Find the plants that survive your winter.
Hardiness zones 3–13 mapped to plant picks, seasonal jobs, and design ideas. Pick your zone and skip everything that won't make it through February.
All zones
- 3 -40°F to -30°F (-40°C to -34°C)
USDA Zone 3: Gardens That Survive Brutal Cold
Northern Minnesota, North Dakota, northern Montana, interior Alaska, and much of the Canadian prairies (Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton).
- 4 -30°F to -20°F (-34°C to -29°C)
USDA Zone 4: Short Seasons, Big Rewards
Northern New England, upstate New York, northern Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
- 5 -20°F to -10°F (-29°C to -23°C)
USDA Zone 5: Four-Season Gardens with Range
Central New England, lower Great Lakes, most of Ohio and Indiana, central Illinois, northern Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and parts of the Pacific Northwest interior.
- 6 -10°F to 0°F (-23°C to -18°C)
USDA Zone 6: The Widest Plant Palette
Southern New England, mid-Atlantic interior, Ohio River valley, most of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, southern Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, northern Texas, and much of the Pacific Northwest coast.
- 7 0°F to 10°F (-18°C to -12°C)
USDA Zone 7: Mild Winters, Long Seasons
Most of Virginia, North Carolina coast and Piedmont, parts of Tennessee, northern Georgia and Alabama, the Ozarks, much of Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle, New Mexico interior, Arizona mountains, and the California interior coast and Central Valley.
- 8 10°F to 20°F (-12°C to -7°C)
USDA Zone 8: Southern Garden Territory
Coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, most of Texas, New Mexico lowlands, Arizona mid-elevations, California interior, and the Pacific Northwest coast.
- 9 20°F to 30°F (-7°C to -1°C)
USDA Zone 9: Subtropical Abundance
Central and north Florida, coastal Gulf states, south Texas, most of central and southern California, and Arizona desert valleys.
- 10 30°F to 40°F (-1°C to 4°C)
USDA Zone 10: True Tropical Gardening
South Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale), the Florida Keys, parts of coastal southern California (San Diego, LA coast), and low-elevation areas of Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson lowlands).
- 11 40°F to 50°F (4°C to 10°C)
USDA Zone 11: Frost-Free Paradise
The Florida Keys, Hawaii (lower elevations), Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and select microclimates in coastal southern California and southern Arizona.
- 12 50°F to 60°F (10°C to 16°C)
USDA Zone 12: Equatorial Garden Conditions
Hawaii (lowland and coastal areas), US Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John coastlines), far southern Puerto Rico, and some extreme-southern-Florida microclimates.
- 13 60°F to 70°F (16°C to 21°C)
USDA Zone 13: Pure Tropical Climate
Southernmost Hawaii (Big Island coastal lowlands), Puerto Rico's southern coast, and the warmest parts of the US Virgin Islands. Equivalent to sea-level equatorial gardens worldwide.
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