Narrow-leaved hosta
Hosta lancifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full 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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What grows in USDA Zone 6?
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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Nasturtium
Tropaeolum (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Navelwort
Omphalodes cappadocica
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Needle palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
- USDA zones
- 6–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Neillia
Neillia affinis
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Neillia
Neillia ribesioides
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nemesia
Nemesia (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nepeta
Nepeta × faassenii
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'André Chaudron'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta racemosa 'Blue Wonder'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta × faassenii 'Select Blue'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta × faassenii 'Kit Cat'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta grossheimii
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Nettle-leaved bellflower
Campanula trachelium
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nettle-leaved mullein
Verbascum chaixii 'Album'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nettle-leaved mullein
Verbascum chaixii 'Sixteen Candles'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nettle-leaved mullein
Verbascum chaixii
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Honeysong Pink'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Pixie'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Roter Stern'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae KICKIN LAVENDER
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae KICKIN PINK CHIFFON
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
New Jersey tea
Ceanothus americanus
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
New York ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
New Zealand spinach
Tetragonia tetragonioides
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Nikko fir
Abies homolepis
- USDA zones
- 4–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nikko maple
Acer maximowiczianum
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nanus'
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' SUMMER WINE
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia' COPPERTINA
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Center Glow'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Ruby Spice'
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam' AMBER JUBILEE
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Podaras 3' LEMON CANDY
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nippon daisy
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
Nodding onion
Allium cernuum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nootka cypress
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nootka cypress
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nootka cypress
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nordic inkberry
Ilex glabra 'Chamzin' NORDIC
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Northern bedstraw
Galium boreale
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern dragonhead
Dracocephalum ruyschiana
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina var. Angustum 'Lady in Red'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina var. Angustum
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern pin oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Northern sea oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Deborah'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Emerald Queen'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to dry
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Superform'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Acrocona'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Gregoryana'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Little Joe'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Maxwellii'
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Pendula'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Pumila'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Sherwood Compact'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Weeping Blue'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Formanek'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Hillside Upright'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Oak
Quercus × schuettei
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Oak
Quercus × warei 'Long' REGAL PRINCE
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Oak
Quercus × leana
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Oak
Quercus dalechampii
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Oak
Quercus virgiliana
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Flemygea' SNOW QUEEN
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Brido' SNOW FLAKE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sike's Dwarf'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Vaughn's Lillie'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Queen of Hearts'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Piihq-i' JETSTREAM
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Alba'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Crystal Peak White'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Nicauca' AUTUMN CARNIVAL
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Oconee bells
Shortia galacifolia
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
October daphne
Hylotelephium sieboldii
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Odessa bellflower
Campanula glomerata var. Dahurica 'Odessa'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- 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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