Crape myrtles also grow as medium to large shrubs, and although they are deciduous these varieties work well for screening, ... Hopi (pink), Tonto (fuchsia) and Zuni (lavender). Advertisement.

Fuschia: 'Tonto' is another attention-grabbing crape myrtle that blows pastel shades out of the water. The 8- to 9-foot shrubs are covered with dark fuchsia flowers for more than two months each ...

Crape myrtles have put on their dazzling display lately, but crape myrtles are a flowering tree that needs care.

Crape myrtles grow to 20-30 feet at maturity – a perfect patio size and certainly a show-stopper when late summer flowers are within eye level. Ideally, you won’t prune crape myrtles at all.

Gardeners are often advised to plant trees and shrubs in late fall or early winter, when the cooler temperatures make it easier for roots to become established.

Crape myrtles grow fairly quickly. They can use a handful of 6-6-6 or 8-8-8 each spring to boost them, but they aren't fussy. About the only disease crape myrtles are susceptible to is powdery ...

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 feet).

The commonly planted Natchez crape myrtle is known for the cinnamon brown inner bark that is revealed when the outer bark peels. So, there is no need for concern. If your daughter likes, she can ...

Native to China, Japan, and the Philippines, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) are so popular in the South, you probably ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about crape myrtles, summer vegetables, lemon trees, tomato plants, indoor palms and ...

Crape myrtles bloom on new growth, so anything that promotes new growth will increase the number of blooms you get each year. You might still try applying an all-nitrogen lawn-type fertilizer on ...

Nothing says summer like the 100 days of blooms on crape myrtles that line streets and dot yards throughout Hampton Roads. The crape myrtle has a long and storied history in southeastern Virginia. … ...