Often considered one of the best flowering shrubs for full sun, crepe myrtle never fails to put on a colorful show in the yard. Come summer, brilliant blooms hum with pollinator activity, with ...

The commonly planted Natchez crape myrtle is known for the cinnamon brown inner bark that is revealed when the outer bark ...

If you are wondering why your crepe myrtle shrubs or trees have developed brown leaves, the first thing to look at is the calendar. Late summer usually brings about browning leaves due to the heat ...

Crape myrtles, Lagerstroemia spp., are deciduous shrubs or trees native to southeastern China. The crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, was introduced into England in 1759 and met with dismal ...

The Dry Garden: crape myrtle trees. An artist friend of mine calls crape myrtles “living bouquets.” In the hottest weeks of summer, the man to whom we owe thanks for the white, ...

That will keep your crepe myrtle from turning into a thick, unkempt shrub. It will also prove to the world that you’re not a housefly. For most of us, that’s a good thing.

They produce brown ovoid capsules with six locules [cavities], each containing four winged seeds. There are approximately 570,000 individual seeds in 1 kilogram [2.3 pounds] of crape myrtle seed. That ...

If you want a white flowering crape myrtle, you may plant an Acoma that grows to be 10 to 12 feet tall or a Natchez that grows to be 25 to 30 feet.

A poorly pruned crepe myrtle tree can turn into an eyesore with twiggy growth and a lack of flowers. Follow this guide to keep your tree in tip-top shape.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida, including care of crape myrtles, cyclamens, poinsettias, plumeria and much more Skip to content All Sections ...

The reason for crepe myrtle shrubs having brown leaves depends on the time of year that this problem occurs. Cercospora leaf spot is another problem.