Description
About Lagerstroemia
- Lagerstroemia indica (Crape myrtle, Crepe myrtle) is a species in the genus Lagerstroemia in the family Lythraceae.
- From China, Korea, Japan and Indian Subcontinent Lagerstroemia indica is an often multistemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit. Planted in full sun or under canopy, the tree is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds and wrens.
- The bark is a prominent feature being smooth, pinkinsh-gray and mottled, shedding each year. Leaves also shed each winter, after spectacular color display, and bare branches re-leaf early in the spring; leaves are small, smooth -edged, circular or oval -shaped, and dark green changing to yellow and orange and red in autumn.
Plant Specifications
| Plant Height | 6 inch |
| Plant Spread | 6-10 inch |
*Above specification are indicative only. Actual dimensions may slightly differ
| Common Name | Allamanda |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 2 M |
| Compatibility | Can be grown on Terrace & Ground |
| Bloom Time | 6 months in a year |
| Sunlight | More than 6 hours of direct bright sunlight a day is ideal for plant. |
| Watering | Before water poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
Water when top soil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch. Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season. |
| Soil | The soil should be well drained and fertile, rich in organic content for growing plant. |
| Fertilizer | During the main g rowing season (June-July) feed the plant with organic fertilizer |
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