Magnolia
Magnolia 'Susan'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
6
USDA Hardiness Zone 6
-10 to 0°F • Moderate winter climates
Includes sub-zones: 6a, 6b|Ideal for: perennials, shrubs, ornamental trees|5960 total plants
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Plants rated for Zone 6 are expected to tolerate average annual extreme winter lows in the -10 to 0°F range. This collection contains 5960 matching plant profiles, including perennials, shrubs, ornamental trees.
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Magnolia
Magnolia 'Butterflies'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Jane'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Judy Zuk'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Daybreak'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Charles Coates'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'George Henry Kern'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia wilsonii
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Sunspire'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides 'Albus'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Magyar'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Chi-Chi'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Jade Butterflies'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Tubifolia'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Shangri-La'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Praga'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Troll'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'JN9' SKY TOWER
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispatissima'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Grandiceps Wills'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata Martindale'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Mallow
Malva alcea var. Fastigiata
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Manchu rose
Rosa xanthina
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian apricot
Prunus mandshurica
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian ash
Fraxinus mandshurica
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian cherry
Prunus maackii
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. Patula 'Miss Kim'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maple-leaved oak
Quercus acerifolia
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Marigold
Calendula officinalis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Marjoram
Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Marjoram
Origanum laevigatum 'Silver Anniversary'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Marjoram
Origanum libanoticum
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Marsh fern
Thelypteris confluens
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Marsh helleborine
Epipactis palustris
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Marsh mallow
Althaea officinalis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Martin's spurge
Euphorbia × martini 'Inneuphhel' HELENA'S BLUSH
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Martin's spurge
Euphorbia × martini 'Waleutiny' TINY TIM
- USDA zones
- 6–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Masterwort
Astrantia major 'Rubra'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Masterwort
Astrantia major 'Claret'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Masterwort
Astrantia major 'Roma'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Masterwort
Astrantia major 'Venice'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Maximilian sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
May-apple
Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
May-apple
Podophyllum peltatum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
May-apple
Podophyllum peltatum f. Deamii
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Mazus
Mazus reptans
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadow cranesbill
Geranium pratense (Victor Reiter Junior strain)
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum minus 'Adiantifolium'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum rochebruneanum
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum kiusianum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum buschianum
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum squarrosum
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum delavayi
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum 'Black Stockings'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' EAST FRIESLAND
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Meadow sage
Salvia pratensis 'Swan Lake'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Meadow sage
Salvia pratensis
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Meadow sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Wesuwe'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Meadow zizia
Zizia aptera
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadowsweet
Filipendula purpurea 'Elegans'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria 'Variegata'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula 'Kahome'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula denudata
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Mediterranean hackberry
Celtis australis
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meehan's mint
Meehania cordata
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full 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 hat plant
Ratibida columnifera
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Mexican male fern
Dryopteris pseudofilix-mas
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Michaelmas daisy
Aster 'Celeste'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Michaelmas daisy
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Blue Lagoon'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Michaelmas daisy
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Peter Harrison'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Michaelmas daisy
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenburg'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Michaelmas daisy
Symphyotrichum 'Wood's Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Michigan lily
Lilium michiganense
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Milk vetch
Astragalus canadensis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mimosa
Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mini-flora rose
Rosa 'Savanight' OVERNIGHT SCENTSATION
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mini-flora rose
Rosa 'Genpat' DAZZLER
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 6 experiences winter minimum temperatures between-10 to 0°F. This collection includes 5960 plants specifically suited for Zone 6 conditions, including perennials, shrubs, ornamental trees.
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