Also known as "Lilac of the South" due to its popularity in zones 7 to 9, crape myrtle is a deciduous shrub or small tree that explodes with white, deep rose, or magenta blossoms from July to ...

A: Yes, it is beautyberry, or Callicarpa. The blooms are not that spectacular, but the clusters of purple berries that come ...

How one Natchez woman’s 2,000-tree crepe myrtle campaign helped turn the city into the “Crepe Myrtle Capital of the South” and inspired an ongoing community ...

We Southerners share certain memories—the smell of a freshly mowed lawn, the high-pitched cry of cicadas on sweltering days, the juicy taste of sweet watermelon, and the vision of huge crepe myrtles ...