FIND YOUR GROWING MATCH
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Plants to explore
This finder covers 24 reviewed plant profiles. Other plants on the site are still available in the library.
Winter conditions are not confirmed. Treat outdoor results as a starting list, not a year-round planting recommendation.
Below −10°C covers a wide range. Check the named variety's local hardiness before planting outdoors.
Roots in pots are more exposed to cold than roots in the ground. Outdoor pot results need a winter-protection check.
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Sweet basil
Ocimum basilicum
Seasonal planting
Check planting temperatures and frost timing in the guide; this is not a promise of outdoor winter survival.
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French marigold
Tagetes patula
Seasonal planting
Check planting temperatures and frost timing in the guide; this is not a promise of outdoor winter survival.
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Impatiens
Impatiens walleriana 'Beacon Lipstick'
Seasonal planting
Check planting temperatures and frost timing in the guide; this is not a promise of outdoor winter survival.
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Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Seasonal planting
Check planting temperatures and frost timing in the guide; this is not a promise of outdoor winter survival.
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Leaf lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Seasonal planting
Check planting temperatures and frost timing in the guide; this is not a promise of outdoor winter survival.
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Pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
Seasonal planting
Check planting temperatures and frost timing in the guide; this is not a promise of outdoor winter survival.
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Little Lime hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'
Outdoor perennial
Matches your light choice
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May Night salvia
Salvia × sylvestris 'May Night'
Outdoor perennial
Matches your light choice
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Hidcote lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Outdoor perennial
Matches your light choice
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No close matches in this collection yet.
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How this shortlist works
We match reviewed plant profiles to growing space and light, and screen outdoor perennials against the lower end of your selected winter range. We do not turn a country, city or latitude into a hardiness zone. Soil, summer heat, rainfall and cultivar can change the result.
City searches run in your browser using city files hosted on this site. We do not request GPS location. Your choices are kept in this browser tab and are not sent as search terms.
City names and coordinates: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Adapted from its larger-town and capital dataset; small villages may be missing. GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Location data prepared 2026-10-27.
Plant profile sources
- Golden pothosplants.ces.ncsu.eduextension.illinois.edu
- Snake plantplants.ces.ncsu.eduextension.illinois.edu
- Spider planthort.extension.wisc.eduextension.illinois.edu
- ZZ plantplants.ces.ncsu.eduhomegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu
- Peace lilyhgic.clemson.eduplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Jade plantextension.illinois.eduhomegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu
- Christmas cactusyardandgarden.extension.iastate.eduextension.umn.edu
- Monsteraextension.umn.eduplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Aloe veraplants.ces.ncsu.eduextension.sdstate.edu
- Cast iron plantrhs.org.ukplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Ponytail palmhort.extension.wisc.eduplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Baby rubber plantask.ifas.ufl.eduplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Sweet basilextension.usu.eduextension.umn.edu
- French marigoldplants.ces.ncsu.eduextension.umn.edu
- Impatienspanamseed.comextension.umn.edu
- Spinachrhs.org.ukextension.usu.edu
- Leaf lettuceextension.umn.eduextension.usu.edu
- Pansyyardandgarden.extension.iastate.eduplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Knock Out rosestarrosesandplants.comknockoutroses.com
- Little Lime hydrangearhs.org.ukprovenwinners.com
- May Night salviarhs.org.ukmonrovia.com
- Hidcote lavenderrhs.org.ukplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Rosemaryrhs.org.ukextension.illinois.edu
- Bay laurelrhs.org.ukyardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu
Plant Finder questions
How does Plant Finder choose plants?+
It shortlists from a reviewed set of plant profiles using the setting, light, and winter notes you enter. It does not invent a USDA zone from your city name alone.
Is my location stored?+
City lookup helps estimate climate context in the browser workflow described on the page. Follow the on-page privacy note; profiles cite primary horticultural sources.
What if nothing matches?+
Relax a filter, try a different light or setting, or browse the full plant library. Finder covers a focused profile set, not every guide on the site.