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 ...

Q: There’s white stuff all over my crape myrtle foliage and flowers. I’ve never seen it this bad. What is it, and what can I do about it? A: Powdery mildew is the culprit, and it seems to be abundant ...

For vibrant summer color, few flowering plants can compete with the crepe myrtle. Just look around your neighborhood. Nearly every street in the South is lined with these blooming trees from mid-June ...

My cucumbers had powdery mildew last year. Is there any way to prevent this? Hugh B. — Tulsa Powdery mildew is a common plant fungus. Many varieties of vegetables, such as grapes, squash and cucumbers ...

I took this photo the evening of Thursday, Sept. 5, at Jean Whitaker Park in Chaffee. These flowers are of an ornamental plant called crepe myrtle. It looks as if someone dusted parts of the flowers ...

Q. I trimmed the ends and seed pods from our crape myrtle, which is as tall as the power lines. The tree has been fertilized with tree stakes, but now there's a white substance on the leaves. J.W., A.

This year a lot of my crape myrtle’s flower buds turned white and wouldn’t open. I’ve had this crape myrtle for years and never had the problem. Is it getting old? Your crape myrtle is infected by ...

Crape myrtles are popular plants, especially this time of year while they’re blooming. Crape myrtles come in all sorts of colors — white, different shades of reds, pinks and purples. You can find ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Their vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions of ...