wow, that's cool, i didn't know that crepe myrtles were easy to propate, i'm gonna have to give it a try, I got one out in the yard.

I am posting about a week after the original post, and all of mine are growing well in Broken Arrow. Also, I cut mine way back to get the look I want. I am not as impressed with the Black Diamond ones. I do think they are pretty slow growing, and many of mine did not make it. It could have been my late purchases that hurt the growth.

Yeah I ve got 10 crepe myrtles total in my yard.Ive got 4 white ones.The 2 white ones in front are beautiful, Been blooming right at 2 weeks now. My other 2 whites on the side of the yard arent blooming yet.That makes no sense as all 4 are of the same breed and the same height.Also I have 2 light purple ones.1 has been blooming the same time as the 2 white ones in the front and the other just yesterday finally started blooming..I know the reds and pinks always bloom a little later on, especially the dark red ones.I have a 1 dark red, 1 purple, 2 pinks and the 2 white ones that havent bloomed yet.

I have failed at pictures thus far.. I work a full time job, and also run my own business so this post hasn't gotten much attention lately! We did have a cool spell for about a week and I noticed that the leaves started looking healthy again, despite my having forgotten to hand water. It looks like this is basically transplant shock that is only appearing when the higher temps come around which makes sense seeing it is a more stressful environment. I think all in all, I should just leave the thing alone and let the roots re-establish themselves. I was surprised since it really isn't that hot, but it looks like 80's and the plant is happy, 90's and the plant gets cranky. All that being said, the wood isn't dying back, and the leaves have stopped dropping so I think it will manage to survive. I will top dress next year to try and give the soil a bit more nutrient density and otherwise just see how things go! Didn't want to leave this post hanging. Thanks again for all the comments.