| Family: |
Lythraceae. |
| Landscape value: |
Possibly the best of the dark fuchsia-pink flowering cultivars in the Indian Summer® range. The flowers and highly ornamental bark make this tough small tree a useful specimen or screening tree. Can also be used as a street tree.
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| Height: |
4.5 metre(s) |
| Width: |
5 metre(s) |
| Growth rate: |
Moderate. |
| Habit: |
Broad spreading with multi-stemmed, stiff, upright branching.
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| Foliage: |
Lustrous dark green, turning reddish-orange in autumn. Young leaves tinged red.
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| Flowers: |
Dark, fuchsia-pink flowers with yellow stamens in large panicles from late summer to early autumn.
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| Fruit: |
Insignificant capsule. |
| Bark: |
Exfoliating bark (after about three years) reveals a light brown underbark.
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| Tolerances: |
Adaptable to a range of conditions, heat and some dryness but requires adequate moisture during establishment. Bred for resistance to powdery mildew.
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| Comments: |
Best in moist, well drained, slightly acidic soils in a position receiving full sun. Transplants easily provided adequate moisture levels are maintained. Bare rooted Indian Summer® Lagerstroemia should be pruned back by 30% when planted – this will help promote spring growth by allowing the plant to first establish a strong root system. |
