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 ...

Winter might seem an odd time to celebrate the summer-blooming crape myrtle. I assure you that it is not. One of the great attributes of these small to medium trees is the motled, colorful bark. The ...

QUESTION: My daughter has several crape myrtles in her yard. Some of them have started to lose the bark on their trunks, and there is an orange residue where the bark has fallen off. Is this something ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Crape myrtle 'Sarah's Favorite' or 'Natchez' * Botanical name: Lagerstroemia 'Sarah's Favorite' or ...

During the summer months, Southern California streets and neighborhoods are ablaze in lovely colors thanks to the eye-catching bloom of heat-loving Crape Myrtle. These “living bouquets” are excellent ...

My daughter has several crape myrtles in her yard. Some of them have started to lose the bark on their trunks, and there is an orange residue where the bark has fallen off. Is this something to be ...

Neil Sperry says it's time to show them some love.

This time of year, when we walk outside, we are immediately hit with a thick wall of Northeast Florida humidity. While most of our landscape trees and plants are drooping or having pest and disease ...

Not long ago, I received the following email: “I have two crape myrtle trees in my front yard, one about 25 years old and one about 10 years old. They are in full sun. They usually bloom later than ...

One plant that is a standout in the summer landscape is the crape myrtle, making it one of the most popular landscape plants in the southeastern United States. Most of its popularity is from the crepe ...