in the following description , color references are made to the royal horticultural society colour chart , 2001 edition , except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used . plants used for the description were approximately two years old and were grown in 11 . 8 l containers under outdoor conditions in watkinsville , ga . colors are described using the royal horticultural society colour chart ( r . h . s .). female , or seed , parent .— lagerstroemia 16 - 02 ( unpatented ). male , or pollen parent .— unknown ( open - pollinated ). propagation : terminal cuttings . time to initiate roots , summer : about 21 days at 32 ° c . plant description : flowering shrub .— compact , rounded to upright growth habit . freely branching .— pruning enhances lateral branch development . root description .— numerous , fine , fibrous and well - branched . plant size .— the original plant , now about four - years - old in the ground , is about 116 cm high from the soil level to the top of the inflorescences and about 90 cm wide . first year stems have a diameter of about 2 . 5 mm . shape : squarish . second year and older stems have a diameter of about 5 mm or more . shape : round . trunk diameter .— 3 cm at the soil line . color : n199b . internode length .— about 1 . 9 cm . strength .— flexible when young , easily broken once mature . first year stem color ( young ).— 183a . color ( woody ): 200d . second year and older stem color .— n199b . bark .— exfoliates in strips beginning on second or third year stems . vegetative buds : sub - opposite to alternate in arrangement , imbricate , conical , with no pubescence . color .— 183b . size .— about 2 . 5 mm in length and 1 mm in width . arrangement .— sub - opposite to alternate , simple . length .— about 4 . 7 cm . width .— about 2 . 5 cm . shape .— elliptical . apex .— acuminate . base .— cuneate . margin .— entire . texture ( upper and lower surfaces ).— glabrous and glossy . venation pattern .— pinnate . venation color of emerging foliage ( upper and lower surfaces ).— 178b . venation color of fully expanded foliage ( upper and lower surfaces ).— 178b at the base , changing to 35c at the apex . color in developing foliage ( upper and lower surfaces ).— 178b . color in fully expanded foliage ( upper surface ).— 147a . color in fully expanded foliage ( lower surface ).— 146b . petiole length .— about 2 mm . petiole diameter .— about 1 mm . petiole color ( upper and lower surfaces ).— 177a . pubescence .— none . flower description : flowers are produced from about june to september in watkinsville , ga . an inflorescence is showy for about two weeks , and individual flowers last about one day and are self - cleaning . inflorescence type .— panicle . inflorescence length .— about 10 cm . inflorescence width .— about 8 cm . peduncle .— about 8 cm in length , about 2 mm in diameter , color is 183a , and no pubescence . individual flowers .— about 2 cm in height and 3 . 6 cm in diameter . flower buds .— length : about 8 mm ; diameter : about 8 mm ; color : 178b . pedicels .— about 7 mm in length , 178b in color , and no pubescence . pedicel diameter is about 1 mm . sepals .— 6 per flower , about 9 mm in length , about 6 mm in width , acute apex , entire margin , and 176a in color on upper and lower surfaces . calyx .— about 9 mm in length , about 1 . 1 cm in diameter , 176a in color , and no pubescence . arrangement / appearance .— usually 6 or 7 per flower . petal length .— about 1 . 8 cm . petal width .— about 1 . 2 cm . petal shape .— fan - shaped . petal apex .— ruffled , rounded . petal base .— sagittate . petal margin .— ruffled . petal texture ( upper and lower surfaces ).— glabrous . petal color .— upper and lower surfaces are 77a . quantity / arrangement .— about 25 to 30 short stamens clustered in the center , about 8 mm long , filament color is 62b , and anther color is 13b . the short stamens are surrounded by 6 longer stamens , about 1 . 2 cm long , filament color is 63a , and anther color is n199c . the stamens are not pubescent . pollen .— produced in moderate quantities and is 13b in color on the short stamens and 144c in color on the long stamens . quantity .— one superior pistil per flower . pubescence .— none . pistil length .— about 1 . 8 cm in length . stigma shape .— round , about 1 mm in diameter . stigma color .— 146a . style color .— 183c and about 1 . 5 cm in length . ovary color .— 5d and about 2 mm in diameter . type / appearance .— six - valved , dehiscent , broad ellipsoidal capsule . length .— about 8 mm . diameter .— about 7 mm . immature color .— 144a . mature color .— 200c . each capsule contains many seeds that are about 5 mm long , 3 mm wide , and 200c in color . disease / pest resistance : plants of the claimed lagerstroemia variety grown in field and container trials have exhibited resistance to powdery mildew and cercospora leaf spot .
a new and distinct cultivar of lagerstroemia plant named ‘ purple magic ’, characterized by its compact , rounded to upright intermediate growth habit , reddish new growth , lustrous dark green foliage in summer , purple flowers , and resistance to powdery mildew and cercospora leaf spot .