Best Crape Myrtles by Size

We are frequently asked to recommend the best-performing varieties according to size and color. We polled a group of Texas and national experts on crape myrtles, and the following are their recommendations.

Dwarf (3-5 ft.)

  • Red: Petite Red Imp, Petite Red Embers
  • Pink: Petite Pinkie, Pokemoke
  • Lavender: Petite Orchid
  • Purple: Petite Plum, Centennial, Velma’s Royal Delight
  • White: Petite Snow
  • Petite Red
  • Petite Pinkie
  • Petite Orchid
  • Petite Plum
  • Velma’s Royal Delight
  • Petite Snow
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Intermediate (5-10 ft.)

  • Red: Cheyenne, Tonto
  • Pink: Hopi, Pecos
  • Lavender:
  • Purple: Zuni
  • White: Acoma, White Chocolate
  • Acoma
  • Pecos
  • Tonto

Medium (10-20 ft.)

  • Red: Centennial Spirit, Dynamite
  • Pink: Osage, Pink Velour, Seminole, Tuskegee
  • Lavender: Apalachee, Lipan, Yuma
  • Purple: Catawba, Powhatan,
  • White:
  • Osage
  • Dynamite
  • Centennial Spirit
  • Catawba
  • Pink Velour
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Tall (in excess of 20 ft.)

  • Red: Arapaho, Red Rocket
  • Pink: Biloxi, Choctaw, Potomac
  • Lavender:
  • Purple: Twilight
  • White: Fantasy, Glendora White, Kiowa, Sarah’s Favorite White, Townhouse
  • Arapaho
  • Glendora White
  • Biloxi
  • Sarah’s Favorite White
  • Twilight
  • Red Rocket
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Note: Where there is no entry in a category, we did not find a variety that measured up to our requirements.