Anybody else have a fragrant crepe myrtle?
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Comments (9)Hi Kathy -- I have Lily of the Valley plants and some Autumn Joy sedums that I should be digging up soon. If this sounds of interest, let me know. I'm interested in your August Beauty gardenias and maybe a few corms of your Crocosmia 'Lucifer' if possible. Oh, and do you have success getting your gardenias to bloom? If so, any hints for this fellow zone 7-er? :) Thanks for all your help and interest....See MoreCrape or Crepe Myrtle in Zone 5 Indiana
Comments (21)I realize I am about 9 years too late, and I don't know whether you've already tried growing crape myrtles, but just came across your question. I am a transplant from Texas currently living in the Indy area (zone 6) and missed my crape myrtles more than any other tree/shrub. I doubt you'll ever be able to grow a tree, but I have been successfully growing several varieties in the ground since 2013, even with below zero temps we had this past winter. I did lose a few early on, but once established, they have done very well, even during drought conditions. You MUST have full sun, and southern exposure is best. I wouldn't bother with eastern or northern exposure. I The key to getting them to come back every year is to cut back to about 8-10 inches in fall after blooming then mulch the heck out of them (at least 6 inches) Around mid April, I pull back the mulch and let sun get to the root area. You may not see any sign of growth return until May or June, especially the first few years, but one day you'll check on them and be excited to see leaves sprouting. Once that happens, they grow quickly. Mine start blooming late June to early July. Other than that, they are very low maintenance. The only watering they get is when it rains, and I've never had a problem with insects or diseases. Bees love them. I forget to fertilize, yet they still bloom profusely. Three of the varieties I grow are supposedly miniatures (Mardi Gras, New Orleans, & Cordon Bleu), but they get pretty big by the end of the summer. I also grow a shrub type Purple Velvet which grows to 3-4 feet tall each year. I purchased them at https://www.crapemyrtle.com/store/c2/Miniature_Crape_Myrtles.html They are a little pricey, but worth it, in my opinion. You can call customer service to see what they say about growing in zone 5. If nothing else, you can grow one in a pot and bring it inside, but that's more work than I want to deal with. Follow planting instructions for best success. Hope you find this helpful, and I wish you great success. ️...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 MoreWANTED: Wanted: Crepe Myrtle seeds...have several things for tra
Comments (4)Amy, this is such an old post that you might not check here again. I hope you do, because when I read you are in Halifax County, I nearly fell off my chair. I'm in the county, too, Cluster Springs (lots of horses here, too), and wanted to send you an email but you have no address listed. I have crepe myrtle seeds I just gathered last week if you're still looking for them. The color is medium violet. Hope to hear from you....See MoreRelated Professionals
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