This week's Plant Pick is a tall shrub (or small tree, depending on pruning) that blooms ruby-red in summer. It's a crape myrtle called 'Red Rocket.' ...

Plant Doctor: Easy steps to get your crape myrtles to produce more blooms July in the Garden for Central Florida Your Community in Brief: Lake County events and news, starting June 26 ...

Crape myrtle, known as the lilac of the South, is one of the most popular landscape plants in the Southeast. And rightfully so because they are easy to grow and create landscape interest year-round.

Plant crape myrtle anywhere that receives lots of sunlight, including in pots. Choose smaller varieties for containers , and display them around the patio or pool for pops of bright summer color.

Plant Doctor: Easy steps to get your crape myrtles to produce more blooms July in the Garden for Central Florida Your Community in Brief: Lake County events and news, starting June 26 ...

Crape myrtles are common landscape plants. In today’s article, Gary Knox, a horticulture professor with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, answers common ...

A: 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. Even seeds that are collected from a red-flowering ...

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 ...

Crape myrtle blooms come in shades of pink, red, lilac and white. Be sure to grow them in a sunny location for maximum flower production. Like most plants that bloom during the summer, crape ...

To maximize crape myrtle bloom, plant the trees in full sun and in well-draining soil to prevent waterlogged roots and stunted growth. Regular water is needed several times a week for the first 2 ...