Hardiness zone
Plants for zone 8
1903 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 1,903 plants, 1,490 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.

River Mist
Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist'
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Roald Dahl
Rosa 'Ausowlish'
Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Robert Poore
Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore'
Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Rock Cress
Aubrieta
Full sunZones 4–84 inLow

Rockin' Raspberry
Monarda 'Rockin' Raspberry'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Rocky Mountain Blue
Aquilegia caerulea
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Penstemon strictus
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'
Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'
Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Rosa 'Felicia'
Rosa 'Felicia'
Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'
Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'
Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ispahan'
Rosa 'Ispahan'
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

Rosa 'Madame Hardy'
Rosa 'Madame Hardy'
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

Rosa 'Trigintipetala'
Rosa damascena 'Trigintipetala'
Full sunZones 4–96.5 ftModerate

Rosa damascena (Damask Rose)
Rosa damascena
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

Rosa de Meaux (Centifolia Rose)
Rosa × centifolia 'De Meaux'
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa de Rescht (Damask Rose)
Rosa 'De Rescht'
Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Rose Chiffon
Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Chiffon'
Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rose Creek Abelia
Abelia × grandiflora 'Rose Creek'
Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

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

Rose Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Rose Marvel
Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Rose Stock
Matthiola incana
Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Rosebud
Rhododendron 'Rosebud'
Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftLow

Roseum Elegans
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'
Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Rouge Cardinal
Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal'
Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Route 66
Coreopsis 'Route 66'
Full sunZones 5–92 ftLow

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

Royal Candles
Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Royal Crimson Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageRoyal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh

Royal Jubilee
Rosa 'Auspaddle'
Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Royal Purple
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Full sunZones 4–811 ftLow

Royal Purple Lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Royal Raindrops
Malus 'Royal Raindrops'
Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Royal Red
Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'
Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Royal Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'
Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Royal Velvet
Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Velvet'
Full sunZones 5–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Royal White Redbud
Cercis canadensis f. alba 'Royal White'
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate

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

Rozanne
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Ruby Falls
Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls'
Part sunZones 5–96.5 ftModerate

Ruby Giant
Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ruby Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh

Ruby Stella
Hemerocallis 'Ruby Stella'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Full sunZones 3–95 ftLow

Russian Comfrey
Symphytum × uplandicum
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Russian Sage
Salvia yangii
Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

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

Sage
Salvia officinalis
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Salal
Gaultheria shallon
Part shadeZones 5–95.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to cats

Sally Holmes
Rosa 'Sally Holmes'
Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Salmon Ranunculus
Ranunculus asiaticus
Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salome
Narcissus 'Salome'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Sarah Elizabeth
Clematis 'Evipo098'
Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
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