The Significance of Wei Zi

Lagerstroemia indica is also known as Hundred Days Red, Full House Red, Itchy Tree and Itchy Flower. , belonging to deciduous shrubs or small trees.

Lagerstroemia indica has beautiful posture, smooth trunk and bright colors; When it blooms, it happens to be the season when there are few flowers in summer and autumn, and the flowering period is long. Therefore, it is known as "Hundred Days Red" and "Summer Blue and White Flowers Full", and it is a good bonsai for viewing flowers, stems and roots; Roots, bark, leaves and flowers can be used as medicine.

Lagerstroemia indica deciduous shrubs or small trees, up to 7 meters high; Bark is smooth, gray or grayish brown; Twisted branches, slender branchlets, alternate or sometimes opposite leaves, papery, oval, oblong or obovate, green to yellow when young, purple-black when mature or dry, and ventricular dehiscence; Seeds winged, ca. The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruiting period is from September to June.

Lagerstroemia speciosa likes warm and humid climate, light, a little shade tolerance, fat, especially the deep and fertile sandy loam. It is suitable for being born in a slightly humid place and is also resistant to drought and waterlogging. It is forbidden to plant in places with high groundwater level and low humidity. It is warm, but cold-resistant and has strong germination. Lagerstroemia indica also has strong anti-pollution ability and strong resistance to sulfur dioxide, hydrogen fluoride and chlorine. Semi-shady, like to be born in fertile and humid soil, but also drought-tolerant, calcareous soil and acidic soil grow well.

China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Jilin are all planted or cultivated. They are native to Asia and widely cultivated in tropical areas.