Question from Desperate Reader: I have two red crepe myrtle trees. Both started dropping leaves in midsummer and are now almost bare. I sprayed them with fungicide during the humid months, but ...

The crepe myrtle gets its name from its delicate, paper-like flowers that bloom in vibrant shades of pink, red, and purple. These easy to grow trees are both heat and drought resistant, and are ...

In home settings, Barar and Staddon see crape myrtles as ideal candidates for patio plants. To get young trees established in the ground in the foothills, Barar recommends a drizzling hose running ...

It is important not to prune the tops of crepe myrtle trees ... ThigpenSelectionSizeFall ColorBloom‘Acoma’10 feetPurple-redWhite‘Centennial Spirit’20 feetRed-orangeDark red ...

Left, the winged seeds of crape myrtle; and right, an American goldfinch feeding on crape myrtle seed. (Image courtesy Gary Graves) Each year from summer into fall, ornamental crape myrtle trees in ...

Description. Our Master Gardener tree list—entitled "Ornamental Trees for Home Gardeners and Landscapes," describes the Crape Myrtle tree as slow to moderate growing with a rounded shape up to ...

Linda Davis: Crepe myrtle is my kind of tree. ... The pink, red, lavender and white colors are evident at every height from the “myrtlette” bush to the 40-foot, towering tree.

The crepe myrtle tree in our garden is one of my favorites ... At first glance, I thought it a female dressed in traditional taupe brown accessorized with hints of red.

Since the Zuni crepe myrtle is a semi-dwarf tree, it fits into smaller spaces. The tree needs full sun, so pick a sunny spot with enough space to accommodate at least 12 feet of height and 10 feet ...

The Crepe Myrtle is the most common tree in my Norfolk neighborhood. They are native to warm humid climates in Asia. Introduced to the United States in 18th century, they thrived in the south.