Licorice plant
Helichrysum petiolare
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 11
40 to 50°F • Tropical climates
Includes sub-zones: 11a, 11b|Ideal for: tropical plants, palms, citrus trees|749 total plants
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Plants rated for Zone 11 are expected to tolerate average annual extreme winter lows in the 40 to 50°F range. This collection contains 749 matching plant profiles, including tropical plants, palms, citrus trees.
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Licuri palm
Syagrus coronata
- USDA zones
- 9–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lignum vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
- Water
- Low to dry
Lion's ear
Leonotis leonurus
- USDA zones
- 8–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lipstick plant
Aeschynanthus radicans
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lipsticktree
Bixa orellana
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Little hogweed
Portulaca oleracea
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Littleleaf false tamarind
Lysiloma watsonii
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Lobelia
Lobelia erinus
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Longan
Dimocarpus longan
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Love-lies-bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lychee
Litchi chinensis
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Macadamia nut
Macadamia integrifolia
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia compressa
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mandarin orange
Citrus reticulata 'Clementine'
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mandarin orange
Citrus reticulata 'Dancy'
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mandevilla
Mandevilla 'Red Velvet'
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mandevilla
Mandevilla × amabilis
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mangosteen
Garcinia mangostana
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Marigold
Calendula officinalis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Melampodium
Melampodium divaricatum 'Derby'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Melampodium
Melampodium divaricatum
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Melon
Cucumis melo var. Flexuosus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mexican shrubby spurge
Euphorbia cotinifolia
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Meyer lemon
Citrus × meyeri
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Miagos bush
Osmoxylon lineare
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mickey Mouse plant
Ochna serrulata
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Microsorum
Microsorum musifolium
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Million bells
Calibrachoa 'Sunbelkist' MILLION BELLS TERRA COTTA
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Million bells
Calibrachoa (group)
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Ming aralia
Polyscias fruticosa
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Ming fern
Asparagus retrofractus
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Miniature wax plant
Hoya lanceolata subsp. Bella
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Montezuma pine
Pinus montezumae
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Morning glory
Ipomoea mauritiana
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mosaic plant
Ludwigia sedoides
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Moses-in-a-basket
Tradescantia spathacea 'Vittata'
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Moth orchid
Phalaenopsis (group)
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Mottled spurge
Euphorbia lactea 'White Ghost'
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mottled spurge
Euphorbia lactea
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mountain spinach
Atriplex hortensis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mountain spurge
Euphorbia marginata 'Kilimanjaro'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Musk mallow
Abelmoschus moschatus
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mustard greens
Brassica juncea 'Japanese Giant Red'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Narrow-leaved cattail
Typha angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Natal lily
Clivia miniata
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Neem
Azadirachta indica
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nemesia
Nemesia (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
New Caledonian pine
Araucaria columnaris
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New Guinea impatiens
Impatiens hawkeri (group)
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
New Guinea impatiens
Impatiens SUNPATIENS SERIES
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
New Guinea impatiens
Impatiens SUNPATIENS COMPACT FIRE RED
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
New Zealand flax
Phormium tenax
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
New Zealand spinach
Tetragonia tetragonioides
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Night jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nipplefruit
Solanum mammosum
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norfolk Island hibiscus
Lagunaria patersonii
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norfolk Island pine
Araucaria heterophylla
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Octopus tree
Schefflera actinophylla
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Orange bulbine
Bulbine frutescens
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Orange jessamine
Murraya paniculata
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orange jessamine
Cestrum aurantiacum
- USDA zones
- 7–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orchid
Cattleya (group)
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orchid
Cymbidium (group)
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orchid
Dendrobium (group)
- USDA zones
- 9–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orchid
Oncidium (group)
- USDA zones
- 9–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orchid
Phragmipedium (group)
- USDA zones
- 9–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orchid
Phaius (group)
- USDA zones
- 9–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Ornamental cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental Cabbage and Kale Group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Ornamental pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl'
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Ornamental pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Purple Flash'
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Ornamental pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Onyx Red'
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Pachypodium
Pachypodium rutenbergianum
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Padang cassia
Cinnamomum burmannii
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Pak-choi
Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Pak-choi
Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) 'Violetta'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Palm
Pritchardia affinis
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Papaya
Carica papaya
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Paper-rose
Mussaenda (group)
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Parlor palm
Chamaedorea elegans
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Parrot's beak
Lotus berthelotii
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Paurotis palm
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
- USDA zones
- 9–12
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Peace lily
Spathiphyllum (group)
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Pearl millet
Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Pearl millet
Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Baron'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Pearl millet
Pennisetum glaucum 'Jade Princess'
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Pelican flower
Aristolochia gigantea
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Peperomia
Peperomia 'Hope'
- USDA zones
- 11–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Pepper
Capsicum annuum (Hot Pepper Group)
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Persian shield
Strobilanthes dyerianus
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Persian violet
Exacum affine
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 11 experiences winter minimum temperatures between40 to 50°F. This collection includes 749 plants specifically suited for Zone 11 conditions, including tropical plants, palms, citrus trees.
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