Examples are: 'Dynamite' and 'Red Rocket,' both with red flowers and reaching 20 feet tall. ... Crape Myrtle tree is adaptable to a wide range of soil types but benefits from the well-drained soil.

Most trees get crape myrtle aphids during summer. Only when populations are high from year to year is control necessary. Aphids, shown here on crape myrtles, feed on sap and excrete tiny droplets ...

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 ...

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 feet).

You can tell it’s summer in Redlands when the blooms of the crape myrtle trees, Lagersgtroemia indica, appear.Each summer, these deciduous trees put on a colorful eye-catching show. Brillian… ...

The crepe myrtle gets its name from its delicate, paper-like flowers that bloom in vibrant shades of pink, red, and purple. These easy to grow trees are both heat and drought resistant, and are ...

The crape myrtle grows at a moderate rate to 30 to 40 feet high with a 25-foot spread and lives from 50 to 150 years. Handsome peeling bark highlights its multi-trunk or single-trunk tree.

For a tall crape myrtle with red flowers, Parsons identified Red Rocket. Red Rocket has a high resistance to powdery mildew. If you are interested in a white-flowered crape myrtle that grows ...

While both crepe myrtle trees and hostas are gorgeous, it may not be the best idea to use them as companion plants. Discover why this is the case.

The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does not interfere with power lines. If you have limited space, consider a semi-dwarf variety that ...

The Crepe Myrtle is the most common tree in my Norfolk neighborhood. They are native to warm humid climates in Asia. Introduced to the United States in 18th century, they thrived in the south.