The City of Los Angeles planted two young Crape Myrtles in our parkway about a year and a half ago, so this is the second summer for them. The first (last) spring they had already begun to make flowers by now. This season (it is nearly July), they have done nothing; no growth, no flowers, no change. I think I have watered them enough.
Here is the important part. Across the street from us is a large electrical power station (technically called a Receiving Station). There are a couple dozen Crape Myrtles over there too, between their wall and the sidewalk. Except for one of them, they are the same. No flowers and no growth that I can see. I rode my bicycle around and I saw only one other Crape Myrtle with flowers elsewhere in the neighborhood.
What is the likely explanation? Is it lack of water or is it normal for them all to be dormant like this? If it is not likely to be water then I won't increase the amount of water; I will water them but not more than I did last year. If I need to water them more then it will help to know that. It was over 100 Fahrenheit a couple days last week and will be again for a few days. I will certainly water them enough to keep them alive. Hopefully in a couple of years their roots will be grown enough that they can get water themselves from our sprinklers.
