Has anyone used Crepe Myrtles for flower arranging?

How far down did you go ( I read to "prune" no further than the width of the thumb) and did you harm the tree? How long did the cutting last? It seems to me the flowers would be fragile since I have them all over my yard!

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The cuttings don't last that long; they will drop the leaves of the littel flowers everywhere. But, I think a big cluster of one color would be gorgeous.

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