Lagerstroemia indica | |
Vulgo: | Lagerstroemia |
Type: | Small arbor, clump-forming type |
Latin Name: | Lagerstroemia indica L. |
Families Genera: | Lythrum salicaceae, Bignonia genus |
Height: | Up to 7m |
Crown Breadth: | 4-5m |
Area: | It grows or is cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Jilin of our country |
Flowers&fruits: | The crape myrtle has an elegant posture, bright colors (light red or purple, white), and a long flowering period, blooming continuously from June to September. Therefore, it is known as the "Hundred-day Red" and is deeply loved by people. The fruiting period is from September to December, and the capsule is ellipsoidal spherical or broad ellipsoidal |
Leaf: | The leaves are alternate or sometimes opposite, papery, elliptic, broadly oblong or obovate |
Light: | It prefers full sunlight but can tolerate partial shade |
Water: | Drought-tolerant but afraid of waterlogging |
Soil: | It prefers to grow in fertile and moist soil, and thrives in both calcareous and acidic soil |
Proposed Use: | In landscaping, it is widely used in park greening, courtyard greening, road greening, urban blocks, etc. In practical applications, it can be planted in front of buildings, inside courtyards, beside ponds, by rivers, beside lawns and on both sides of paths in parks, all of which are very suitable. It is also a good material for making bonsai |
Maintenance: | Low |