Four Crape Myrtle Varieties You Should Know

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Are there any disease resistant crape myrtles?

Four Crape Myrtle Varieties You Should Know

Crape Myrtles are beautiful trees, but many are prone to diseases such as powdery mildew and leaf spot. Researchers have done tests on 43 Crape Myrtle varieties, and have identified four that are highly resistant to these diseases.

* Tonto(fuchsia flowers)
* Tuscarora(coral pink flowers)
* Tuskagee(dark pink flowers)
* Fantasy(white flowers)

   

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