Zone 4 Plant Guide

USDA Zone 4 · -30°F to -20°F · 283 plants

Zone 4 spans much of the northern tier, from parts of New England through the upper Midwest. The growing season is moderate, and plants here need to survive reliably cold winters with temperatures dipping to -30°F.

When things bloom

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🌱Spring134 plants☀️Summer229 plants🍂Fall101 plants❄️Winter7 plants

Plant types in Zone 4

Perennial (167)Shrub (37)Bulb (20)Annual (18)Grass (15)Vine (13)Tree (9)Ground Cover (4)

Longest-blooming plants

Sweet Alyssum
Sweet AlyssumApr-Oct · 7 months
Coral Honeysuckle
Coral HoneysuckleApr-Sep · 6 months
Drift Rose
Drift RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Impatiens
ImpatiensMay-Oct · 6 months
Petunia
PetuniaMay-Oct · 6 months
Rose
RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Rosy Returns Daylily
Rosy Returns DaylilyMay-Oct · 6 months
Snapdragon
SnapdragonApr-Sep · 6 months
Blanket Flower
Blanket FlowerJun-Oct · 5 months
Cat's Meow Catmint
Cat's Meow CatmintMay-Sep · 5 months
Catmint
CatmintMay-Sep · 5 months
Celosia
CelosiaJun-Oct · 5 months

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