Paten Park Native Nursery Data

Lagerstroemia archeriana - Native Crepe Myrtle

TREE FROM 5 TO 7 METRES TALL

Small, fast growing tree with open canopy, often forming several trunks. Leaves turn shades of orange & red before falling in late winter. Showy clusters of pink or mauve flowers appear in summer, followed by seed pods that attract cockatoos. Native to Cape York Peninsula, the Kimberley and New Guinea.