Data / Original study
How Many Plants Can You Grow in Each USDA Zone?
A species counts toward a USDA zone when that zone falls inside its verified hardiness range. Warmer zones (9–11) support the widest palette; the coldest zones the narrowest.
Species per zone
| USDA zone | Species |
|---|---|
| Zone 1 | 0 |
| Zone 2 | 11 |
| Zone 3 | 46 |
| Zone 4 | 81 |
| Zone 5 | 126 |
| Zone 6 | 159 |
| Zone 7 | 198 |
| Zone 8 | 230 |
| Zone 9 | 333 |
| Zone 10 | 340 |
| Zone 11 | 308 |
| Zone 12 | 80 |
| Zone 13 | 0 |
Zone-keyed species by category
| Category | Species with zone data |
|---|---|
| Other | 109 |
| Fruit | 100 |
| Vegetable | 81 |
| Herb | 71 |
| Timber & Agroforestry | 60 |
| Ornamental | 49 |
| Nut | 10 |
Methodology & data
This study is computed from our plant database. Of 480 profiled species, 480 carry a verified USDA hardiness range; the remaining 0 lack zone data and are excluded from every count here. Hardiness ranges are compiled from the RHS, the Missouri Botanical Garden and standard pomology references. No sun, water, height or soil axes exist in the dataset yet, so those are not reported.
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