Object Details
- Description
- This ornamental flowering tree is a very common street tree in the south, planted in what seems to be every spare patch of land. While prodigious, crepe myrtles do add what feels like an ever-blooming pop of color to the landscape through humid summers.
- Hardiness
- 0 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- July to September
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Accession Number
- 2011-0558A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Average Height
- 6-30'
- Bark Characteristics
- Smooth, pale, pinkish-gray bark exfoliates with age.
- Bloom Characteristics
- Terminal inflorescences of showy flowers with crimped petals bloom on upright branches.
- Fall Color
- Yellow, orange, red
- Foliage Characteristics
- Alternate, simple, thick and leathery oblong leaves emerge light green with slight red and mature to dark green. 3" long.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Round seed capsules which persist into winter.
- Key ID Characteristics
- Long bloom period, exfoliating bark, excellent fall color.
- Structure
- Vase
- Range
- Eastern Asia, Indo-China
- Habitat
- Medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Common Name
- Crape Myrtle
- Crepe Myrtle
- Crepe Flower
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Lagerstroemia
- Species
- indica
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-0558A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7fa467573-d8f8-4467-b2e9-41f67431d106
