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Purple coneflowerFull sun to part shade · Zones 3 to 8Black-eyed SusanFull sun to part shade · Zones 3 to 9DaylilyFull sun to part shade · Zones 3 to 9HostaPart shade to shade · Zones 3 to 9
Garden peonyFull sun · Zones 3 to 8Perennial salviaFull sun · Zones 4 to 8CatmintFull sun · Zones 3 to 8
English lavenderFull sun · Zones 5 to 8Shasta daisyFull sun · Zones 5 to 9Bee balmFull sun to part shade · Zones 4 to 9Garden phloxFull sun to part shade · Zones 4 to 8Creeping phloxFull sun · Zones 3 to 9Coral bellsPart shade to shade · Zones 4 to 9AstilbePart shade to shade · Zones 4 to 8Autumn Joy sedumFull sun · Zones 3 to 9YarrowFull sun · Zones 3 to 9TickseedFull sun · Zones 3 to 9Russian sageFull sun · Zones 4 to 9Hardy hibiscusFull sun · Zones 4 to 9Bleeding heartPart shade to shade · Zones 3 to 9Lenten rosePart shade to shade · Zones 4 to 9ColumbinePart shade · Zones 3 to 8Blue false indigoFull sun · Zones 3 to 9New England asterFull sun · Zones 3 to 8Anise hyssopFull sun · Zones 4 to 8Blanket flowerFull sun · Zones 3 to 10Bearded irisFull sun · Zones 3 to 9Siberian irisFull sun to part shade · Zones 3 to 9SwitchgrassFull sun · Zones 4 to 9Little bluestemFull sun · Zones 3 to 9Ostrich fernShade · Zones 3 to 7Lamb's earFull sun · Zones 4 to 8Spike speedwellFull sun · Zones 3 to 8FoxglovePart shade · Zones 4 to 8DelphiniumFull sun · Zones 3 to 7LupineFull sun to part shade · Zones 4 to 8How to read the zone range
A plant listed for zones 4 to 8 survives the average winter in zones 4 through 8. North of that range the roots freeze; south of it, many need more winter chill than they get or struggle with hot humid nights. Plant in spring after the soil can be worked, or in early fall at least six weeks before the ground freezes so the roots settle in.
Hardiness ranges, light and size are typical figures from university extension services and botanic garden plant records; a named variety can differ, so check its tag. Planting dates come from each zone's median frost dates (NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals) and the timing rules in how we check.