Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Natchez')
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While the *Lagerstroemia* genus is native to Asia and Australia, the ‘Natchez’ cultivar is a *hybrid* developed in the United States. Therefore, it doesn’t have a single “native region” in the same way a wild plant would.
* **Genus Origin:** Lagerstroemia is primarily native to Asia (China, Korea, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia) and Australia.
* **’Natchez’ Cultivar Origin:** The ‘Natchez’ Crepe Myrtle was bred and introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.
So, the answer is: The *Lagerstroemia* genus is native to Asia and Australia, but the ‘Natchez’ cultivar was developed in the **United States**.
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