Growing advice for crepe myrtle in pots 'Crepe myrtles are great options for bright and sunny yards,' says Whitney Laritson, Merchandising & Content Manager at Nature Hills.

Plant Doctor: Here’s the 411 on pruning and cutting back your crape myrtles Pruning crape myrtles is always a hot topic, but they don’t seem to mind how you do it. (Courtesy Tom MacCubbin) ...

This cycle results in a relatively low-maintenance plant becoming a high-maintenance plant. There are crape myrtle cultivars that grow only 2 to 3 feet in height, such as Pocomoke.

Try propagating crape myrtles by seeds and cuttings. You may have seen seedlings near a mother tree. These can be transplanted elsewhere.

Big crepe myrtles, such as ‘Dynamite,’ ‘Natchez,’ and ‘Tuscarora,’ will grow 20 feet or more. They make excellent street trees and can be used in large yards.

Q • We managed to get a cutting from our beautiful crape myrtle bush. It was a small cutting, so we put it in a pot and it is growing.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice about gardening in Florida about pruning crape myrtles and care of mandevilla, bird of paradise, bahia grass, azaleas, African lilies and sagos.

With many species available, crepe myrtles are a stunning addition to the landscape. But, you'll need to avoid the most common mistakes with these beauties.

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Do you want to grow more crape myrtle plants identical to your best ones? May is the best month to use softwood cuttings for propagation.

Call local nurseries or check the big box stores for crepe myrtle plants. If you can’t find them for sale and are having trouble finding a plant for cuttings, call Margo to see if she can help.

One neighbor will drastically prune a crepe myrtle, often using a chain saw cutting each trunk level horizontally. This pruning technique quite literally butchers the shrub and is extremely ...