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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crape myrtles are a versatile group of plants that can provide summer blooms in your landscape. Select the right size and flower color to fit your specific needs. But there are concerns that are being ...

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 ...

Crape myrtles are among the showiest blooming plants for full sun in East Texas. The list of desirable characteristics is long. Crape myrtles are available in many shades of red, pink, lavender, ...

The bark on the trunk and some lower branches of our crape myrtle has almost completely peeled off. However, the tree looks very healthy. In previous years, it peeled here and there slightly, but not ...