Lagerstroemia Checklist: E-F
Cultivar Names of Lagerstroemia (crapemyrtle):
Names beginning with letters E and F
EARLY BIRD™ LAVENDER
= ‘JD818’ EARLY BIRD™ LAVENDER.
EARLY BIRD™ PURPLE
= ‘JD827’ EARLY BIRD™ PURPLE.
EARLY BIRD™ WHITE
>= ‘JD900’ EARLY BIRD™ WHITE.
‘Eaves Pink’ (Hazlewood Bros., Epping, N.S.W., Australia. Cat. p. 20. 1962), listed without description. Originated as a seedling of L. ×matthewsii ‘Eavesii’; selected and introduced by Hazlewood Bros. L. ×matthewsii selection.
‘Eaves Red’ (Hazlewood Bros., Epping, N.S.W., Australia. Cat. p. 20. 1962), listed without description. Originated as a seedling of L. ×matthewsii ‘Eavesii’; selected and introduced by Hazlewood Bros. L. ×matthewsii selection.
‘Eaves White’ (Hazlewood Bros., Epping, N.S.W., Australia. Cat. p. 20. 1962), listed without description. Originated as a seedling of L. ×matthewsii ‘Eavesii’; selected and introduced by Hazlewood Bros. L. ×matthewsii selection.
‘Eavesii’ (F. Ferguson & Son, Hurstville, N.S.W., Australia. Cat. p. 62. 1913): Compact growth habit; flowers rosy heliotrope, panicles large; hardy. Orig. from hybridization of L. ×matthewsii × L. indica by S. H. Eaves, Brisbane, Australia. L. ×matthewsii selection. Sometimes misspelled ‘Eaves’, ‘Evesii’.
‘Ebony and Ivory’ (USDA Plant Release Notice, March 2013): Deciduous, upright shrub to 2.0 m tall and 0.75 m wide after 5 years; leaves elliptic, 3.5 cm long and 2 cm wide, mature leaves brownish gray (Brown 200A) (RHS, 2001) throughout season; inflorescences 14 cm long and 10 cm wide with yellowish white (155D) flowers that fade to yellowish white (159C) the second day; highly resistant to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot; originated from the cross ‘Whit VII’ (SIREN RED®) × ‘Chocolate Mocha’ (DELTA JAZZ®); introduced in 2013 jointly by USDA and Mississippi State University. Name registered May 10, 2013.
= PCM 47 [breeder’s code/selection number], ‘Ebony & Ivory’, BLACK DIAMOND® PURE WHITE.
‘Ebony Embers’ (USDA Plant Release Notice, March 2013): Deciduous, upright shrub to 2.5 m tall and 1.0 m wide after 5 years; leaves elliptic, 5 cm long and 3 cm wide, young leaves dark red (Greyed-Purple 187A) (RHS, 2001), later brownish gray (Brown 200A) throughout season; inflorescences 10 cm long and 10 cm wide with deep red (Red 53A) flowers that fade to strong pale red (Red 53D) the second day; highly resistant to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot; originated as a hybrid between seed parent [‘Whit VII’ (SIREN RED®) × ‘Arapaho’] and pollen parent ‘Chocolate Mocha’ (DELTA JAZZ®); introduced in 2013 jointly by USDA and Mississippi State University. Name registered May 10, 2013.
= PCM 3 [breeder’s code/selection number], BLACK DIAMOND® RED HOT.
‘Ebony Fire’ (USDA Plant Release Notice, March 2013): Deciduous, spreading shrub to 1.5 m tall and 1.0 m wide after 5 years; leaves elliptic, 5 cm long and 3 cm wide, leaves brownish gray (Brown 200A) (RHS, 2001) throughout season; inflorescences 12 cm long and 9 cm wide with moderate red (Red-Purple 60A) flowers that fade to moderate pale red (Red-Purple 60C); highly resistant to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot; originated as a hybrid between seed parent [‘Whit VII’ (SIREN RED®) × ‘Arapaho’] and pollen parent ‘Chocolate Mocha’ (DELTA JAZZ®); introduced in 2013 jointly by USDA and Mississippi State University. Name registered May 10, 2013.
= PCM 10 [breeder’s code/selection number], BLACK DIAMOND® BEST RED.
‘Ebony Flame’ (USDA Plant Release Notice, March 2013): Deciduous, upright, spreading shrub to 1.3 m tall and 0.5 m wide after 5 years; leaves elliptic, 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, young leaves dark red (Greyed-Purple 187A)(RHS, 2001), later brownish gray (Brown 200A) throughout season; inflorescences 7 cm long and 8 cm wide; during cool mornings and/or low light, flowers open brilliant greenish yellow (White 155A) with strong pale pink/red (Red-Purple 67D/Red-Purple 67A) highlights, otherwise flowers are deep red (Red 53A) fading to moderate red (Red-Purple 60A); highly resistant to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot; originated as a hybrid between seed parent [‘Whit VII’ (SIREN RED®) × ‘Arapaho’] and pollen parent ‘Chocolate Mocha’ (DELTA JAZZ®); introduced in 2013 jointly by USDA and Mississippi State University. Name registered May 10, 2013.
= PCM 35 [breeder’s code/selection number], BLACK DIAMOND® CRIMSON RED.
‘Ebony Glow’ (USDA Plant Release Notice, March 2013): Deciduous, upright, spreading shrub to 1.6 m tall and 0.7 m wide after 5 years; leaves elliptic, 5 cm long and 3 cm wide, young leaves dark red (Greyed-Purple 187A)(RHS, 2001) later dark grayish purple (Black 202A) throughout season; inflorescences 10 cm long and 8 cm wide with flowers opening pale purplish pink (Red-Purple 69D), then fading to yellowish white (White 155D) on the second day; highly resistant to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot; originated as a hybrid between seed parent ‘Whit I’ (RASPBERRY SUNDAE®) and an inbred seedling of ‘Chocolate Mocha’ (DELTA JAZZ®) as the pollen parent; introduced in 2013 by USDA and Mississippi State University. Name registered May 10, 2013.
= PCM 38 [breeder’s code/selection number], BLACK DIAMOND® BLUSH.
‘Elegans’ (S. Percy-Lancaster, Proc. & Jour. Agr. Hort. Soc. India. p. 20. 1920): Flowers dark pink.
= ‘Rosea’?, ‘Rosea Elegans’? [NOTE: see entry under ‘The Bride’ for additional context.]
‘Elfin’(Clyde Holloway’s Nursery, Forest Hill, LA. 3: Fall 1995-Spring 1996 Wholesale Plant List): Dwarf dark pink.
ENDURING SUMMER™ FUCHSIA (Ball Seed web site, 2019), listed as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG B3’. (Ball Ornamentals Catalog, 2014), listed erroneously as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG-III’.
= ‘PIILAG B3’ ENDURING SUMMER™ FUCHSIA.
ENDURING SUMMER™ LAVENDER (Garden Debut web site, 2019), listed as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG B4’. (Ball Ornamentals Catalog, 2014), listed erroneously as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG-IV’.
= ‘PIILAG B4’ ENDURING SUMMER™ LAVENDER.
ENDURING SUMMER™ PINK (Garden Debut web site, 2019), listed as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG B2’. (Ball Ornamentals Catalog, 2014), listed erroneously as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG-II’.
= ‘PIILAG B2’ ENDURING SUMMER™ PINK.
ENDURING SUMMER™ RED (Garden Debut web site, 2019), listed as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG B5’. (Ball Ornamentals Catalog, 2014), listed erroneously as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG-V’.
= ‘PIILAG B5’ ENDURING SUMMER™ RED.
ENDURING SUMMER™ WHITE (Ball Ornamentals Catalog, 2013), listed as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG B1’. (Ball Ornamentals Catalog, 2014), listed erroneously as a trade designation for cultivar ‘PIILAG-I’.
= ‘PIILAG B1’ ENDURING SUMMER™ WHITE.
EVELINE
= ‘Lage01’.
‘Fantasy’ (Roslyn Nurs, Dix Hills, NY. Cat. p. 38. 1993): The hardiest form of “Crapemyrtle” grows very vigorously into a large graceful tree with fabulous, distinctive red exfoliating bark. This N.C. State Arboretum selection blooms with white flowers during the summer. A specimen for all seasons. Zone 6.
(Woody Plant Registration Form, U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, DC. 1994): Narrow, vase-shaped, 25-35° angle growth habit; disease-free foliage, excellent red bark, good display of white flowers. The original plant has a trunk diameter ca 3’ and is 55’ tall in 1994. L. fauriei selection. A seedling selection made at the North Carolina State University Arboretum in 1983. Original plants were distributed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the late 1950s from a collection of the species in Japan by Dr John Creech. Name registered November 30, 1994.
‘Far West’ (Aldridge Nurs., Von Ormy, TX. 10: 1984-1985): Very delicate pink quite similar to ‘Near East’.
‘Firebird’ (Texas Nurs., Sherman, TX. Cat. p. 9. 1958-59): Tall, vigorous grower; flowers deep red, holds color well and does not fade. Originated as chance seedling selected in 1957; named in 1958; trademarked State of Texas; and introduced in 1958 by J. B. Fitzpatrick, Texas Nurs. Red Purple 63B2.
= ‘Firebird Red’.
‘Firebird Red’ (Verhalen Nurs., Scottsville, TX. Cat. p. 15. 1969-70): Tall, vigorous grower; flowers deep red.
= ‘Firebird’.
FIRECRACKER® (Dr Carl Whitcomb, Lacebark Inc., Stillwater, OK, “Five New Crapemyrtle”, undated, unpublished sheet received May, 1999 at U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, DC): This name was crossed out and the name TIGHTWAD™ was penned in beneath it.
= ‘Whit V’, TIGHTWAD®, ‘Whit V’ FIRECRACKER®.
‘Firefly’ (Spring Hill Nurs., Tipp City, OH. Cat. p. 12. Spring 1970): Flowers blazing crimson. Descriptive term not intended as a cultivar name. [Note: The word “firefly” is not generally regarded as descriptive; was the foregoing notation included in error?]
‘Flame’ (Ingleside Plantation Nurs., Oak Grove, VA. Cat. p. 37. 1969-70): Flowers light red.
= ?‘Low Flame’.
‘Flesh Pink’ (O. S. Gray Nurs., Arlington, TX. Cat. [1965]): Flowers delicately tinted pink.
‘French Quarter’ (Andersen Horticultural Library’s Source List of Plants & Seeds, 4th ed., University of Minnesota. pp. 173-174. 1996), listed without description as available from G. S. Grimes Seeds, Concord , OH). L. indica selection.
‘Frosty Blue’ (Ozark Nurs., Tahlequah, OK. Cat. p. 42. 1964): Flowers soft lavender.
= ‘Dwarf Purple’, ‘Dwarf Lavender, ‘Dwarf Lavender-blue’, ‘Hardy Dwarf Lavender-blue’, ‘Lavendula Nana’, ‘Lilac Nana’, ‘Nana Lavendula’, ‘Nana Purpurea’.
‘Frosty Snow’ (Ozark Nurs., Tahlequah, OK. Cat. p. 42. 1964): Dwarf; leaves dark green; flowers white.
= ‘Snowbaby’, ‘Dwarf Snow White’, ‘Dwarf White’, ‘New Snow Baby’.