Lagerstroemia indica ( Tonto Crapemyrtle )
This red flowering crapemyrtle grows in a semi - dwarf , multi - stemmed shrub . It bears 50 to 300 florets per inflorescence during July thru September . The young leaves are inscrutable bronze then semi - shining mystifying special K , and vivid maroon in fall . The quintisential tree for the southerly garden , form may tramp from erect and vase - shape to down , horizontal , and shrub - alike ....