Lagerstroemia indica L. (scientific name: Lagerstroemia indica L.) is a plant of the genus Lagerstroemia in the family chelidae. Deciduous shrub or small tree. Crape myrtle can be up to 7 meters high, with twisted branches and slender twigs, smooth bark, gray or grayish brown; Leaves alternate or sometimes opposite, papery, elliptic, broadly rectangular, round or obovate, green to yellow when young, purple black when mature or dry, ventricles dehiscent; Seeds winged, ca. 8 mm long; The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruiting period is from September to December.

Growth habit:

Ziwei likes water and fertilizer, has strong germination ability, is resistant to pruning, has relatively few pests and diseases, has high survival rate of transplantation, and has extensive cultivation management.

Curing method:

In the whole growing season, the soil should be kept moist. When it is dry in spring, it should be watered once every 15 days. When it blooms in summer and autumn, the amount of water should not be too much. It can be watered once every 10 days. The water shall be poured once before winter. The flower bud of crape myrtle is formed in the same year. In order to make the crape myrtle blossom in the same year, the rotten organic fertilizer and the phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied in the early spring to facilitate the formation and differentiation of flower buds. From May to June, a small amount of nitrogen fertilizer should be applied to facilitate the flower propagation and increase the flowering time.