Putting on quite a show now is the little-known Chinese crape myrtle species, Lagerostroemia limii. In the wild, this lowland species is only found in the Chinese provinces of Fujian, Hubei, and Zhejiang. Unlike, Lagerostroemia indica and L. faureii which have smooth bark, this species has rough, furrowed bark. The leaves are also many times larger than the other two species. Flower color ranges from white to pink, with ours being a lovely saturated pink color. Our 27 year old specimen, that we christened Lagerostroemia limii ‘Delightful Pink’ is now over 50′ tall.
Wow! Lovely. I want one for my landscape
Gorgeous tree with a lovely branching habit. I am curious as to how winter hardy it is.