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.

Strawberry Hill
Rosa 'Ausrimini'
Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Strawberry Sundae Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Rensun'
Full sunZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Strawflower
Xerochrysum
Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops
Monarda didyma 'Cherry Pops'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
FoliageSugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate

Sugar Shack Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis 'SMCOSS'
Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Sugar Tyme
Malus 'Sugar Tyme'
Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sugartina Crystalina
Clethra alnifolia 'Crystalina'
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftHigh

Sulfur Flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Full sunZones 4–812 inLow
FoliageSum and Substance
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Summer Snowflake
Leucojum aestivum
Part sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Summer Storm
Hibiscus 'Summer Storm'
Full sunZones 4–94 ftHigh

Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh

Sunny Border Blue
Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Sunny Boulevard St. John's Wort
Hypericum kalmianum 'Deppe'
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Sunny Seduction
Achillea 'Sunny Seduction'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sunrise Agastache
Agastache 'Sunrise'
Full sunZones 6–112.5 ftLow

Sunset Hyssop
Agastache 'Sunset'
Full sunZones 6–112.5 ftModerate

SunSparkler Firecracker
Hylotelephium 'Firecracker'
Full sunZones 4–98 inLow

Susan Williams-Ellis
Rosa 'Ausquirk'
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Sutton's Apricot
Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'
Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate

Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
FoliageSwane's Gold
Cupressus sempervirens 'Swane's Gold'
Full sunZones 7–1013 ftLow

Sweet Autumn Clematis
Clematis terniflora
Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

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

Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sweet Woodruff
Galium odoratum
Full shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh

Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate

Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Sylphide
Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

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

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

Tall Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium
Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate
FoliageTamukeyama
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Tamukeyama'
Part shadeZones 5–98 ftModerate

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

Teasing Georgia
Rosa 'Ausbaker'
Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Terracotta
Achillea 'Terracotta'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Rosa 'Ausmove'
Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Tête-à-Tête
Narcissus 'Tête-à-Tête'
Full sunZones 3–87 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
Full sunZones 8–114.5 ftLow

Texas Mountain Laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
Full sunZones 7–1018 ftLow

Texas Sedge
Carex texensis
Part shadeZones 5–912 inLow

Texas Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Part shadeZones 7–104.5 ftModerate

Thalia
Narcissus 'Thalia'
Full sunZones 3–81 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Alnwick Rose
Rosa 'Ausgrab'
Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

The Bride
Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

The Chatelaine
Lupinus 'The Chatelaine'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Fairy
Rosa 'The Fairy'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

The Generous Gardener
Rosa 'Ausdrawn'
Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

The Giant
Colchicum 'The Giant'
Full sunZones 4–911 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Governor
Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

The Governor
Lupinus 'The Governor'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Lady Gardener
Rosa 'Ausbrass'
Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

The Pages
Lupinus 'The Pages'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Pilgrim
Rosa 'Auswalker'
Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate
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