Lagerstroemia

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