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.

Lady Emma Hamilton
Rosa 'Ausbrother'
Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Lady Margaret
Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
Full sunZones 7–1013 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lady of Shalott
Rosa 'Ausnyson'
Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla mollis
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Large Fothergilla
Fothergilla major
Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Large-Flowered Bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Larkspur
Consolida
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Latifolium
Muscari latifolium
Full sunZones 4–810 inLow

Laura
Phlox paniculata 'Laura'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus
Full sunZones 8–109 ftModerate

Lavender
Lavandula
Full sunZones 5–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Lavender Canterbury Bells
Campanula medium
Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Lavender Chiffon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Lavender Chiffon'
Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Lavender Gladiolus
Gladiolus
Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Mum
Chrysanthemum 'Lavender'
Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Stock
Matthiola incana
Full sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate

Lavender Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Twist
Cercis canadensis 'Covey'
Part sunZones 4–98 ftModerate

Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Full sunZones 2–92.5 ftLow

Leavenworth's Sedge
Carex leavenworthii
Part shadeZones 6–98 inModerate

Leonard Messel
Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Let's Dance Rhythmic Blue Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMHMES14'
Part shadeZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lewis Flax
Linum lewisii
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow
FoliageLeyland Cypress
Cupressus × leylandii
Full sunZones 6–1050 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs

Ligularia
Ligularia
Part shadeZones 4–84 ftHigh

Lilac Wonder
Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder'
Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageLime Rickey
Heuchera 'Lime Rickey'
Full shadeZones 4–912 inModerate
FoliageLime Zinger
Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'
Part sunZones 8–115 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Limelight Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Full sunZones 3–87 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lindheimer's Muhly
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
Full sunZones 7–94 ftModerate

Lisianthus
Eustoma
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Little Bunny
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'
Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Little Gem Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Full sunZones 7–1020 ftModerate

Little Henry Sweetspire
Itea virginica 'Sprich'
Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Little Lime Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Little Princess
Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'
Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

Little Titch
Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'
Full sunZones 3–88 inLow
FoliageLittleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata
Full sunZones 3–849 ftModerate

Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Full sunZones 8–1060 ftModerate

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

Lord Lieutenant
Anemone coronaria 'Lord Lieutenant'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Louise Clements
Rosa 'Clelou'
Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Full sunZones 2–81.5 ftModerate

Lucifer
Canna 'Lucifer'
Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftHigh

Lucifer
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Lucy
Hibiscus syriacus 'Lucy'
Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Luminary Ultraviolet
Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet'
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Luna Pink Swirl
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl'
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Luna White
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White'
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Lungwort
Pulmonaria
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupine
Lupinus
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lynwood Gold
Forsythia × intermedia 'Lynwood Gold'
Full sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Madame Anisette Rose
Rosa 'Madame Anisette'
Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabuana 'Madame Galen'
Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Magenta Gladiolus
Gladiolus
Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
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