Tall types exceed 20 feet in height. If you think that's not possible, look at Muskogee or Red Rocket. If those don't ...

Though springtime in Lancaster County is greeted by a spectrum of blooming trees and shrubs, late-summer color can be hard to ...

Hardiness, hotter summers helping colorful crape myrtles find homes here. Many are hardy enough, but we were never hot enough. In recent summers, however, I’ve seen them blooming in local gardens.

During freezes, these still-growing crape myrtles have been severely damaged. Poinsettias in a bright location can remain attractive for a month or more. (Courtesy Tom MacCubbin) ...

I was thinking about planting crape myrtles that would grow to be about 15 feet in height and 8 feet in width. Please suggest a type of crape myrtle that would not get to be too large. — Rebecca ...

Crape myrtles usually begin blooming in June and July, depending on variety, and continue blooming into the fall. Most of them develop beautiful fall color before losing their leaves for the winter.

If I could only have five plants for color in my North Texas landscape in summer, these are the ones I’d choose out of the long list of applicants. Mind you I’d be leaving a lot of fine plants ...

Crape myrtles across Texas started doing this, plus how to turn purpleheart into groundcover. By Neil Sperry, Contributor Oct 11, 2024. In the Sperry landscape, containers allow for quick change ...

Purple crape myrtles blend with all other crape myrtle colors — red, pink, white, and lavender. Where others may clash, purples play well. But Catawba isn’t just any old purple crape myrtle.

I was thinking about planting crape myrtles that would grow to be about 15 feet in height and 8 feet in width. Please suggest a type of crape myrtle that would not get to be too large. — Rebecca ...