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Zone 7 Plants

USDA hardiness zone 7 covers places where an average winter bottoms out at 0 to 10°F. 2,714 species in our library survive it. Below is a sample of them, with mature size, spacing and a nursery price estimate.

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Zone 7a and zone 7b

Both halves grow the same plants — hardiness ranges in our library are whole numbers — but they are not the same winter. Zone 7a bottoms out around 0 to 5°F and 7b around 5 to 10°F. The colder half freezes earlier in autumn and thaws later in spring, so the same plant goes in the ground a week or two later there.

What is actually hard about zone 7

Zone 7's hazard is on the way out of winter, not in it. A warm spell in late February wakes early bloomers up and the frost that follows in March takes the flower buds with it. The plant lives; that year's flowers do not. It is why early magnolias and fruit trees disappoint here more often than they die.

Showing 36 of 2,714, sorted to span the back, middle and front of a bed.

Zone 7

Typical annual minimum temperature: 0 to 10°F

2,714 species in our library match this zone and light

  • Mutant Tanoak

    Notholithocarpus densiflorus

    tree
    Zones
    7–7
    Spacing
    0–50 ft
    Mature height
    20–80 ft
    Est. price
    $150–260

  • Paleleaf Barberry

    Berberis candidula

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    3–5 ft
    Mature height
    2–4 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Heart-Leaf Ginger

    Asarum virginicum

    groundcover
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    0.5–0.67 ft
    Mature height
    0.5–0.67 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Japanese Spikenard

    Aralia cordata 'Sun King'

    perennial
    Zones
    4–8
    Spacing
    3–6 ft
    Mature height
    3–6 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Blue False Indigo

    Baptisia australis

    perennial
    Zones
    3–9
    Spacing
    3–4 ft
    Mature height
    3–4 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Creeping Phlox

    Phlox subulata

    groundcover
    Zones
    3–9
    Spacing
    1–3 ft
    Mature height
    0.25–0.5 ft
    Est. price
    $5–12

  • Hawthorn Maple

    Acer crataegifolium

    tree
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    15–20 ft
    Mature height
    15–20 ft
    Est. price
    $150–260

  • Elegans Boxwood

    Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    3–4 ft
    Mature height
    3–5 ft
    Est. price
    $40–85

  • Cumberland False Rosemary

    Conradina verticillata

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    1–2 ft
    Mature height
    1–2 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55
  • Northwind Switchgrass

    Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

    grass
    Zones
    5–9
    Spacing
    2–3 ft
    Mature height
    4–5 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Bleeding Heart

    Lamprocapnos spectabilis

    perennial
    Zones
    3–9
    Spacing
    1–3 ft
    Mature height
    2–3 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Cimbru

    Satureja hortensis

    perennial
    Zones
    2–11
    Spacing
    1–3 ft
    Mature height
    1.5 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Nippon Maple

    Acer nipponicum

    tree
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    20–60 ft
    Mature height
    20–65 ft
    Est. price
    $150–260

  • Carolina Allspice

    Calycanthus 'Venus'

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    3–5 ft
    Mature height
    3–5 ft
    Est. price
    $40–85

  • Daphne x mantensiana

    Daphne x mantensiana

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    2–3 ft
    Mature height
    1–2 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Flying Saucers

    Ipomoea tricolor

    vine
    Zones
    2–12
    Spacing
    3–6 ft
    Mature height
    8–10 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Eastern Red Columbine

    Aquilegia canadensis

    perennial
    Zones
    3–8
    Spacing
    1–1.5 ft
    Mature height
    2–3 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern

    Woodsia obtusa

    perennial
    Zones
    1–10
    Spacing
    2–2.5 ft
    Mature height
    1–1.5 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Dwarf Buckeye

    Aesculus sylvatica

    tree
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    6–15 ft
    Mature height
    10–20 ft
    Est. price
    $150–260

  • California Lilac

    Ceanothus x pallidus

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    2–3 ft
    Mature height
    2–4 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Hybrid Pinks

    Dianthus chinensis x barbatus

    perennial
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    1 ft
    Mature height
    1–1.67 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Everlasting Pea

    Lathyrus

    vine
    Zones
    2–11
    Spacing
    1–3 ft
    Mature height
    1–9 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Deutschland Astilbe

    Astilbe japonica 'Deutschland'

    perennial
    Zones
    4–9
    Spacing
    1.5–2 ft
    Mature height
    1.5–2 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Cranesbill

    Geranium maculatum

    groundcover
    Zones
    3–11
    Spacing
    1–1.5 ft
    Mature height
    1.17–1.5 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Chinese Barberry

    Berberis julianae

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    4–8 ft
    Mature height
    6–10 ft
    Est. price
    $60–150

  • Winter hazel

    Corylopsis

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    4–6 ft
    Mature height
    4–6 ft
    Est. price
    $40–85

  • Autumn Gentian

    Gentiana autumnalis

    perennial
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    1–2 ft
    Mature height
    0.67–1.5 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Virginia Creeper

    Parthenocissus quinquefolia

    vine
    Zones
    3–10
    Spacing
    5–10 ft
    Mature height
    30–50 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Eastern Wood Fern

    Dryopteris marginalis

    perennial
    Zones
    3–8
    Spacing
    1.5–3 ft
    Mature height
    1.5–2 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Ajuga

    Ajuga reptans

    groundcover
    Zones
    3–10
    Spacing
    0.5–1 ft
    Mature height
    0.5–1 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Variegated Boxwood

    Buxus sempervirens 'Aureovariegata'

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    8–10 ft
    Mature height
    8–10 ft
    Est. price
    $60–150

  • Buttercup Winter Hazel

    Corylopsis pauciflora

    shrub
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    4–6 ft
    Mature height
    4–6 ft
    Est. price
    $40–85

  • Corsican Hellebore

    Helleborus argutifolius

    perennial
    Zones
    6–8
    Spacing
    1.5–2 ft
    Mature height
    1.5–2 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Baltimore Belle rose

    Rosa 'Belle de Baltimore'

    perennial
    Zones
    4–11
    Spacing
    6–10 ft
    Mature height
    8–13 ft
    Est. price
    $24–55

  • Blazing Star 'Kobold'

    Liatris spicata 'Kobold'

    perennial
    Zones
    3–8
    Spacing
    0.5–1 ft
    Mature height
    1.5–2.5 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

  • Alpine Violet

    Cyclamen

    perennial
    Zones
    4–11
    Spacing
    0.67–1 ft
    Mature height
    0.33–1 ft
    Est. price
    $8–20

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Neighbouring zones

Zone 6 — one step colderZone 8 — one step milder

Where these numbers come from

Zone boundaries come from PRISM Climate Group's 2023 plant-hardiness dataset at Oregon State University, covering 40,502 US ZIP codes. Hardiness range, light requirement and mature size are checked against the Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder and the NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.

Price is an estimate sampled from published 2026 nursery price lists by container size, and varies by region, season and supplier. This is not the official USDA map and it cannot account for soil, drainage, wind, local microclimates or planting restrictions. Confirm a final purchase with a local nursery.