Lagerstroemia Checklist: L
Cultivar Names of Lagerstroemia (crapemyrtle):
Names beginning with letter L
‘Lafayette’ (Ornamentals South 4(3):13-14. April 1982): Miniature. Delicate, unusual light lavender flowers; blooms before May 15. (Hines Nurs. Co., Santa Ana, CA. 42: 1988): Light lavender. [U.S. Plant Patent] 4255. Miniature, Weeping. Exclusive Hines Intro. (James C. Kell, Comp., Houston, TX. Crape Myrtles in Cultivation. 1990: Rev. Jun. 1994. unpubl.): Low growing, twiggy, 1.5-2 foot height; flowers lavender (very pale), almost whitish, more or less pyramidal large open panicles (10” x 7”); probably correctly named ‘Lavender Blush’. (David Chopin, Washington, PA. Variety Listing and Descriptions, undated, included with pers. comm. to David Byers, May 11, 1995): Color: Whitish Lavender. Height: 18". Best Uses: Cousin of ‘Delta Blush’ with most unusual lavender white flowers. Like ‘Delta Blush’, ‘Lafayette’ is one of the heavier bloomers and it tends to be everblooming. Somewhat upright growth habit. [NOTE: This plant was originally registered December 15, 1980, and published in The Lagerstroemia Handbook/Checklist, AABGA, p. 42-43. 1978, as ‘Lavender Blush’. A request by the originator to change the name to ‘Lafayette’ was made in a letter dated December 10, 1981. At that time the request was denied. In accordance with Article 14.3, International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants-1995, p. 17, 1995, the name ‘Lafayette’ is now the accepted epithet.]
= ‘Lavender Blush’.
‘Lage01’ (Plant Release Notice, April 29, 2015): Small shrub form of L. indica grows to 2 meters tall and 1 meter wide after ten years. Has early, abundant pastel-pink flowers in summer. Hardy to -18° C. Bred by Theo Kuijpers (Netherlands). EVELINE (‘Lage01’PBR) is protected by European Plant Breeders’ Rights under number EU 20150378. Name registered October 11, 2016.
= EVELINE ‘Lage01’.
LA MOUSSON®
= ‘Desmou 083’ LA MOUSSON®.
‘Lancasteri’ (S. Percy-Lancaster, Proc. & Jour. Agr. Hort. Soc. India. p. 21. 1920): Tall growth habit; leaves large; flowers pale mauve; hybrid L. indica ‘Candida’ × L. ×matthewsii; somewhat difficult to propagate. (Hobbie & Co., Calcutta, India. Cat. p. 11. 1941): Vigorous shrub 12 ft. high; leaves 3-4 in. long, 2½ in. wide, being occasionally tipped red; flowers 2 in. in diameter in long panicles. L. ×matthewsii cultivar.
‘Lavender’ (Plant Buyer’s Index, 4th ed. 1939), listed without description, as available from Ashford Park Nurs., Atlanta, GA. (Glen Saint Mary Nurs., Glen Saint Mary, FL. Cat. p. 2. 1949): Flowers pinkish lavender.
= ‘Lavendula’, ‘Lilac’, ‘Lilac Purple’, ‘Lilacina’, ‘Purple’, ‘Violacea’.
‘Lavender Beauty’ (Monrovia Nurs., Azusa, CA. Cat. p. 6. 1942-43): Dwarf; flowers lavender.
‘Lavender Blush’ (Flower and Garden, p. 57, June 1978, advertisement Myrtles, Baton Rouge, LA): Light lavender. Plant Patent #4255 pending: Weeping, dwarf, mature height 10-20 in. Originated as seedling selected by D. E. Chopin, Baton Rouge, LA; assigned to Chopin & Wright Nursery, Ltd., Baton Rouge, LA. Name registered December 15, 1980. [NOTE: This name was originally registered December 15, 1980, and published in The Lagerstroemia Handbook/Checklist, AABGA, p. 42-43. 1978. A request by the originator to change the name to ‘Lafayette’ was made in a letter dated December 10, 1981. At that time the request was denied. In accordance with Article 14.3, International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants - 1995, p. 17, 1995, the name ‘Lafayette’ is now the accepted epithet.]
= ‘Lafayette’.
‘Lavendula’ (Griffing Nurs., Beaumont, TX. Cat. p. 3. 1944): Flowers clear, bright, orchid-lavender; panicles large. Misspelled as ‘Lavandula’.
= ‘Lavender’, ‘Lilac’, ‘Lilac Purple’, ‘Lilacina’, ‘Purple’, ‘Violacea’.
‘Lavendula Nana’ (Fraser Nurs., Birmingham, AL. Cat. p. 9. Fall 1956): Dwarf, flowers blue.
= ‘Dwarf Purple’, ‘Dwarf Lavender’, ‘Dwarf Lavender-Blue’, ‘Frosty Blue’, ‘Hardy Dwarf Lavender-Blue’, ‘Lilac Nana’, ‘Nana Lavendula’, ‘Nana Purpurea’.
‘Lie De Vin’ (Pépinières Jean Rey, Carpentras, France. 29: Automne 1990: Tarif General): garnet red.
‘Light Lavender’ (Ashford Park Nurs., Atlanta, GA. Cat. p. 15. 1923): Flowers delicate pure lavender, nearest to blue and farthest from magenta.
‘Light Pink’ (T. V. Munson Nurs., Denison, TX. Cat. p. 13. 1921-22), listed, without description. (Ashford Park Nurs., Atlanta, GA. Cat. p. 15. 1923): Spreading grower; flowers light pink.
‘Lilac’
(Griffing Nurs., Beaumont, TX. Cat. p. 9. 1933), listed without description.
= ‘Lavender’, ‘Lavendula’, ‘Lilac Purple’, ‘Lilacina’, ‘Purple’, ‘Violacea’.
‘Lilac Nana’ (Griffing Nurs., Beaumont, TX. Cat. p. 15. 1943): Low spreading growth habit; flowers Pastel lilac. Also listed as ‘Dwarf Lilac’.
= ‘Dwarf Purple’, ‘Dwarf Lavender’, ‘Dwarf Lavender-Blue’, ‘Frosty Blue’, ‘Hardy Dwarf Lavender-Blue’, ‘Lavendula Nana’, ‘Nana Lavendula’, ‘Nana Purpurea’.
‘Lilac Purple’ (Plant Buyer’s Guide, 5th ed. 1949), listed without description, as available from Bradley Brothers Nursery, Carbondale, IL.
= ‘Lavender’, ‘Lavendula’, ‘Lilac’, ‘Lilacina’, ‘Purple’, ‘Violacea’.
‘Lilacea’ (Angel Peluffo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cat. p. 128. 1902?), listed without description.
‘Lilacina’ (Johann O. Voigt, Hort. Sub. Calcuttensis. p.131. 1845, as L. indica ß lilacina): Flowers Purplish-lilac. (S. Percy-Lancaster, Proc. & Jour. Agr. Hort. Soc. India. p. 20. 1920): Flowers lilac pink; hybrid of L. indica × L. indica ‘Elegans’.
= ‘Lavender’, ‘Lavendula’, ‘Lilac’, ‘Lilac Purple’, ‘Purple’, ‘Violacea’.
‘Lilacina Pallida’ (Haage & Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany. Cat. p. 65. 1866), listed without description.
‘Lipan’ (D. R. Egolf, HortSci. 22(4): 674-677. 1987): deciduous, upright, multiple-stemmed, large shrub or small tree; older branches and trunk near white (Greyed White 156D2) to beige (Greyed Orange 165D); leaves elliptic to obovate, 4-6 cm long and 2.5-4 cm wide, young leaves light bronze (Greyed Red 181C), when mature dark green (Green 137A above and Yellow Green 147B beneath), in autumn light orange (Orange 24A), russet (Orange Red 34B) or dull red (Greyed Red 179A); inflorescences 14-18 cm long and 16-22 cm wide with medium lavender (Purple Violet 80C) flowers; mildew resistant; originated from the hybridization of (L. indica ‘Pink Lace’ × L. fauriei) × [(L. indica ‘Red’ × L. indica ‘Carolina Beauty’) × L. (indica × fauriei) ‘Basham’s Party Pink’]; selected in 1975; introduced in 1987 by the U.S. National Arboretum; NA 54978; PI 499824. Name registered May 1, 1992. Click here to view the USNA PDF fact sheet for Lagerstroemia ‘Lipan’.
Little Chief Hybrids (Flower and Garden 28(1): 10, 50: Dec.-Jan. 1984): “The Little Chief mixture from Sakata of Japan is a group of improved dwarf crapemyrtles in a mixture containing red, rose, pink and white. Seeds sown in early spring will bring blooms in July or August at 10" height, suited for small pots or gardens. Unless winters are too severe, they will be permanent. From zone 6 northward, crapemyrtles should have soil mounded over the crowns for winter.” Mixture of dwarf crapemyrtles: red, rose, pink, white. [NOTE: Not a cultivar name.] See also: (W. Atlee Burpee. Cat. p. 25. 1987); (Geo. W. Park Seed Co. Cat. p. 31. 1987); (Thompson & Morgan. Cat. p. 104. Spring 1987).
Little Gem Hybrids (W. Atlee Burpee Cat. p. 25. 1987) [Listed without description? NOTE: Not a cultivar name.]
‘Little Red’ (Louisiana Nurs., Opelousas, LA. p. 74. 1987-88): Excellent, dwarf red. (James C. Kell, Comp., Houston, TX. Crape Myrtles in Cultivation. 1990: Rev. June 1994. unpubl.): Flowers red, more or less pyramidal panicles; tolerates strong wind; developed by Tom Dodd Nursery.
LITTLE SILVER™ [Plants received at U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, DC, Dec. 21, 1990 from Bear Creek Gardens, Somis, CA.] (Byers Wholesale Nursery, Inc. Meridianville, AL, undated promotional brochure with color picture and description, procured Jan. 4, 1995): Unique, light lavender, nearly silver flowers on this free-branching shrub. Will grow to about 4½ feet. Drought resistant (PPAF). Jackson & Perkins™ Dwarf Crapemyrtle.
‘Louisa’ (Flower and garden, p. 57. June 1978, advertisement Myrtles, Baton Rouge, LA): Lavender. Plant Patent #4256 pending: Weeping, dwarf, mature height 10-20 in. Originated as a seedling selected by D. E. Chopin, Baton Rouge, LA; assigned to Chopin & Wright Nursery, Ltd., Baton Rouge, LA. Name registered December 15, 1980. [NOTE: This name was originally registered December 15, 1980, and published in The Lagerstroemia Handbook/Checklist, AABGA, p. 42-43. 1978. A request by the originator to change the name to ‘Cordon Bleu’ was made in a letter dated December 10, 1981. At that time the request was denied. In accordance with Article 14.3, International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants - 1995, p. 17, 1995, the name ‘Cordon Bleu’ is now the accepted epithet.]
= ‘Cordon Bleu’, ‘Cordon Blue’, ‘Improved Cordon Bleau’.
‘Low Flame’ (Texas Nurs., Sherman, TX. Cat. p. 7. 1960-61): Semi-dwarf; flowers red, early bloomer. Originated as a chance seedling selected in 1957, named in 1958, trademarked in State of Texas in 1958, and introduced in 1960 by J. B. Fitzpatrick, Texas Nurs. Red Purple 60B2. Name registered May 31, 1974.
= ‘Dwarf Low Flame’ (also = ‘Flame’?).