Black sooty mold and a waxy substance covering the branches of your crape myrtle tree means a pest is taking over. Here are ...

The bugs are recognized by the small white bumps they build on crape myrtle stems and especially by the black sooty mold that’s a side effect of their “honeydew” (excreted waste). The bugs and/or ...

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 fungal ...

We see it all in the Plant Clinic, and this summer we’ve been seeing a lot of Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae or crapemyrtle bark scale. This invasive insect from southeast Asia first appeared in the ...

This flowering tree grows roughly 20 feet tall and wide, making it a great option for a living privacy screen. Plus, the ...

Q: What do I do with a diseased crape myrtle that looks like it’s been through a fire? See my two photos attached. A: Your plant has been attacked by crape myrtle bark scale. They’re the white, ...

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Walking on the St. John’s Lutheran Church campus a few weeks ago, I noticed a recently planted crape myrtle that didn’t appear to have its normal spring color or vigor. Upon closer inspection, I ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles are indispensable in the Southern landscape. Its vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to September virtually ...

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is native to the monsoon climate of Southeast Asia, where the dry season can extend from ...

A question for Dan Gill: My husband wants to plant crepe myrtle trees on the side of the house. I want them, but I do not want them to be huge. Are there smaller-growing crape myrtles? I was thinking ...