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Crape Myrtle 'Pink Velour'

Lagerstroemia indica

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Description:

Magenta flowered, multi-stemmed deciduous tree with elongated oval leaves. The last image was taken from the same tree (different lighting) on Oct 11th so you can see how long the flowers can last.

Habitat:

Multiple properties for ornamental tree in landscaping

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Maybe Lagerstroemia indica 'Pink Velour'? http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/CrapeMyrtles.htm
CindyBinghamKeiser
LOL, actually crepe myrtle sounds right. I seem to recall someone mentioning that name when commenting on all the pink trees around right now. I'll look into it.
HeatherMiller
They look like crepe myrtle on steroids to me....but can't find anyone who can confirm.
HeatherMiller
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6426204 I have a similar spotting from San Francisco but I haven't been able to ID it yet. Please let me know when you get an ID.

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Flowers of North America
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Southern California Wildlife
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Trees of the World

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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