Florida summers are known to be hot and humid which I don’t like. Even though It’s like living in a steam tent, I like to look at the positive side of things, and there are things I love about summer in central Florida. Previously, I have written about how much I love my tropical frangipani or plumeria blooms in the summer.
Today I’m sharing two more things I love about a Florida summer: blue skies and flowering crepe myrtle trees.
Crepe myrtle trees should be planted in a sunny location in well-drained soil in zones 7 to 9. Crepe myrtle trees should have limited pruning to keep it healthy. The trees come in a variety of sizes and colored blossoms. For more information on growing crepe myrtle trees, see Gardening Know How’s post.
The small crepe myrtle tree in my front yard is covered with bright hot pink flowers. The flowers against the blue sky bring great joy all summer.
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Also hot and humid here and we have this tree in our garden! It’s a paler pink than your version. Both so beautiful!
I have an older, larger tree in light pink in the backyard. I agree all the colors are beautiful. Have a great day!
Beautiful flowers you have, Carol. I learned a new tree name (crepe myrtle). Thank you for sharing this.
This is so very lovely! That pink really pops!
We have crepe myrtles here and they are very nice but they are NOTHING like yours, they are on steroids.
What a beautiful color! Lovely sky for a background, too.
Thanks for making ‘My Corner of the World’ a success this week!
I have only read about Crepe myrtles. What a lovely tree!
…a wonderful red, white and blue post. I hope that you have a GREAT 4th,
Happy 4th!
I don’t think I have seen crepe myrtle before. They look so pretty. Beautiful photos.
Hi Carol, Understand about the heat in FL and also your love of plants including crepe myrtle. Pinned this post. Visiting you from the Wed. AIM Link Party, where I posted Top Reasons to Practice Gratitude with Tips to Help You Do It. Wishing you a happy day.
I have not yet seen a creeping Myrtle tree even and your photos showed me that it is very beautiful an dthe color is striking against the blue skies! Love it!
Wow, beautiful photos! I love the contrast between flowers and sky. Have a happy 4th!
I love crepe myrtles. I just cannot grow them.
Vivid colours.
Lovely lovely!
Dieser Rose blühender Baum ist wunderschön in seiner Üppigkeit!
Crepe myrtle is one of my favorite flowers! Surprisingly, it does well in southern Nevada too as long as it gets adequate water. Admittedly, their blooms are not quite as lush as your beautiful specimens, but it’s always a welcome to find plants that can withstand our heat.
Yes unless we are in a drought, the summers are humid with rain. I agree anything that can handle heat is a blessing when it flowers.
what a beautiful plants
Coffee is on.
Frangipani smells so wonderful, and the crape myrtles are full of gorgeous colour.
Beautiful flowers. These plants grow well here too since our warm and humid weather suits them well.
Dear Carol,
crepe myrtle is my favorite too! Also I love the Frangipani blossoms.
Your garden is wonderful!
Have a nice Saturday,
greetings moni
Crepe myrtle is an unknown plant for me – yours looks amazing! I think it can’t be cultivated in our cold climate – but I enjoyed a lot of your photos.
It really is beautiful where you are Carol. I do love the colour of your crepe myrtle, it is so striking.
And gorgeous photos as always!
Have a lovely weekend. #MMBC
Have a great weekend Jayne!
I’ve enjoyed seeing your crepe myrtle tree. The mass of hot pink flowers look great against the blue sky. Gorgeous!
Love your crepemyrtles! I am from Louisiana and miss seeing them. Thanks for linking up with us at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty 40 shared!