Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago it was a lightning rod of controversy in Wichita Falls – an object of admiration or derision. The crape myrtle ...

Crape myrtle has long been a staple of Southern landscapes that has worked its way north over the years. Though it was originally classified as a Zone 7 plant, breeders have worked to extend its range ...

Left, the winged seeds of crape myrtle; and right, an American goldfinch feeding on crape myrtle seed. (Image courtesy Gary Graves) Each year from summer into fall, ornamental crape myrtle trees in ...