Black Diamond Crepe Myrtle Care. Plant crepe myrtles late in the year. The 1st year after the plantation is quite crucial and needs proper care.
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Hence where they get their nickname fast growing trees. Plants in under-lit areas get discolored foliage and poor growth. Water periodically during dry spells.
Crape myrtles do best in full sun the sunnier the spot the better but they should get at least 6 hours of sun each day.
Your plant will emerge from the roots in spring and reach about 4 feet every year. Other than pruning care is minimal for crape myrtles. If the crape myrtle are bushy shrubs youll have to select 1 to 3 of the existing trunksshoots and remove all the rest by cutting them off at the ground. The Diamonds in The Dark Crepe Myrtles are drought tolerant once established.
