Crepe myrtle is an alternate spelling.
These trees are prolific summer bloomers, drought resistant and easy to care for,'' says Kidd. Lagerstroemia fauriei, unknown in United States until Dr. John Creech of the U.S. National Arboretum brought it back from Japan in the 1950s. Upright, open and founded, multiple trunk with dense branching. Moderate to fast grower. Small elliptical to oval, medium to dark green, often shiny.