help! my crepe myrtle turning red

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vaneperez Killeen, TX Aug 18, 2014

I have a white flowering crepe myrtle and the leaves are turning red! I have no idea what's wrong with it! It's not fall yet so I'm clueless. Any help is GREATLY appreciated!

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BajaBlue Rancho Santa Rita, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 18, 2014

that is just what they do

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 19, 2014

My guess is that, after a month of no rain and temps in the upper 90s, it's leaves are turning and some will drop as a coping mechanism. I looked up your weather on wunderground.com and other than a decent rain recently, it looks like your area has been dry since mid July. My parents live in Phoenix and have a crape myrtle as well. Even though theirs is on irrigation, it generally starts to look like crap as summer drones on.

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