Planting Crepe Myrtle

Once brown, these seedpods split open, resembling small flowers. Root cuttings should be dug up in early spring and planted in pots. Prior to planting crepe myrtles, relocate them and acclimate plants for about two weeks, at which time they can be transplanted...

Or choose the semi-dwarf Caddo that blooms in bright pink. Insects, such as, may feed on succulent new growth and create a substance calledthat attracts sooty black mold spores. How to grow crepe myrtle is not an issue in most areas to which they are...

Smaller inside branches may also be removed to open up the space inside the tree. They may be able to prune the tree so that the damage will be reversed more quickly. Are beautiful and almost necessary feature in the landscape.

That's one reason people are seeking a substitute for a crepe myrtle.Plants similar to crepe myrtle are also attractive to homeowners in climates too cool for this tree to thrive. The branching of chaste tree is angular like a dwarf crepe myrtle.

A crepe myrtle lifespan can exceed 50 years. Crepe myrtle has a moderate to long life span. White-blossomed trees often have leaves that turn yellow in fall, while those with pink/red/lavender blossoms have leaves that turn yellow, orange and red.These...

What happens is if you heavily prune your crepe myrtle tree, it will cause the tree to put all their energy into growing new leaves and limbs. When it comes to, these crepe myrtle pests need to be washed off the tree with a forceful water bath or spray.

If you find dead wood, the best treatment is to cut the branch back to the point where the wood is healthy. If the tree has healthy buds, you'll soon have leaves.Is a crepe myrtle tree appropriate for your climate zone?

Each seed head holds tiny brown seeds. That's the time to start your crepe myrtle seed collection.The seeds in the seed pods are easy to collect. Collecting crepe myrtle seeds is one way to grow new plants.

First, dig out a new planting hole. Crepe myrtles flower best in sun. Perhaps you chose a sunny site but now neighboring trees are throwing shade on the area. It is an ideal landscape tree for the high desert and a lovely ornamental in any backyard.

So if you suddenly spot leaves on crepe myrtle turning yellow, you'll want to figure out quickly what is going on with this versatile plant. It will also help to clean up and pack out infected fallen leaves.

It just doesn't happen and wouldn't be the South without it.Any gardener who has seen the beauty of crepe myrtles has probably wondered if they can grow one themselves. As a matter of fact, being in a container outdoors raised their vulnerability to the...

It is not advisable to try this after the beginning of August. Choosing the appropriate crepe myrtle pruning time will ensure that the tree stays healthy and beautiful for many years to come.

You won't see these tiny sap-suckers without magnification, but it doesn't matter if you can see them or not. These shiny green-black beetles are as unmistakable as they are frustrating to try to treat.

The bark is supposed to shed, and after it is done shedding, the wood will look like a paint-by-number painting, making it a definite centerpiece in any landscape.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Some...

I wound up cutting off the thinnest branches and all crisscrossing ones and the small shoots near the bottom. At first I felt she was an obstacle to my plans, walkways would have to veer around her, water features would suffer from her falling leaves.

Featuring a pancake-like consistency, yet lighter and thinner, crepes are flexible to fold around your sweet or savory fillings. They make a sweet dessert, snack, or satisfying meal depending how you serve them! Upgrade your carnival stand's dessert recipes...

In the wild, flowers are typically rose to red. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Medium and large varieties such as Ebony and Ivory Crape Myrtle tend to develop sucker growth, or small shoots at the base of the trunk.

Sunset Magic is easy to keep short with good pruning, but it only reaches 5'-10' tall naturally, so it will already fit into even small gardens without a problem. This is the red you want in a ‘red' flower.

Black Diamond ‘Red Hot' Crape Myrtle is a new shrub with eye-catching black foliage and masses of gorgeous red blooms that keep coming from spring to fall. They are also drought tolerant once established.

Crape myrtle leaves are oval and 1 to 2 inches long, and this plant is easy to grow, and if it is used for hedges, plant them 4 to 5 feet apart. It does best in warm, full sun areas, making a great choice in Southern gardens.

Like all the plants in the “Magic Crape Myrtle” series, Twilight Magic has excellent resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot. Make sure you plant this where it can be seen and enjoyed.

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Buy the right variety to fit the space! If you buy a 15′ variety and try to keep it 7′ tall, you will prune yourself silly. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.

In the wild, flowers are typically rose to red. We recommend feeding your Plum Magic Crape Myrtle in the very early spring and again in mid fall after all new growth has hardened off.

‘Purely Purple' will thrill lining a fence or driveway if you let it grow to its full height of 12 feet. You can also prune ‘Purely Purple' to fit into a large container. The striking black foliage is a perfect foil to the purple blooms and doesn't...

The blushing-pink blooms float against the black foliage. * Three seasons of interest * Blush-pink blooms all season * Grows to 10' tall * Great for smaller gardens Blushing-pink Blooms Light Up BLACK Foliage! The Blush Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia ‘Diamond...

This stunning garden plant will stand out wherever you put it in your landscape. Shell Pink Magic resists powdery mildew and is drought tolerant once it is established. Coral-pink Blooms Dance Over BLACK Foliage! Black-leaved plants are always show-stoppers...