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Plant Name: |
LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA |
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Description:
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Better known as 'Crepe myrtle' thus upright, deciduous tree with peeling, gray and brown bark; obovate to oblong, dark green leaves, up to 8cm long, bronze when young. From summer to autumn, white, pink, red or purple flowers, 2 - 2.5cm across, are produced in panicles, up to 20cm long. |
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| SYNOPSIS | ||||
| Mature Size / Spread / Form | 2 - 5m / 5m / Erect arching branches | |||
| Foliage Color | Dark green / White, pink or purple | |||
| Growth Rate | Slow | |||
| Sunlight tolerance | High | |||
| Wind tolerance | Low | |||
| Salinity tolerance | Low | |||
| Drought tolerance | Low | |||
| Family name | LYTHRACEAE | |||
