Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
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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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Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja × weyeriana 'Golden Glow'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja × weyeriana 'Honeycomb'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Niche's Choice'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to dry
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'White Ball'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Purple'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Miss Ruby'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Bicolor'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Adokeep' ADONIS BLUE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Pyrkeep' PURPLE EMPEROR
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Peakeep' PEACOCK
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Butterfly Heaven'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Blue Chip' LO AND BEHOLD
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Violet Blue'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Evil Ways'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'PIIBD-I' FIRST EDITIONS GROOVY GRAPE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'PIIBD-III' FIRST EDITIONS PSYCHEDELIC SKY
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'SMNBDL' PUGSTER AMETHYST
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Miss Molly'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Miss Violet'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Pink Micro Chip'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis 'SMCOSS' SUGAR SHACK
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) 'Ruby Perfection'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) 'Frigga'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Calamint
Calamintha nepeta subsp. Nepeta
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Calamint
Calamintha nepeta
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Calamint
Calamintha nepeta 'Montrose White'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'Lady in Black'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
California lilac
Ceanothus × delileanus 'Gloire de Versailles'
- USDA zones
- 6–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
- USDA zones
- 6–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Californian allspice
Calycanthus occidentalis
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Callery pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Callery pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Callery pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Callery pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Camass
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. Suksdorfii 'Blauwe Donau' BLUE DANUBE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Camass
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. Suksdorfii (Caerulea Group)
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Camellia
Camellia japonica 'April Tryst'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Camellia
Camellia japonica 'April Dawn'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Camellia
Camellia japonica 'April Snow'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Camellia
Camellia japonica 'Spring's Promise'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Camellia
Camellia japonica 'Korean Fire'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Campion
Silene uniflora 'Robin Whitebreast'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Canada wild rye
Elymus canadensis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Canadian goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Abbott's Pygmy'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Albospica'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Bennett'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Cole's Prostrate'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Curley'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Geneva'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Golden Splendor'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Gracilis'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Jeddeloh'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Lewis'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Monler' EMERALD FOUNTAIN
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Stockman's Dwarf'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Stewart's Gem'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Brandley'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Moon Frost'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Bergman's Snowflake'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Green Spider'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Slenderella'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Canby's mountain lover
Paxistima canbyi
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cancer weed
Salvia lyrata
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Candia tulip
Tulipa saxatilis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candle larkspur
Delphinium elatum AURORA DEEP PURPLE
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander's White'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Purity'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis 'IB2401' ABSOLUTELY AMETHYST
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Weisser Zwerg'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis SNOWBALL
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Pygmaea'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cappadocian maple
Acer cappadocicum
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Caraway thyme
Thymus herba-barona
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Cardinal climber
Ipomoea × multifida
- USDA zones
- 3–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cardinal climber
Ipomoea × sloteri
- USDA zones
- 3–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cardinal flower
Lobelia 'Cotton Candy'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis 'Black Truffle'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Carnation
Dianthus 'Laced Romeo'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Carnation
Dianthus 'Bewitched'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Carnation
Dianthus 'Brilliant Star'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Carnation
Dianthus 'Spangled Star'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Carnation
Dianthus 'Dad's Favourite'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Carnation
Dianthus 'Valda Louise' ROSIE CHEEKS
- 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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