Hi. 3 years ago I got a bare root freebie from Pepco that looked like a stick but Pepco assured me it was a Crepe Myrtle of some variety. 3 years of waiting, wondering what color it would turn out to be, and I finally got a bloom:



Anyone have any idea which cultivar it might be?

It's a beautiful bloom! But I think it would be almost impossible to claim it as a specific cultivar.

Have you looked through the database? Tried to match it? http://garden.org/plants/searc...

I wouldn't feel comfortable trying to put a specific cultivar to it.
I'd just be happy that it's a real beauty!

thanks, Tara! yes, I agree it is really pretty! I did look through the crepe myrtle database but didn't really see many that were pale pink--most were a darker pink or red.

I admit I have no clue who or what Pepco is (I Googled; is it your local power company??), but if you would ask them they may be able to narrow it down to whatever varieties of Crepe Myrtle they distributed.

thanks, Greene. At the time they were distributing them, they (yes a power company) said they could be 'white,' 'pink' or 'red'.

If the power company doesn't know the answer maybe someone in the local gardening club may have taken advantage of the generous offer and may have learned the identity?

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Here are a couple pinkish, lavenderish ones.

thanks, Zazinnia--it looks a lot like the 'Near East'!