Q. Is it possible for a crape myrtle's blossoms to change colors over time? I planted three `Natchez' crapes in 1997. They always bloomed white until last year. One starts blooming white in May but ...

The reddish areas on the trunk of a crape myrtle are where the outer bark has peeled. This is normal, and the reddish brown color of the inner bark is considered attractive and one of the notable ...

*Growth habit: A deciduous large shrub to small tree, often with multiple trunks growing to 30 feet tall and wide. The leaves are medium to dark green, oblong to elliptic in shape and growing to 3 ...

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 Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Crape myrtle is a longtime favorite with Southern gardeners. The big clusters of bloom remind us of lilacs in the North. The large trusses come in pink, red, ...

I think Natchez, Miss., is crape myrtle heaven. I made a short trip there this week, and the crape myrtles are in bloom. If I was an elderly crape myrtle on the brink of death, Natchez is the place I ...

The crape myrtle could arguably be called Wilmington's "azalea of summer." You also might notice them during the winter when you can see their colorful shedding bark. You certainly don't give them a ...

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 ...