Ginger Wine... That's What The Tag Says.. We had to buy two replacement shrubs this year because our two Crepe Myrtle didn't make it over the winter... These are supposed to be hardy...

angela k Loc: Long Island

We had to buy two replacement shrubs this year because our two Crepe Myrtle didn't make it over the winter...
These are supposed to be hardy and native to LI, so we thought we'd give them a try.... never heard of them, but I loved the colors of the leaves, plus these pretty white flowers that change to red when the white petals fall!!

Taken with Canon 70D and Helios 44-2 lens

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phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Beautiful!

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

angela k wrote:

We had to buy two replacement shrubs this year because our two Crepe Myrtle didn't make it over the winter...
These are supposed to be hardy and native to LI, so we thought we'd give them a try.... never heard of them, but I loved the colors of the leaves, plus these pretty white flowers that change to red when the white petals fall!!

Taken with Canon 70D and Helios 44-2 lens

Pretty plant, Angela. Hope they do well for you.

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I miss the crape myrtle we had in Virginia. Way too harsh here.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Hope they work out for you, Angela. If not, you have some nice images of them.

John Lawrence

Very nice images, Angela. Something new for your yard and your camera.

alby Loc: very eastern pa.

Nice pic angela. most crepe myrtle will not survive in LI. There are a few that will. you are in zone 6b or 7. we are in zone 5 and have one that has bloomed for about 15 years... some branches must be taken out nearly yearly from dieback. we also fertilize quite liberally and that seems to help. good luck with these gorgeous bushes.

angela k Loc: Long Island

phlash46 wrote:

Beautiful!

Thank you, phlash, for your visit and comment... glad you liked!

angela k Loc: Long Island

TomC. wrote:

Pretty plant, Angela. Hope they do well for you.

Thanks Tom... I hope so, they'll be planted in large pots as well... but these might be hardier than the myrtles.

angela k Loc: Long Island

BlueMorel wrote:

I miss the crape myrtle we had in Virginia. Way too harsh here.

Thanks for your visit, BlueMorel... I had my myrtles planted in large pots, I think that was the reason they did't make it.

angela k Loc: Long Island

kpmac wrote:

Hope they work out for you, Angela. If not, you have some nice images of them.

Thanks Ken... I hope so as well, but for now I will enjoy them.... new photo ops!! lol...

angela k Loc: Long Island

John Lawrence wrote:

Very nice images, Angela. Something new for your yard and your camera.

Thank you kindly, John.. glad you liked and new plants always bring for new photo ops!!

angela k Loc: Long Island

alby wrote:

Nice pic angela. most crepe myrtle will not survive in LI. There are a few that will. you are in zone 6b or 7. we are in zone 5 and have one that has bloomed for about 15 years... some branches must be taken out nearly yearly from dieback. we also fertilize quite liberally and that seems to help. good luck with these gorgeous bushes.

Thanks so much, alby, for your visit and info... ours lasted two years, but another reason they didn't make it, is that we had them planted in large pots... this winter, being that it got warm in February, things started towake up and then freezing again, did a lot of damage to our perennials. They were beautiful while they lasted and hope these last longer!!

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

A beautiful shrub and lovely shots Angela.

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

What great shots of them!!