Lagerstroemia
Crape myrtle
Report an issue with this species
Lagerstroemia, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a genus of beautifully colored flowering trees and shrubs that can be deciduous or evergreen. Native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, and parts of Oceania, these ornamentals are often planted in urban settings. They perform best in full sun and are valued for their mildew resistance and low water needs.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,9680.85%36 yr7.5 in
- 6350.09%—4.0 in
- 1270.08%12 yr7.9 in
- 210.01%—3.8 in
- 60.00%—1.8 in
- 30.00%—6.0 in
- 30.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Mature height
- 10–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 6–25 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 6.0 in, mean 5.0 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
- Northern New Guinea montane rain forests
- Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
- Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
- Sulawesi lowland rain forests
- Sulawesi montane rain forests
- Borneo lowland rain forests
- Borneo montane rain forests
- Borneo peat swamp forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central Indochina dry forests
Other Lagerstroemia in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
