David McLeod, Grant ParkA: There’s no problem with planting the crape myrtle seeds, but you won’t be able to know what color you have until they bloom in a few years.

Also, when crape myrtles are planted too deep, the roots can't get enough oxygen, stressing the plant and reducing growth and flowering. Make sure it wasn't planted too deep.

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about crape myrtles, summer vegetables, lemon trees, tomato plants, indoor palms and lawn care ...

Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia sp) are among the toughest and showiest plants for Texas landscapes. Introduced from China, crape myrtles have been grown in the U.S. since the American Revolution and ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida, including care of crape myrtles, cyclamens, poinsettias, plumeria and much more Skip to content All Sections ...

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. ... It radically reduces the size of the canopy, decreasing the plant’s ability to produce food through photosynthesis.

I was quickly guided to the owner of the first house to plant crape myrtles in the parkway. This very pleasant lady gave me the story. The first three trees had been planted circa 1940 by her parents.

Crape myrtle is a quintessential South Carolina plant. In fact, the first crape myrtles to ever to be planted in the western hemisphere were introduced by Andre Michaux into Goose Creek, South ...

Tree-form crape myrtles that had been 15 or 20 feet tall were almost killed by the cold. Landscapers cut them back to within 2 inches of the soil line, and by first frost last fall they had ...

Also, when crape myrtles are planted too deep, the roots can't get enough oxygen, stressing the plant and reducing growth and flowering. Make sure it wasn't planted too deep.