I have a 4 year old crape myrtle that hasn't bloomed since the year i bought it. Anyone able to help?

Are you sure it is in the sun light enough to bloom .Crepe myrtles require lots of sunshine to bloom well. It could need fertilizer or water also. I have three yr old crepe myrtles and they are full of blooms + are 12-15 ft. tall. I use osmocote fertilizer around the base of the trees about once or twice in the spring and they are blooming beautifully. Did you cut them back while they were dormant? Crepe myrtles bloom on new wood so I cut mine back to the ht. I want them to come out from. Many people do not like to cut back crepe myrtles , but I find they will grow so large and the tips that bloom will be up so high that you can't enjoy them --reason for cutting back. They will make an enormous tree if left un -pruned. Try sun shine- fertilizer-- water- and if all this fails-- get a soil sample to see if the nutrients are not well for crepe Myrtles, but most will grow in any kind of soil. They are really hardy trees- If you have a garden that may have been poisoned for insects near by your crepe myrtle--it may be causing it not to bloom--They need to be pollinated by bees and sometimes garden poisons will kill the bees that pollinate the flowers.

I have a 4 year old crape myrtle that hasn't bloomed since the year i bought it. Anyone able to help?
Feed it and use a root stimulator as well.



Miracl Gro makes both. It is about time for them to be blooming so a good boost will help. I have Miracle Gro "Quick Start" and that will work great. dd.



It really does work, honest.
Reply:Definately full sun at least 5 hours in the afternoon..be sure to cut all feeders off of crepe..these little stems at the bottom of the plant..prune the inside and the branches very well..it will promote growth outward to the blooms.
Reply:I am not able to help. We've lived here three summers now. The first year they were beautiful. Then, last year, nothing. Same thing this year. Our's are wild and were here long before the house was. Maybe pruning? See if you can find a site for Neal Sperry. He's a great expert on plants. Good luck.
Reply:is it in shade or partial shade? i had 2 in my front yard by my front door and they didint bloom and also got powdery mildew ... they like full sun... hope this helps
Reply:dude put chickin crap on it and water the hell out of it.
Reply:Well put in the shade more I planted tomatoes in the hottest part of my yard and they never grew so I moved them inside and put them by the window and now they are as big as my arm.You can move oyur to the shady part of you yard.