Lagerstroemia Indica

Origin: Southeastern Asia

Family: Lythraceae

English name: Crape myrtle

French name: Lilas des Indes

Italian name: Lillà delle Indie

Spanish name: Espumilla / Árbol de Jupiter

Description

In summer, this plant produces long panicles of white, pinkish, or lilac flowers at the apex of the branches. The stem is erect and slender, and the plant often develops several parallel trunks with pale bark.