Indian Lilac bloom in the Botanical Garden

At the moment the lagerstremia seedlings are undergoing adaptation in the laboratory and greenhouse complex of BelSU Botanical Garden. According to Natalia Zakharova, the Deputy Head of the Department of Landscape Works and Territory Maintenance of BelSU Botanical Garden, the homeland of this plant is East Asia. The Indian lagerstroemia (Lagerstroemia indica), also known as Indian Lilac, has become widespread among garden varieties of all types.

The plant has the form of a large, branching bush with a spreading crown, reaching 6-8 meters height in natural conditions, but in garden cultivation the height of the Indian Lilac rarely exceeds 3 meters.

As the experts of the Botanical Garden explained, the Indian Lilac is native to subtropical forests with relatively warm winters, so it does not tolerate sudden temperature changes and severe frosts. For this reason, lagerstremia is often grown only in pots in the middle zone, brought to a lighted and cool room for the winter (5-10 ° C), watered moderately during this period.

In the areas with a temperate climate, the flowering period lasts from July to October. Five-petalled flowers with wavy corrugated edges and a tubular base are collected in long panicled inflorescences 20-30 cm long.

In Russia this plant can be found in all parks of the southern coast of the Crimea. Especially beautiful flowering can be observed in the Vorontsov Palace park.