Crape Myrtle [plant viewing area - large garden, north side of Mi Gong] 
        Crape myrtle, Alias: Flower itch, itch tree, Zi Jinhua, purple orchids, flowers mosquitoes, Western water bayberry, red Hundred Days, skinless tree, Latin name: Lagerstroemia indica L. Lythraceae, crape myrtle is a deciduous shrub or small trees, up to 7 meters; bark smooth, gray or gray-brown; more twisted branches, twigs slender, leaves alternate or sometimes opposite, papery, oval, oblong or wide obovate, green to yellow when young , when dried or purplish-black when ripe, loculicidal; seeds winged, about 8 mm. Flowering from June to September, the fruit of September to December. Lagerstroemia Shuzi beautiful, clean and smooth trunk, beautiful color; flowering summer spend less due season, long flowering period, it is "last forever," said, and "summer green eye shadow, this bonus full house," Compliments, is the view flowers, dry outlook, outlook root bonsai good timber; roots, bark, leaves, flowers can be medicine.
        Myrtle beautiful bright colors, long flowering period, long life, there are up to 200 years old, it has been widely cultivated in tropical regions for the garden ornamental tree, sometimes also for bonsai.
        As a good Lagerstroemia flower trees in landscaping has been widely used in park landscaping, courtyard, road greening, urban neighborhoods, etc., in practical applications can be planted in front of the building, in the courtyard, pool, river, lawn paraneoplastic park trails on both sides are very affordable.
        Lone Tree has a dual role in the shade and ornamental landscaping. Therefore, when the election to choose a tree vigor and majestic exotic, can become King alone, it gives a gorgeous gaudy, gorgeous colorful artistic and subtle fragrance floating, refreshing and other beauty species; second is to ask the big crown, growth fast, good effect shade trees. The crape myrtle is a small tree or large shrub in garden applications, if we take the form of solitary plant can be grown crape myrtle, crape myrtle or will be grafted on tall pointed Sichuan, Guizhou and Lagerstroemia Lagerstroemia speciosa tree, thereby forming a tree windy kinds of colors, and the crape myrtle tree tall tree. In addition, the two forms of the same color to crape myrtle with a combination of three strains were placed in the garden, also has a better appreciation of the value.