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Indicator Plant Examples
Listed by Zone

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Cold Hardiness Ratings for Selected Woody Plants
Representative plants are listed under the coldest zones in which they normally succeed
Zone Ratings -- Average Annual Minimum Temperature Range
Zone 1
Below -45.6 C
Below -50 F

Betula glandulosa  (Dwarf birch)
Empetrum nigrum  (Crowberry)
Populus fremuloides  (Quaking aspen)
Potentilla pensylvanica  (Pennsylvania cinquefoil)
Rhododendron lapponicum  (Lapland rhododendron)
Salix reticulate  (Netleaf willow)

 

Zone 6
-10 to 0 F
-23.3 to -17.8 C

 Acer palmatum  (Japanese maple)
Buxus sempervirens  (Common boxwood)
Euonymus follunei  (Winter creeper)
Hedera helix  (English ivy)
Ilex opaca  (American holly)
Ligustrum ovalifolium  (California privet)

 

Zone 2
-50 to -40 F
-45.6 to -40 C

Betula papyrifera  (Paper birch)
Cornus canadensis  (Bunchberry dogwood)
Elaeagnus commutata  (Silverberry)
Larix laricina  (Eastern larch)
Potentilla fruticosa  (Bush cinquefoil)
Viburnum trilobum  (American cranberry bush)

 

Zone 7
0 to 10 F
-17.8 to -12.3 C

Acer macrophylium  (Bigleaf maple)
Rhododendron Kurume hybrids   (Kurume azalea)
Cedrus atlantica  (Atlas cedar)
Cotoneaster microphylla  (Small-leaf cotoneaster)
Ilex aquifolium  (English holly)
Taxus baccata  (English yew)

 

Zone 3
-40 to -30 F
-40 to -34.5 C

Berberis thunbetgii  (Japanese bayberry)
Elaeagnus angustifolia  (Russian olive)
Junipercus communes  (Common juniper)
Lonicera tatarica  (Tatarian honeysuckle)
Malus baocata  (Siberian crabapple)
Thuia occidentalis (American arborvitae)

 

Zone 8
10 to 20 F
-12.3 to -6.6 C
Arbutus unedo  (Strawberry tree)
Choisya temata  (Mexican orange)
Olearia haastii  (New Zealand daisy-bush)
Pittosporum tobira  (Japanese pittosporum)
Prunus laurocerasus  (Cherry-laurel)
Viburnum tinus  (Laurestinus)
Zone 4
-30 to -20 F
-34.5 to -28.9 C

 Acer saccharum  (Sugar maple)
Hydrangea paniculata  (Panicle hydrangea)
Juniperus chinensis  (Chinese juniper)
Ligustrum amurense  (Amur River privet)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia  (Virginia creeper)
Spiraea x vanhouttei  (Vanhouffe spirea)

 

Zone 9
20 to 30 F
-6.6 to -1.1 C

Asparagus setacous  (Asparagus fern)
Eucalyptus globulus  (Tasmanian blue gum)
Syzygium paniculatum  (Australian bush cherry)
Fuchsia hybrids  (Fuchsia)
Grevillea robusta  (Silk-oak)
Schinus molle  (California pepper tree)

 

Zone 5
-20 to -10 F
-28.9 to -23.3 C

Cornus florida  (Flowering dogwood)
Deutzia gracilis  (Slender deutzia)
Ligustrum vulgare  (Common privet)
Paithenocissus tricuspidata  (Boston ivy)
Rosa multiflora  (Japanese rose)
Taxus cuspidata  (Japanese yew)

 

Zone 10
30 to 40 F
-1.1 to 4.4 C

Bougainvillea spectabilis  (Bougainvillea)
Cassia fistula  (Golden shower)
Eucalyptus citriodora  (Lemon eucalyptus)
Ficus elastica  (Rubber plant)
Ensete ventricosum  (Ensete)
Roystonea regia  (Royal palm)

 

MA NH ME NY RI CT Plant Zones Plant Hardiness Zone Details Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Intro Plant Hardiness Plants by Zone Spring Meadow Nursery Lists Zone Plants
Plant Hardiness Zone Map Information Plant Hardiness Zone Alphabetical List  
USNA - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: North-East US
USNA - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: North-Midwest US
USNA - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: North-West US
USNA - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: South-Midwest US
USNA - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: South-East US
USNA - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: South-West US
USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 1475.  Issued January 1990.
Authored by Henry M. Cathey while Director, U.S. National Arboretum
Edited, formatted and prepared for the US National Arboretum web site by Ramon Jordan, March 1998 & Revised March 2001
U.S. National Arboretum, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20002
** Special thanks to Jody Shuart and Scott Bauer, ARS Information Staff

Note:  This publication is not copyrighted, and permission to reproduce all or any part of it is not required.

 

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