The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. North Central US ...

Zone 9 and 10. These hardiness zones have average minimum winter temperatures between 20 degrees Fahrenheit and 40 degrees Fahrenheit, meaning many of the native plants are heat-loving and perfect ...

About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners. Climate change may be a factor.

Warming temperatures cause changes to north Alabama’s plant hardiness zone. By Jean Cole Staff Writer; Jul 5, 2024 Jul 5, 2024; 0; ... What lawmakers passed in Alabama education this year (1) ...

The Plant Hardiness Zone Map is based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature, displayed as 10-degree F zones ranging from zone 1 (coldest) to zone 13 (warmest), the USDA notes.

For the first time since 2012, a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The map, released Nov. 15, 2023, is a tool used by gardeners and growers ...