紫薇(Lagerstroemia indica)别名痒痒树、满堂红、百日红,为千屈菜科紫薇属植物,是夏秋季节主要的园林观花、观干和观姿树种。目前我国主要的栽培品种有紫薇(Lagerstroemiaindica)、银薇(L.indica var.alba)、红薇(L.indicavar.rubra)、翠薇(L.indica var.amabilis)等。本文所述小花紫薇(Crape Myrtle)是从国外新引进的杂交种及园艺栽培品种(群),通过近年在南京地区的引种栽培,显示出矮生、早花、株形紧凑、花期长、花色丰富等特点。引种与品种选择 近年我们先后引进了部分不同品 Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) alias itch tree, full house red, 100 days red, for the genus Lythraceae Lagerstroemia, summer and autumn is the main concept of landscape gardening, dry view and ornamental tree species. At present, the main cultivars in our country are Lagerstroemia indica, L.indica var.alba, L.indicavar.rubra, L.indica var.amabilis and so on. The Crape Myrtle introduced in this paper is a newly introduced hybrid and horticultural cultivars (clusters) introduced from abroad. Through the introduction and cultivation in Nanjing in recent years, Crape Myrtle shows the advantages of short dwarf, early flowering, compact plant, long flowering period, Rich and so on. Introduction and variety selection In recent years, we have introduced some different products