrtles. The scientific name is lagerstroemia crape myrtle. The traditional Southern spelling is "Crepe Myrtle" (because the delicate flowers resemble crepe paper)."

I'm in the south so I can spell it anyway I dang well please....................