crape myrtle coral pink lagerstroemia indica flowers with leaves and buds pix sanjiv shukla

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Crape Myrtle coral pink (Lagerstroemia indica) flowers with leaves and buds : (pix Sanjiv Shukla)

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), also written as crepe myrtle, crÃªpe myrtle, or crepe flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, hence the species epithet indica, and also to Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan. It is an often a multi-stemmed deciduous tree, with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit. Flowers, on different trees, are white, pink, mauve, purple or carmine with crimped petals, in panicles.