crape myrtle
noun
: an Asian shrub (Lagerstroemia indica) of the loosestrife family widely grown in warm regions for its flowers
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Her selections were weighed heavily toward plants that would have been popular when the mansion was built – irises, peonies, camellias, hydrangeas, crape myrtle trees.
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Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
The crape myrtle bark scale is a relatively new pest from Asia that was first noticed by entomologists from Texas A&M University on crape myrtles in Texas around 2005 and has moved steadily east and north.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
That prime dominion includes about 65 crape myrtle trees.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
Spencer says crape myrtles are in his top five of favorite trees.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
The crape myrtle bark scale has crept into the D.C. region in recent years.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
Razzle Dazzle dwarf crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) was developed by the renowned plantsman Michael Dirr.
—Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2022
Marcia: Even in the darkest days of winter, nature has something going on — winter berries, the puzzle-like bark of a crape myrtle, the crimson branches of a red twig dogwood, dried ornamental grass seed heads dancing in the wind — that keep us all connected to the earth.
—oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2020
My crape myrtle trunks have black moldy growth.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
The crape myrtle bark scale is a relatively new pest from Asia that was first noticed by entomologists from Texas A&M University on crape myrtles in Texas around 2005 and has moved steadily east and north.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
That prime dominion includes about 65 crape myrtle trees.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
Spencer says crape myrtles are in his top five of favorite trees.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
The crape myrtle bark scale has crept into the D.C. region in recent years.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
Razzle Dazzle dwarf crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) was developed by the renowned plantsman Michael Dirr.
—Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2022
Marcia: Even in the darkest days of winter, nature has something going on — winter berries, the puzzle-like bark of a crape myrtle, the crimson branches of a red twig dogwood, dried ornamental grass seed heads dancing in the wind — that keep us all connected to the earth.
—oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2020
My crape myrtle trunks have black moldy growth.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
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