Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei
Common name: 
Japanese Crape Myrtle
Pronunciation: 
la-ger-STRO-me-a sub-koh-STAY-tuh FAR-ee-i
Family: 
Lythraceae
Genus: 
Lagerstroemia
Synonyms: 
Lagerstroemia fauriei
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous tree-shrub, multi-stemmed, to 20-30 ft (6-11 m) tall, arching branches, rounded outline.  Attractive peeling cinnmamon bark, excellent winter feature.  Leaves simple, opposite, light green.  Flowers white, on 5-10 cm panicles. The fruit is a capsule, green and succulent at first, then ripening to dark brown or black on drying.
  • Full sun, moist well-drained soil.  Grows fast.  Resistant to powdery mildew.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone6     Native to Japan, Ryuku Island.  First collected by John Chreech in 1956.
  • Lagerstroemia fauriei (FAR-ee-i) is more cold hardy and this characteristic was transferred to the many L. indica × L. faurei cultivars released by the U.S. National Arboretum.
  • Taxonomy: The World Flora Online now lists Lagerstroemia fauriei as a variety (var.) of the Lagerstroemia species subcostata, hence, Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei. In comparison to L. subcostrata, var. fauriei is a larger, upright tree, with showier white flowers, and having multi-colored exfoliating bark and red-orange fall color.
  • Washinton, D.C., National Arboretum
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