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Lagerstroemia

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David Bracey

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2012, 08:15:47 PM »
Lagerstroemia thrives in the Languedoc without watering.  Really impressive small trees with oddles of beautiful pink flowers.
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 I have gardened in sub-tropical Florida, maritime UK, continental Europe and the Mediterranean basin, France. Of the 4 I have found that the most difficult climate for gardening is the latter.
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Fleur Pavlidis

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2012, 03:19:49 PM »
I'm currently reviewing Ornamental Trees for Mediterranean Climate - the trees of San Diego produced by the San Diego Horticultural Society. It shows a Lagerstroemia indica grown as a mutiple-trunked tree, 8m  high and looking wonderful.
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Daisy

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« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2012, 08:31:46 AM »
I went looking for a Lagerstroemia recently.
There were lots of pinks and purples, all of them beautiful. But I found myself drawn to the white one. It looked so fresh and pretty. It reminded me of spring blossom.
That is the one that came home with me.
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John

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2012, 09:39:06 AM »
Daisy, does it have a cultivar name?
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Fleur Pavlidis

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« Reply #19 on: September 03, 2012, 08:06:59 AM »
I have a white Lagerstroemia (no name I'm afraid) but it has a difficult growth habit - it sends up tall branches which are too weak to hold the weight of the flowers and so flop about unless there's a supporting shrub next door. On the other hand the pink version is a just as tall but very sturdy.
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John

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #20 on: September 03, 2012, 08:53:31 AM »
I just had a quick look on the internet and there seems to be quite a few white flowered clones including one with bronze leaves.
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John
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Daisy

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2012, 09:37:29 AM »
Sorry John. I don't know it's cultivar name.
The garden centre at which I bought it, didn't even know that it was called a Lagerstroemia!!!
Daisy :)
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John

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2012, 11:30:00 AM »
I can't say I'm surprised!
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ritamax

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #23 on: September 12, 2012, 01:21:58 PM »
Here's one I saw in the botanic garden in Basel: a very large one with flowers only on the top. This is probably how it will look unpruned.
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ritamax

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« Reply #24 on: October 09, 2012, 10:46:53 AM »
Here is Lagerstroemia indica 'Nivea' trained as small trees with nice bark seen on Isola Madre, northern Italy.
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MikeHardman

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Re: Lagerstroemia
« Reply #25 on: October 09, 2012, 11:12:59 AM »
hmmm - very successful shaping
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I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England
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