Investigation on Resources of Lagerstroemia indica Rubra Group in Zhejiang

Field investigations were implemented in 2015 and 2016 on resources of Lagerstroemia indica in Zhejiang province based on ‘Guidelinesfor the conduct of tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability-Crapemytle (Lagerstroemia indica L.)’. Cultivars of L. indica Rubra Group werereported. The result demonstrated that 55 cultivars were identified, among them, 16 ones had been reported, and 39 were new records. Theinvestigation demonstrated that some new cultivars, such as ‘Wanhua Meihong’, ‘Zhie Hong’ and ‘Hongsheng’ were of excellently ornamentalcharacteristics.