Lagerstroemia indica
Indian crape myrtle, Cannonball, Carrion Tree, Crepe Myrtle, June rose, Lilac Of The South, Crape myrtle, Crapemyrtle, Crape-myrtle, Crepe-myrtle, Crepeflower, Queen Of Shrubs, Common Crape Myrtle, Indian crape-myrtle, Laggerstreamer, Leggerstreamer, Pride-Of-India, Ladies' Streamer, Pride of India, Lagerstroemia indica
Description
A medium-sized deciduous tree with an upright habit and a globular crown. Its high ornamental value stems from the elegant, long, conical panicle-like inflorescences borne at the tips of the branches, as well as from the bark, which features patches or streaks of ochre and pink.
Highly hardy, it adapts to a variety of soil and climate conditions, including urban environments. Given the size it reaches, it is ideal as a garden plant, even in small gardens and on terraces, as well as for urban landscapes.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Lagerstroemia
- Species
- Lagerstroemia indica
Synonyms (6)
- Lagerstroemia chinensis
- Lagerstroemia elegans
- Lagerstroemia minor
- Lagerstroemia pulchra
- Murtughas indica
- Velaga globosa
