This fabulous Lagerstroemia grows taller than the very familiar Lagerstroemia indica or Crepe Myrtle. It is an outstanding summer-blooming tropical tree.
I simply adore the gorgeous large rose pink-purple flowers.
These grand crinkly flowers are obviously loved by many insects as well, as there are various six-legged visitors feasting on the nectar every day.
I've never seen this before. It looks beautiful and it has a nice lavender color.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fabulous tree, Dewberry. One of my favourite summer bloomers.
DeleteI love this and am so happy to have it right outside the kitchen. I have limbed it up as I've seen them done here in our area and it is making a lovely tree. My husband bought it a few years back for our anniversary. The blooms are wonderful, so big, frilly and have a light scent.
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Lagerstroemia speciosa, what a name for a great plant! It sounds like it was named after someone Norwegian called Lagerstrøm? Or possibly the Sweedish version Lagerström. Beautiful plant anyway - never heard of it before :-)
ReplyDeleteG'Day Bernie.... Crape myrtles are abundant in the south. We have tiny dwarf ones and huge ones like trees. Seems yours blooms a bit differently than the ones we have. The blooms on ours are tighter and in clusters. They are quite spectacular aren't they? Every had a
ReplyDeleteChaste tree? I love those mainly because it's blue!
What a beautiful colour of shrub - so glad you posted a close up so that we could see the crinkled petals in more detail.
ReplyDeleteI planted a crepe myrtle a while back,and just noticed buds on it this weekend. I just love the crinkly flowers.
ReplyDeleteI love the beautiful purple flowers and those pollinators chasing the flowers...
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful flowers to have in the garden....and I love your bee shot:) Hope you are doing well. I can't wait for our flower season to begin:)
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