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Lagerstroemia indica ‘Centennial’
(AE Einert and VM Watts, Ark. Farm Research XX11(3): 3. 1973): Compact, globular shrub, average height of 6.6 dm per season after pruning in winter; leaves slightly glossy, elliptical, upper surface (Green 138A 2 ), understory (Yellow-green 146B), 3.0-3.9 cm long, 1.9-2.4 cm wide, yellow to red in autumn; panicles 10 cm long, 11 cm wide; average 4.5 per inflorescence, 3.4 cm diameter, dark purple (Purple Violet 81A), claw reddish purple (Red Purple 63A), old flowers greyish; high resistance to powdery mildew; hardy in USDA zone 7, may die to the ground in zone 6. Developed in 1962 by Victor M. Watts, Fayetteville, AR; Introduced in 1973 by AE Einert, Fayetteville, AR. Name registered 17 May 1973. (Source : Checklist Lagerstroemia USDA/ARS National Arboretum )
| Flower colour | Red Purple | |
| Flowering period | Average (from August) | |
| Height | 100-150 cm | |
| Form | Spherical | |
| Hardy | -17 °C |
