Zone 4 Plant Guide

USDA Zone 4 · -30°F to -20°F · 202 plants

Zone 4 spans much of the northern tier, from parts of New England through the upper Midwest. The growing season is moderate, and plants here need to survive reliably cold winters with temperatures dipping to -30°F.

When things bloom

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🌱Spring108 plants☀️Summer159 plants🍂Fall74 plants❄️Winter6 plants

Plant types in Zone 4

Perennial (113)Shrub (28)Annual (18)Bulb (17)Tree (9)Grass (7)Vine (6)Ground Cover (4)

Longest-blooming plants

Sweet Alyssum
Sweet AlyssumApr-Oct · 7 months
Drift Rose
Drift RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Impatiens
ImpatiensMay-Oct · 6 months
Petunia
PetuniaMay-Oct · 6 months
Rose
RoseMay-Oct · 6 months
Snapdragon
SnapdragonApr-Sep · 6 months
Blanket Flower
Blanket FlowerJun-Oct · 5 months
Cat's Meow Catmint
Cat's Meow CatmintMay-Sep · 5 months
Catmint
CatmintMay-Sep · 5 months
Celosia
CelosiaJun-Oct · 5 months
Clematis
ClematisMay-Sep · 5 months
Cosmos
CosmosJun-Oct · 5 months

Nearby zones

Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9Zone 10Zone 11
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