08/07/2024
Lagerstroemia indica, commonly called Crepe-Myrtle, is found in mostly the southeastern states in the US. I have seen it in Ohio, however it doesn’t tolerate the colder winters well. I saw this species in Tennessee, where it is a very popular landscape tree. Most of the time it grows like a shrub, although I did see a few around 20 feet tall. It is common to see its flowers in white, pink, and red colors. The blooms are multiple individual flowers on a bunch with delicate, fringed petals and a yellow center. The fruit also grows in bunches. The leaves are opposite each other on a long branch, with the flower at the tips of the branches. Sometimes the weight of the flower makes the branch hang downward in an arch. The bark is a mottled, thin, shedding bark, much like the Sycamore trees we see in the north.
Common Name: Crepe-Myrtle
Species Recorded: Lagerstroemia indica
Date Recorded: 8/7/2024
Native Where Recorded: No, cultivated. Originally from China.
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
Bloom Status: Peak Bloom
Color and Shape: White, pink, or red flowers arranged in bunches on the tips of branches. The shape of the plant is a multi-branched tree around 20 feet tall max.
Density of Colony: Single trees
More information can be found on my Resource Page for Crepe-Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica).
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