Is Lagerstroemia microphylla evergreen or deciduous (a coup for planting Lagerstroemia microphylla)

Cultivation of Lagerstroemia microphylla

"Wei Zihua blooms for a hundred days, caressing branches and moving trees." These two poems summarize the habits of Lagerstroemia microphylla. Its flowering period is very long, from summer to Sunday to autumn, so it is also called "Hundred Days Red". The poet Bai Juyi left two beautiful sentences: "You write quietly, the bells and drums carve dragons, who is the companion when you sit alone at dusk, and Wei Zihua is opposite to Ziweilang".

In fact, the rarity of Lagerstroemia microphylla is not in flowers, but in branches. When the trunk grows up, the skin will fall off completely, revealing the smooth trunk of bluish gray, which is very eye-catching. Although it has a layer of skin, it will fall off by itself every year. After the epidermis falls off, the branches are smooth, the branchlets are slightly prismatic, the wings are narrow, and the old trees are curved, which is simple and beautiful. It is especially interesting to plant at home.

Lagerstroemia microphylla has white, pink, purple pink, purple and other varieties, all of which are large inflorescences. Panicle with new branches at the top, full of trees blooming like rosy clouds. Its fruit is like soybean, and there are many seeds in it. 1 1 month ripens.

Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous tree or shrub belonging to Lagerstroemia of Lysimachiaceae, which is produced in southern Jilin, China and widely planted all over the world.

Lagerstroemia microphylla has strong adaptability, can be planted in all kinds of soils, is drought-tolerant, afraid of waterlogging and likes sunshine, and is suitable as an urban ornamental plant. Water properly in dry season, apply some organic fertilizer before germination, leave leaves at the roots after autumn, and cultivate with river mud without sundries to promote growth and flowering in the next year.

Because potted bonsai trees have four basic conditions: thin leaves, dense branches, exposed roots and dry beauty. At the same time, the branches are soft and easy to climb. In the long summer, we can make all kinds of bonsai by setting branches and renovating trees.

Seed propagation is the best way to cultivate Lagerstroemia speciosa, and a large number of seedlings can be obtained. The method is: soak the harvested seeds in warm water at 50℃ 1 day before sowing, and the sowing date can be spring or autumn. Make a seedbed first, and then sow. After the seedlings are unearthed, attention should be paid to shading and watering in dry and sunny weather. Seedlings sown in spring can grow to more than 1 m a year as long as they are properly maintained and managed, and may bloom in the same year. In winter, seedlings in northern areas should pay attention to cold protection. For example, after several years, the clustered branches can be combined into a strange-shaped branch tree and put indoors for viewing.