This fast growing tree flowers at night and sheds flowers early in the morning. The name Millingtonia comes from Thomas Millington, an English botanist, while hortensis means “grown in gardens”. The tree is a favorite garden tree. It is also called the Cork Tree, as an inferior cork is processed from its corky bark.
Lagerstroemia ‘Tonto’ (Crape Myrtle) is a small, upright, spreading, deciduous shrub with a profusion of large clusters, 6 in. long (15 cm), packed with crinkly, bright magenta flowers at its branch tips. Blooming from midsummer to early fall in an explosion of brilliant flowers smothering the foliage.
The glory of Colville is a beautiful, large tree from Madagascar with large pinnate leaves and very conspicuous cylindrical or cone-shaped clusters of bright orange flowers.
Neem tree(The Miracle Tree) has been widely planted as a shade tree in hot, drought-prone areas and has over time been introduced to tropical areas around the world.
