Lagerstroemia x 'JM3' ~ Thunderstruck™ Lavender Blast™ Crape Myrtle spring-bloomers and well-drained soils

and well-drained soils

The large semi-double red flowers have coarse ruffled petals with prominent yellow stamen and bloom from late winter into early spring attracting butterflies

IMAGES: Sage Ross

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' 2015

Fragrant quarter-sized scarlet red flowers bloom from mid spring into fall

Lagerstroemia x 'JM3' ~ Thunderstruck™ Lavender Blast™ Crape Myrtle spring-bloomers and well-drained soilsThunderstruck Lavender Blast Crape Myrtle is beautiful deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit and near black burgundy foliage that turns dark red bronze in fall. Its panicles of stunning lavender flowers with pink overtones contrast nicely against the dark foliage and bloom through summer until frost. Flowers best with full sun and moist, well draining acidic soil. Drought tolerant and highly tolerant of urban conditions. Type: Shrub, Tree