Growing new plants from cuttings is the closest thing to garden magic. With just a snip of fresh growth and a bit of patience ...

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Crepe myrtles are one of those dependable plants that seem to flower for many months in spring and summer. But, once the flower heads start to turn brown, many gardeners ask whether or not they should ...

Dear Neil: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and peeling off. Inside, the trunk is black and the wood is moist. The plant beside it has leafed out normally. My grapefruit is ...

Crepe myrtles are a familiar sight across much of the southern US, easily identified by their vibrant flowers that emerge during late spring and summer. While larger specimens that grow in ...

In autumn the leaves take on vibrant orange and red shades before falling, while winter interest comes from the tree's peeling bark. Ad Crape myrtle used to be thought of as tender, but the RHS has ...

Crape myrtles all across Texas started shedding leaves early this year due to the prolonged heat and late summer dry spell. That’s compared to a relatively wet spring where the plants put on ...

Q: We have two large crape myrtles next to our community pool. They were damaged by the February 2021 cold spell. They’re alive, but they only have random clumps of leaves on some branches, and ...

All crape myrtles bloom on new growth, so an early spring pruning will not affect blooming potential. I highly doubt much pruning will even be needed, but if you need to tidy them up at all, do it ...

Some of the best shrub-like crepe myrtles include the 2 foot tall 'Chickasaw' with small purple colored flowers and the 6 foot tall 'Caddo' with bright pink flowers. For small trees, try varieties ...

Tree-form crape myrtle. ... spineless leaves on plants that grow to 15 to 20 feet tall and 12 to 15 feet wide. Only female plants bear the BB-sized bright red berries all winter.