Lagerstroemia — 10 species
Botanical species in the genus Lagerstroemia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Lagerstroemia indica
Lagerstroemia indica
Family: Lythraceae
Cultivation
Lagerstroemia indica is a plant of the warm temperate zone, but is widely cultivated from the temperate zone to the tropics. Dormant plants are hardy to about -10°c if the wood is well ripened. The plant requires very hot and humid summers to do well.
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Lagerstroemia microcarpa
Lagerstroemia microcarpa
Family: Lythraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,300 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 35°c, but can tolerate 10 - 45°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about 5°c.
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Lagerstroemia parviflora
Lagerstroemia parviflora
Family: Lythraceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean minimum temperature does not fall below 20°c, and the mean maximum is no higher than 35°c, though it can tolerate a low down to 4°c and maximum to 47°c. Mature trees are fairly frost-hardy, although young seedlings are very frost-tender.
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Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Family: Lythraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 35°c, but can tolerate 6 - 43°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -2°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at -1°c.
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Lagerstroemia tomentosa
Family: Lythraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 36°c, but can tolerate 10 - 43°c. The plant cannot tolerate frosts.
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