This reinforces what we've been learning: Native plant communities are worth studying and developing. They are not just beautiful, they are very practical, and vital. Start with a small corner of your yard, and re-educate yourself and your neighborhood, while you ween it off lawn chemicals!
Dear Gardener 1930. Yes, native plants are good, but according to Wikipedia, Crepe Myrtle is not a plant which is native to the USA.
Lagerstroemia ( /ˌleɪɡərˈstriːmiə/),[1] commonly known as Crape myrtle or Crepe myrtle, is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia and parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world.
This is a very good Reason of why you should plant with the Native Plants. This Year alone, 2011 saw Only the 2 Pink Crepe Myrtles made it through the Summer's heat and Drought here in Texas while everything else was dying or Dead. Echinacea Plants will make it through too.
This reinforces what we've been learning: Native plant communities are worth studying and developing. They are not just beautiful, they are very practical, and vital. Start with a small corner of your yard, and re-educate yourself and your neighborhood, while you ween it off lawn chemicals!
bglassel1 1 week ago
Very clearly stated essential information for all.
SFB8 4 weeks ago
This is excellent! Needs to go viral!
n8trsho 1 month ago
Dear Gardener 1930. Yes, native plants are good, but according to Wikipedia, Crepe Myrtle is not a plant which is native to the USA.
Lagerstroemia ( /ˌleɪɡərˈstriːmiə/),[1] commonly known as Crape myrtle or Crepe myrtle, is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia and parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world.
VPershing 6 months ago
need more of this jjk
gidrkline 6 months ago
This is a very good Reason of why you should plant with the Native Plants. This Year alone, 2011 saw Only the 2 Pink Crepe Myrtles made it through the Summer's heat and Drought here in Texas while everything else was dying or Dead. Echinacea Plants will make it through too.
Gardener1930 6 months ago