Salvias are a diverse group of annuals, perennials, and woody shrubs hailing from just about every continent across the globe ...

Don't let your vacation ruin your garden. These plants for Southern USDA Zones are meant to stand up to drought, heat, pests, ...

The new map, created by USDA's Agricultural Research Service and Oregon State University, is based on 30 years of data from 13,412 weather stations, almost twice as many as the old map.

For instance, if you live in USDA Zone 8 and AHS Heat Zone 7, look for plants tagged within those zones to ensure they are well-suited to your region’s winter cold and summer heat. Each plant ...

If you're looking for a beginner-friendly plant, there's one particular flower that thrives in hot weather and is very ...

Heat domes, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and polar vortex—you’re not crazy, the weather is. And last week, the USDA confirmed it by releasing an updated climate zone map for 2023.

The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) to 13 (the tropics) ... How much heat a plant needs to have a proper season of growth.

If you want to attract pollinators but struggle with plants dying in the heat, this purple perennial is the perfect solution.

Here's how the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps you determine which plants are most likely to thrive in your garden. ... The map isn't great for assessing how heat affects plants.

Colorado gardeners eyeing warmer USDA growing zones should be careful, experts say The map was updated for the first time since 2012, but don’t load up on heat-loving perennials just yet ...

BURLINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - USDA plant hardiness zones categorize areas based on their average minimum winter temperatures. But with our warming climate many parts of our state have moved to higher ...

USDA zones do not take this into account: How much sun or shade the plant needs. The duration of cold a plant can tolerate. How much heat a plant needs to have a proper season of growth.