Lipan lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica 'Lipan'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 15 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple, red, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Lipan' lagerstroemia (Lagerstroemia indica 'Lipan') is a shrub for borders, specimens, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is drought tolerant and holds its leaves through the year. Blooms come in purple, red, or white. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Orange daylily, Agapanthus, and Black-eyed Susan.