Flowering TreesCrape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 6-25 ft × 6-20 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and red blooms in summer and fall. It attracts butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and pollution, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-25 ft × 6-20 ft
- Spacing
- 12-24 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Pollution
- Watch out for
- Frequent disease problems, Frequent insect problems
- Native to
- China, Indochina, Himalayas, Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Crape Myrtle is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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