Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
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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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Sulphur flower
Eriogonum umbellatum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Summer grape
Vitis aestivalis 'Norton'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Summer snowflake
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Summer snowflake
Leucojum aestivum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Summer squash
Cucurbita pepo
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa 'Fyrverkeri'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa subsp. Glauca
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa 'Summer Solstice'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Sungold'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sunflower
Helianthus 'Capenoch Star'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sunflower
Helianthus SUNFINITY YELLOW DARK CENTER
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sunflower
Helianthus 'Sunshine Daydream'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Swamp aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp chestnut oak
Quercus michauxii
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp dogwood
Cornus amomum subsp. Obliqua
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp loosestrife
Decodon verticillatus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Swamp magnolia
Magnolia virginiana var. Australis
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp rose
Rosa palustris
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swan River daisy
Brachyscome (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima 'Snow Crystals'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sweet autumn virginsbower
Clematis terniflora
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet azalea
Rhododendron arborescens
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet basil
Ocimum basilicum
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet bay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana 'Jim Wilson' MOONGLOW
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet bay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet box
Sarcococca hookeriana var. Humilis
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet box
Sarcococca hookeriana var. Humilis 'Sarsid2' FRAGRANT MOUNTAIN
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet breath of spring
Lonicera fragrantissima
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sweet briar rose
Rosa rubiginosa
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet cicely
Osmorhiza longistylis
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet cicely
Myrrhis odorata
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet fern
Comptonia peregrina
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet flag
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet flag
Acorus calamus
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet gum
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet gum
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Hapdell' HAPPIDAZE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet gum
Liquidambar acalycina
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia SHERRY SUE
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Caleb' VANILLA SPICE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Crystalina'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Batsto Blush'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Sotite' WHITE DOVE
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pitcher plant
Sarracenia rubra
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Sweet pitcher plant
Sarracenia rubra f. Jonesii
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Sweet white violet
Viola blanda
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus 'Sooty'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet William
Dianthus 'Stagirond' RONDO
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet William silene
Silene armeria
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet-scented columbine
Aquilegia fragrans
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweetscented bedstraw
Galium odoratum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swiss chard
Beta vulgaris (Leaf Beet Group) 'Bright Lights'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Swiss chard
Beta vulgaris (Leaf Beet Group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Swiss stone pine
Pinus cembra 'Chalet'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Swiss stone pine
Pinus cembra 'Glauca'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Swiss stone pine
Pinus cembra
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum 'Prairie Fire'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum 'Huron Solstice'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'RR1' RUBY RIBBONS
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Badlands'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Dust Devil'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Switch grass
Panicum virgatum
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus f. Variegatum 'Simon-Louis Freres'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Taiwan cherry
Prunus 'Okame'
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Midnight Fragrance'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Sable Night'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- 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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