I purchased a “Red Rocket” Crepe Myrtle two years ago specifically because of the bright red blooms that were covering the plant. Last year I anxiously awaited their reappearance, but the flowers that ...

Grumpy's 'Miami' crepe myrtle. Photo by Steve Bender. Question from Desperate Reader: I have two red crepe myrtle trees. Both started dropping leaves in midsummer and are now almost bare. I sprayed ...

Just when you thought there could be no more new crape myrtles, along comes a real summer treat — Raspberry Sundae. The new red crape myrtle variety features flowers that are raspberry red with a ...