Plant knowledge
Jarul
Lagerstroemia speciosa
জারুল
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Origin
- South and Southeast Asia
- Native status
- native
- Habit
- tree
- Mature height
- 10–20 m
- Mature spread
- Vase-shaped canopy
- Climate
- Monsoon lowlands; tolerates wet seasons
- Light
- full sun
- Water
- moderate
- Soil
- Moist, reasonably drained soils
- Growth
- Moderate
- Flowering
- Purple-mauve summer panicles
- Fruiting
- Not a food crop
Uses
- Avenue colour
- Park trees
- Native planting
Care
- Sun and space. Flowering is seasonal, not year-round.
Landscape uses
- Roads
- Campuses
- Public parks
Native flowering tree; nectar when in bloom.
Environmental benefits
- Seasonal colour
- Shade
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