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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Penstemon havardii
Item #: 18347
Zones: 5b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Polygonella americana 'Hempstead Prairie'
Item #: 18025
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sold outAloe polyphylla
Item #: 4905
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Lesotho
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Helleborus x iburgensis 'Ice n' Roses Maddy Marble' PPAF
Item #: 18647
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
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 -
Sold outBuddleia racemosa 'Dripping Springs'
Item #: 17339
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sold outRuscus aculeatus 'Andre the Giant'
Item #: 17671
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: England, Iran, Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hibiscus 'Valentine's Crush' PP 35,170
Item #: 18387
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Thymus neiceffii
Item #: 18324
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Balkans
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outStanleya 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 $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Helleborus x iburgensis 'Bennotta' PPAF
Item #: 18357
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
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 -
Sold outHosta '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 $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lycoris x elsiae 'Sakusui'
Item #: 18692
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 21" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Canna indica 'Alan's Striped Thai'
Item #: 18033
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Sold outTrillium decumbens 'Georgia Walker'
Item #: 18295
Zones: 5a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hemiboea cavaleriei
Item #: 18461
Zones: 7b to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Vietnam
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Carex gentilis ssp. nakaharae 'Yushan'
Item #: 9383
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outCyclamen 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 per -
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 $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agave 'Crazy Horse'
Item #: 8013
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Delosperma 'Orchid Flash' PPAF
Item #: 18302
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outAlstroemeria 'Koncalucky' PP 27,994
Item #: 17342
Zones: 7b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun to 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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Dianthus anatolicus 'Lunatic Fringe'
Item #: 16537
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Armenia, Greece, Pakistan, Tibet, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon tenuis
Item #: 15423
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly much colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular 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.