The Giant Crape-myrtle Lagerstroemia speciosa, from tropical India, is a tree which is established only in the warmest parts of the US, such as Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Georgia, and surrounding states.

Crepe Mytle, for whatever reason, is a very common tree in the surrounding neighborhoods. This has been a very good year for them in this part of the country. The bloom has been quite something. I shot this in the parking lot of our pharmacy.