Hardiness zone 8a
Plants for zone 8a.
143 plants in this guide grow in USDA hardiness zone 8a, where the coldest winter nights reach about 10 °F (-12 °C). Each one survives a zone 8a winter outdoors.
Annual
Bulb
Climber
- Boston ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata, zones 4a–8b
- ClematisClematis × jackmanii, zones 4a–9b
- Climbing hydrangeaHydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris, zones 4a–8b
- Climbing roseRosa 'New Dawn', zones 5a–9b
- Star jasmineTrachelospermum jasminoides, zones 8a–10b
- Trumpet honeysuckleLonicera sempervirens, zones 4a–9b
- Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia, zones 3a–9b
- WisteriaWisteria sinensis, zones 5a–9b
Fern
Groundcover
- AjugaAjuga reptans, zones 3a–10b
- Creeping JennyLysimachia nummularia, zones 3a–9b
- Creeping phloxPhlox subulata, zones 3a–9b
- Creeping thymeThymus serpyllum, zones 4a–8b
- Mondo grassOphiopogon japonicus, zones 6a–10b
- PachysandraPachysandra terminalis, zones 5a–9b
- PeriwinkleVinca minor, zones 4a–9b
- Sweet woodruffGalium odoratum, zones 4a–8b
Ornamental grass
- Blue fescueFestuca glauca, zones 4a–8b
- Blue oat grassHelictotrichon sempervirens, zones 4a–8b
- Fountain grassCenchrus alopecuroides, zones 5a–9b
- Japanese forest grassHakonechloa macra, zones 5a–9b
- Karl Foerster feather reed grassCalamagrostis × acutiflora, zones 4a–9b
- Little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium, zones 3a–9b
- Maiden grassMiscanthus sinensis, zones 5a–9b
- Mexican feather grassNassella tenuissima, zones 7a–10b
- Pink muhly grassMuhlenbergia capillaris, zones 6a–9b
- Prairie dropseedSporobolus heterolepis, zones 3a–9b
- SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum, zones 4a–9b
Perennial
- AgapanthusAgapanthus praecox, zones 8a–11b
- AstilbeAstilbe chinensis, zones 4a–8b
- Autumn Joy stonecropHylotelephium spectabile, zones 3a–9b
- Bearded irisIris germanica, zones 3a–9b
- Bee balmMonarda didyma, zones 4a–9b
- Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida, zones 3a–9b
- Blanket flowerGaillardia × grandiflora, zones 3a–10b
- Blazing starLiatris spicata, zones 3a–9b
- Bleeding heartLamprocapnos spectabilis, zones 3a–9b
- BrunneraBrunnera macrophylla, zones 3a–8b
- Butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosa, zones 3a–9b
- California poppyEschscholzia californica, zones 8a–10b
- Canna lilyCanna indica, zones 8a–11b
- CatmintNepeta × faassenii, zones 3a–8b
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum, zones 3a–9b
- ColumbineAquilegia canadensis, zones 3a–8b
- Coral bellsHeuchera americana, zones 4a–9b
- DaylilyHemerocallis fulva, zones 3a–9b
- Elephant earsColocasia esculenta, zones 8a–11b
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea, zones 4a–9b
- Foxglove beardtonguePenstemon digitalis, zones 3a–8b
- Garden phloxPhlox paniculata, zones 4a–8b
- GoldenrodSolidago rugosa, zones 4a–8b
- Hardy geraniumGeranium sanguineum, zones 3a–8b
- HelleboreHelleborus niger, zones 3a–8b
- HollyhockAlcea rosea, zones 3a–9b
- HostaHosta plantaginea, zones 3a–9b
- Japanese anemoneAnemone × hybrida, zones 4a–8b
- Joe Pye weedEutrochium purpureum, zones 4a–9b
- Lady's mantleAlchemilla mollis, zones 3a–8b
- Lamb's earStachys byzantina, zones 4a–9b
- Lenten roseHelleborus × hybridus, zones 4a–9b
- LiriopeLiriope muscari, zones 5a–10b
- LomandraLomandra longifolia, zones 8a–11b
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis, zones 3a–8b
- LupineLupinus polyphyllus, zones 4a–8b
- Mexican sageSalvia leucantha, zones 8a–10b
- MintMentha spicata, zones 5a–9b
- New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae, zones 3a–8b
- New Zealand flaxPhormium tenax, zones 8a–11b
- PeonyPaeonia lactiflora, zones 3a–8b
- Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpurea, zones 3a–8b
- Russian sageSalvia yangii, zones 5a–9b
- Santa Barbara daisyErigeron karvinskianus, zones 6a–9b
- Shasta daisyLeucanthemum × superbum, zones 5a–9b
- Siberian irisIris sibirica, zones 3a–8b
- SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus, zones 7a–10b
- Solomon's sealPolygonatum biflorum, zones 3a–9b
- StrawberryFragaria × ananassa, zones 5a–9b
- Swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnata, zones 3a–9b
- Threadleaf coreopsisCoreopsis verticillata, zones 3a–9b
- Woodland sageSalvia nemorosa, zones 4a–8b
- YarrowAchillea millefolium, zones 3a–9b
Shrub
- AzaleaRhododendron indicum, zones 7a–9b
- Bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla, zones 6a–9b
- BlueberryVaccinium corymbosum, zones 4a–8b
- Butterfly bushBuddleja davidii, zones 5a–9b
- California lilacCeanothus thyrsiflorus, zones 8a–10b
- CamelliaCamellia japonica, zones 7a–9b
- Catawba rhododendronRhododendron catawbiense, zones 4a–8b
- Common boxwoodBuxus sempervirens, zones 5a–9b
- English lavenderLavandula angustifolia, zones 5a–9b
- ForsythiaForsythia × intermedia, zones 5a–8b
- GardeniaGardenia jasminoides, zones 8a–11b
- Japanese hollyIlex crenata, zones 5a–8b
- ManzanitaArctostaphylos densiflora, zones 8a–10b
- Mountain laurelKalmia latifolia, zones 4a–9b
- NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius, zones 2a–8b
- Oakleaf hydrangeaHydrangea quercifolia, zones 5a–9b
- Panicle hydrangeaHydrangea paniculata, zones 3a–8b
- Rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus, zones 5a–9b
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus, zones 8a–10b
- Sage (culinary)Salvia officinalis, zones 5a–9b
- SmokebushCotinus coggygria, zones 5a–9b
- Smooth hydrangeaHydrangea arborescens, zones 3a–9b
- SpireaSpiraea japonica, zones 4a–8b
- Star magnoliaMagnolia stellata, zones 4a–8b
- WinterberryIlex verticillata, zones 3a–9b
Succulent
Tree
- American hollyIlex opaca, zones 5a–9b
- AppleMalus domestica, zones 4a–8b
- Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indica, zones 7a–9b
- Eastern redbudCercis canadensis, zones 4a–9b
- Eastern white pinePinus strobus, zones 3a–8b
- English yewTaxus baccata, zones 5a–8b
- FigFicus carica, zones 7a–10b
- Flowering dogwoodCornus florida, zones 5a–9b
- Japanese cherryPrunus serrulata, zones 5a–8b
- Japanese mapleAcer palmatum, zones 5a–8b
- Kousa dogwoodCornus kousa, zones 5a–8b
- Leyland cypressCupressus × leylandii, zones 6a–9b
- OliveOlea europaea, zones 8a–11b
- Red mapleAcer rubrum, zones 3a–9b
- River birchBetula nigra, zones 4a–9b
- ServiceberryAmelanchier canadensis, zones 4a–8b
- Southern magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora, zones 7a–10b
- Thornless honeylocustGleditsia triacanthos, zones 3a–8b