85 Published Matches

Plants for USDA Zone 6

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85 matches for Zone 6

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Lily plant in bloom in a garden setting

Flowers

Lily

Lilium spp.

True lilies are Lilium bulbs grown for tall summer stems, dramatic flowers, fragrance, and cut-flower value.

Zones 3-9, varies by species
Mature broad-canopy maple with balanced branches and autumn leaves standing clear of a two-story house

Trees

Maple Tree

Acer species

Maples range from compact ornamental shrubs to canopy trees that can dominate a residential lot.

Zones 3-9 by species and cultivar
Mountain laurel shrub with glossy evergreen leaves and pink-white cup flowers in a woodland edge bed

Shrubs

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel is a native broadleaf evergreen for acidic woodland edges, not a fast privacy shrub.

USDA Zones 4-9
Mature Nandina shrub with red-tinted compound leaves and clusters of bright red berries beside a walkway

Shrubs

Nandina

Nandina domestica

Nandina is a tough color shrub, but it is not a harmless bamboo substitute.

USDA Zones 6-9
Ninebark shrub with burgundy arching canes, colorful leaves, and clusters of pale spring flowers

Shrubs

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Ninebark is a tough native shrub for gardeners who want color without acid-soil fuss.

USDA Zones 2-8
Mature oak tree with a broad spreading crown in a home yard

Trees

Oak Tree

Quercus spp.

Oak trees are long-lived shade trees whose mature size, species group, roots, and disease risks must fit the site.

USDA Zone 4-9
Bulbing onions growing in loose garden soil with upright green tops

Vegetables

Onion

Allium cepa

Most failed Onion crops are not a watering mystery. They are a day-length mismatch or a late start.

Grown as annual, Zones 3-10
Peach tree with fruiting branches in a home orchard

Fruits

Peach Tree

Prunus persica

Peach trees are fast-bearing backyard fruit trees, but they are not plant-and-forget trees.

Commonly Zones 5-9, cultivar dependent
Pear tree with green fruit and orchard foliage

Fruits

Pear Tree

Pyrus communis

Pear trees can be long-lived, productive backyard fruit trees when the variety, rootstock, pollination partner, sun, and pruning…

USDA Zones 4-8