How to tend a Lagerstroemia indica
Also known as: Lagerstroemia pulchra Salisb., Lagerstroemia minor Retz., Lagerstroemia elegans Wall. ex Paxton, Velaga globosa Gaertn., Lagerstroemia indica var. alba Ram.Goyena, Murtughas indica (L.) Kuntze, Lagerstroemia indica var. grafii S.Yadav, Lagerstroemia chinensis L., Lagerstroemia indica var. alba Hovey, Lagerstroemia indica f. alba (G.Nicholson) Rehder
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter dormancy
Sunlight
Likes light, slight shade tolerance
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring and summer, except winter in dormancy
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Lythraceae, Lagerstroemia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-September, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- red, dark pink, purple, white
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