CULTIVARS AND NAMES OF LAGERSTROEMIA
NACOMA - NIVEA
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NACOMA
(Clyde Holloway’s Nursery, Forest Hill, LA. W.P.L. 3:Fall 1995-Spring
1996): Dwf. White.
= ACOMA.
NANA
(Twitty Nurs., Texarkana , TX . Cat. p. 5. 1931-32): Dwarf.
NANA BLUE
(Ingleside Plantation Nurs., Oak Grove , Va. Cat. p. 34. 19973-74):
Dwarf, fls. blue.
= DWARF BLUE, BAKER DWARF BLUE, BLUE MIDGET, NANA CORRULEA.
NANA CORRULEA
(Griffing Nurs., Beaumont , TX . Cat. p. 21. 1930): Low growth
habit; fls. blue. Misspelled CAERULEA, CAERULEA NANA, COERULEA, COERULEA NANA,
CORRULEA NANA, COUERLEA, COURULEA NANA, NANA CAERULEA.
= DWARF BLUE,
BAKER DWARF BLUE, BLUE MIDGET, NANA BLUE.
NANA LAVENDULA
(Fraser Nurs., Birmingham , AL . Cat. Sp. 1957): Dwarf; fls.
lavender.
= DWARF PURPLE, DWARF LAVENDER, DWARF LAVENDER-BLUE, FROSTY
BLUE, HARDY DWARF LAVENDER-BLUE, LAVENDULA NANA, LILAC NANA, NANA PURPUREA.
NANA PURPUREA
(Fraser Nurs., Birmingham , AL . Cat. p. 11. 1940): Dwarf;
fls. lavender.
= DWARF PURPLE, DWARF LAVENDER, DWARF LAVENDER-BLUE,
FROSTY BLUE, HARDY DWARF LAVENDER-BLUE, LAVENDULA NANA, LILAC NANA, NANA LAVENDULA.
NANA ROSEA
(Twitty Nurs., Texarkana , TX . Cat. p. 5. 1931-32): Dwarf;
fls. pink.
= DWARF PINK, ROSEA NANA.
NANA RUBRA
(Twitty Nurs., Texarkana , TX . Cat. p. 5. 1931-32): Dwarf; fls.
red.
= RUBRA COMPACTA, DWARF RED.
NATCHEZ
(D.R. Egolf and A.O. Andrick, The Lagerstroemia Handbook/Checklist
A Guide to Crapemyrtle Cultivars, p. 53. 1978): Multiple-stemmed large
shrub or small tree, 7 m high and 3.5 m wide [NOTE: 30 feet high and 35 foot
crown spread at 35 years]; exfoliating trunk bark dark cinnamon brown (Greyed
Orange 166B-174D 2) and spectacular throughout the year; lvs. glossy, dark
green, 3.4-8 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, in autumn good oranges and reds; infl.
14-30 cm long and 10-15 cm wide with pure white fls.; under field conditions
plant is high mildew tolerant. Orig. in 1964 from a cross of L. indica PINK
LACE x L. fauriei; selected in 1969; intro. in 1978 by U.S. National
Arboretum; NA 38449; PI 427115. Name registered May 15, 1978.
NEAR EAST
(Overlook Nurs., Mobile , AL . Cat. p. 48. 1952-53): Fls.
flesh pink, blooms several weeks later than most pink cultivars and is less
hardy. Cultivar intro. from Eastern Asia about 1870 and lost in commercial
trade in the United States about 1890. In early 1930's a plant was found surviving
in Washington, LA, by Mrs. D. Debaillon who gave it to K. Sawada, Sr., Overlook
Nurs. Named and intro. by Overlook Nurs. c. 1952. Amaranth Rose 530/3 1 fading
to white at the center.
= ? DEBAILLON PINK, SHELL PINK.
NEW CRIMSON
(Hovey & Co., Boston , MA . Cat. p. 3. 1872): Fls.
deep crimson, panicles profuse.
NEW LILAC
(A.F. Sanford Arb., Knoxville , TN. Cat. & Plt. List
p. 68. 1930, without descr.).
NEW ORLEANS
(Ornamentals South 4(3):13-14. April 1982): Miniature;
purple fls., heavy bloomer, begins blooming May 15 to June 1.
(Hines Nurs.
Co. , Santa Ana , CA . 43:1988): Purple. PP #4184. Miniature, Weeping. Exclusive
Hines Introduction.
(David Chopin, Washington , PA. Variety Listing and Descriptions,
undated, included with pers. com. to David Byers. 5/11/95): Color: Purple.
Height: 12".
Best Uses: Lowest growing variety.
[NOTE: This plant was originally registered December
15, 1980 , and published in The Lagerstroemia Handbook/Checklist, AABGA,
p. 42-43. 1978, as PASSION. A request by the originator to change the
name to NEW ORLEANS 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 NEW ORLEANS
is now the accepted epithet.]
= PASSION.
NEW PURE WHITE
(Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia , PA. Cat. p. 78. 1872):
Vigorous and symmetrical growth; fls. pure white, panicles abundant. Intro.
by Nanz & Neuner, Louisville , KY.
NEW PURPLE
(Monroe Nurs., Monroe , MI . Cat. p.19. 1939, without
descr.).
(Edward H. Rust Nurs. & F. Shop, South Pasadena, CA. Cat. p. 11.
1942): Fls. rich purple.
NEW SNOW
(Texas Nurs., Sherman , TX . Cat. p. 9. 1958-59): Semi-dwarf;
lvs. dense; panicles heavy, fls. white, borne in profusion. Orig. as chance
seedling of DWARF BLUE selected in 1957, named in 1958, trademarked
in State of Texas and intro. in 1958 by J.B. Fitzpatrick , Texas Nurs.
= SNOW
WHITE.
NEW SNOW BABY
(Tennessee Nurs., Cleveland , TN. Cat. P. 34. 1968): Dwarf;
fls. pure white.
= SNOWBABY, DWARF SNOW WHITE, DWARF WHITE, FROSTY SNOW.
NEW WHITE
(James C. Kell, Comp.., Houston , TX . Crape Myrtles in Cultivation.1990:Rev.
6/94. unpubl.): White fls., more or less pyramidal panicles, blooms on new
growth, summer.
= ? NEW PURE WHITE.
NEWMANII
(Hazlewood Bros., Epping, N.S.W., Australia . Cat. p. 53.
1941): Fls. light pink. Orig. as sport of EAVESII at Charles Newman & Co.,
Bayswater , Australia . L. x matthewsii cv.
NIKKI
(Carroll Gardens , Westminster , MD. 91:1987): Gorgeous pink
and white variegated blossoms are ruffled and cascading. Shiny green foliage
on a dwarf (4-5') plant make this crape myrtle perfect for small garden areas.
Exceptionally hardy.
(James C. Kell, Comp.., Houston, TX. Crape Myrtles in
Cultivation. 1990:Rev. 6/94. unpubl.): Fls. pink (light to medium) picotee
with white edge, more or less pyramidal panicles. Height 3 ft. Hardy to zone
7, very hardy. Originated by Five-M Nursery, Lindale TX .
NIVEA
(Primo Baldacci & Figli, Pistoia , Italy . Cat. p. 18. Aut.
1952): Tree 2.2 m, fls. snow white. Intro. by Primo Baldacci & Figli in
1952.
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