Native to China, Japan, and the Philippines, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) are so popular in the South, you probably ...

The commonly planted Natchez crape myrtle is known for the cinnamon brown inner bark that is revealed when the outer bark ...

In the 18th century, Linnaeus, the Swedish father of modern systematics, honored countryman Magnus von Lagerström by donning the crape myrtle genus Lagerstroemia.

Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall. Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...

The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does not interfere with power lines. If you have limited space, consider a semi-dwarf variety that ...

Speaking as a “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990s was crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in ...

AUGUST CAN BE HARD on the garden. Which only serves to spotlight the beauty of crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.), a flowering tree that shows up with a dazzling display in the dog days of summer ...

The larger Lagerstroemia speciosa is often referred to as the giant crepe myrtle. In ideal conditions, it can grow to fifty feet tall. Both plants produce dense clusters of flowers that are each ...

Both the crape myrtle tree (Lagerstroemia) and the bark scale are native to Asia.The tree was introduced to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1790 by French botanist André Michaux. The insect was first ...

I work with crape myrtles a couple of days a week, and this problem has been especially common with the hybrids developed from the Japanese species Lagerstroemia fauriei.

Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall.Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...

Both the crape myrtle tree (Lagerstroemia) and the bark scale are native to Asia.The tree was introduced to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1790 by French botanist André Michaux. The insect was first ...