Why are my crepe myrtles not blooming?
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When do crepe myrtles bloom?
Comments (7)Here in Chattanooga, I had a crape that I planted 4 years ago.It was a Red rocket.Firstyear I water it 1 timea week. Next year,I didnt touch it. This year its been 90's and 100's still havent touched. Its starting to form those seed podsalready. The thing is they only need about 1 year of 100% attention then after that you can just prune off the dead seed pods and broken limbs. They love the hottest weather and don't need but an inch of water a, usually way less. Thats why in the deep south you see lots of crapes in full sun in parking lots. Next year dont fertilizeor anything wait until July and if no buds form (typical bud formation time in the north) ask an expert or local arborist. Trust me the first year they sleep, next they creep, and then after that they leap and reach theyre full height. If you have an extremely hot summer they reward you with smokin' blooms. the picture above is the picture of my crape myrtle, didnt get much growth the first two years but it did get lots of blooms...See MoreWhen do Crepe Myrtles bloom?
Comments (2)Well it bloomed the first year we moved in, but didn't bloom much last season and this season nothing so far. It's definitely an older one. I have trimmed it back and given it some love. If it doesn't bloom this year hopefully next year it'll do better then. Thank you SO much for responding! :)...See Morecrepe myrtles are not blooming
Comments (3)In June I moved some plants in front of a crap (intentional misspelling) myrtle so have had to water them every day. I was startled one day to see that the tree was in full bloom - first time I've ever seen so many blooms on it. So I started watering the other one too and it started blooming too. I thought they were drought tolerant since I see so many planted in medians and sides of highways. But they really do need some water....See MoreWhy did my crepe myrtle not open most of it's buds this year?
Comments (3)All the crape myrtles in my area performed rather poorly this year, even the ones in well-maintained landscapes. My wife's waited until late July to bloom and even then it was sparse. I have a 'theory' that it has to do with our winter last year. It was rather warm and wet for the most part. Wildflowers like phlox and blanketflower were blooming almost two months ahead of schedule here, six weeks at the very least. So I am thinking that perhaps the crape myrtles didn't get the proper length of dormancy. Much like certain bulbs absolutely need a dormancy period of a certain length, perhaps Crape Myrtles do too and they just didn't get it last year....See MoreIris GW
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