When choosing a crape myrtle for use in a landscape, the most important factors to consider are size, size and size. "The biggest mistake people make is planting large plants where they outgrow ...

Crape myrtle is one of the most popular landscape plants in the southeastern United States. Most of its popularity is from the crepe-like, crinkled flower petals in shades of red, pink, lavender ...

Originally from East Asia, crape myrtles have become much more widely planted in recent decades thanks to the development of varieties that are hardier and more disease-resistant.

The distinctive black diamond crape myrtle has dark purple - almost black leaves - and comes in three shades of red, blush and pure white blooms.

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Their vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to ...

Crape myrtles grow to 20-30 feet at maturity – a perfect patio size and certainly a show-stopper when late summer flowers are within eye level. Ideally, you won’t prune crape myrtles at all.

How dull our summer streetscapes would be without the luscious blossoms of crape myrtles. Be they white, purple, pink or almost red, the plump clusters of blooms set off visual fireworks from ...

Q: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before. They were watered weekly. Any idea what the problem ...

The late summer pick-me-up that gardeners crave is at hand. Just call on crape myrtle. Not a sexy name, but definitely a don't-miss-me kind of plant, with its panicles of red, pink purple or white ...

This year's spectacular crape myrtles have reignited Houstonians' love affair with the essential Southern plant. After a good rest during the especially chilly winter, and fueled by good spring ...

For years, crape myrtles have been planted in McKinney roadway medians. Summer is the ideal time to see them in bloom.

Glossy leaves start out bronzy-green then turn dark green all summer before turning reddish-purple in fall. * Size: Grows slowly into 4- to 5-foot ball.