CULTIVARS AND NAMES OF LAGERSTROEMIA

YANG-TSE® -- ZUNI

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YANG-TSE®
(Desmartis & Cie., Bergerac , France . Cat. p. 19. 1973-74): Erect growth habit, vigorous; lvs. bright, shiny, clear green, lightly folded toward center; panicles heavy, compact, pyramidal; fls. crimson red (Red Magenta) turning to Tyre Rose. Orig. as hybrid developed by Jacques Desmartis, Bergerac , France . Named, trademarked in France , and intro.. in 1973 by Desmartis & Cie. Name registered January 15, 1975.
[NOTE: In accordance with the 1995 International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, names that are trademarked are not valid cultivar names. Therefore, the registration of the cultivar name YANG-TSE is rescinded and the cultivar name DESYAN 184 is registered and approved as of January 1, 1996. International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants - 1995, Principle 6, p. 4. 1995].
= DESYAN 184.

YUMA
(D.R. Egolf, HortSci. 22(4):674-677. 1987): Deciduous, upright, multiple-stemmed, large shrub or small tree; exfoliating branches and trunk light grey (Greyed Orange 177B 2); lvs. elliptic to obovate, 4-7 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, dark green (Green 137A above and Yellow Green 146C beneath), in autumn yellow orange (Greyed Orange 168B) to russet (Greyed Red 179A) to light mahogany (Greyed Purple 183B); infl. 17-35 cm long and 13-22 cm wide with medium lavender (Violet 84B fading to Purple 76C) fls., mass blooming from late July until late September; mildew resistant; Hardy zone 7b; orig. in 1972 from the hybridization of (L. indicaPINK LACE x L. fauriei) X [L. amabilisMAKINO x (L. indica HARDY LIGHT PINK x L. indica RED)]; selected in 1976; intro. in 1987 by U.S. National Arboretum; NA 54975; PI 499821. Name registered May 1, 1992.

YVONNE
(D.R. Egolf and A.O. Andrick, The Lagerstroemia Handbook/Checklist, AABGA, p. 66. 1978): Spreading shrub, fast growing; fls. light pink. Orig as F 2 open pollinated L. fauriei x L. indica select. in 1972 by Mrs. C.D. Tinsley, Houston , TX . Named and intro. in 1973 by Lynn Lowrey, Lowrey Nurs., Houston , TX . Name registered April 30, 1974.

ZUNI
(D.R. Egolf, HortSci. 21(5):1250-1252. 1986): Deciduous, globose, semi-dwarf, multiple-stemmed shrub; exfoliating branches and trunk grey (Grey 201A 2) prior to light brown grey (Grey Brown 199D), lvs. elliptic to obovate, 4.5-5.5 cm long, 2.5-3.0 cm wide, glossy, dark green (Yellow Green 147A above and Yellow Green 146B beneath), in autumn orange-red (Orange Red 34A) to dark red (Red 46A); infl. ovate, 8-14 cm long and 8-13 cm wide with medium lavender (Red Purple 72B) fls., mass blooming from mid July to late September; mildew resistant; hardy zone 7b; orig. in 1972 from the cross of (L. indica DWARF RED x L. fauriei) X L. indica LOW FLAME; selected in 1977; intro. in 1986 by U.S. National Arboretum; NA 54982; PI 499827. Name registered May 1, 1992.

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