In order to understand the change regularities of leaf pigment in different growth stages,6 cultivars of Lagerstroemia indica were taken as the research objects,including'Zi Jingling','Red Rocket','Zi Ying','Ebony Fire','Ebony Embers',and'Ling Longhong'.The values of color parameters,such as L*,a*,b*,the contents of chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids and anthocyanin were measured.The results showed that the leaf brightness(L*)values of all the 6 cultivars of L.indica changed little,while a*and b*changed significantly.The a*values of'Zi Ying','Ebony Embers'and'Ebony Fire'decreased signific...