Introduction of Lagerstroemia indica

1, crape myrtle, alias: itch flower, itch tree, purple flower, purple orchid, mosquito flower, bayberry, zinnia, etc. Wei Zi is called "Hundred Days Red" because of its beautiful flowers, gorgeous colors and long flowering period, which lasts from June to September.

2, deciduous shrubs or small trees, up to 7 meters; Bark is smooth, gray or grayish brown; Branches twisted, branchlets slender, 4-angled, slightly winged. Leaves alternate or sometimes opposite, papery, oval, broadly oblong or obovate, 2.5-7cm long and 65438 0.5-4cm wide, short or blunt at the top, sometimes slightly concave, broadly wedge-shaped or nearly round at the base, hairless or puberulent below the midvein, with 3-7 pairs of lateral veins and no obvious veinlets; Sessile or petiole very short.

3. Flowers are reddish or purple-white, with a diameter of 3-4 cm, and often form a terminal panicle of 7-20 cm; Pedicel 3- 15 mm long, axis and pedicel pilose; The calyx is 7- 10 mm long, and the exterior is smooth without edges, but when it is fresh, the edge of the calyx tube is short, with microprotrusions, hairless on both sides, and the lobes are 6, triangular, upright and without appendages; Petals 6, shriveled, long 12-20 mm, with long claws; Stamens 36-42, 6 are inserted on the calyx outside, much longer than others; Ovary 3-6-loculed, glabrous.

4. The capsule is ovoid, spherical or wide oval, with a length of 1- 1.3 cm, green to yellow when it is young, purple-black when it is mature or dry, and the ventricle is cracked; Seeds winged, ca. The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruiting period is from September to June.