I find that left to their own devices, Crape Myrtles are like weeds, growing from seed or bird droppings. Or maybe their seeds travel a lot because I always have small new plants coming out of nowhere. But then, the Crape Myrtles in this house were originally planted a long time ago so the main shrubs are huge, 2 stories tall, which produce lots and lots of seeds.
Some of the new plants are the same color of my bushes but others are not so... they may have originated from bird droppings maybe? of neighbor's CMs.
