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Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles, which have metallic green bodies and coppery wing covers, have voracious appetites, chowing down on more than 300 plant species, including crepe myrtle.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Several olive trees toward the front of the property are in decent shape, and the crepe myrtle is only slightly burnt.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Photo by Michael Major/Shutterstock Barossa Valley, Australia South Australia’s Barossa Valley and the surrounding Mount Lofty Ranges light up with the golds, crimsons, and ambers of crepe myrtles and Japanese maples each April and May.
—Hillary Richard, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Plants that bloom on new wood include roses, crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica), butterfly bushes (Buddleia spp.),rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), and Abelia spp.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Several olive trees toward the front of the property are in decent shape, and the crepe myrtle is only slightly burnt.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Photo by Michael Major/Shutterstock Barossa Valley, Australia South Australia’s Barossa Valley and the surrounding Mount Lofty Ranges light up with the golds, crimsons, and ambers of crepe myrtles and Japanese maples each April and May.
—Hillary Richard, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Plants that bloom on new wood include roses, crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica), butterfly bushes (Buddleia spp.),rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), and Abelia spp.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Crepe myrtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepe%20myrtle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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