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Lagerstroemia indica Berlingot Menthe - Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica Berlingot Menthe
Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle, Indian Lilac

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This is a delightful compact shrub with unusual summer flowers which are in deep pink with a frilly white edge. This adorable deciduous shrub charms with its small size, its beautifully coloured foliage in spring and autumn, its decorative bark, and especially due to its beautiful flowers in mid summer. Also hardy, it deserves a special place in the garden or on the patio, planted in a large pot.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
1.50 m
Spread at maturity
1.25 m
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -15°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time February to May
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Description

Lagerstroemia indica 'Berlingot Menthe' is an American selection of small-sized Indian Myrtles, both unique and delightful. This deciduous shrub stands out for its particularly compact habit, but also for its summer blooms, composed of clusters of deep pink, white-edged, crinkled flowers. With its beautifully coloured foliage in spring, radiant at the end of the season, it is also interesting in winter for its marbled bark in shades of red. Indian myrtles like heat but also some coolness in summer to support their flowering. This one will make a sensational specimen in a small garden or in a pretty pot on the patio.

Lagerstroemia indica 'Berlingot Menthe' (Peppermint Lace) belongs to the Lythraceae family.  Lagerstroemia indica is native to China. This shrub has a bushy and branched habit from the base, with a rounded crown. It will reach on average 1.5m (4 ft 11 in) in height at maturity, with a diameter of 1.2m (4 ft 1 in). Its growth is quite slow.

It chooses the month of July to start its flowering, which will continue until September. The inflorescences are composed of thin pedicels each bearing five very undulate petals, the texture of which reminds one of crepe. They are gathered in large, dense panicles at the end this year's branches. In the variety 'Berlingot Menthe', the buds are wine-coloured, then they burst open releasing a white frill. Then they open widely to display deep pink flowers, edged with white. The foliage, tough and deciduous, is bronze-red and then becomes dark green and shiny. These are small ovate leaves which often turn pretty orange or red shades in autumn depending on the climate.  In addition, its beautiful bark is smooth, beige and striated with brown-red, and flakes to display cinnamon, faded red, old pink, cream marbling.

Indian myrtles are the glory of gardens. Preferring the humid and warm climate, it is a small tree that can also to be acclimatised in a colder area as it can also be quite hardy.  Enjoy it as a specimen shrub near the house. It will look good in a shrub bed, a flowering hedge, or emerging from a clump of perennials. Mix into a flowering bed with Campanula pyramidalis, Salvia sclarea or jamensis and Aster laevis. In autumn, it works well with Cotinus and deciduous spindle trees, with all their colour. It also creates a lovely display in a large pot on the patio, when other summer flowering plants are slowing down. Display this plant, Lagerstroemia indica 'Berlingot Menthe', with a wonderful planting tapestry of groundcover with thymes, oreganos and other silver creeping plants weaving like a tapestry around the base of its trunk, highlighting its bark and reflecting its beautiful flowering.

 

NB: Karl Von Linne named this tree to honour his friend Magnus Von Lagestroem (1696 – 1759), who had sent it to him from India for identification. Originally, this tree was used to decorate Chinese temples. We would like to point out that this tree produces fruits that have are poisonous if ingested.

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Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.50 m
Spread at maturity 1.25 m
Habit spreading
Growth rate slow

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 3 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Lagerstroemia

Species

indica

Cultivar

Berlingot Menthe

Family

Lythraceae

Other common names

Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle, Indian Lilac

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference835971

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Planting and care

We recommend that you to plant Lagestroemia indica 'Berlingot Menthe' in spring, after the frosts, in a very sunny and sheltered position.  Plant in rich soil which is damp, well drained and if possible non or barely calcareous. It will appreciate the addition of compost and a thick layer of dead leaves, especially for the first two winters in cold regions.  Prune the flowering branches very short in February-March, leaving only 4 to 6 buds to balance its shape and stimulate the growth of future flower-bearing branches. If necessary, remove the weak twigs and unwanted branches.

Planting period

Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time February to May

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border, Back of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, well drained, fertile

Care

Pruning instructions Prune the flowering branches very short in February-March, leaving only 4 to 6 buds to balance its shape and stimulate the growth of future flower-bearing branches. If necessary, remove the weak twigs and unwanted branches.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to March
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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