Sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to 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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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.
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Sweet autumn virginsbower
Clematis terniflora
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to 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 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 gum
Liquidambar orientalis
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- 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 viburnum
Viburnum odoratissimum
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet viburnum
Viburnum odoratissimum var. Awabuki
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
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
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
Taiwan cherry
Prunus 'Okame'
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Taiwania
Taiwania cryptomerioides
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- 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
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Beverly Sills'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Champagne Elegance'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'City Lights'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Eagles Flight'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Immortality'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'America's Cup'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Wild West Wind'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Dutch Chocolate'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Whispering Spirits'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Florentina'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Flavescens'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Northward Ho'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'October'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'St. Petersburg'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Autumn Tryst'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Buckwheat'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Clarence'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Happy New Year'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Winterland'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Jennifer Rebecca'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Pagan Goddess'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall fescue
Festuca 'Cool as Ice'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry
Tall thoroughwort
Eupatorium altissimum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tall verbena
Verbena bonariensis 'Buenos Aires'
- USDA zones
- 7–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall verbena
Verbena bonariensis
- USDA zones
- 7–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tanacetum
Tanacetum haradjanii
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tannia
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Tansy
Tanacetum macrophyllum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tapering glade fern
Deparia pycnosora
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Pink China'
- USDA zones
- 6–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Mojito'
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
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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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