Hardiness zone
Plants for zone 4
1239 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 1,239 plants, 982 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.

Sentimental Blue
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'
Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Serviceberry
Amelanchier
Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Part shadeZones 4–824 ftModerate

Shadowland Autumn Frost
Hosta 'Autumn Frost'
Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Shamrock Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'
Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum
Full sunZones 4–824 ftModerate
FoliageShawnee Brave
Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave'
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh

Shenandoah
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

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

Showy Crocus
Colchicum speciosum
Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Shrub Rose
Rosa
Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Siberian Iris
Iris sibirica
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Siberian Squill
Scilla siberica
Full sunZones 2–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate

Silver Birch
Betula pendula
Part shadeZones 2–641 ftModerate

Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
FoliageSilver Scrolls
Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Sir Winston Churchill
Narcissus 'Sir Winston Churchill'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Six Hills Giant
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Sixteen Candles
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
FoliageSkyrocket Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Full sunZones 3–916 ftLow
FoliageSlender Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis'
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate

Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria
Full sunZones 4–810 ftLow

Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs

Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate

Sneezeweed
Helenium
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Snow Bunting
Crocus chrysanthus 'Snow Bunting'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Snow Candles
Veronica 'Snow Candles'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Snow Flurry
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Snow Hill
Salvia × sylvestris 'Schneehügel'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Snow White
Monarda 'Schneewittchen'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Snow White Sensation
Philadelphus 'Snow White Sensation'
Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate

Snow-in-Summer
Cerastium tomentosum
Full sunZones 3–76 inLow

Snowbelle
Philadelphus 'Snowbelle'
Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

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

Snowdrop
Galanthus
Part shadeZones 3–75 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Snowflake
Leucojum
Part sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Snowflake
Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'
Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Snowflake
Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Snowmound
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh

Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs

Sombrero Adobe Orange
Echinacea 'Sombrero Adobe Orange'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Hot Coral
Echinacea 'Sombrero Hot Coral'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Lemon Yellow
Echinacea 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Salsa Red
Echinacea 'Sombrero Salsa Red'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sonic Bloom Pink
Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Pink'
Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Sonic Bloom Red
Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Red'
Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate
FoliageSpartan Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan'
Full sunZones 4–915 ftLow

Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate

Spiderwort
Tradescantia
Part sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Spilled Wine
Weigela florida 'Spilled Wine'
Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

Spirea
Spiraea
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Splendid Cornelia
Hyacinthus 'Splendid Cornelia'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate
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