Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 8
10 to 20°F • Warm winter climates
Includes sub-zones: 8a, 8b|Ideal for: perennials, shrubs, ornamental trees|5587 total plants
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Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Dove'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Red Hobbit'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia viridiflora 'Chocolate Soldier'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia caerulea 'Rotstern'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Spezialrasse'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Winky Blue and White'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris (Grandmother's Garden Group)
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia (McKana Group)
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia (Songbird Series) 'Cardinal'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris (Vervaeneana Group)
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Swallowtail'
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia (Biedermeier Group)
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris var. Stellata 'Ruby Port'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Music Mix'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris var. Flore-pleno 'Tower White'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia glandulosa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha var. Hinckleyana
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columbine
Aquilegia viridiflora
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Columnar apple
Malus MAYPOLE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Columnar apple
Malus pumila 'Obelisk' STARK CRIMSON SPIRE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Columnar apple
Malus pumila 'Trajan' STARK SCARLET SPIRE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Columnar apple
Malus pumila 'Tuscan' STARK EMERALD SPIRE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Comfrey
Symphytum × uplandicum 'Variegatum'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Comfrey
Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Comfrey
Symphytum 'Goldsmith'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Comfrey
Symphytum grandiflorum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common box
Buxus sempervirens
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common bugle
Ajuga reptans
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common dittany
Cunila origanoides
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common duckweed
Lemna minor
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Common fig
Ficus carica 'Petite Negra'
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common foxglove
Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common foxglove
Digitalis purpurea (Foxy Group)
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common foxglove
Digitalis purpurea f. Albiflora
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common foxglove
Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Common globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common grape
Vitis vinifera
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common hop
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hop
Humulus lupulus 'Sumner' SUMMER SHANDY
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hop
Humulus lupulus
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hop
Humulus lupulus 'Cascade'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hop
Humulus lupulus 'Centennial'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris Nana'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Jacket'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis ETOUFFEE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common ladies' tresses
Spiranthes odorata
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Common lungwort
Pulmonaria officinalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common moonseed
Menispermum canadense
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common mullein
Verbascum thapsus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common olive
Olea europaea
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common pear
Pyrus communis 'Seckel'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common peony
Paeonia officinalis
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common periwinkle
Vinca minor
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Common quaking grass
Briza media
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Who says'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Common rose mallow
Hibiscus 'Everest White'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Common rose mallow
Hibiscus 'Pyrenees Pink'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Common rush
Juncus effusus
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common sage
Salvia officinalis
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Nana'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Common teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana 'Green Thumb'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Common witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana 'Little Suzie'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Bravado'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Rudbeckia 'Summerblaze'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Firebird'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Art's Pride' ORANGE MEADOWBRITE
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Poodle'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Mac 'n' Cheese'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Twilight' BIG SKY TWILIGHT
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Green Wizard'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'CBG Cone 2' PIXIE MEADOWBRITE
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Sunrise' BIG SKY SUNRISE
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Purity'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Tiki Torch'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Katie Saul' BIG SKY SUMMER SKY
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 8 experiences winter minimum temperatures between10 to 20°F. This collection includes 5587 plants specifically suited for Zone 8 conditions, including perennials, shrubs, ornamental trees.
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