The red leaves are most likely a sign of stress. Could it be disease? - That's possible, but unlikely if they were in good shape when you got them. Lack of nutrients? - Nope, forget that one. Watering every day? - Should only be done if you have very very sharply draining soil. You really need to test soil moisture (down a few inches below the surface) to determine when to water. Longer (deeper), less frequent watering is much better than shorter (quick), frequent watering. Post some pictures AND tell us about how your crapes were planted (especially details about planting depth, root preparation, and soil amendments used). The link below may also be helpful with future planting endeavors. Here is a link that might be useful: Planting a Tree or Shrub

Speaking or Red Rockets, I have planted one in my back yard that just recently bloomed for the first time, and the blooms came out PINK!? I'm really upset about it, because I really liked the color of red rockets that I have seen on the internet and was pretty excited about seeing it bloom.... I spoke with someone at millburgers' in san antonio where i bought the 5 gallon plant a couple of months ago and they told me that all of their red rockets are blooming pink at the moment... they told me to give the blooms a chance to mature and that maybe they would change color.... Is this right? do the red rocket blooms change as they get older??

I picked up a Blush Black Diamond from Lowes' sale table. I love the foliage color, but am having a hard time finding a full sun place for it. Does anyone know if it's subject to mildew? Well, I looked up some links and several sources say it is mildew resistant. It looks like it will be a great substitute the the dark leaved plum trees which everybody was planting for awhile, but they didn't live very long. Here is a link that might be useful: Black Diamond Blush ...

The plant is ok, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just producing large amounts of anthocyanin (red pigments) in the leaves maybe in response to the large amount of sun it gets. Actually the flowers can fade on cloudy days because it doesn't get enough sun i think.