Perennial Plants for USDA Hardiness Zones 4a and 4b.
Before shopping for plants based on your USDA Plant Hardiness Zone, please read our in-depth article about Plant Hardiness Zone Maps to understand their uses and their limitations.
Use the official USDA Hardiness Zone Map to determine your zone by zip code.
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Sempervivum 'Gold Crown' PPAF
Item #: 18127
Zones: 4a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Cyclamen hederifolium 'Lil Silva'
Item #: 14991
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Spring, Summer
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price perSold out -
Lycoris x jinzheniae 'Cream Tower'
Item #: 18251
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Hosta 'Completely Blue It'
Item #: 15973
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 13" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per$35.00Sale price $28.00Sale -
Hosta 'Above the Clouds' PP 34,341
Item #: 17265
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $23.20Regular priceUnit price per$29.00Sale price $23.20Sale -
Hosta 'Do Wop'
Item #: 7834
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 17" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
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Hosta 'When I Dream' PP 34,285
Item #: 17269
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 28" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
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Hosta 'Blue Spoons'
Item #: 13800
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $25.60Regular priceUnit price per$32.00Sale price $25.60Sale -
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
Item #: 17119
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Stanleya pinnata
Item #: 18052
Zones: 4a to 9a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $17.60Regular priceUnit price per$22.00Sale price $17.60Sale -
Thuja occidentalis 'Concessarini'
Item #: 13269
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Cypripedium 'Eurasia'
Item #: 14890
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Asia, China, Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Hosta 'Old Faithful'
Item #: 2080
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $23.20Regular priceUnit price per$29.00Sale price $23.20Sale -
Sambucus racemosa 'Welsh Gold' PP 26,425
Item #: 18553
Zones: 3b to 8a, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Asia, Europe, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Maianthemum stellatum 'Blue Dune'
Item #: 7395
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per$25.00Sale price $20.00Sale -
Thuja occidentalis 'Sunny Smaragd' PP 29,652
Item #: 18554
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Cypripedium planipetalum x kentuckiense
Item #: 17080
Zones: 3a to 8a
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Hosta 'Lone Star' PP 35,234
Item #: 18263
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 26" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $23.20Regular priceUnit price per$29.00Sale price $23.20Sale -
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Trillium grandiflorum 'Georgeous'
Item #: 18297
Zones: 2a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sambucus nigra 'Golden Tower' PP 28,957
Item #: 18552
Zones: 3b to 8a, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Asia, Europe, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
More Information About Plants for Zone 4
Zone 4a and Zone 4b Plants
Many of the perennial plants in our catalog are well-suited for Zones 4a or 4b. Some of our favorite species of ajuga, arum, aster, athyrium, baptisia, carex, clematis, cylcamen, cypripedium, dryopteris, echinacea, helleborus, hemerocallis, heuchera, hibiscus, hosta, lycoris, monarda, paeonia, penstemon, polygonatum, and more can survive Zone 4 winter temperatures. Be sure to read how we assign hardiness zones to our plants.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. Each zone is then subdivided into 5-degree F sub-zones. Zone numbers increase as you move from north to south.
Zone 4a annual minimum winter temperatures should be -30 to -25 °F (-34.4 to -31.7 °C). Zone 4b annual minimum temperatures should be -25 to -20 °F (-31.7 to -28.9 °C). Keep in mind that the zone designation does not tell you how many days the area may reach those average minimums. There can also be a major difference between what plants will grow in the 'a' or 'b' sub-zones.