Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Lagerstroemeria indica Tree


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Lagerstroemeria indica. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Crape Flower, Crape Myrtle

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tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs

foliage: Deciduous

size: Average shrubs

leaf type: Simple leaves

flowering period: Summer

leaf colour: Leaves green, Trees and shrubs with good autumn colour

plants for a purpose: Trees and shrubs with decorative pink flowers

growing conditions: Frost tolerant plants USDA zone 7 to -10°F or -22°C

Lagerstroemeria indica L. (Lythraceae) Crape Myrtle or Crape Flower Native of China and Korea, in grass and on cliffs at 30-800 m. Deciduous shrub to 8 m. Leaves 3-5 cm long. Flowers to 4 cm across, reddish in the wild, but also white and pink in cultivation. Any soil; full sun. Hardy to -10°C, if the wood is well ripened. Summer. Requires a very hot summer to flower in S. England. Good autumn colour. Z7.

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