27 Published Matches

Plants for USDA Zone 11

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27 matches for Zone 11

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African Violet with purple flowers and fuzzy dark green leaves in a white pot beside a bright window

Houseplants

African Violet

Saintpaulia ionantha

African Violet is a windowsill bloomer that rewards steady, small-pot care.

Zones 11-12 outdoors, indoors anywhere
Silvery Tillandsia xerographica air plant rosette mounted on driftwood on a bright windowsill

Houseplants

Air Plant

Tillandsia spp.

Air plants are living sculptures that thrive without soil, anchoring to driftwood, rocks, or shells while drawing moisture from…

Zone 10-12 outdoors
Aloe Vera rosette with thick gel-filled leaves in a sunny indoor pot

Houseplants

Aloe Vera

Aloe barbadensis miller

Aloe vera stores water in its thick, gel-filled leaves and can survive weeks without attention — which makes overwatering the…

Outdoors in Zone 10-12, indoors anywhere
Areca Palm with arching feather-like fronds in a cream pot beside a bright window

Houseplants

Areca Palm

Dypsis lutescens

Areca Palm is a cane-form indoor palm for bright filtered light and lightly damp soil, especially when you want soft, arching…

Zones 10-11 outdoors, indoors anywhere
Bell Pepper plant with green and red blocky fruits ripening in full sun

Vegetables

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Bell Pepper rewards growers who manage flowers, roots, and heat together.

Zone 9-11 as a long-season crop
Colorful bromeliad rosette with a bright bract growing in a bright indoor room

Houseplants

Bromeliad Houseplants

Bromeliaceae spp.

Bromeliads are colorful rosette-forming houseplants that hold water in a central cup instead of relying on constantly wet soil.

Zone 10-12 outdoors; indoor elsewhere
Cast Iron Plant with upright dark green strap leaves in a low-light room

Houseplants

Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

Cast Iron Plant shrugs off low light and irregular watering better than almost any other houseplant.

Zones 7-11 outdoors, any zone indoors
Chinese evergreen with silver green patterned leaves growing in a pot near soft indoor window light

Houseplants

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Chinese Evergreen care starts with matching leaf color to the light you actually have.

Zones 10-11 outdoors, indoors anywhere
Colorful croton houseplant with red, yellow, orange, and green leaves in bright filtered light

Houseplants

Croton

Codiaeum variegatum

Croton is a tropical shrub grown indoors for patterned red, yellow, orange, and green leaves.

NC State lists USDA Zones 11–12 for outdoor growth