Zone 4 Plant Guide

USDA Zone 4 · -30°F to -20°F · 353 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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🌱Spring181 plants☀️Summer279 plants🍂Fall130 plants❄️Winter12 plants

Plant types in Zone 4

Perennial (189)Shrub (47)Bulb (43)Annual (32)Grass (15)Vine (14)Tree (9)Ground Cover (4)

Longest-blooming plants

Annual Vinca
Annual VincaMay-Nov · 7 months
Pentas
PentasMay-Nov · 7 months
Sweet Alyssum
Sweet AlyssumApr-Oct · 7 months
Calendula
CalendulaMay-Oct · 6 months
Coral Honeysuckle
Coral HoneysuckleApr-Sep · 6 months
Drift Rose
Drift RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Iceberg Rose
Iceberg RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Impatiens
ImpatiensMay-Oct · 6 months
Lady of Shalott Rose
Lady of Shalott RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Olivia Rose Austin Rose
Olivia Rose Austin RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Petunia
PetuniaMay-Oct · 6 months
Portulaca
PortulacaMay-Oct · 6 months

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