Crepe myrtles are a go-to flowering tree for Southern gardens, but not every garden is suited for a large tree. These dwarf varieties are great to mix into perennial beds, to grow in planters, or ...

They can range from small, with dwarf crape myrtles, growing less than 4 feet tall; semi-dwarf, staying under 12 feet; intermediate, growing no more than 20 feet; or trees, which can grow more ...

There are crape myrtle cultivars that grow only 2 to 3 feet in height, such as Pocomoke. There are semi-dwarf cultivars that grow to about 12 feet or less in height, such as Acoma, and ...

There are some very nice crape myrtles that mature at about 15 feet tall, give or take a few feet. The 8-foot width may be more difficult, as crape myrtles tend to be wider than that at maturity.

The plants I’d been growing were dwarf crape myrtles — the Petite series. I had bought what nurseries call “liners.” They were 31/2-inch pots that I immediately shifted up into 1-gallon pots.

The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does not interfere with power lines. If you have limited space, consider a semi-dwarf variety that ...

The author blames the practice of "crape murder," or cutting back all branches annually, for the weak growth. Proper pruning, ...

How to Winterize Crape Myrtle — 4 Things You Should Do Right Now to Protect These Gorgeous Blooms From Frost. ... he tells us that these dwarf trees will not survive without the help of ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of crape myrtles, dwarf yaupon hollies, hibiscus, lichen, anise, cordyline, tomatoes and aglaonema. Skip to content.

Q My crape myrtle tree does not seem to be doing well this year. ... My dwarf ones only have new growth at the base, but my standards are leafing out all along the stems.

It's a dwarf crape myrtle variety known as Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke'. This spectacular hybrid was first released in 1998, and ...

Walter Reeves answers Atlanta-area lawn and garden questions, including Japanese beetles' crape myrtle leaf preferences, and dwarf mondo grass getting long.