[NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 28th, 2019, 5:07 pm
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[NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
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Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 28th, 2019, 5:21 pm
I don't think that one will be accepted in this competition Ben. For this one the trees have to be Aussie natives.
There is one Largestromia species that is native to Australia - Lagerstroemia archeriana form far north Qld where it is quite rare. L. indica originally comes from the Indian sub continent so can't be considered to be an Aussie.
There is one Largestromia species that is native to Australia - Lagerstroemia archeriana form far north Qld where it is quite rare. L. indica originally comes from the Indian sub continent so can't be considered to be an Aussie.
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 28th, 2019, 6:33 pm
If they are allowed I’ll go buy one right now...
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 30th, 2019, 7:43 pm
Guess the judges will have to decide - I'm no expert so I googled and Wikipedia says "native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and parts of Oceania".
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 30th, 2019, 7:55 pm
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 30th, 2019, 7:58 pm
Hi Ben -BenLangers7 wrote:Guess the judges will have to decide - I'm no expert so I googled and Wikipedia says "native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and parts of Oceania".
did you include the "indica" word in your Wiki search?Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 30th, 2019, 9:28 pm
Yeah sorry. It’s not an Aussie native. As Neil states, its not allowed, sorry
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 30th, 2019, 10:18 pm
Oh well...
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 31st, 2019, 10:07 am
Consider putting it into the ground next winter, to grow long, cut back hard each year - Crepe Myrtle make excellent bonsai, and this new dark-leafed form looks very dramatic - the flowers are brick red, at least on mine. If you've attacked the roots in the heat of summer, you might like to cut the top back quite a bit.
Good buy, just not native!
Good luck,
Gavin
Good buy, just not native!
Good luck,
Gavin
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: January 31st, 2019, 11:14 pm
Thanks for the advice Gavin.GavinG wrote:Consider putting it into the ground next winter, to grow long, cut back hard each year - Crepe Myrtle make excellent bonsai, and this new dark-leafed form looks very dramatic - the flowers are brick red, at least on mine. If you've attacked the roots in the heat of summer, you might like to cut the top back quite a bit.
Good buy, just not native!
Good luck,
Gavin
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: February 1st, 2019, 9:28 am
100% agree. Awesome trees and grow thick fast with the right conditions.
Re: [NATURAL] Lagerstroemia indica ($20) - Ben
Posted: February 1st, 2019, 12:56 pm
A really good time to plant in the ground is at the start of Autumn. Provided you give it water, the plant will establish rapidly and will then put on significant growth the following Spring.
Roger
Roger