I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most observant person — there is plenty that gets past me. Because of this, I quickly realized that the crape myrtles are having a tough time with powdery ...

Q: There’s white stuff all over my crape myrtle foliage and flowers. I’ve never seen it this bad. What is it, and what can I do about it? A: Powdery mildew is the culprit, and it seems to be abundant ...

Crape myrtles are common landscape plants. In today’s article, Gary Knox, a horticulture professor with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, answers common ...

A. It's powdery mildew, a fungal disease that's particularly active in the spring and fall when days are warm and nights are cool. A white or grayish powdery/moldy growth forms on the foliage and new ...

Question: We have a crape myrtle developing a white coating on the leaves. What damage does it do, and how can it be controlled? Answer: What sort of looks like snow is called powdery mildew, a fungal ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Their vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to ...