The homeowners on McCommas have given us a very special landscape feature and an example of proper crape myrtle management.

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 are ...

Q: Black sooty mold is on my crape myrtle. What causes it ... She writes a weekly garden Q&A and feature stories. A Texas Master Gardener, she's the author of The Texas Flower Garden, published ...

Inspect crape myrtles for white to gray fluff or wax on branches and trunks, or use a double-sided tape wrapped around a branch to monitor the movement of newly hatched nymphs, also known as ...

The 34-foot-tall crape myrtle that stretches above the Toy ... She writes a weekly garden Q&A and feature stories. A Texas Master Gardener, she's the author of The Texas Flower Garden, published ...