When is the growing season for Crape Myrtle bushes?

I am re-landscaping part of my yard. I wanted a Crape Myrtle tree and two Crape Myrtle bushes. At the nursery they only had the trees and said that the bushes were not in season yet. Any idea when this is? I would have thought that it would be around the same time as the trees.

When is the growing season for Crape Myrtle bushes?
Depends on the nursery.





If they overwinter trees left unsold last fall - they could have all kinds of trees. If they don't have a lot of space, they might just clearance price all the small stuff (including shrubs) so they lave less to winter over.





What they may mean by "not in season" is perhaps they time their shrub deliveries closer to their flowering time. Since crape myrtles don't flower until summer, they may not get them in until late spring. (It's easier to sell a shrub that is in flower than one that is a bunch of sticks, or past flowering).





We (the nursery I work in) have crape myrtle shrubs right now. They're completely leafless and dormant, but we have them. Then again, we have 10 acres in which to put our stock, so we load up on anything that can take the cold nights we're still having on the zone 5/6 border.





Just ask your nursery when they are expecting delivery. It may depend more on their practices (or their suppliers), than on the shrub itself.
Reply:IN THE SOUTHEAST PLANT IN LATE APRIL FIRST OF MAY YOU WILL HAVE NICE BLOOMS JUNE TO SEPTEMBER..,,GOOD LUCK
Reply:crepe myrtles are one of the last bushes brought in to most nursery's, because they are the last to show green, hot weather plant. doesn't make sense ,just the way it is.