Hosta
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Dorset Blue'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
8
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
Zone 8 quick answer
What grows in USDA Zone 8?
Plants rated for Zone 8 are expected to tolerate average annual extreme winter lows in the 10 to 20°F range. This collection contains 5587 matching plant profiles, including perennials, shrubs, ornamental trees.
A zone rating is only the first check. Compare sun, soil, moisture, summer heat, wind, and your garden's microclimate before choosing a plant.
Narrow the Zone 8 list for your garden
Browse all 5587 plants for this zone with advanced filtering options. Search by plant type, sun exposure, water needs, and more.
Explore All Plants
Hosta
Hosta 'Elvis Lives'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Emerald Tiara'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fortunei Albomarginata'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fortunei Hyacinthina'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fragrant Blue'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Francee'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Ginko Craig'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Gold Drop'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Gold Edger'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Golden Scepter'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Golden Tiara'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Great Expectations'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Ground Master'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Ground Sulphur'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Shade Fanfare'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'So Sweet'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Sparkling Burgundy'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Spritzer'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'St. Elmo's Fire'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Stiletto'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Summer Music'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Temple Bells'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Vanilla Cream'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Vera Verde'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'White Christmas'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Wide Brim'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Zounds'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Decorata'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta densa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Sagae'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta longipes
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta longissima
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Hosta
Hosta rupifraga
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta sieboldiana
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Undulata Erromena'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta plantaginea var. Japonica
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Gypsy Rose'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Little Sunspot'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Night Before Christmas'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Janet'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Regal Splendor'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Patriot'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Undulata Variegata'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Diana Remembered'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta sieboldii 'Kabitan'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Chôkô Nishiki' ON STAGE
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Gold Standard'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta elata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'King James'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Northern Halo'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Vim and Vigor'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Slick Willie'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Liberty'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Tattoo'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Ghost Spirit'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'One Man's Treasure'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Red October'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta ventricosa 'Aureomaculata'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'High Society'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Cody'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Plug Nickel'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Key Lime Pie'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fire Island'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Key West'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Miss Ruby'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Revolution'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Empress Wu'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Lakeside Little Tuft'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'El Nino'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Dancing Queen'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to dappled shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Autumn Frost'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'City Lights'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fire and Ice'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta plantaginea
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta clausa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta venusta
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta ventricosa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Wolverine'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Blue Ivory'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Designer Genes'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Wheee!'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Hasta Manana'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Arc de Triomphe'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'White Feather'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full Shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Komodo Dragon'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fog Light'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Fragrant Fire'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
House leek
Sempervivum tectorum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Houttuynia
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Hummingbird's mint
Agastache 'Violet Vision'
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Hummingbird's trumpet
Zauschneria 'Orange Carpet'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
Hungarian oak
Quercus frainetto 'Schmidt' FOREST GREEN
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Want to see more?
View all 5587 plants for Zone 8 with advanced filtering options. Search by plant type, sun exposure, water needs, and more.
See All PlantsBest Plants for Zone 8
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.
Understanding Your Hardiness Zone
The USDA hardiness zone is based on average annual minimum winter temperature. While it's an excellent starting point, also consider your local microclimate, soil conditions, rainfall patterns, and summer heat when selecting plants.