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Lagerstroemia tomentosa


White Crape Myrtle, Leza




Origin:  Southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Lagerstroemia
Species
tomentosa
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Synonyms
Murtughas tomentosa
USDA Hardiness Zone
10a - 11
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cold season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H3 - H1c
Temperature (°C)
-1.1-10
Temperature (°F)
30-40
Height
20 - 35 metres
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
Cultivation
Grow in moist, well-drained soils in full sun.
Growth
Slow
Habitat
Evergreen, semi-evergreen and mixed deciduous forests, usually occupying the lower slopes of hills and well-drained valleys on deep rich soils; at elevations from 600 - 1,200 metres.
Bark/Stem Description
A straight bole free of branches for most of its height and up to 80 cm in diameter.
Leaf Description
Oblong-lanceolate to ovate leaves, measuring about 8 - 18 cm long and 4 - 6.5 cm wide, petiole measuring about 4 - 8 mm long, abaxial surface is tomentose.
Flower Description
White flowers, sometimes pale pink, with crinkled petals and borne in panicles measuring about 8 - 20 m long, sepals measuring about 3 - 4 mm long, numerous stamens clustered in the centre, ovary densely tomentose.
Fruit Description
The fruit is a globose to ovoid-oblong capsule, measuring about 1 - 1.5 cm by 0.8 - 1.1 cm. Seeds including wings measure about 6 - 7 mm long.
Notable Specimens
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
Propagation
By seed.
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