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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

But in a recent AJC article, you spelled “crepe myrtle” as CRAPE myrtle. Shame, shame! This from an 80-year-old woman! Gloria Duggar, email.

There are some very nice crape myrtles that mature at about 15 feet tall, give or take a few feet. The 8-foot width may be more difficult, as crape myrtles tend to be wider than that at maturity.

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 ...

Q: Our crape myrtle got out of control, so we cut it down and had the stump dug up. Two years later, little shoots are appearing in the lawn, anywhere from a few inches to four feet away from the ...

Chengdu, Sichuan, China Info from Licensor: "The art of sculpted crape myrtle boasts a 1,300-year legacy in China, inheriting ...