Also known as "Lilac of the South" due to its popularity in zones 7 to 9, crape myrtle is a deciduous shrub or small tree that explodes with white, deep rose, or magenta blossoms from July to ...

Question: Crape myrtles are both heavily pruned and not pruned in our neighborhood. What is correct? Answer: Most horticulturists do not prune their crape myrtles or do what is called pencil pruning.

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Despite being native to China and Korea, the Crape Myrtle is the official shrub of Texas. You can hardly walk down a street in this area without seeing one in someone's yard ...

'Sacromento' is a miniature shrub perfect for a small garden. Crape myrtle shrub 'Berry Razzle Dazzle' is perfect for use in a decorative container. Crape myrtle 'Black Diamond' has dark foliage in ...

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We often add flowering annuals and perennials to our landscapes to introduce color but flowering trees are sometimes overlooked. There are many great flowering trees throughout the year, but the one ...

Question: I am trying to determine whether or not to trim my crape myrtle. What is the latest thinking? Answer: Gardeners can get all in a tizzy when it comes to crape myrtle trimming, but these ...

Question: Several crape myrtles in our yard are shedding lots of bark. Is this normal? Answer: Not only are crape myrtles with shedding bark normal — but beautiful. Often under the outer layer of old ...

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Crape Myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are trees with aspirations to be big shrubs. Leave a tree alone and eventually most will send up lots of shoots from the base and turn into something more akin to a large ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flowering shrubs are the hard-working heart of a garden. These cheerful stalwarts can be planted on either side of a front door, ...