Crepe Myrtle

Lagerstroemia

Lagerstroemia, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a genus of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world. It is a member of the family Lythraceae, which is also known as the loosestrife family. These flowering trees are often planted both privately and commercially as ornamentals.

Crêpe

A crêpe is a dish made from unleavened batter or dough that is cooked on a frying pan or a griddle. Crêpes are usually one of two varieties: sweet crêpes or savoury crêpes. They are often served with a wide variety of fillings such as cheese, fruit, vegetables, meats, and a variety of spreads. Crêpes can also be flambéed, such as in Crêpes Suzette.

Shades of green

Varieties of the color green may differ in hue, chroma or lightness, or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a green or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.

crepe

Noun

1. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
2. A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

Verb

1. To cover in crepe.
2. To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper

myrtle

Noun

1. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
2. A small tree or tall shrub, Cyrilla racemiflora, native to temperate and tropical regions of the Americas.