All about crapemyrtle workshop. Team Members. Landscape Use / History. Overview of New Lagerstroemia Series and Cultivars

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1 All about crapemyrtle workshop This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number titled Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, a New Exotic Pest. Team Members Mengmeng Gu Mike Merchant Laura Miller Erfan Vafaie Yvette Zhang Overview of New Lagerstroemia Series and Cultivars Allen Owings LSU AgCenter Jason Stagg LSU AgCenter Jim Robbins Yan Chen Allen Owings Gary Knox 8:30 9:00 Dr. Mengmeng Crapemyrtle cultivars and their Gu landscape uses 9:00 9:30 Dr. Mike Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS) history in Merchant the U.S. 9:30 10:00 Dr. Mengmeng Gu CMBS population dynamics Dr. Mike Control strategies for CMBS and impact 10:00 10:30 Merchant on bees and beneficial insects Heat and cold tolerance of CMBS and 10:30 11:00 Mr. Zinan Wang alternative hosts Crapemyrtle pests, diseases and 11:00 11:30 Dr. Gary Knox disorders 11:30 noon Dr. Yvette Zhang CMBS consumer and producer survey CMBS Roundtable discussion and Noon 12:30 Ms. Laura Miller evaluation Landscape Use / History Southern USA since 1790s Premier Summer Flowering Tree in SE & SC USA Multi-Trunk and Single Trunk Standards Old Varieties Watermelon Red, William Toovey, Near East, Griffith (Griffin) Weeping Pink, etc. Texas Superstar Basham s Party Pink US National Arboretum Varieties Natchez, Muskogee, Tonto, Tuscarora, Acoma, Sioux Minis, Dwarfs, Semi-Dwarfs, Intermediates, Tall

2 And Others Whitcomb (WHIT) Varieties from Oklahoma Pink Velour, Dynamite, Raspberry Sundae, Red Rocket, Tightwad Red, Burgundy Cotton, Siren Red, Rhapsody in Pink, Double Feature Dazzle Series / Varieties from Gardeners Confidence (Plant Introductions) Cherry Dazzle, Berry Dazzle, Dazzle Me Pink, Diamond Dazzle, Strawberry Dazzle, Sweetheart Dazzle Bayou View SFA Gardens / LSU AgCenter Census of Horticultural Specialties Hot Topics New Varieties / New Breeding Efforts Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Armillaria Root Rot Powdery Mildew, Cercospora & Bacterial Leaf Spot Crape Myrtles and Pollinators Anti-Crape Myrtle Contingency Crape Murder Pruning Habits Is it Crapemyrtle, Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle or Crepemyrtle???? Is it important? Breeding Dwarf and semi-dwarf growth habits Burgundy, black foliage Improved red and purple flowers Companies desiring own plants More northern adaptation New Crape Myrtle Varieties and Series Magic Series (8) Bailey Nursery / First Edition Plants Delta Series (7) PDSI / Southern Living Plant Collection Princess Series (5) Greenleaf / Garden Debut Black Diamond (9) / aka Ebony (5) Series J Berry Nursery / USDA-ARS Barnyard Series (3) Plant Introductions / Gardeners Confidence Early Bird Series (3) PDSI / Southern Living Plant Collection Enduring Summer Series (5) Ball Ornamentals New Miss Series USDA (3) Cecil Pounders, Poplarville Mississippi State University New Series (5) Freedom and Kitty s Purple Stan Brown (2) Barista(6) Walters Gardens (Cherry Mocha/Sweet Macchiato/Bubble Tea/Like a Latte/Spiced Plum/Frappe Pink) Infinitini (3) Spring Meadow Nursery / PW (Magenta, Orchid, Brite Pink) Early Bird Series Plant Development Services, Inc. (SLPC) Developed by John Davy, Panhandle Growers Dwarfs (4 ft.) Early bloomers Early Bird Lavender Early Bird Purple Early Bird White

3 Delta Breeze Delta Flame Delta Series Plant Development Services, Inc. Southern Living Plant Collection Delta Jazz (aka Chocolate Mocha) Recent additions to varieties: Delta Breeze (light lavender) Delta Eclipse (lavender) Delta Moonlight (white) Delta Flame (red) Delta Fusion (hot pink) Delta Fuchsia (fuchsia) Delta Breeze Delta Moonlight Delta Eclipse Delta Fusion

4 Ebony and Black Diamond Names Delta Fuchsia Ebony Series Ebony and Ivory Ebony Flame Ebony Embers Ebony Fire Ebony Glow Black Diamond Series Pure White Best Red Red Hot Crimson Red Blush Breeze Fusion Fuchsia Moonlight Eclipse Breeze Flame Ebony Embers aka Black Diamond Red Hot Ebony Series (Black Diamond) Dr. Cecil Pounders (USDA-ARS) Ebony Series Black Diamond Series - J. Berry Nursery, TX Same plants, different names 5 varieties originally; no new Ebony varieties But, Ebony Rose Greenleaf Nursery (Garden Debut) Additions to Black Diamond series 4 new ones Black (darkest) foliage series 8-10 foot growers Ebony Fire aka Black Diamond Crimson Red

5 Black Diamond Variety Additions Shell Pink Mystic Magenta Purely Purple Lavender Lace Ebony Glow aka Black Diamond Blush Ebony & Ivory aka Black Diamond Pure White Black Diamond Lavender Lace Ebony Rose Greenleaf Nursery Barnyard Favorites Gardener s Confidence Collection (McCorkle Nurseries, Plant Introductions aka Mike Dirr developed plants) Red Rooster something to crow about Pink Pig squeal with delight Purple Cow creates an udderly majestic garden

6 Enduring Summer Collection Red Rooster Ball Ornamentals Upright habit (6-10 ft. tall x 4-5 ft. wide) Enduring Summer Red Enduring Summer Fuchsia Enduring Summer Pink Enduring Summer White Enduring Summer Lavender Magic Series Developed at Plant Introductions in Georgia First Edition Program by Bailey Nurseries Coral Magic (salmon pink) Plum Magic (fuchsia pink) Purple Magic (dark purple) Moonlight Magic (white) Midnight Magic (dark pink) Ruffled Red Magic (glowing red) Red Magic (red) Twilight Magic (plum purple) Princess Series Greenleaf Nursery Garden Debut Program Developed / Bred by Dow Whiting (MO) Garden Adventures Nursery Dwarfs Holly Ann (cherry red) Kylie (magenta) Zoey (cherry red w/ cotton candy pink) Jaden (lavender) Lyla (rose pink)

7 Zoey Miss Frances Kylie Lyla Miss Series Developed / Bred by Cecil Pounders at USDA- ARS in Poplarville, MS Not sure who has in production More traditional crape myrtles Green foliage foot growers Miss Sandra (elite purple; tight vertical habit) Miss Frances (superior red; nice green foliage) Miss Gail (superior purple) Mississippi State University Series Developed / Bred / Released by Wayne McLaurin and Patricia Knight at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center Named for MS towns / counties: Neshoba Tishomingo Shumaka Sequoyah Pascagoula Stan Brown Releases Blossomberry Nursery Clarksville, Arkansas Freedom Kitty s Purple Miss Gail Miss Sandra

8 Field Evaluations Almost all these cultivars planted at the LSU AgCenter in Hammond, LA Field planting; started 2013; varieties continually being added Cold damage, height, flowering (first in bloom; weeks in bloom), leaf spot (Cercospora and bacterial), seed set, foliage color retention, visual quality ratings, etc.