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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Sold outArisaema consanguineum
Item #: 2524
Zones: 5a to 8b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter, Spring
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: Bare Root / 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Cardamine bulbosa 'Fairy Lights'
Item #: 16976
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 17" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Helleborus x hybridus 'Ruby Wine'
Item #: 10513
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Peltandra virginica 'Purplicious'
Item #: 12164
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Amorphophallus henryi
Item #: 3049
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter, Spring
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: Bare Root / 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Eupatorium fistulosum
Item #: 1444
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 144" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Anemone keiskeiana
Item #: 9646
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Liriope gracilis 'Mop Top'
Item #: 11801
Zones: 6a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outChelone glabra 'Black Ace'
Item #: 3746
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Canada, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Baptisia arachnifera - NOT OUTSIDE NC
Item #: 510
Zones: 6a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sarcococca x confusa
Item #: 2387
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outCypripedium formosanum
Item #: 4923
Zones: 6b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
Item #: 4754
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Eastern Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Athyrium niponicum 'Lemon Cream'
Item #: 6799
Zones: 5a to 8b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Fenway Park'
Item #: 3221
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 1000" tall
Culture: Sun to Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outClinopodium coccineum 'Amber Blush'
Item #: 9570
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sarracenia 'Blood Orange'
Item #: 11386
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Item #: 369
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Cortaderia selloana 'Blue Bayou' PP 25,937
Item #: 12335
Zones: 6b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, South America
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outBaptisia 'First Blush'
Item #: 3947
Zones: 4a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 52" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outPachysandra procumbens 'Jackson'
Item #: 16627
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Helleborus x hybridus Winter Delights Double White w/ Red Spots
Item #: 9416
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agave bracteosa 'Daddy Longlegs'
Item #: 1922
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Taccarum caudatum 'Eruption'
Item #: 13604
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter, Spring
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Pot Size: Bare Root / 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Plants for Zone 8
Zone 8a and Zone 8b Plants
Many of the perennial plants in our catalog are well-suited for Zones 8a or 8b. Several of our favorite species of abutilon, agave, ajuga, amorphophallus, baptisia, brugmansia, buddleia, calanthe, canna, colocasia, crinum, epimedium, hedychium, heleborus, hibiscus, hosta, kniphofia, lantana, lycoris, mangave, muhlenbergia, oxalis, paeonia, rohdea, ruscus, salvia, sarracenia, trillium, and zingiber thrive in Zones 8a or 8b. 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 8a annual minimum winter temperatures should be 10 to 15 °F (-12.2 to -9.4 °C). Zone 8b annual minimum temperatures should be 15 to 20 °F (-9.4 to -6.7 °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.