Lagerstroemia ‘Ebony Embers’

Lagerstroemia indica ‘Ebony Embers’ (BD Red Hot)
(USDA Plant Release Notice, March 2013): Deciduous, upright shrub to 2.5 m tall and 1.0 m wide after 5 years; leaves elliptical, 5 cm long and 3 cm wide, young leaves dark red (Greyed-Purple 187A) (RHS, 2001), later brown-grey (Brown 200A) throughout the season; inflorescences 10 cm long and 10 cm wide with deep red (Red 53A) flowers fading to a strong light red (Red 53D) by the second day; created as a hybrid between seed parent [ ‘Whit VII’ (SIREN RED®) × ‘Arapaho’ ] and pollen parent ‘Chocolate Mocha’ (DELTA JAZZ®); introduced in 2013 jointly by USDA and Mississippi State University. Name registered 10 May 2013.

= PCM 3 [breeder code/selection number], BLACK DIAMOND® RED HOT.

BLACK DIAMOND® RED HOT™ (J. Berry Nursery, Grand Saline, TX. Website: https://www.jberrynursery.com/portfolio/crape-myrtles), listed without correct cultivar name (2018); originally listed (2015) as BLACK DIAMOND® ‘Red Hot’.

= ‘Ebony Embers’ , PCM 3 (Source : Checklist Lagerstroemia USDA/ARS National Arboretum )