Hardiness zone
Plants for zone 4
1348 garden plants suited to USDA hardiness zone 4, with bloom times, sunlight, and water needs. Pick plants that will reliably overwinter where you garden.
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How this list is made
Derived from each plant's USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 1,348 plants, 1,164 have been checked against outside sources (57 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Bela Lugosi
Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Believer Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum 'Yobeliever'
Full sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Bergenia
Bergenia
Part sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Bernadine Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo061'
Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Berry Heavy
Ilex verticillata 'Spravy'
Full sunZones 3–98 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Berry Poppins
Ilex verticillata 'FarrowBPop'
Full sunZones 3–94 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Berry Scape Aronia
Aronia arbutifolia 'UCONNAA001'
Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate
FoliageBerry Smoothie
Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Berry White Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Renba'
Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Betty Magnolia
Magnolia 'Betty'
Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Beverly Sills Reblooming Bearded Iris
Iris 'Beverly Sills'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bicknell's Sedge
Carex bicknellii
Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Big Daddy Hosta
Hosta 'Big Daddy'
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Big Sky Sunset Coneflower
Echinacea 'Sunset'
Full sunZones 3–94 ftLow

Bigleaf Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Bijou Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo030'
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Biokovo
Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'
Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate
FoliageBird's Nest Spruce
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Full sunZones 3–73.5 ftModerate

Black Ball
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Black Barlow
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Black Beauty Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Gerda'
Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Eyed Angels Delphinium
Delphinium 'Black Eyed Angels'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate

Black Hat Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'NCRX2'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Hero Double Peony Tulip
Tulipa 'Black Hero'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageBlack Hills Spruce
Picea glauca 'Densata'
Full sunZones 3–635 ftModerate

Black Knight
Delphinium 'Black Knight'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Lace Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Eva'
Full sunZones 4–77 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Parrot
Tulipa 'Black Parrot'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Sea Coral Bells
Heuchera 'Ds1'
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Blackberry Merlot Hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Blackberry Merlot'
Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow

Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Blackhawks Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks'
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold'
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Blackout Coral Bells
Heuchera 'Blackout'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Blanc Double de Coubert Rose
Rosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'
Full sunZones 4–95.5 ftModerate

Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow

Blaze
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Blazeaway Heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Blazeaway'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Bleeding Heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Bloomerang Ballet Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPH'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac
Syringa 'SMSJBP7'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purpink Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPTP'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purple
Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Bloomerang Showmound Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPWF'
Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
FoliageBlue Angel
Hosta 'Blue Angel'
Full shadeZones 3–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageBlue Arrow Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
Full sunZones 4–913 ftLow

Blue Bird
Delphinium 'Blue Bird'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Blaze Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum 'Blubzam'
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Blue Canterbury Bells
Campanula medium
Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate
FoliageBlue Chip Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'
Full sunZones 3–98 inLow
FoliageBlue Feathers Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Ivan's Column'
Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate
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