Lagerstroemia indica "Bayou Marie" Richard Lynch the Pennsylvania botanist and Lutheran

the Pennsylvania botanist and Lutheran minister who did much of the early work on North American grasses

more serene presence

The fragrant white spring blossom and the deep orange autumn fruit both earn a place

sun to part shade

Lagerstroemia indica "Bayou Marie" Richard Lynch the Pennsylvania botanist and Lutheran'Bayou Marie' is a compact crape myrtle from the Dixie Series, a group of dwarf selections, chosen by David Chopin of Washington, Pennsylvania and introduced by Hines Nursery in California, in the same series as the purple 'New Orleans'. The flowers are the draw: abundant clusters of crinkled, crepe textured pink blooms, each petal finished with a darker red to lavender edge that gives the whole shrub a lively, two toned sparkle through the heat of