Fescue
Festuca spp.
Fescue is not a grass, it is a genus. More than 450 species carry the name and about ten make turf, split into a coarse group led…
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Plants for USDA Zone 8
These profiles state a hardiness range that includes Zone 8. Use the category and search filters, then check light, water, mature size, and local heat on the profile.
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92 matches for Zone 8
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Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood is easiest to grow when you copy the place it wants to live.
Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
Forsythia is worth growing for one reason first, bright yellow flowers before the rest of the yard wakes up.
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Garden phlox is a tall, fragrant perennial that brings mid to late summer color when many spring perennials are fading.
Garlic
Allium sativum
Garlic is a calendar crop more than a summer crop. Big cloves, fall planting depth, spring leaf health, and a dry finish decide…
Ginkgo Tree
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo is not a plant for instant gratification. It is a patient tree that rewards the right buyer decision up front, male or…
Holly
Ilex spp.
Most hollies carry berries only on female plants, and only when a male of a compatible type blooms nearby at the same time.
Hosta
Hosta spp.
Gardeners crave color in shade beds, and Hosta delivers with bold foliage instead of fussy flowers.
Japanese Cherry Tree
Prunus serrulata
Japanese Cherry is a short-season show tree with real structural limits. The best care is not chasing bigger growth.
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