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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.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Season after season, our yard’s stars—the crepe myrtle, the fig tree, and the tea olive—reminded me of the unique beauty of a Southern landscape.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Magnificent Trees Our region is often defined by its abundance of trees, including sprawling live oaks, confetti-throwing crepe myrtles, spring-blooming dogwoods, sky-high longleaf pines, and waxy-leafed magnolias.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Pruning your crepe myrtles too early can actually have a couple of negative impacts.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Season after season, our yard’s stars—the crepe myrtle, the fig tree, and the tea olive—reminded me of the unique beauty of a Southern landscape.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Magnificent Trees Our region is often defined by its abundance of trees, including sprawling live oaks, confetti-throwing crepe myrtles, spring-blooming dogwoods, sky-high longleaf pines, and waxy-leafed magnolias.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Pruning your crepe myrtles too early can actually have a couple of negative impacts.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Crepe myrtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepe%20myrtle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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