Plants rated for 9b could be damaged below a range between 25 to 30 °F and 20-25 °F for 9a. The map is divided into 13 zones, with Zone 1 being the coldest and Zone 13 being the warmest.

Some notable zone 9B and warmer plants include avocado, jacaranda, jatropha, banana, tabebuia, ixora, bougainvillea, mandevilla, leatherleaf fern, and cardboard palm. Unfortunately, there are some ...

Don't let your vacation ruin your garden. These plants for Southern USDA Zones are meant to stand up to drought, heat, pests, ...

Tucson is considered to be Zone 9b (USDA) or Sunset Zone 12. Sierra Vista, on the other hand, is USDA Zone 8b and Sunset Zone 10. If your garden is at a higher elevation, check out the tips below ...

Most of the Phoenix area remains in 9b and 10a zones. Zone 9b is an area with average annual extreme minimum temperatures of 25 to 30 degrees. Zone 10a is an area with average annual extreme ...

This is causing plant hardiness zones to shift north, impacting what kinds of plants can be grown where. Plant hardiness zones are based on the coldest annual temperatures experienced by a given area.

A just-released USDA plant hardiness zone map shows our winters are warmer. ... (minimum temperature 30 to 35 degrees, Plaquemines Parish), zone 9b (minimum temperature 25 to 30 degrees), zone 9a ...

Question: My husband bought a few plants at a nursery recently. There was a tag describing the USDA Climate Zone. I live in Sonoma 9a, but I saw other zones mentioned such as 9b and 10. There was ...

Plant growers and gardeners in the U.S. have new guidance for which perennial plants could flourish, or perish in their area. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a new version of its well ...