The most beautiful varieties of crape myrtle --------------------------------------------

We have selected for you what we consider some of the best varieties of Crape Myrtle for their color,structure and resistance. Here is a brief description:

 

Lagerstroemia Indica “Caroline Beauty”

Lagestroemia Indica “Rubra Magnifica”

Dark red colour. Double flower. Reasonably frost resistant. Abundant flowering.

Light red colour. Double flower. Strong and upright plant. Not very frost resistant.

Lagerstroemia Indica “Nivea”

Lagerstroemia Indica “Violacea”

White, early flowering. Medium resistance to frost. It is very difficult to reproduce as tall tree, hence it is usually grafted on a pink variety.


Violet colour. Frost resistant. Early flowering. Naturally slender


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Lagerstroemia Indica “Rosea Nova”

Lagerstroemia Indica “Cardinale”

Light pink colour. Early flowering. Naturally slender and not very frost resistant.

Strong violet colour. Double flower. Not very frost resistant.


Lagerstroemia Indica “Coccinea”

Lagerstroemia Indica “ Rosea”

Blood-red colour. Non-upright variety. Very strong. Not very frost resistant.


Intense pink color. Hardy, strong plant. Frost resistant. It is also used for grafting to obtain colours such as red, white and purple.


Lagerstroemia Indica “Durant Red”

Dark red colour. Double flower. Late flowering. It is a strong and reasonably frost resistant plant.

Lagerstroemia Indica "Rosea Grassi"

Lagerstroemia Indica "White Grassi"

Dark pink. Self-cleaning double flower. Vigorous and assurgent plant. Particularly indicated for small size trees.
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Pure white. Self-cleaning double flower. Early flowering.
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Lagerstroemia Indica "Violet Grassi"

Lagerstroemia Indica "Red Grassi"

Deep violet. Self-cleaning double flower. Vigorous and assurgent plant.
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Light red. Self-cleaning flower. Cold resistant.
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