Snow crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Snowbunting'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- 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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Snow crocus
Crocus tommasinianus
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Snow crocus
Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Snow crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Goldilocks'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Snow crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Advance'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Snow on the mountain
Euphorbia marginata
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Snow poppy
Eomecon chionantha
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Snow-in-summer
Cerastium tomentosum 'Olympia'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
Snowbell
Styrax japonicus (Benibana Group) 'Pink Chimes'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Snowdrop windflower
Anemone sylvestris
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Soapwort
Saponaria officinalis 'Flore Pleno'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Society garlic
Tulbaghia violacea
- USDA zones
- 7–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Soft shield fern
Polystichum setiferum (Plumosomultilobum Group)
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Soft shield fern
Polystichum setiferum
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Softstem bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Solomon's seal
Polygonatum odoratum var. Pluriflorum 'Variegatum'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Solomon's seal
Polygonatum odoratum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Solomon's seal
Polygonatum biflorum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Solomon's seal
Polygonatum odoratum 'Byakko'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sophora
Sophora davidii
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sour cherry
Prunus 'North Star'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Southern blue flag
Iris virginica 'Contraband Girl'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Southern blue flag
Iris virginica
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Southern blue flag
Iris virginica var. Shrevei
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Southern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia 'LPDC Podaras' COOL SPLASH
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Southern lady fern
Athyrium asplenioides
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard'
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Southern prairie aster
Eurybia hemispherica
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Southern prickly-ash
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Southern red oak
Quercus falcata
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Southernwood
Artemisia abrotanum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Southwestern white pine
Pinus strobiformis 'Coronado'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Soy bean
Glycine max
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spanish bayonet
Yucca aloifolia
- USDA zones
- 8–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Rose Queen'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica 'White City'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica 'White Triumphator'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Excelsior'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Rosabella'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spanish bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spanish broom
Spartium junceum
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Spanish fir
Abies pinsapo 'Horstmann'
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
- USDA zones
- 8–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spearmint
Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Species daffodil
Narcissus jonquilla
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Species iris
Iris spuria subsp. Halophila
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Species iris
Iris spuria subsp. Carthaliniae
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Darwin's Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Giles van Hees'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Mann's Variety'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Heraud'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Pink Damask'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Noah Williams'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'White Jolanda'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica spicata 'High Five'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Foxy Lady'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Hocus Pocus'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'First Love'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Sweet Lullaby'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica liwanensis
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Speedwell
Veronica peduncularis
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Novaverblu' DARK BLUE MOODY BLUES
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Speedwell
Veronica 'Wizard of Ahhs'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spice bush
Lindera benzoin
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spider lily
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Red Cloud'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spider lily
Hymenocallis caroliniana
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spider lily
Hymenocallis liriosme
- USDA zones
- 7–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spider lily
Lycoris radiata
- USDA zones
- 6–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spider lily
Tradescantia virginiana
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Spiderwort
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Mariella'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Sweet Kate'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia 'Hawaiian Punch'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Little Doll'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Snowcap'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Purple Profusion'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia 'Lucky Charm'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia ernestiana
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Spiderwort
Tradescantia longipes
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spike speedwell
Veronica 'Spike'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Minuet'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Blue Charm'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Icicle'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Nana'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Rotfuchs' RED FOX
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Pavane'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Glory' ROYAL CANDLES
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Blue Bouquet'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spiked speedwell
Veronica 'Purpleicious'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spindletree
Euonymus bungeanus
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spindletree
Euonymus grandiflorus
- USDA zones
- 6–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spineless jade agave
Agave desmetiana
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Spirea
Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- 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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