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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Agave x gracilipes
Item #: 6562
Zones: 6a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $34.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Rohdea japonica 'Striped Delights'
Item #: 18095
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
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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Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus
Item #: 16958
Zones: 4a to 8a, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Turkey
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Carex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat' PP 29,432
Item #: 14345
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Canada, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Item #: 3225
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sempervivum 'Gold Rush' PPAF
Item #: 18130
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 $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum
Item #: 2726
Zones: 4a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Penstemon hirsutus
Item #: 17877
Zones: 4a to 8b
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 $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Cypripedium segawae
Item #: 12042
Zones: 6a to 7a, guessing
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $152.00Regular priceUnit price per$190.00Sale price $152.00Sold out -
Sempervivum 'Gold Mine' PPAF
Item #: 18129
Zones: 4a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2.5" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Epimedium 'Sunny and Share'
Item #: 8858
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy:
Height: 14" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Pontederia cordata 'We-Du White'
Item #: 17200
Zones: 5a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" 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 -
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Ajuga 'Pleasant Pheasant' PPAF
Item #: 17288
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe, Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: 05/24/2024Sold out -
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Trillium lancifolium 'Midgley'
Item #: 17858
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price perSold out -
Tricyrtis macropoda 'Lushan'
Item #: 17597
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $26.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Dionaea muscipula 'Dente'
Item #: 4109
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: 08/30/2024Sold out -
Cypripedium 'Michael Pastel'
Item #: 13368
Zones: 5a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $72.00Regular priceUnit price per$90.00Sale price $72.00Sale -
Agave mckelveyana
Item #: 1127
Zones: 6a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'First Frost'
Item #: 7213
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'McKay' PP 28,757
Item #: 18067
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perSold outThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Juniperus virginiana 'Silver Spear'
Item #: 13876
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 216" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Acis autumnalis 'September Snow'
Item #: 8031
Zones: 6a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
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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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 $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sempervivum 'Glacier Blue' PPAF
Item #: 18126
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 $21.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Plants for Zone 6
Zone 6a and Zone 6b Plants
Many of the perennial plants in our catalog are well-suited for Zones 6a or 6b. Some of our favorite species of acanthus, achillea, agapanthus, agastache, baptisia, brunnera, buddleia, carex, chrysanthemum, coreopsis, delosperma, dentaria, dianthus, echinacea, epimedium, euphorbia, geranium, heuchera, hosta, kniphofia, lilium, lycoris, monarda, paeonia, phlox, polygonatum, podophyllum, rohdea, salvia, solidago and more can survive Zone 4 winter temperatures. Be sure to read how we assign hardiness zones to our plants.
The current USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was last updated in 2012 and 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 6a annual minimum winter temperatures should be -10 to -5 °F (-23.3 to -20.6 °C). Zone 6b annual minimum temperatures should be -5 to 0 °F (-20.6 to -17.8 °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.