Why Does My Crape Myrtles Have Two Different Color Blooms?
MidnightStorm
18 years ago
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18 years agoCaseysMom
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Razzle Dazzle Variety of Dwarf Crape Myrtle NOT Blooming!?
Comments (19)I have had about a dozen Dazzle Me Pink Crapemyrtles in my Oklahoma garden for the past 4 or 5 years. They are not in an ideal location (only about 2 hours of sun daily), but even so, they have bloomed well for me. One thing I have learned about these particular dwarf crapes is that they do not perform well unless I give them LOTS of water and fertilizer throughout the growing season (unlike my 20 or so standard crapes, which get fertilized twice a year and watered only when it is really hot and dry). I use both timed-release and (weekly) liquid fertilizer applied with the hose, and the more I give them, the better they bloom. I am a long-time gardener, and I have never grown anything that requires as much fertilizer as these dwarf crapes. That said, I just love them and they are definitely worth the extra time and effort. One caution: These crapes did take a couple of years to get established and start blooming. But that might have changed if I had known from the beginning what heavy feeders they are. Dazzle Me Pink has stayed very small (not over about 14 inches tall), probably because of not getting enough sun. But that's what I wanted anyway, so I'm happy. They are nice, compact shrubs and have absolutely no fungus problems. Can't say enough good things about them!...See MoreWhy are Crape Myrtles Shedding New Growth?
Comments (3)It's beyond me why and how these (so-called) landscaping companies get away with the butchering of perfectly fine crape myrtles. They've ruined those trees, which will be exquisitely obvious to you in the winter, when they shed their leaves to expose ugly, deformed skeletons instead of the graceful frames that were once there. Please have your very expensive landscaping company explain to you WHY the pruning was done. In fact, there is NO good reason for the be-heading. Other than giving crews busy work at a time when business might otherwise be a bit slow. The same goes for the scalping of Palmetto trees. Sigh. Sorry for the rant, lol....See MoreWhy is my crape/crepe myrtle have pink blooms & white blooms?
Comments (19)Definately do cut out at the base, all trunks in your CM that are blooming pink. Then be certain to pinch off any new growth that the roots of those cut off branches try to keep growing. If you keep the new growth pinched off then only those roots should suffer,and the white blooming branches should begin to experience an advantage, which helps them to prosper more. Unless it is just the lighting cast on the day you took that photo of the pink blooms, the pink blooming trunks might be a Biloxi Crape Myrtle. Those bubblegum pink blooms, in my opinion are a much nicer sight than some of the more pale easily washed out pinks that some CMs produce. Anyway I only tell you this to let your know that if you do like that particular pink color and would like to have a CM growing someplace else with that color, Than simply order or find at some local nursery a Biloxi Crape Myrtle that is already blooming and that you can confirm it really is a Biloxi Crape Myrtle....See MoreDid he "crape-murder" my crape myrtle ?
Comments (3)Chas045 wasn't belittling you at all. He meant "it might be a draw" to prune it like that because crape myrtles bloom on new wood only. It will grow bigger branches for you and bloom better this summer. That is why alot of people and landscapers cut the crape myrtle back like that. Don't worry about it, it will be fine. You won't even notice it in a couple years, they grow really fast. It will bloom better for you, wait and see. Smile and be happy....See Morewill_work_for_roses
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