Lythraceae
Crape myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Lagerstroemia
Pets and kids
- CatsSafe
- DogsSafe
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Lagerstroemia Indica - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Dogs: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Lagerstroemia Indica - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Plant Safety - Virginia Poison Center Poison control
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- تمر حنا إفرنجي, تمر حنا أفرنجي
- arz
- تمر حنا افرنجى
- Azerbaijani
- Hind yasəməni
- Bangla
- দেশি ফুরুস
- Basque
- Indimitre
- Cantonese
- 紫薇
- Catalan
- Arbre de Júpiter
- Chinese
- 紫薇, 小花紫薇, 无皮树, 痒痒树, 痒痒花, 百日红, 紫兰花, 紫荆皮
- Czech
- Pukol okrouhlolistý
- dty
- असाणे फूल
- English
- Crape myrtle, Crapemyrtle, Cannonball, Carrion tree, Common crape myrtle, Crape-myrtle, Crepe myrtle, Crepe-myrtle
- Finnish
- Kiinankutrio
- French
- Lilas d'été, Lilas d'été commun, Lilas des Indes braise d'été
- Galician
- Árbore de Xúpiter
- Georgian
- Ირმის რქა, Ინდოეთის ლაგერშტრემია
- German
- Chinesische Lagerströmie, Chinesische Kräuselmyrte, Indianerflieder, Indische Lagerströmie, Kreppmyrte
- Greek
- Λαγερστροιμία η ινδική
- Hebrew
- לגרסטרמיה הודית
- Hungarian
- Kínai selyemvirágfa, Kínai selyemmirtusz
- Indonesian
- Bungur jepang
- Japanese
- サルスベリ, さるすべり, ヒャクジツコウ, 猿滑, 百日紅
- Korean
- 배롱나무, 간지럼나무, 백일홍나무
- lzh
- 紫薇
- mnc
- ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡᡵᡳ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ
- Nepali
- असारे फूल
- pam
- Melendres
- Persian
- درختچه توری
- Polish
- Lagerstremia indyjska
- Portuguese
- Janeirinho, Extremosa, Resedá
- Russian
- Лагерстрёмия индийская, Индийская сирень, Лагерстромия индийская
- Serbian
- Лагерстремија
- Spanish
- Arbol de Jupiter, Crepe myrtle, Crespon, Crespón, Espumilla, Árbol de Júpiter
- Thai
- ยี่เข่ง
- Tongan
- Kilisimasi
- Turkish
- Oya ağacı, İspanyol leylağı, Lagerstromia indica, Oyaağacı
- Vietnamese
- Tử vi
Synonyms
- Lagerstroemia chinensis L.
- Lagerstroemia elegans Wall. ex Paxton
- Lagerstroemia indica f. alba (G.Nicholson) Rehder
- Lagerstroemia indica var. alba Ram.Goyena
- Lagerstroemia indica var. alba Hovey
- Lagerstroemia indica var. grafii S.Yadav
- Lagerstroemia minor Retz.
- Lagerstroemia pulchra Salisb.
- Murtughas indica (L.) Kuntze
- Velaga globosa Gaertn.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February, June to October (from 281 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rafael Rosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arthur Bruck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriel Collares, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Camphora, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mike latham, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zarateman, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nadia sylvanie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF ![Crape myrtle: 500px provided description: (002_1148) [#red ,#floral ,#bud ,#botanical ,#bloom ,#posy ,#rosy ,#fragrant ,#Lagerstroemia ,#Lagerstroemia indica]](/plants/lagerstroemia-indica/photos/8f10bb8fc9a3a40d-s.webp)
Photo: Chihiro H, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wendella 221, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
![Crape myrtle: 500px provided description: (002_1148) [#red ,#floral ,#bud ,#botanical ,#bloom ,#posy ,#rosy ,#fragrant ,#Lagerstroemia ,#Lagerstroemia indica]](/plants/lagerstroemia-indica/photos/8f10bb8fc9a3a40d-l.webp)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.