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The Twice on Tuesday seminar from the Fla Extention Univ is on Crepe Mertyls
FLORIDA GARDENS � TWICE ON TUESDAY
June 28, 2011
TITLE: Crape Myrtles and Hot Flowers
WHEN: Twice on Tuesday, June 28
� Tickets are free and must be picked up at the respective
Center where the talk is being held.
� Tickets will be available at the Savannah Center and the Sea
Breeze Rec Center, two weeks prior to the talks on June 7.
� Tickets are available Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 to 4:00, until
sold out.
� Appropriate ticket and Villages ID must be presented at the
door.
WHERE: 9:00 AM Savannah Center
1:00 PM Sea Breeze Recreation Center
WHO: Brooke Moffis
Urban Horticulture Agent & Master Gardener Coordinator
WHY: With many so many colors and cultivars to choose from,
selecting the right crape myrtle for your space is the most
important consideration. Crape myrtles varieties are available
from dwarf shrubs to large upright or spreading trees and its
long blooming period rewards us with its showy flowers for
months. Pruning the spent flower buds can produce another
bloom in the fall. Many types have bark that exfoliates to
expose a beautifully colored inner bark for winter interest. Did
you say you wanted some great summer color for your garden?
The session will also touch on those plants that will last in the
summer heat and still bring lots of brilliant color to the
landscape.
For Village Residents only For Village Residents only

Thanks, aln... oh, I wish I could go. I am really looking forward to learning about lawns and landscaping in the Florida climate.

Help with Crape Myrtle

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Originally Posted by aljetmet (Post 358193)

It's impossible for a landscaper to ruin a Crape Myrtle. In Memphis we usually do the prune in Feb. In Florida March may be a little late however.

I would just Google it. You'll find lot's of info I'm sure.

Did you have some one fertilize them this year??

Quote:

Originally Posted by nanci2539 (Post 358192)

I have a beautiful crape myrtle tree that didn't bloom this year. It was pruned in March by landscapers who trimmed our shrubs and did spring clean up. I'm wondering if they didn't prune it correctly. Any ideas

I live in VA and have several myrtles. I trim them back in February. I cut all the willowy branches off and all the suckers at the bottom of the trunk. They bloom every year beginning the end of June beginning of July.

not supposed to really need fertilizer

Quote:

Originally Posted by happyinthevillages (Post 425325)

Did you have some one fertilize them this year??

per Sumter County extension. I also went to the Twice on Tuesday presentation on Crape Myrtles, which is where I got this info.

Is now the proper time to cut back the branches 1/3? Do you cut them any special place on the branch?

Pruning stimulates growth. Don't do it now, wait until Feb so the new tender growth would not get freezer burn.