TREE: Crepe Myrtle  (RED)
 
 AGE: 7 YRS APPROX

FLOWER: DEEP RED SOMETIMES YELLOW INSIDE THE BLOOM AS WELL

 HEIGHT: 12 inches
 
 LOCATION: Near a window or outdoors
 
 Level: Beginner
 
 Miniature hybrid with showy flowers ranging from light pink to purple and blooming on the new year's growth. Outstanding exfoliating bark, mottled pale grey to brown  in color. Widely used as a landscape tree in the southern part of the USA. Deciduous, keep indoors. Likes sunny locations to generate blooms. Fall foliage color is red-orange.