Flowering · Medicinal
Pride of India
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
Southern China to Indonesia
Fun factTrees grown from seed can flower by their second year.
A large deciduous tree with an upright, rounded crown and smooth, mottled bark that peels with age. In early to mid-summer it carries foot-long terminal panicles of bright pink to lavender flowers, each about 7 cm across with six crinkled petals. The large leathery leaves turn red before dropping.
Sourced · see Record tab
4on the estate
0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyLythraceae
Spanish nameOrquillo
Also known asQueen's crape myrtle, Giant crape myrtle, Orquillo
Native toYunnan in China through tropical Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Garage Landing | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Pink |
| — | South Hill Entrance | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Pink |
| — | Garage Landing | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Purple |
| — | South Hill Entrance | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Purple |
4 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.