July - September
Yellow-orange red
Lagerstroemia x 'Muskogee', Height 6-8 m, width 5-7 m. Dark green small leaves, (sub)opposite, elliptic to oblong and somewhat leathery. Lavender-purple flowers in panicles of 18 cm long and 13 cm wide from end July to end September. Beautiful reddish-brown, smooth bark, later peeling. Yellow-orange to red autumn colouring. Better hardiness than indica. Requires well-drained soil.