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RHS hardiness ratings, explained.

The RHS scale rates a plant by the coldest UK winter it survives outdoors, from H1a (needs a heated glasshouse) to H7 (hardy anywhere in the UK). It measures cold tolerance specifically, not general ease of growing.

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H1b (10 to 15C)

47 plants

H1c (5 to 10C)

85 plants

H2 (1 to 5C)

100 plants

H3 (-5 to 1C)

34 plants

H4 (-10 to -5C)

60 plants

H5 (-15 to -10C)

59 plants

H6 (-20 to -15C)

57 plants

H7 (below -20C)

33 plants

1 zone in this system currently has too few matching plants to list on their own.

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