Lagerstroemia
indica x L. fauriei
Ornamental
Lagerstroemia (Crepe Myrtle)
Moderate.
Glossy mid-green leaves changing to reddish-bronze in autumn.
Exfoliating bark (after about three years) reveals a pinkish-brown underbark.
Insignificant capsules.
Vase-shaped to rounded-spreading. Multi-stemmed with a flattish canopy. Eventually becomes a large tree.
White flowers in large terminal panicles from mid-summer through to early autumn.
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