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Summer flowering woody plants (crepe myrtle, beautyberry, glossy abelia, nandina) should be pruned before spring growth begins.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
Craft a one-of-a-kind walking stick on Saturday at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft using branches from a crepe myrtle that toppled over during Hurricane Beryl.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
The solution here is to provide light shade during the hottest part of the day.
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My gripe is about crepe myrtles in Argentina.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 24 July 2024
Limestone paving is buoyed by a mélange of greenery, including star jasmine and crepe myrtle.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
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First Known Use
1916, in the meaning defined above
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“Crepe myrtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepe%20myrtle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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