Sunday, April 26, 2009

What makes the crape myrtle flowers change color every year?

My mom bought a dozen crape myrtle, all deep red. Last year most were dark pink with a couple red and 3 purple. This year one is fuschia, the rest are pink.

What makes the crape myrtle flowers change color every year?
the ph level in the soil.
Reply:i dont' know. i only know that it's the ph level. my aunts are blueish purple. and her friends are pinkish. my aunt throws coffee grounds on hers too. Report It

Reply:maybe they are dieing the growing and dieing and growing


2 comments:

  1. Mint does that when they bloom in a suddenly cooler day. Like for 3 months we were in a bad drought, and for 3 days we had rain and the temp was about 10 degrees cooler. I hade white blooms on my deep wine colored crape myrtle. :) Heres a link. http://grumpygardener.southernliving.com/grumpy_gardener/2010/08/why-did-my-crepe-myrtle-change-color.html

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