Details for: PI 596408, Lagerstroemia ×egolfii Whittem. & Schori, 'Chicksaw'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Lagerstroemia ×egolfii Whittem. & Schori
Cultivar:
'Chicksaw'
Origin:
Developed – District of Columbia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
27 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Lagerstroemia ×egolfii Whittem. & Schori
Cultivar:
'Chicksaw'
Origin:
Developed – District of Columbia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
27 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Developed

District of Columbia, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Chicksaw'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 62919
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
First true dwarf Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei hybrid. Growth habit compact mound, densely branching. Height 18" and width 26" after 6 years of container culture. Flowers pink-lavender, appear mid to late summer, approx. two weeks after flowers on standard hybrid tree forms of crapemyrtle, and persist until frost. Foliage fine-textured, glossy dark green, turns bronze-red in fall. Resistant to powdery mildew. Well suited to diverse landscape uses. Adaptable to same cultual conditions as other crapemyrtle hybrid cultivars. Will thrive in full sun and heavy loam soil with pH 5.0-6.5. Propagated readily from softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings.
Lagerstroemia ×egolfii Whittem. & Schori
Genus:
Lagerstroemia
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:

510712
Place of publication:

Phytotaxa 539:294. 2022
Verified:
08/20/2024 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 19 Dec 2024, from Lagerstroemia hybr. to Lagerstroemia ×egolfii Whittem. & Schori
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Description:
// / L. indica dwarf lavender x [(L. indica Dwarf Red x L. fauriei) x (L. indica Dwarf Red x L. fauriei)]/ x [(L. indica Dwarf Red x L. fauriei) x (L. indica 'Low Flame' x L. fauriei)]// x // /L. Dwarf Medium Pink x [(L. indica Dwarf Red x L. fauriei) x (L. indica Dwarf Red x L. fauriei)]/ x [(L. indica Dwarf Red x L. fauriei) x (L. indica 'Low Flame' x L. fauriei)]//