Comments on: How to Plant Crapemyrtle https://homegardenjoy.com/site/2015/09/how-to-plant-crapemyrtle.html Grow What Nourishes You Thu, 14 Mar 2019 23:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jeanne https://homegardenjoy.com/site/2015/09/how-to-plant-crapemyrtle.html#comment-23444 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:54:31 +0000 http://homegardenjoy.com/site/?p=4299#comment-23444 In reply to STEPHEN PICKETT.

Great question, Stephen. This particular crape myrtle is alive and well, but hasn’t grown much. Some of it looks like deer damage, some maybe cold damage. It’s not blooming yet but my others aren’t blooming yet either. We shall see. As for zone 6, I had trouble with crepe myrtle in New York state, which is also zone 6. It grew but didn’t bloom. It was more in the shade, so that may have been part of the problem. I’d look into the varieties offered at your local stores and see what their cold tolerance is. It’s always a guess with crepe myrtles, but if you’re willing to gamble on them a bit, the rewards can justify the risk. Good luck!

]]> By: STEPHEN PICKETT https://homegardenjoy.com/site/2015/09/how-to-plant-crapemyrtle.html#comment-23443 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:49:34 +0000 http://homegardenjoy.com/site/?p=4299#comment-23443 So it looks like it’s been almost a year since you put this Crape Myrtle in the ground. Do you have anything to report on how well it’s done? I live in central Ohio and found one of these at a big box hardware store this weekend. I haven’t planted it yet, but it seems like I might have some winter trouble here in zone 6.

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