Zone 8b means that the average minimum winter temperature is 15 to 20 °F. Zone 8a has an average minimum winter temperature of 10-15 °F. When you purchase a plant that is described as “hardy to zone 8”, it means that the plant can withstand a range of minimum temperatures (zone 8a and 8b) from 10 °F to 20 °F .
Keeping this in consideration, what plants look good all year round?
Plants that look good all year
- Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ bears pinky-violet coloured blossom on bare stems in spring, followed by beautiful, dark purple heart-shaped leaves in summer. …
- Crab apples. …
- Amelanchier lamarckii. …
- Viburnum plicatum f. …
- Blueberries. …
- Witch hazel. …
- Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ …
- Fruit trees.
- Creeping Thyme. If you’re looking for an aromatic groundcover to grow among stepping stones or in your patio, creeping thyme will be a suitable perennial. …
- Phlox Paniculata. …
- Agastache Blue Fortune. …
- Lemon Queen Sunflower. …
- Achillea Terracotta (Yarrow) …
- Dahlia Frost Nip. …
- Ox-Eye Daisy. …
- Dicentra.
Also question is, when can I plant in zone 8a?
Plant beets, cauliflower, carrots, kale, and lettuce in mid-August, and peas and spinach in early September. For zone 8 vegetable gardening, all of these should go into outdoor beds by the end of September. Broccoli and cabbage can go out early in the month, the rest a little later.
What flowers stay in bloom all year?
21 Annual Flowers for Year-Round Color
- Petunia. One of the best annual flowers is the petunia. …
- Calibrachoa. Calibrachoa looks like a miniature petunia. …
- Sunflower. A common annual flower is sunflower, but Solar Flare sunflower (shown here) is anything but commonplace. …
- Stock. …
- Sweet Alyssum. …
- Begonia. …
- Verbena. …
- Rudbeckia or Black-Eyed Susan.
What plants look good in front of house?
21 Plants to Add Instant Curb Appeal When Selling Your Home
- Roses. Roses aren’t attractive in the winter, and even when they’re blooming, they often need pruning, fertilizing and spraying. …
- Hydrangeas. …
- Front Door Urns. …
- Hostas. …
- Annuals. …
- Arborvitae. …
- Mailbox Plants. …
- Azaleas.
What are the best low maintenance plants?
14 Low–Maintenance Plants for Easy Landscaping
- Ornamental Grass: Ribbon Grass. …
- Ornamental Grass: Fescue. …
- Tree: Thornless Honeylocust. …
- Shrub: Juniper. …
- Flowering Perennial : Hardy Geranium. …
- Flowering Perennial: Dianthus. …
- Flowering Shrub: Hydrangea. …
- Sedge: Gold Sedge.