With the breeding of plenty of cultivars that are resistant to the disease, crape myrtles require very little pruning. In fact, a crape myrtle planted in full sun with plenty of space to grow ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but pro gardeners have plenty of reasons for why you shouldn't plant crepe myrtles.

Joellen Dimond discusses choosing nursery plants and Wes Hopper prunes crape myrtles.

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers, your ...

Q: There’s white stuff all over my crape myrtle foliage and flowers. I’ve never seen it this bad. What is it, and what can I do about it? A: Powdery mildew is the culprit, and it seems … ...

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

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Too often, crape myrtles are cut back to bare trunks because this abuse will yield more flowers. This type of severe pruning results in a shorter ...

I was thinking about planting crape myrtles that would grow to be about 15 feet in height and 8 feet in width. Please suggest a type of crape myrtle and another option that might stay green all ...

Both Star Roses and Plants and Terra Nova Nurseries debuted several new plant varieties at Cultivate'25 in Columbus, OH.

DEAR JANET: My crape myrtle tree does not seem to be doing well this year. It only has leaves from certain limbs and has not leafed out as it has in the past. How do I address this? Cut off the ...