Hardiness zone

<h2 id="united-states-hardiness-zones-usda-scale">United States hardiness zones (USDA scale)</h2>

The USDA system was originally developed to aid gardeners and landscapers in the United States.
In the United States, most of the warmer zones (zones 9, 10, and 11) are located in the deep southern half of the country, on the southern coastal margins, and on the Pacific coast. Higher zones can be found in <a href="/facts/Hawaii/ImxFefeK">Hawaii</a> (up to 12) and <a href="/facts/Puerto_Rico/jVStMyG4">Puerto Rico</a> (up to 13). The southern middle portion of the mainland and central coastal areas are in the middle zones (zones 8, 7, and 6). The far northern portion on the central interior of the mainland have some of the coldest zones (zones 5, 4, and small area of zone 3) and often have much less consistent range of temperatures in winter due to being more continental, especially further west with higher diurnal temperature variations, and thus the zone map has its limitations in these areas. Lower zones can be found in <a href="/facts/Alaska/LlDNr2uR">Alaska</a> (down to 1). The low latitude and often stable weather in <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a>, the <a href="/facts/Gulf_Coast/ggS4KL87">Gulf Coast</a>, and southern <a href="/facts/Arizona/6ayM3swJ">Arizona</a> and <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>, are responsible for the rarity of episodes of severe cold relative to normal in those areas. The warmest zone in the <a href="/facts/48_contiguous_states/yx414G7a">48 contiguous states</a> is the <a href="/facts/Florida_Keys/rx4IfHGl">Florida Keys</a> (11b) and the coldest is in north-central <a href="/facts/Minnesota/ncgVuC4Q">Minnesota</a> (2b). A couple of locations on the northern coast of Puerto Rico have the warmest hardiness zone in the United States at 13b. Conversely, isolated inland areas of Alaska have the coldest hardiness zone in the United States at 1a.

<h3>Definitions</h3>

<table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Zone</th><th>From</th><th>To</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">0</td><td>a</td><td colspan="2">< −65 °F (−53.9 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>−65 °F (−53.9 °C)</td><td>−60 °F (−51.1 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1</td><td>a</td><td>−60 °F (−51.1 °C)</td><td>−55 °F (−48.3 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>−55 °F (−48.3 °C)</td><td>−50 °F (−45.6 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2</td><td>a</td><td>−50 °F (−45.6 °C)</td><td>−45 °F (−42.8 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>−45 °F (−42.8 °C)</td><td>−40 °F (−40 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td>a</td><td>−40 °F (−40 °C)</td><td>−35 °F (−37.2 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>−35 °F (−37.2 °C)</td><td>−30 °F (−34.4 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">4</td><td>a</td><td>−30 °F (−34.4 °C)</td><td>−25 °F (−31.7 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>−25 °F (−31.7 °C)</td><td>−20 °F (−28.9 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">5</td><td>a</td><td>−20 °F (−28.9 °C)</td><td>−15 °F (−26.1 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>−15 °F (−26.1 °C)</td><td>−10 °F (−23.3 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">6</td><td>a</td><td>−10 °F (−23.3 °C)</td><td>−5 °F (−20.6 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>−5 °F (−20.6 °C)</td><td>0 °F (−17.8 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">7</td><td>a</td><td>0 °F (−17.8 °C)</td><td>5 °F (−15 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>5 °F (−15 °C)</td><td>10 °F (−12.2 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">8</td><td>a</td><td>10 °F (−12.2 °C)</td><td>15 °F (−9.4 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>15 °F (−9.4 °C)</td><td>20 °F (−6.7 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">9</td><td>a</td><td>20 °F (−6.7 °C)</td><td>25 °F (−3.9 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>25 °F (−3.9 °C)</td><td>30 °F (−1.1 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">10</td><td>a</td><td>30 °F (−1.1 °C)</td><td>35 °F (1.7 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>35 °F (1.7 °C)</td><td>40 °F (4.4 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">11</td><td>a</td><td>40 °F (4.4 °C)</td><td>45 °F (7.2 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>45 °F (7.2 °C)</td><td>50 °F (10 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">12</td><td>a</td><td>50 °F (10 °C)</td><td>55 °F (12.8 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>55 °F (12.8 °C)</td><td>60 °F (15.6 °C)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">13</td><td>a</td><td>60 °F (15.6 °C)</td><td>65 °F (18.3 °C)</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td colspan="2">> 65 °F (18.3 °C)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>History</h3>
The first attempts to create a geographical hardiness zone system were undertaken by two researchers at the <a href="/facts/Arnold_Arboretum/UUDoPFlW">Arnold Arboretum</a> in <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>; the first was published in 1927 by <a href="/facts/Alfred_Rehder/3xeX5PMx">Alfred Rehder</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a> and the second by <a href="/facts/Donald_Wyman/8bw4XUkV">Donald Wyman</a> in 1938.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> The Arnold map was subsequently updated in 1951, 1967, and finally 1971, but eventually fell out of use completely.
The modern USDA system began at the <a href="/facts/US_National_Arboretum/fV3WyxCE">US National Arboretum</a> in <a href="/facts/Washington%2c_DC/enXPK156">Washington</a>. The first map was issued in 1960, and revised in 1965. It used uniform 10 °F (5.6 °C) ranges, and gradually became widespread among American gardeners.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a>
The USDA map was revised and reissued in 1990 with freshly available climate data, this time with five-degree distinctions dividing each zone into new "a" and "b" subdivisions.
In 2003, the <a href="/facts/American_Horticultural_Society/BM1vK09H">American Horticultural Society</a> (AHS) produced a draft revised map, using temperature data collected from July 1986 to March 2002. The 2003 map placed many areas approximately a half-zone higher (warmer) than the USDA's 1990 map. Reviewers noted the map zones appeared to be closer to the original USDA 1960 map in its overall zone delineations. Their map purported to show finer detail, for example, reflecting <a href="/facts/Urban_heat_island/eVlWllXo">urban heat islands</a> by showing the downtown areas of several cities (e.g., <a href="/facts/Baltimore/ncJvTzBU">Baltimore</a>, Maryland; <a href="/facts/Washington%2c_D.C./enXPK156">Washington, D.C.</a>, and <a href="/facts/Atlantic_City%2c_New_Jersey/qFbBT6Ek">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a>) as a full zone warmer than outlying areas. The map excluded the detailed a/b half-zones introduced in the USDA's 1990 map, an omission widely criticized by horticulturists and gardeners due to the coarseness of the resulting map. The USDA rejected the AHS 2003 draft map and created its own map in an interactive computer format, which the American Horticultural Society now uses.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>
In 2006, the <a href="/facts/Arbor_Day_Foundation/qUNJdrka">Arbor Day Foundation</a> released an update of U.S. hardiness zones, using mostly the same data as the AHS. It revised hardiness zones, reflecting generally warmer recent temperatures in many parts of the country, and appeared similar to the AHS 2003 draft. The Foundation also did away with the more detailed a/b half-zone delineations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>
In 2012 the USDA updated their plant hardiness map based on 1976–2005 weather data, using a longer period of data to smooth out year-to-year weather fluctuations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> Two new zones (12 and 13) were added to better define and improve information sharing on tropical and semitropical plants, they also appear on the maps of Hawaii and Puerto Rico. There is a very small spot east of <a href="/facts/San_Juan%2c_Puerto_Rico/okx1X58r">San Juan</a>, Puerto Rico, that includes the airport in coastal <a href="/facts/Carolina%2c_Puerto_Rico/8rjVGezJ">Carolina</a>, where the mean minimum is 67 degrees F (19 C), which is classified as hardiness Zone 13b, the highest category, with temperatures rarely below 65 °F (18 °C). The map has a higher resolution than previous editions, and is able to show local variations due to factors such as elevation or large bodies of water. Many zone boundaries were changed as a result of the more recent data, as well as new mapping methods and additional information gathered. Many areas were a half-zone warmer than the previous 1990 map.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> The 2012 map was created <a href="/facts/Geographic_information_system/PoP1kVoa">digitally</a> for the internet, and includes a <a href="/facts/ZIP_Code/PHtdY0d4">ZIP Code</a> zone finder and an interactive map.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a>
In 2015, the Arbor Day Foundation revised another map, also with no a and b subdivisions, showing many areas having zones even warmer, with the most notable changes in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast, showing cities like Philadelphia, New York City and Washington D.C. in zone 8, due to their urban heat islands.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a>
In November 2023, the USDA released another updated version of their plant hardiness map, based on 1991–2020 weather data across the United States. The updated map shows continued northward movement of hardiness zones, reflecting a continued warming trend in the United States' climate.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a>

<h3>Selected U.S. cities</h3>
The USDA plant hardiness zones for selected U.S. cities as based on the 2023 map are the following:

<table><tbody><tr><th>City</th><th>Zone<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Albany%2c_New_York/A4p7Ugnt">Albany, New York</a></td><td>6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Albuquerque%2c_New_Mexico/SATmBfJb">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Anchorage%2c_Alaska/PwmVdJex">Anchorage, Alaska</a></td><td>5a/5b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Atlanta/8hPVGb78">Atlanta, Georgia</a></td><td>8a/8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Austin%2c_Texas/xpVP4t98">Austin, Texas</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bakersfield%2c_California/7bU3wpSr">Bakersfield, California</a></td><td>9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Baltimore/ncJvTzBU">Baltimore, Maryland</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Baton_Rouge%2c_Louisiana/21SGK7VC">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Birmingham%2c_Alabama/gQB3RGPA">Birmingham, Alabama</a></td><td>8a/8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bismarck%2c_North_Dakota/omr4XUcG">Bismarck, North Dakota</a></td><td>4b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Boise%2c_Idaho/27UTaYKm">Boise, Idaho</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston, Massachusetts</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Buffalo%2c_New_York/PVfdkYft">Buffalo, New York</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Charleston%2c_South_Carolina/dB8lmPF2">Charleston, South Carolina</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Charlotte%2c_North_Carolina/JVJT5LzT">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago, Illinois</a></td><td>6a/6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cincinnati/PcyTWhS4">Cincinnati, Ohio</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cleveland/rQb7qveu">Cleveland, Ohio</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Colorado_Springs%2c_Colorado/QKXhbBIV">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a></td><td>5b/6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Columbus%2c_Ohio/mREa53Ub">Columbus, Ohio</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dallas/f3c7MQn0">Dallas</a>-<a href="/facts/Fort_Worth%2c_Texas/NNBEqVe8">Fort Worth, Texas</a></td><td>8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Denver/KWUnuDSu">Denver, Colorado</a></td><td>6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Des_Moines%2c_Iowa/wU1wqKIw">Des Moines, Iowa</a></td><td>5b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Detroit/wMe6MCub">Detroit, Michigan</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/El_Paso%2c_Texas/SanXJ0WE">El Paso, Texas</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Fairbanks%2c_Alaska/AbtuJ82z">Fairbanks, Alaska</a></td><td>2a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Flagstaff%2c_Arizona/CYTyVnIW">Flagstaff, Arizona</a></td><td>6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Fresno%2c_California/BG9ekUd4">Fresno, California</a></td><td>9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Grand_Rapids%2c_Michigan/R5xJsxsd">Grand Rapids, Michigan</a></td><td>6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Greensboro%2c_North_Carolina/FcWCY6PC">Greensboro, North Carolina</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hartford%2c_Connecticut/F3D8LKMK">Hartford, Connecticut</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Helena%2c_Montana/jztphJzP">Helena, Montana</a></td><td>4b/5a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Honolulu/DF2WutFs">Honolulu, Hawaii</a></td><td>12b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Houston/1v8AwQUN">Houston, Texas</a></td><td>9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Indianapolis/r8BQof9G">Indianapolis, Indiana</a></td><td>6a/6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/International_Falls%2c_Minnesota/ur20uzJd">International Falls, Minnesota</a></td><td>3a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Jacksonville%2c_Florida/u6syYft2">Jacksonville, Florida</a></td><td>9a/9b<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Juneau%2c_Alaska/SPSWH29I">Juneau, Alaska</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kansas_City%2c_Missouri/N8GxbWWR">Kansas City, Missouri</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Las_Vegas/DLwGjxJt">Las Vegas, Nevada</a></td><td>9a/9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Little_Rock%2c_Arkansas/dNgubrbv">Little Rock, Arkansas</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles, California</a></td><td>10a/10b<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Louisville%2c_Kentucky/n2aJVoJv">Louisville, Kentucky</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Memphis%2c_Tennessee/DwtMHq1I">Memphis, Tennessee</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Miami/L5FsgQcb">Miami, Florida</a></td><td>11a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Milwaukee/Ucx5PVHn">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a></td><td>5b/6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Minneapolis/gEsXsP3d">Minneapolis, Minnesota</a></td><td>5a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nashville%2c_Tennessee/KvWAcNtd">Nashville, Tennessee</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/New_Orleans/IgCn61KH">New Orleans, Louisiana</a></td><td>9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York, New York</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Oklahoma_City/o7P8l8Cd">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Omaha%2c_Nebraska/05378f5l">Omaha, Nebraska</a></td><td>5b/6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Orlando%2c_Florida/QeW5fkCp">Orlando, Florida</a></td><td>10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Philadelphia/2bFFCCTU">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Phoenix%2c_Arizona/MFvp5Upw">Phoenix, Arizona</a></td><td>9b/10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pittsburgh/42yPHyS0">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Portland%2c_Maine/Tnhuu0gx">Portland, Maine</a></td><td>6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Portland%2c_Oregon/wwBx1Hrv">Portland, Oregon</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Providence%2c_Rhode_Island/77kh9zJT">Providence, Rhode Island</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Raleigh%2c_North_Carolina/6WznvprP">Raleigh, North Carolina</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Reno%2c_Nevada/Vvwy80oF">Reno, Nevada</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Richmond%2c_Virginia/RPT22L8B">Richmond, Virginia</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Riverside%2c_California/FzK1fJUQ">Riverside, California</a></td><td>10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sacramento%2c_California/L2BulyUg">Sacramento, California</a></td><td>9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Salt_Lake_City/vDHXskTN">Salt Lake City, Utah</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/San_Antonio/AzJuQzSm">San Antonio, Texas</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/San_Diego/YFUP7gB9">San Diego, California</a></td><td>10b/11a<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco, California</a></td><td>10a/10b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/San_Jose%2c_California/PCaTmTDq">San Jose, California</a></td><td>9b/10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/San_Juan%2c_Puerto_Rico/okx1X58r">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a></td><td>13a/13b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle, Washington</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Spokane%2c_Washington/fpC9eCfh">Spokane, Washington</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">St. Louis, Missouri</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tampa%2c_Florida/lnjNsRL6">Tampa, Florida</a></td><td>10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Toledo%2c_Ohio/pvCIPsAt">Toledo, Ohio</a></td><td>6b<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tucson%2c_Arizona/26QPvEaG">Tucson, Arizona</a></td><td>9a/9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tulsa%2c_Oklahoma/2s2CcSHe">Tulsa, Oklahoma</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Virginia_Beach%2c_Virginia/bdkeDxXt">Virginia Beach, Virginia</a></td><td>8a/8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Washington%2c_D.C./enXPK156">Washington, D.C.</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wichita%2c_Kansas/5LkemgL9">Wichita, Kansas</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Worcester%2c_Massachusetts/LqhMK07t">Worcester, Massachusetts</a></td><td>6a/6b</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Limitations</h3>
As the USDA system is based entirely on average annual extreme minimum temperature in an area, it is limited in its ability to describe the climatic conditions a gardener may have to account for in a particular area: there are many other factors that determine whether or not a given plant can survive in a given zone.
Zone information alone is often not adequate for predicting winter survival, since factors such as frost dates and frequency of snow cover can vary widely between regions. Even the extreme minimum itself may not be useful when comparing regions in widely different <a href="/facts/K%25C3%25B6ppen_climate_classification/VDcr86hF">climate zones</a>. As an extreme example, due to the <a href="/facts/Gulf_Stream/hJCFM34w">Gulf Stream</a> most of the United Kingdom is in zones 8–9, while in the US, zones 8–9 include regions such as the subtropical coastal areas of the <a href="/facts/Southeastern_US/jlyYnNvo">southeastern US</a> and <a href="/facts/Mojave_Desert/qWmTVQLg">Mojave</a> and <a href="/facts/Chihuahuan_Desert/I4IcslAA">Chihuahuan</a> inland deserts, thus an American gardener in such an area may only have to plan for several nights of cold temperatures per year, while their British counterpart may have to plan for several months.
In addition, the zones do not incorporate any information about duration of cold temperatures, summer temperatures, or sun intensity <a href="/facts/Insolation/SI26I7aD">insolation</a>; thus sites which may have the same mean winter minima on the few coldest nights and be in the same garden zone, but have markedly different climates. For example, zone 8 covers coastal, high latitude, cool summer locations like <a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle</a> and <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>, as well as lower latitude, hot-summer climates like <a href="/facts/Charleston%2c_South_Carolina/dB8lmPF2">Charleston</a> and <a href="/facts/Madrid/B63nL2DB">Madrid</a>. Farmers, gardeners, and landscapers in the former two must plan for entirely different growing conditions from those in the latter, in terms of length of hot weather and sun intensity. Coastal <a href="/facts/Ireland/35vYxXdP">Ireland</a> and <a href="/facts/Central_Florida/1VUDg2oS">central Florida</a> are both Zone 10, but have radically different climates.
The hardiness scales do not take into account the reliability of snow cover in the colder zones. Snow acts as an insulator against extreme cold, protecting the root system of hibernating plants. If the snow cover is reliable, the actual temperature to which the roots are exposed will not be as low as the hardiness zone number would indicate. As an example, <a href="/facts/Quebec_City/l8pftRQK">Quebec City</a> in Canada is located in zone 4, but can rely on a significant snow cover every year, making it possible to cultivate plants normally rated for zones 5 or 6. But, in <a href="/facts/Montreal/uQQaWd1b">Montreal</a>, located to the southwest in zone 5, it is sometimes difficult to cultivate plants adapted to the zone because of the unreliable snow cover.
Many plants may survive in a locality but will not flower if the day length is insufficient or if they require <a href="/facts/Vernalization/NyTmYjsR">vernalization</a> (a particular duration of low temperature).
There are many other climate parameters that a farmer, gardener, or landscaper may need to take into account as well, such as humidity, precipitation, storms, rainy-dry cycles or monsoons, and site considerations such as soil type, soil drainage and water retention, water table, tilt towards or away from the sun, natural or humanmade protection from excessive sun, snow, frost, and wind, etc. The annual extreme minimum temperature is a useful indicator, but ultimately only one factor among many for plant growth and survival.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a>

<h3>Alternatives</h3>
An alternative means of describing plant hardiness is to use "indicator plants". In this method, common plants with known limits to their range are used.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a>
<a href="/facts/Sunset_Magazine/h4g9pvnA">Sunset</a> publishes a series that breaks up climate zones more finely than the USDA zones, identifying 45 distinct zones in the US, incorporating ranges of temperatures in all seasons, precipitation, wind patterns, elevation, and length and structure of the growing season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a>
In addition, the <a href="/facts/K%25C3%25B6ppen_climate_classification_system/VDcr86hF">Köppen climate classification system</a> can be used as a more general guide to growing conditions when considering large areas of the Earth's surface or attempting to make comparisons between different continents.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a> The <a href="/facts/Trewartha_climate_classification/nCe54UfQ">Trewartha climate classification</a> is often a good "real world" concept of climates and their relation to plants and their average growing conditions.

<h2 id="australian-hardiness-zones">Australian hardiness zones</h2>
The <a href="/facts/Australian_National_Botanic_Gardens/qQMtytbD">Australian National Botanic Gardens</a> have devised another system keeping with Australian conditions. The zones are defined by steps of 5 degrees Celsius, from −15–−10 °C for zone 1 to 15–20 °C for zone 7.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a> They are numerically about 6 lower than the USDA system. For example, Australian zone 3 is roughly equivalent to USDA zone 9. The higher Australian zone numbers had no US equivalents prior to the 2012 addition by USDA of zones 12 and 13.
The spread of weather stations may be insufficient and too many places with different climates are lumped together. Only 738 Australian stations have records of more than ten years (one station per 98,491 hectares or 243,380 acres), though more populated areas have relatively fewer hectares per station. <a href="/facts/Mount_Isa/u78Y3Brz">Mount Isa</a> has three climatic stations with more than a ten-year record. One is in zone 4a, one in zone 4b, and the other is in zone 5a. Sydney residents are split between zones 3a and 4b. Different locations in the same city are suitable for different plants.

<h2 id="canadian-hardiness-zones">Canadian hardiness zones</h2>
Climate variables that reflect the capacity and detriments to plant growth are used to develop an index that is mapped to Canada's Plant Hardiness Zones.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a> This index comes from a formula originally developed by Ouellet and Sherk in the mid-1960s.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28">28</a>
The formula used is: Y = -67.62 + 1.734X1 + 0.1868X2 + 69.77X3 + 1.256X4+ 0.006119X5 + 22.37X6 - 0.01832X7
where:

<ul><li>Y = estimated index of suitability</li>
<li>X1 = monthly mean of the daily minimum temperatures (°C) of the coldest month</li>
<li>X2 = mean frost free period above 0 °C in days</li>
<li>X3 = amount of rainfall (R) from June to November, inclusive, in terms of R/(R+a) where a=25.4 if R is in millimeters and a=1 if R is in inches</li>
<li>X4 = monthly mean of the daily maximum temperatures (°C) of the warmest month</li>
<li>X5 = winter factor expressed in terms of (0 °C – X1)Rjan where Rjan represents the rainfall in January expressed in mm</li>
<li>X6 = mean maximum snow depth in terms of S/(S+a) where a=25.4 if S is in millimeters and a=1 if S is in inches</li>
<li>X7 = maximum wind gust in (km/h) in 30 years.</li></ul>
<table><tbody><tr><th>City</th><th>Canadian Zone<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29">29</a></th><th>USDA Zone<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30">30</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Calgary/DrFtRbEH">Calgary</a></td><td>4a</td><td>4a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Edmonton/ePFNJlBN">Edmonton</a></td><td>4a</td><td>3b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Halifax%2c_Nova_Scotia/Tcm27J9I">Halifax</a></td><td>6b</td><td>6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Montreal/uQQaWd1b">Montreal</a></td><td>6a</td><td>4b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ottawa/x5FkqX7F">Ottawa</a></td><td>5b</td><td>4b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Saskatoon/2tBfRgu8">Saskatoon</a></td><td>3b</td><td>3a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/St._John%2527s%2c_Newfoundland_and_Labrador/D7HoujDF">St. John's</a></td><td>6a</td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto</a></td><td>7a</td><td>5b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a></td><td>8b</td><td>8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Victoria%2c_British_Columbia/5bKrLfN2">Victoria</a></td><td>9a</td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Winnipeg/zvwJ8fBz">Winnipeg</a></td><td>4a</td><td>3b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Yellowknife/nrsrs6rE">Yellowknife</a></td><td>0a</td><td>2a</td></tr></tbody></table>
For practical purposes, Canada has adopted the American hardiness zone classification system. The 1990 version of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map included Canada and Mexico, but they were removed with the 2012 update to focus on the United States and Puerto Rico.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31">31</a> The Canadian government publishes both Canadian and USDA-style zone maps.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32">32</a>

<h2 id="european-hardiness-zones">European hardiness zones</h2>
Unless specifically noted, all zones in this section are USDA zones.
<h3>Selected European cities</h3>
The table below provides USDA hardiness zone data for selected European cities:

<table><tbody><tr><th>City</th><th>Zone</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Amsterdam%2c_Netherlands/Xdd393bz">Amsterdam, Netherlands</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33">33</a></td><td>8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Barcelona%2c_Spain/8PWLdRbW">Barcelona, Spain</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34">34</a></td><td>10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Belgrade%2c_Serbia/Xeaz5zIy">Belgrade, Serbia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35">35</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bratislava%2c_Slovakia/mr28JyEg">Bratislava, Slovakia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36">36</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bucharest%2c_Romania/4xQnsGwM">Bucharest, Romania</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37">37</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Catania%2c_Italy/v95XVux4">Catania, Italy</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38">38</a></td><td>9b/10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dublin%2c_Ireland/Fv8ezm8a">Dublin, Ireland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39">39</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Edinburgh/PcsoaK9h">Edinburgh, Scotland, UK</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40">40</a></td><td>8a/8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Glasgow/hHUX44Ra">Glasgow, Scotland, UK</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41">41</a></td><td>8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Helsinki%2c_Finland/9za9r3jS">Helsinki, Finland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42">42</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kaliningrad%2c_Russia/6BhPwXqR">Kaliningrad, Russia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43">43</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Krak%25C3%25B3w%2c_Poland/hubj59IT">Kraków, Poland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44">44</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lisbon%2c_Portugal/zFTcC99e">Lisbon, Portugal</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45">45</a></td><td>10b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/London%2c_England/KozCCsy9">London, England</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46">46</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ljubljana%2c_Slovenia/zwTrXoTb">Ljubljana, Slovenia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47">47</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Madrid%2c_Spain/B63nL2DB">Madrid, Spain</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48">48</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Manchester%2c_England/2Do01QHs">Manchester, England</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49">49</a></td><td>8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Milan%2c_Italy/0xrtbPdt">Milan, Italy</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50">50</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Moscow%2c_Russia/XUU6VkdY">Moscow, Russia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51">51</a></td><td>5a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Paris%2c_France/DrNHpwnA">Paris, France</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52">52</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Portsmouth%2c_England/JxMGK6jC">Portsmouth, England</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53">53</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Prague%2c_Czech_Republic/txpRNTUE">Prague, Czech Republic</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54">54</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Riga%2c_Latvia/PCWbJn2h">Riga, Latvia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55">55</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rome%2c_Italy/bh1Ttx3T">Rome, Italy</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56">56</a></td><td>9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rovaniemi%2c_Finland/D7QKx1Vh">Rovaniemi, Finland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57">57</a></td><td>4a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sarajevo%2c_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina/IzawfJRg">Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58">58</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Simferopol%2c_Ukraine/TYUo7VNc">Simferopol, Ukraine</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59">59</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sochi%2c_Russia/F3DEnHv7">Sochi, Russia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60">60</a></td><td>9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Stockholm%2c_Sweden/sD74W4Pm">Stockholm, Sweden</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61">61</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tallinn%2c_Estonia/IBLBVtHt">Tallinn, Estonia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62">62</a></td><td>6a/6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tuapse%2c_Russia/NR7PB0VE">Tuapse, Russia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63">63</a></td><td>8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Trondheim%2c_Norway/KjmI5Let">Trondheim, Norway</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64">64</a></td><td>7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Valencia%2c_Spain/D9L6z2HB">Valencia, Spain</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65">65</a></td><td>10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vienna%2c_Austria/NSpIURsA">Vienna, Austria</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66">66</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vorkuta/MDsJJGwg">Vorkuta, Russia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67">67</a></td><td>2a/2b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Warsaw%2c_Poland/0cRqN3pw">Warsaw, Poland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68">68</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Zurich/dXpgq7df">Zurich</a>, <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69">69</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Antwerp%2c_Belgium/v3Rwa1Mu">Antwerp, Belgium</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70">70</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Belfast%2c_Northern_Ireland/GIhSKnIv">Belfast, Northern Ireland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71">71</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Berlin%2c_Germany/pMTIRNXK">Berlin, Germany</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72">72</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Birmingham%2c_England/lNd1h81V">Birmingham, England</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73">73</a></td><td>8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cardiff%2c_Wales/AHpRtKKg">Cardiff, Wales</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74">74</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Copenhagen%2c_Denmark/58Tl28IX">Copenhagen, Denmark</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75">75</a></td><td>8a/8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25BCsseldorf%2c_Germany/twteRHCh">Düsseldorf, Germany</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76">76</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Funchal/CeKtYUF2">Funchal, Portugal</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77">77</a></td><td>11b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gda%25C5%2584sk%2c_Poland/a6VNPK28">Gdańsk, Poland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78">78</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hamburg%2c_Germany/kmAAsYtT">Hamburg, Germany</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79">79</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Istanbul%2c_Turkey/Xo1hzGWH">Istanbul, Turkey</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80">80</a></td><td>8b/9a<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81">81</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/La_Coru%25C3%25B1a%2c_Spain/07gRxNWd">La Coruña, Spain</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82">82</a></td><td>10b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Las_Palmas_de_Gran_Canaria/IKzoz9mg">Las Palmas, Spain</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83">83</a></td><td>12b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Marseille%2c_France/kj7te1HG">Marseille, France</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84">84</a></td><td>9a/9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Minsk%2c_Belarus/CwJXyVHH">Minsk, Belarus</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85">85</a></td><td>5a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Munich%2c_Germany/Pr6zw2ev">Munich, Germany</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86">86</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Murmansk%2c_Russia/lhMxkwK2">Murmansk, Russia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87">87</a></td><td>4a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Newcastle_upon_Tyne/vfHwdn5F">Newcastle, England, UK</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88">88</a></td><td>8a/8b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nicosia%2c_Cyprus/fMQCEtDL">Nicosia, Cyprus</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89">89</a></td><td>9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Oslo%2c_Norway/PRJtFYUl">Oslo, Norway</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90">90</a></td><td>7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Palermo%2c_Italy/gCwkjXFg">Palermo, Italy</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91">91</a></td><td>10b/11a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Plymouth/FhYcrnqf">Plymouth, England, UK</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92">92</a></td><td>9a/9b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Porto%2c_Portugal/wk5eA3zH">Porto, Portugal</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93">93</a></td><td>10a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pozna%25C5%2584%2c_Poland/WyM53M58">Poznań, Poland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94">94</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Reykjav%25C3%25ADk%2c_Iceland/bKLzL94g">Reykjavík, Iceland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95">95</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Saint_Petersburg%2c_Russia/pNuCBxaM">Saint Petersburg, Russia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96">96</a></td><td>5a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Simrishamn%2c_Sweden/T92Xy7M4">Simrishamn, Sweden</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97">97</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sofia%2c_Bulgaria/KPjJt9Rf">Sofia, Bulgaria</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98">98</a></td><td>6b/7a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Strasbourg%2c_France/MTdQtoPy">Strasbourg, France</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99">99</a></td><td>8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Thessaloniki%2c_Greece/o3BFhhPR">Thessaloniki, Greece</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100">100</a></td><td>8b/9a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Troms%25C3%25B8%2c_Norway/PrEE5ChY">Tromsø, Norway</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101">101</a></td><td>7a/7b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ume%25C3%25A5%2c_Sweden/UMJPT4Dz">Umeå, Sweden</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102">102</a></td><td>5a/5b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Valletta%2c_Malta/gfgJDaaQ">Valletta, Malta</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:103" href="#fn:103">103</a></td><td>10b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vilnius%2c_Lithuania/ecy21qeQ">Vilnius, Lithuania</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:104" href="#fn:104">104</a></td><td>5b/6a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wroclaw%2c_Poland/o3scwNqQ">Wroclaw, Poland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:105" href="#fn:105">105</a></td><td>6b</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Zagreb%2c_Croatia/KPf8bzLI">Zagreb, Croatia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:106" href="#fn:106">106</a></td><td>7b/8a</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Yalta%2c_Ukraine/67Sq7sp6">Yalta, Ukraine</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:107" href="#fn:107">107</a></td><td>9a</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Britain and Ireland</h3>
USDA zones do not work particularly well in <a href="/facts/Ireland/35vYxXdP">Ireland</a> and <a href="/facts/Great_Britain/TNgGQRPj">Great Britain</a> as they are designed for continental climates and subtropical climates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:108" href="#fn:108">108</a> The high latitude, weaker solar intensity, and cooler summers must be considered when comparing to US equivalent. New growth may be insufficient or fail to <a href="/facts/Cold_hardening/ljD3r0PT">harden off</a> affecting winter survival in the shorter and much cooler summers of Ireland and Britain.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:109" href="#fn:109">109</a>

Owing to the moderating effect of the <a href="/facts/North_Atlantic_Current/sIPJEafl">North Atlantic Current</a> on the Irish and British <a href="/facts/Temperate/6WPypCzC">temperate</a> <a href="/facts/Maritime_climate/xUD1y78o">maritime climate</a>, Britain, and Ireland even more so, have milder winters than their northerly position would otherwise afford. This means that the USDA hardiness zones relevant to Britain and Ireland are quite high, from 7 to 10, as shown below.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:110" href="#fn:110">110</a>

<ol><li>In Scotland the <a href="/facts/Grampians/LLVnYW2G">Grampians</a>, <a href="/facts/Northwest_Highlands/WKAPCbpV">Northwest Highlands</a> and locally in the <a href="/facts/Southern_Uplands/AhgdBkpP">Southern Uplands</a>; in England the <a href="/facts/Pennines/MIlcoEQs">Pennines</a>; and in Wales the highest part of <a href="/facts/Snowdonia/XB5sIjR6">Snowdonia</a>.</li><li>Most of England, Wales and Scotland, parts of central Ireland, and <a href="/facts/Snaefell/EDftBkbs">Snaefell</a> on the <a href="/facts/Isle_of_Man/HG7bYyA8">Isle of Man</a>.</li><li>Most of western and southern England and Wales, western Scotland, also a very narrow coastal fringe on the east coast of Scotland and northeast England (within 5 km (3.1 mi) of the <a href="/facts/North_Sea/htGJNmsb">North Sea</a>), London, the West Midlands Urban Area, most of Ireland, and most of the Isle of Man.</li><li>Very low-lying coastal areas of the southwest of Ireland and the <a href="/facts/Isles_of_Scilly/PY3WYwsl">Isles of Scilly</a>.</li></ol>
In 2012 the United Kingdom's Royal Horticultural Society introduced new hardiness ratings for plants, not places. These run from H7, the hardiest (tolerant of temperatures below −20 °C (−4 °F)) to H1a (needing temperatures above 15 °C (59 °F)).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:111" href="#fn:111">111</a> The RHS hardiness ratings are based on absolute minimum winter temperatures (in °C) rather than the long-term average annual extreme minimum temperatures that define USDA zones.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:112" href="#fn:112">112</a>

<h3>Scandinavia and Baltic Sea Region</h3>
Scandinavia lies at the same latitude as Alaska or Greenland, but the effect of the warm <a href="/facts/North_Atlantic_Current/sIPJEafl">North Atlantic Current</a> is even more pronounced here than it is in Britain and Ireland. Save for a very small spot around <a href="/facts/Karasjok_Municipality/QhShs7E9">Karasjok Municipality</a>, Norway, which is in zone 2, nowhere in the Arctic part of Scandinavia gets below zone 3. The <a href="/facts/Faroe_Islands/HMJ3bfmN">Faroe Islands</a>, at 62–63°N are in zone 8, as are the outer <a href="/facts/Lofoten_Islands/F6JRtGXt">Lofoten Islands</a> at 68°N. <a href="/facts/Troms%25C3%25B8_(city)/VsSBAAMw">Tromsø</a>, a coastal city in Norway at 70°N, is in zone 7, and even <a href="/facts/Longyearbyen/JBBwPQty">Longyearbyen</a>, the northernmost true city in the world at 78°N, is still in zone 4. All these coastal locations have one thing in common, though, which are cool, damp summers, with temperatures rarely exceeding 20 °C (68 °F), or 15 °C (59 °F) in Longyearbyen. This shows the importance of taking heat zones into account for better understanding of what may or may not grow. Further south in Norway with warmer and longer summers, <a href="/facts/%25C3%2585lesund/660SX1sl">Ålesund</a> at 62°N is in zone 9, and <a href="/facts/Sarpsborg_(town)/TtochNrh">Sarpsborg</a> south of Oslo at 59°N with more continental summers are in zone 8. Inland it gets colder in winter, <a href="/facts/Hamar/4fMejc6N">Hamar</a> at 61°N is in zone 6 and <a href="/facts/R%25C3%25B8ros_(town)/4z1sutrA">Røros</a> further north is zone 4.

In Sweden and Finland generally, at sea level to 500 metres (1,600 ft), zone 3 is north of the Arctic Circle, including cities like <a href="/facts/Karesuando/h65Yvhba">Karesuando</a> and <a href="/facts/Pajala/BxUPCMg2">Pajala</a>. <a href="/facts/Kiruna/Xan4nUtc">Kiruna</a> is the major exception here, which being located on a hill above frost traps, is in zone 5. Zone 4 lies between the Arctic Circle and about 64–66°N, with cities such as <a href="/facts/Oulu/6d8fo60J">Oulu</a>, <a href="/facts/Rovaniemi/D7QKx1Vh">Rovaniemi</a> and <a href="/facts/Jokkmokk/UsYtSKpX">Jokkmokk</a>, zone 5 (south to 61–62°N) contains cities such as <a href="/facts/Tampere/2nnkIHSj">Tampere</a>, <a href="/facts/Ume%25C3%25A5/UMJPT4Dz">Umeå</a>, and <a href="/facts/%25C3%2596stersund/2RTqI4r4">Östersund</a>. Zone 6 covers the south of mainland Finland, Sweden north of 60°N, and the high plateau of <a href="/facts/Sm%25C3%25A5land/TMfRLlGy">Småland</a> further south. Here one will find cities such as <a href="/facts/G%25C3%25A4vle/SkXCm4Gw">Gävle</a>, <a href="/facts/%25C3%2596rebro/ssXdbAgp">Örebro</a>, <a href="/facts/Sundsvall/q9s8zmjP">Sundsvall</a>, and <a href="/facts/Helsinki/9za9r3jS">Helsinki</a>. <a href="/facts/%25C3%2585land/Czpngkbn">Åland</a>, as well as coastal southern Sweden, and the <a href="/facts/Stockholm/sD74W4Pm">Stockholm</a> area are in zone 7. The west coast of Sweden (<a href="/facts/Gothenburg/oj5t3USI">Gothenburg</a> and southwards) enjoys particularly mild winters and lies in zone 7, therefore being friendly to some hardy exotic species (found, for example, in the <a href="/facts/Gothenburg_Botanical_Garden/TNdnudqe">Gothenburg Botanical Garden</a>), the southeast coast of Sweden has a colder winter due to the absence of the Gulf Stream.

<h3>Central Europe</h3>

Central Europe is a good example of a transition from an <a href="/facts/Oceanic_climate/xUD1y78o">oceanic climate</a> to a <a href="/facts/Continental_climate/Yn5Erc8Y">continental climate</a>, which reflects in the tendency of the hardiness zones to decrease mainly eastwards instead of northwards. Also, the plateaus and low mountain ranges in this region have a significant impact on how cold it might get during winter. Generally speaking, the hardiness zones are high considering the latitude of the region, although not as high as Northern Europe with the <a href="/facts/Shetland_Islands/8YfMHIlV">Shetland Islands</a> where zone 9 extends to over 60°N. 
In Central Europe, the relevant zones decrease from zone 8 on the Belgian, Dutch, and German <a href="/facts/North_Sea/htGJNmsb">North Sea</a> coast, with the exception of some of the <a href="/facts/Frisian_Islands/19ggqTyy">Frisian Islands</a> (notably <a href="/facts/Vlieland/ISVJgad6">Vlieland</a> and <a href="/facts/Terschelling/d8E3Uu3G">Terschelling</a>), the island of <a href="/facts/Helgoland/UJ5qgc0g">Helgoland</a>, and some of the islands in the <a href="/facts/Rhine/MgJ88oaz">Rhine</a>-<a href="/facts/Scheldt/aEAo82f3">Scheldt</a> estuary, which are in zone 9, to zone 5 around <a href="/facts/Suwa%25C5%2582ki/VWwS6kBM">Suwałki</a>, <a href="/facts/Wojew%25C3%25B3dztwo_podlaskie/A7w244Ak">Podlachia</a> on the far eastern border between <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a> and <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a>. Some isolated, high elevation areas of the <a href="/facts/Alps/Q3zdQId4">Alps</a> and <a href="/facts/Carpathians/I3TkYUjj">Carpathians</a> may even go down to zone 3 or 4. 
An extreme example of a cold sink is <a href="/facts/Funtensee/BLqx6jCh">Funtensee</a>, <a href="/facts/Bavaria/CLbr6NIG">Bavaria</a> which is at least in zone 3. Another notable example is <a href="/facts/Waksmund/AfEH4esy">Waksmund</a>, a small village in the <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Polish</a> <a href="/facts/Carpathians/I3TkYUjj">Carpathians</a>, which regularly reaches −35 °C (−31 °F) during winter on calm nights when cold and heavy airmasses from the surrounding <a href="/facts/Gorce_Mountains/Fw8cRYST">Gorce</a> and <a href="/facts/Tatra_Mountains/CCzGGj93">Tatra Mountains</a> descend down the slopes to this low-lying valley, creating extremes which can be up to 10 °C (18 °F) colder than nearby <a href="/facts/Nowy_Targ/sB2GR4eF">Nowy Targ</a> or <a href="/facts/Bia%25C5%2582ka_Tatrza%25C5%2584ska/kDcSXLAG">Białka Tatrzańska</a>, which are both higher up in elevation. Waksmund is in zone 3b while nearby <a href="/facts/Krak%25C3%25B3w/hubj59IT">Kraków</a>, only 80 km (50 mi) to the north and 300 m (980 ft) lower is in zone 6a. These examples prove that local topography can have a pronounced effect on temperature and thus on what is possible to grow in a specific region.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:113" href="#fn:113">113</a>

<h3>Southern Europe</h3>
The southern European marker plant for climate as well as cultural indicator is the <a href="/facts/Olive_tree/tWecyIbg">olive tree</a>, which cannot withstand long periods below freezing so its cultivation area matches the cool winter zone. The <a href="/facts/Mediterranean_Sea/Vr2pzVbM">Mediterranean Sea</a> acts as a temperature regulator, so this area is generally warmer than other parts of the continent; except in mountainous areas where the sea effect lowers, it belongs in zones 8–10; however, southern Balkans (mountainous Western and Eastern <a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI">Serbia</a>, continental <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a>, and <a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a>) are colder in winter and are in zones 6–7. The Balkan area is also more prone to cold snaps and episodes of unseasonable warmth. For instance, despite having similar daily means and temperature amplitudes to <a href="/facts/Nantucket%2c_Massachusetts/3R9nFPB9">Nantucket, Massachusetts</a>, for each month, <a href="/facts/Sarajevo/IzawfJRg">Sarajevo</a> has recorded below-freezing temperatures in every month of the year.
<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:114" href="#fn:114">114</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:115" href="#fn:115">115</a>
The Croatian (<a href="/facts/Dalmatia/nstFC7cc">Dalmatian</a>) coast, <a href="/facts/Albania/8GP40BUD">Albania</a>, and northern <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a> are in zones 8–9, as are central-northern <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a> (hills and some spots in <a href="/facts/Po_Valley/ouh4TXtm">Po Valley</a> are however colder) and southern <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a>; Central <a href="/facts/Iberia/ATwJEkfg">Iberia</a> is 8–9 (some highland areas are slightly colder). The <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spanish</a> and <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portuguese</a> Atlantic coast, much of <a href="/facts/Andalusia/nkw5oWrL">Andalusia</a> and <a href="/facts/Region_of_Murcia/Gnv0FFk7">Murcia</a>, coastal and slightly inland southern <a href="/facts/Valencian_Community/Uqs9mId2">Valencian Community</a>, a part of coastal <a href="/facts/Catalonia/p2KeGXbf">Catalonia</a>, the <a href="/facts/Balearic_Islands/zsbDICWA">Balearic Islands</a>, southwestern <a href="/facts/Sardinia/7GGJNHCx">Sardinia</a>, most of <a href="/facts/Sicily/E6fug03z">Sicily</a>, coastal southern Italy, some areas around <a href="/facts/Albania/8GP40BUD">Albania</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:116" href="#fn:116">116</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:117" href="#fn:117">117</a> coastal Cyprus and southwestern Greece are in zone 10. 
In Europe, the zone 11a is limited only to a few spots. In the Iberian Peninsula, it can be found on the southern coast, in small <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spanish</a> areas inside the provinces of <a href="/facts/Almer%25C3%25ADa_(province)/L4URpWaq">Almería</a>, <a href="/facts/C%25C3%25A1diz_(province)/g00Fxf1W">Cádiz</a>, <a href="/facts/Granada_(province)/kR22pzIM">Granada</a>, <a href="/facts/M%25C3%25A1laga_(province)/cKK3E5Bk">Málaga</a> and <a href="/facts/Murcia_(province)/Gnv0FFk7">Murcia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:118" href="#fn:118">118</a> In <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a>, zone 11a can be found in the Southwest on a few unpopulated sites around the municipalities of <a href="/facts/Lagos%2c_Portugal/uHQ2nx3y">Lagos</a> and <a href="/facts/Vila_do_Bispo/fMxenxY8">Vila do Bispo</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:119" href="#fn:119">119</a> In mainland <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a>, zone 11a can be found in <a href="/facts/Monemvasia/7yIWetNE">Monemvasia</a> and also in areas of <a href="/facts/Crete/VSqxTU9u">Crete</a>, the <a href="/facts/Dodecanese/Hnzj5H4o">Dodecanese</a>, <a href="/facts/Cyclades/gmfV8jh9">Cyclades</a> and some <a href="/facts/Argo-Saronic_Gulf/sU5HQjp8">Argo-Saronic Gulf</a> islands.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:120" href="#fn:120">120</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:121" href="#fn:121">121</a> The Mediterranean islands of <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a>, <a href="/facts/Lampedusa/ct89qcaQ">Lampedusa</a> and <a href="/facts/Linosa/b0adhJAc">Linosa</a> belong to zone 11a as well as a few areas on the southernmost coast of <a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK">Cyprus</a>.

<h2 id="macaronesia">Macaronesia</h2>
<a href="/facts/Macaronesia/mbdgpk8q">Macaronesia</a> consists of four archipelagos: The <a href="/facts/Azores/yWF1EGs8">Azores</a>, the <a href="/facts/Canary_Islands/7lfpqymu">Canary Islands</a>, <a href="/facts/Cape_Verde/YCNhPVhE">Cape Verde</a> and <a href="/facts/Madeira/HRlYxvhe">Madeira</a>. At lower altitudes and coastal areas, the Portuguese Azores and Madeira belong to zones 10b/11b and 11a/11b respectively. The Azores range from 9a to 11b and Madeira ranges from 9b to 12a, 9a and 9b found inland on the highest altitudes such as <a href="/facts/Mount_Pico/8QhYIr1L">Mount Pico</a> in the Azores or <a href="/facts/Pico_Ruivo/15U6YMPT">Pico Ruivo</a> in Madeira.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:122" href="#fn:122">122</a> The Spanish Canary Islands hardiness zones range from 8a to 12b depending on the location and the altitude. The islands are generally part of zones 11b/12a in lower altitudes and coastal areas, reaching up to 12b in the southernmost coasts or populated coastal parts such as the city of <a href="/facts/Las_Palmas/IKzoz9mg">Las Palmas</a>. The lowest hardiness areas are found in <a href="/facts/Teide_National_Park/KNHt4Xfr">Teide National Park</a> being at 8a/8b for its very high altitude. <a href="/facts/Teide/JNrdUV7Q">Teide peak</a> is the highest peak of Macaronesia.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:123" href="#fn:123">123</a> 
The Cape Verde islands, located much further south inside the <a href="/facts/Tropics/Iv1es8Ih">tropics</a>, have hardiness zones that range from 12 to 13 in the coastal areas, while the lowest hardiness zone is found in the island of <a href="/facts/Fogo%2c_Cape_Verde/kjuK9WJ1">Fogo</a>, in the country's highest peak <a href="/facts/Pico_do_Fogo/IHQUf0Xh">Pico do Fogo</a>.

<h2 id="american-horticultural-society-heat-zones">American Horticultural Society heat zones</h2>
In addition to the USDA Hardiness zones there are <a href="/facts/American_Horticultural_Society/BM1vK09H">American Horticultural Society</a> (AHS) heat zones.
The criterion is the average number of days per year when the temperature exceeds 30 °C (86 °F). The AHS Heat Zone Map for the US is available on the American Horticultural Society website.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:124" href="#fn:124">124</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:125" href="#fn:125">125</a>

<table><tbody><tr><th>Zone</th><th>From</th><th>To</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td colspan="2">< 1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>15</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>31</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>46</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>61</td><td>90</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>91</td><td>120</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>121</td><td>150</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>151</td><td>180</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>181</td><td>210</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td colspan="2">>210</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="south-africa">South Africa</h2>
South Africa has five horticultural or climatic zones. The zones are defined by minimum temperature.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:126" href="#fn:126">126</a>

<h2 id="effects-of-climate-change">Effects of climate change</h2>
The USDA map published in 2012 shows that most of the US has become a half zone (2.8 °C or 5 °F) hotter in winter compared to the 1990 release.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:127" href="#fn:127">127</a> Again, with the publication of the 2023 map, about half of the US has shifted a half zone warmer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:128" href="#fn:128">128</a> Research in 2016 suggests that USDA plant hardiness zones will shift even further northward under <a href="/facts/Climate_change/rEN4BDE7">climate change</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:129" href="#fn:129">129</a>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li>Gardening portal</li><li>Plants portal</li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Agriculture/TGztqzJs">Agriculture</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Gardening/vj2nF0mB">Gardening</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Geographical_zone/UvJ23k4F">Geographical zone</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hardiness_(plants)/aNQcHDPQ">Hardiness (plants)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Subtropics/gK0KyFUD">Subtropics</a></li></ul>

<h3>Bibliography</h3>

<ul><li><a href="http://pza.sanbi.org/">"PlantZAfrica"</a>. <a href="/facts/South_African_National_Biodiversity_Institute/wMgrnskW">SANBI</a>. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161210005623/http://pza.sanbi.org/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/">2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map</a> (with ZIP code lookup, interactive)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/freezefrost/freezefrost.pdf">Freeze/Frost data from NOAA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721193555/http://www.earlscliffe.com/climatic_zone_plants.htm">Data on plant hardiness in Ireland</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.planthardiness.gc.ca/">Plant Hardiness Data</a> (Canada)
<ul><li><a href="http://atlas.agr.gc.ca/agmaf/">Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada – Interactive Map</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090614230010/http://atlas.agr.gc.ca/agmaf/">Archived</a> 2009-06-14 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul></li></ul>

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<li id="fn:14">The urbanized portion of Jacksonville is 9b while much of the west end of Duval County is 9a. <a href="/wiki/Duval_County,_Florida" target="_blank">/wiki/Duval_County,_Florida</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:15">Small portions of the city of Los Angeles extend into zones 9b and 11a. <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:16">Some northern areas of the city proper away from the coast are 9b or 10a. <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:17">The city proper is 6b while Toledo Express Airport is over ten miles west of Lake Erie and is 6a, <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Express_Airport" target="_blank">/wiki/Toledo_Express_Airport</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:33">"Netherlands Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-31. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-netherlands-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-netherlands-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:33" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:34">"Spain Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-spain-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-spain-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:34" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:35">"Serbia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-serbia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-serbia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:35" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:36">"Slovakia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-slovakia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-slovakia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:36" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:37">"Romania Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-romania-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-romania-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:37" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:38">"Italy Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-italy-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-italy-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:38" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:39">"Plant Cold Hardiness Zone Map of the British Isles". trebrown.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="http://www.trebrown.com/hrdzone.html" target="_blank">http://www.trebrown.com/hrdzone.html</a> <a href="#fnref:39" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:42">"Finland Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-finland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-finland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:42" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:43">"Russia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-russia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-russia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:43" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:44">"Poland Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-poland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-poland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:44" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:45">"Portugal Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-portugal-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-portugal-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:45" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:47">"Slovenia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-slovenia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-slovenia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:47" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:48">"Spain Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-spain-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-spain-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:48" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:50">"Italy Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-italy-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-italy-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:50" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:51">"Russia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-russia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-russia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:51" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:52">"France Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-france-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-france-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:52" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:54">"Czech Republic Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-czech-republic-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-czech-republic-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:54" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:55">"Latvia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-latvia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-latvia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:55" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:56">"Italy Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-italy-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-italy-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:56" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:57">"Finland Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-finland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-finland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:57" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:58">"Bosnia and Herzegovina Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-bosnia-and-herzegovina-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-bosnia-and-herzegovina-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:58" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:61">"Sweden Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-sweden-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-sweden-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:61" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:62">"Estonia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-estonia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-estonia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:62" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:64">"Norway Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-norway-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-norway-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:64" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:65">"Spain Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-spain-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-spain-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:65" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:66">"Austria Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-austria-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-austria-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:66" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:67">"Russia Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-russia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-russia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:67" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:68">"Poland Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-poland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-poland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:68" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:69">"Switzerland Interactive Plant Hardiness Zone Map". plantmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30. <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-switzerland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-switzerland-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a> <a href="#fnref:69" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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