Hardiness zone
Plants for zone 8
2120 garden plants suited to USDA hardiness zone 8, 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 2,120 plants, 1,822 have been checked against outside sources (93 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Jacob Cline
Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate

Jade Turtle Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Miniredia'
Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

James Galway
Rosa 'Auscrystal'
Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

James L. Austin
Rosa 'Auspike'
Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Jan Bos
Hyacinthus 'Jan Bos'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Japanese Anemone
Anemone hupehensis
Part shadeZones 4–83 ftModerate

Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
Full shadeZones 8–109.5 ftModerate

Japanese Aucuba
Aucuba japonica
Part shadeZones 7–98 ftModerate

Japanese Cleyera
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Part shadeZones 7–910 ftModerate
FoliageJapanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate
FoliageJapanese Maple
Acer palmatum
Part shadeZones 5–816 ftModerate
FoliageJapanese Maple 'Miyako'
Acer palmatum 'Miyako'
Part shadeZones 5–88 ftModerate
FoliageJapanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Japanese Pieris
Pieris japonica
Part shadeZones 5–89.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Japanese Stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Part sunZones 5–816 ftModerate

Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
Full sunZones 7–1010 ftModerate

Java Red
Weigela florida 'Java Red'
Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Jeana
Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'
Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Jeanne d'Arc
Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Jeanne Moreau
Rosa 'Meidiaphaz'
Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
Part sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Jetfire
Narcissus 'Jetfire'
Full sunZones 3–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Jethro Tull
Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull'
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Joan Senior
Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium
Full sunZones 4–96 ftHigh

Johnson's Blue
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'
Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Jojoba
Simmondsia chinensis
Full sunZones 8–117 ftLow

Jowey Winnie
Dahlia 'Jowey Winnie'
Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Jubilee Celebration
Rosa 'Aushunter'
Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Julia Child
Rosa 'WEKvossutono'
Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Juliet
Rosa 'Ausjameson'
Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate
FoliageJune
Hosta 'June'
Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Junior Walker
Nepeta 'Junior Walker'
Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow
FoliageJuniper
Juniperus
Full sunZones 3–913 ftLow

Kaleidoscope Abelia
Abelia × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Kansas
Paeonia 'Kansas'
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Karen
Rhododendron 'Karen'
Part shadeZones 5–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Karl Rosenfield
Paeonia 'Karl Rosenfield'
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Karma Choc
Dahlia 'Karma Choc'
Full sunZones 8–103 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kashmir White
Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White'
Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Katsura Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Katsura'
Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kelvin Floodlight
Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'
Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kickin' Carmine Red
Symphyotrichum 'Kickin Carmine Red'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

King of Hearts
Dicentra 'King of Hearts'
Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kismet Raspberry
Echinacea 'Kismet Raspberry'
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Kitty Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo097'
Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kleim's Hardy
Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'
Part sunZones 7–102.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Knock Out Rose
Rosa 'Knock Out'
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Komachi
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Komachi'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Kopper King
Hibiscus 'Kopper King'
Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftHigh

Korean Stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamellia Koreana Group
Part sunZones 5–816 ftModerate

Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Kramer's Supreme
Camellia japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'
Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate
FoliageKrossa Regal
Hosta 'Krossa Regal'
Full shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kwanzan Cherry
Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'
Full sunZones 5–826 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Labyrinth
Dahlia 'Labyrinth'
Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lady Baltimore
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lady Baltimore'
Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftHigh

Lady Banks' Rose
Rosa banksiae
Full sunZones 6–920 ftModerate
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