Lagerstroemia indica "Bayou Marie" Richard Lynch Cut branches of berried

Cut branches of berried

the Pennsylvania botanist and Lutheran minister who did much of the early work on North American grasses

though the plant is no kin to bamboo at all

and salt are all taken in stride

catches the look of the petals exactly

Lagerstroemia indica "Bayou Marie" Richard Lynch Cut branches of berried'Bayou Marie' is a compact crape myrtle from the Dixie Series, a group of dwarf selections, chosen by David Chopin of Washington, Pennsylvania and introduced by Hines Nursery in California, in the same series as the purple 'New Orleans'. The flowers are the draw: abundant clusters of crinkled, crepe textured pink blooms, each petal finished with a darker red to lavender edge that gives the whole shrub a lively, two toned sparkle through the heat of