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.

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

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

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

Magic Carpet
Spiraea japonica 'Magic Carpet'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Magical Candle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraflame'
Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magical Gold
Forsythia × intermedia 'Kolgold'
Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Magnus
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Maiden Pink
Dianthus deltoides
Full sunZones 3–98 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageMaidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh

Major Wheeler
Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'
Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate

Male Skimmia
Skimmia japonica
Part shadeZones 7–83.5 ftModerate

Mango Calla
Zantedeschia 'Mango'
Part sunZones 8–102 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Manhattan Lights
Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights'
Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate

Marge Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Marge'
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageMarginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Marie Boisselot
Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Marmalade
Echinacea 'Marmalade'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
FoliageMarmalade
Heuchera 'Marmalade'
Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate

Marshall's Delight
Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Martha Stewart
Rosa 'Meiffable'
Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Mary Stoker
Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Matrona
Hylotelephium 'Matrona'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Max Frei
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

May Night
Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'
Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Meadow Rue
Thalictrum
Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate
FoliageMelting Fire
Heuchera 'Melting Fire'
Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Mercury Rising
Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising'
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Mesa Yellow
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Mexican Feather Grass
Nassella tenuissima
Full sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate

Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Mexican Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Mexican Orange Blossom
Choisya ternata
Part shadeZones 7–106.5 ftModerate

Michelangelo
Rosa 'Meitelov'
Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Midnight Blue
Agapanthus 'Midnight Blue'
Full sunZones 7–112 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Midnight Marvel
Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel'
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
FoliageMidnight Rose
Heuchera 'Midnight Rose'
Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate

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

Milky Way Kousa
Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'
Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Millenium
Allium 'Millenium'
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Minerva
Hippeastrum 'Minerva'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Miniature Snowflake
Philadelphus 'Miniature Snowflake'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
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