My blog posts and experience are based upon Texas gardening.  However, many of the plants described will also thrive in the zones as designated for the southern United States.  I hope you enjoy these posts and come back often!  Unfortunately most Crape Myrtles do NOT do well in cold climates, however, there are a few that do better than others.

I get all my Crape Myrtles from the Crape Myrtle Guy in Waxahachie through Amazon.

Cold-hardy crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia spp.) are more limited in variety, but there are several cultivars and series specifically bred to survive northern climates, especially in USDA Zones 6 and 7 (and sometimes 5 with protection). These varieties typically die back to the ground in colder winters but reliably regrow and bloom on new wood.