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Lagerstroemia indica ‘Acomi’

White crape myrtle

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderMyrtalesIncludes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others
FamilyLythraceaeLoosestrife family, also Includes henna, pomegranates, crape myrtles, others
GenusLagerstroemiaCrape myrtles, named for Swedish merchant Magnus von Lagerström
SpeciesindicaOf or from or referring in some way to India
Cultivar‘Acomi’

About plant names...

Crape myrtle is a native of China, Korea, Japan, and India, widely cultivated as a dramatic landscape planting in suit­able climates throughout the world.

Identification: These plants blur the distinction between tree and shrub, at 10-30′ (3-9.1 m) in height, with multiple, spreading stems. Some cultivars are much smaller, as small as 1½′ (45 cm). Bark is smooth, mottled, and pinkish-gray, peeling to reveal cinnamon-colored new bark. It sheds each year. Leaves are pinnate, 1-2½″ (2.5-7.1 cm) long, opposite or whorled, and elliptic, oblong, or obovate. They are dark green, turning mostly yellow in the fall. Flowers occur in large, attractive panicles. This cultivar is white; others are red, pink, mauve or purple. Flowers appear from July to September. Fruits are brown, oval or round, and less than ½″ (1.3 cm) around.

Online References:

The University of Florida Environmental Horticulture site (Lagerstroemia indica) (PDF)

Floridata.com (Lagerstroemia indica)

Wikipedia (Lagerstroemia indica)

Plants.ces.ncsu.edu (Lagerstroemia indica)

The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation (Lagerstroemia indica)

Lagerstroemia indica (white crape myrtle)

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

 

Lagerstroemia indica ‘Acomi’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Lagerstroemia indica (white crape myrtle)

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

Lagerstroemia indica (white crape myrtle)

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

Range: Zones 7-9:

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