In hues that include magenta, purple, and delicate ... A tree variety of crepe myrtle planted near your front porch will drop ...

White, wooly adults (figure 1, 2) with pink to purple eggs underneath (Figure ... can follow honeydew and turn bark and leaves black and gray (Figure 2). It is not a pathogen but will discolor plants ...

Question: I have a friend who wants to know the best time to prune crape myrtles. I told him February ... They were hosed off but all the leaves have died. I watered heavily.

01 A hardy variety that blooms with pink/purple flowers ... before falling. Crepe myrtles respond well to pruning, which is best done in mid-winter, when trees are bare of leaves.