Standard Crepe Myrtle

Add a thin layer of sphagnum moss and place the pot or tray in a plastic grow bag. These berries eventually become seedpods. Rooting hormone can be purchased at most garden centers or nurseries.

Crepe myrtle care to get rid of these problems can include a thorough overall spray ofLimit crepe myrtle care, especially pruning, to thinning when needed. Insects, such as, may feed on succulent new growth and create a substance calledthat attracts sooty...

In the spring, crepe myrtle trees are covered with lovely blossoms. One is a natural style and the other is a formal style.A natural style of pruning will mostly address the limbs within the tree that may be keeping your crepe myrtle tree from putting...

But if you want alternatives to crepe myrtles – something hardier, something smaller, or just something different – you'll have a wide variety to choose among. But a new pest of crepe myrtle,, is thinning foliage, reducing blossoms and coating the...

This attractive small tree or shrub is valued for its long blooming season and its low maintenance growing requirements. The perennial tree flowers all summer long, producing showy flowers in white, pink, red or lavender.is also lovely, peeling back to...

You can use an. In order to prevent crepe myrtle problems with these pests, you can use insecticides and traps.Keeping your crepe myrtle healthy isn't that difficult; it just requires a little work on your part to eliminate pests and provide the appropriate...

If most of the branch is affected, remove the entire branch without leaving a stub. If the wood under the bark is green, the branch is still alive. Stress factors for crepe myrtles used as street trees include heat, drought,and environmental pollution...

Keep a large bowl beneath the branch where the seed pods are located. But taking a few to increase your crepe myrtle seed collection will still leave them plenty. We'll provide lots of tips for crepe myrtle seed harvesting.The attractive seed heads that...

Or maybe the crepe myrtle just needs more space.Crepe myrtle transplanting involves essentially three steps. How to transplant crepe myrtle? It has to be large enough to fit all of the tree's current roots, but somewhat wider, to allow those roots to...

It could have one of several causes, each requiring a slightly different remedy. Keep in mind that if this yellowing takes place in autumn, it is normal, as the foliage begins prepping for dormancy with leaf color changing yellow to orange or red.freestar.queue.push(function()...

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. Non-dwarf varieties of a crepe myrtle tree can grow to be 10 feet tall or taller.Requirements...

Prune the blossoms off.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });This practice should not be done too late in the year, as it may cause the tree to delay going into dormancy which in turn could kill it over the...

Spraying with pesticides like carbaryl can knock them back, and drenching with imidacloprid can stopfeeding, but ultimately, both methods can destroy local pollinators in a big way.

These trees are full of surprises every season. When the colors fade, they are more like light green-gray to a dark red.So, if you notice peeling bark on crepe myrtle, leave it alone! This is just one more wonderful way for this tree to actually enhance...

When a crepe myrtle mysteriously starts growing where a silver birch is planted, a novice gardener gets to the bottom of how not to murder a crepe myrtle. I wanted her to be tall like the other crepes but I thought the manicured look of the crew cuts...

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Featuring a pancake-like consistency, yet lighter and thinner, crepes are flexible to fold around your sweet or savory fillings. Treat your patrons to the rich taste of traditional French crepes made from this convenient, simple-to-use mix.

Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant. It was begun by the late Donald Egolf, a research horticulturist whose goal was to produce disease-resistant, cold-hardy crape myrtles.

Speaking of dark leaved – Sunset Magic has deep purple-black leaves that will hold their deep color late into the summer. They are flatter and more lustrous than other crape myrtles, too, which only makes the red flowers stand out better! These are...

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. Several planted together will make a traffic-stopping fence, walkway or driveway lining hedge.

The Dynamite Crape Myrtle is ideally suited for formal or informal design in the home landscape, street plantings and community plantings. * Deep red blooms * Powdery mildew resistant * Exciting fall color

The leaves and stems are an almost magical blend of green, plum and burgundy. She was mysterious and beautiful. It commands attention in your garden, but not just from its grand size.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Pink Velour Crape Myrtle with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. In warmer areas many can be grown as trees but in colder climates they may be killed to...

The miniature, or dwarf, varieties such are generally bred to have lots of branches, and they tend to look shrub-like and would only need pruning if they are growing unevenly. It was begun by the late Donald Egolf, a research horticulturist whose goal...

You can also prune ‘Purely Purple' to fit into a large container. This is a new shrub with stunning black foliage and masses of gorgeous purple blooms that keep coming from spring to fall.

Blush makes a fantastic statement wherever you put it in your landscape. Try it in a large container for an instant eye-catcher. * Three seasons of interest * Blush-pink blooms all season * Grows to 10' tall * Great for smaller gardens

This stunning garden plant will stand out wherever you put it in your landscape. The coral-pink blooms pop against the black foliage. They are full and ruffled and cover the tree in soft drifts of color.