Question: We have several crape myrtles with one of them developing a white coating at the ends of the leaves. What is the problem and cure? Answer: Should temperatures be a lot cooler, you might t… ...

Q: There’s white stuff all over my crape myrtle foliage and flowers. I’ve never seen it this bad. What is it, and what can I do about it? A: Powdery mildew is the culprit, and it seems … ...

A. It's powdery mildew, a fungal disease that's particularly active in the spring and fall when days are warm and nights are cool. A white or grayish powdery/moldy growth forms on the foliage and ...

Question: We have a crape myrtle developing a white coating on the leaves. What damage does it do, and how can it be controlled? Answer: What sort of looks like snow is called powdery mildew, a fun… ...

White spots on your crepe myrtle tree may just look like light mold or lichen, but it may be a sign of a bigger issue that sinister and damaging.

A nice backdrop or taller element for white in the landscape could be a crape myrtle which blooms through the hot summer months. This winter leaf-shedding tree has hundreds of varieties in ...

Crape myrtle aphids are common and most trees get them during summer. ... It appears as a white, powdery coating or spots on leaves and flower buds. Treatment is rarely needed, ...

What is this white stuff on the crape myrtle? It’s killing the flowers. It doesn’t seem to affect the leaves closer to the main section of the bush. I have other crape myrtles and shrubbery ...

In late summer, Louisiana crape myrtles start having leaf spots. While rainfall varies considerably around the state, this summer in our region rains events have been common, making the crape ...

Cercospora leaf spot is a fungal disease common in crape myrtle leaves. PROVIDED PHOTO BY ALLEN OWINGS If you don’t want to spray, you can control the aphids by drenching the base of the tree ...

These deciduous (leaf-losing) shrubs and trees with attractively exfoliating bark bloom all summer long in shades of white through red, including pink and lavender. Once established, crape myrtles ...

I did a double take when I saw the giant crape myrtle or king crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia macrocarpa) in bloom. It’s spectacular, with huge flowers averaging 4 to 5 inches across. The blooms … ...