I don't remember Crape Myrtles being common in Southern California until just a few years ago. Now they seem to be everywhere, like Ligustrum hedges and 'Iceberg' roses. I don't care if they are common, I like them anyway. Is common bad?
Lovely summer sunsets are common. Are they bad?
Roses! Ho-hum! So common! Are they bad?
Sometimes common is just fine. Despite being surrounded by asphalt and concrete, this common is thriving.
I'm okay with common.
I love them too. All those blooms and after that, a great autumn foliage. Beautiful !!!
ReplyDeleteGood point...sometimes a person can get too caught up in rightfully dissing poor design / plants that are common, and throw out good design / plants that are common along with.
ReplyDeleteThere's a good reason for their commonness according to UF/IFAS: Crape myrtle is valued as a landscape plant for its prolific summer flowers, heat and drought tolerance, and year-round landscape interest. Here in Central Florida if there's not one on every block, there's ten. And we love them. How can you argue against trees that flowers in a dozen (more?) colors. You have excellent taste, Hoovb.
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