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# Name That Plant: Crape Myrtle
- URL: https://bklyner.com/name-that-plant-crape-myrtle-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2012-07-24T20:02:22.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-30T21:30:51.000Z
- Author: Mary Bakija
- Tags: Chris Kreussling, Crape Myrtle, Julee Whalin, #API-Imported

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dpc_CrapeMyrtle_stanley-533x713.jpg "Stanley with a Crape Myrtle")

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dpc_CrapeMyrtle-533x398.jpg "Crape Myrtle")

While walking her dog Stanley, neighbor Julee came across this shrub on Glenwood Road and [wondered what it was](https://twitter.com/JuleeWhalin/status/227554404620967936?ref=bklyner.com). Thanks to Chris Kreussling, aka [Flatbush Gardener](http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/?ref=bklyner.com), for [identifying](https://twitter.com/xrisfg/status/227639519711735808?ref=bklyner.com) it as a Crape Myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica.

You’ll notice many cultivars of the Crape Myrtle in the neighborhood, especially now that they have just begun their long blooming cycle. They like a lot of sun, and they have bark that sheds year-round.

If you have one or have had one, any thoughts on them?