General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 25 to 60 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pinkish-purple fading to white.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Thai Crepe Myrtle
  • Crepe Myrtle
  • Malayan Crape Myrtle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lagerstroemia floribunda
  • Synonym: Lagerstroemia turbinata

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Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date: 2007-07-14
Photo by J M Garg CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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