Flowering shrubs by growing zone

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All flowering shrubs

Bigleaf hydrangeaPart shade · Zones 5 to 9Panicle hydrangeaFull sun to part shade · Zones 3 to 8Smooth hydrangeaPart shade to shade · Zones 3 to 9Shrub roseFull sun · Zones 5 to 10Butterfly bushFull sun · Zones 5 to 9Common lilacFull sun · Zones 3 to 7ForsythiaFull sun · Zones 5 to 8AzaleaPart shade · Zones 5 to 9RhododendronPart shade · Zones 4 to 8SpireaFull sun · Zones 4 to 8WeigelaFull sun · Zones 4 to 8NinebarkFull sun to part shade · Zones 3 to 7CamelliaPart shade · Zones 7 to 9GardeniaPart shade · Zones 8 to 11

How 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.