What grows in zone 6

Zone 6 means the coldest night of an average winter falls between -10 and 0°F (-23 to -18°C). Irie Orchard grows on the Lake Erie shore in zone 6b. Hardiness is only the cold half of the story: summer heat, winter chill and rain decide the rest, and the free planner checks all of them for your ZIP.

Plants hardy here: 370 · Food plants: 278 · Natives somewhere in the world: 343

In season month by month in zone 6

January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

Fruit trees (32)

American persimmon · zones 4–9
Apple · zones 3–8
Apricot · zones 5–8
Asian pear · zones 5–9
Black mulberry · zones 6–9
Caucasian pear · zones 4–8
Che (Chinese mulberry) · zones 6–9
Cherry plum (myrobalan) · zones 4–9
Cornelian cherry · zones 4–8
Damson · zones 5–8
Date-plum (Caucasian persimmon) · zones 6–9
European pear · zones 4–8
Jujube · zones 6–10
Kousa dogwood · zones 5–8
Manchurian apricot · zones 3–7
Medlar · zones 5–8
Mehal (Himalayan wild pear) · zones 6–9
Mulberry · zones 5–10
Nectarine · zones 5–8
Paper mulberry (aute) · zones 6–10
Pawpaw · zones 5–8
Peach · zones 5–8
Plum · zones 4–9
Quince · zones 5–9
Service tree · zones 5–8
Siberian apricot · zones 2–7
Siberian crabapple · zones 2–7
Sour cherry · zones 4–7
Sweet cherry · zones 5–8
Ume (Japanese apricot) · zones 6–9
Ussurian pear · zones 2–7
Wild apple of Kazakhstan · zones 3–7

Berries and small fruit (30)

Aronia · zones 3–8
Bilberry · zones 3–7
Blackberry · zones 5–9
Bush cherry · zones 2–7
Calafate · zones 6–9
Caucasian whortleberry · zones 6–9
Chaura (prickly heath) · zones 6–9
Cranberry · zones 2–7
Currant · zones 3–7
Dog rose · zones 4–8
Elderberry · zones 3–9
European elder · zones 4–8
Goji · zones 5–9
Golden currant (clove currant) · zones 2–8
Gooseberry · zones 3–7
Goumi · zones 4–9
Haskap (honeyberry) · zones 2–7
Highbush blueberry · zones 4–7
Himalayan barberry (chutro) · zones 6–9
Jostaberry · zones 3–8
Lingonberry · zones 2–7
Magellan currant (parrilla) · zones 6–8
Nanking cherry · zones 2–7
Raspberry · zones 3–8
Sea buckthorn · zones 3–7
Serviceberry · zones 4–8
Sloe (blackthorn) · zones 4–8
Steppe cherry (Mongolian cherry) · zones 2–7
Strawberry · zones 3–10
Woodland strawberry · zones 3–8

Nut trees (13)

Black walnut · zones 4–9
Chestnut · zones 4–8
Chilgoza pine · zones 6–9
English walnut · zones 5–9
Ginkgo (female, for nuts) · zones 4–9
Hazelnut · zones 4–8
Heartnut · zones 4–8
Himalayan hazel · zones 6–9
Japanese chestnut · zones 5–9
Korean pine (pine nut) · zones 3–7
Pecan · zones 6–9
Siberian pine (kedr) · zones 2–6
Yellowhorn · zones 4–8

Vines (5)

Cold-hardy grape · zones 4–8
Hardy kiwi · zones 4–8
Maypop · zones 6–10
Schisandra · zones 4–7
Wine grape · zones 6–9

Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (37)

Altai onion · zones 2–7
Angelica · zones 4–7
Asparagus · zones 3–8
Astragalus (huang qi) · zones 5–9
Caraway · zones 3–8
Caucasian spinach · zones 3–9
Chives · zones 3–9
Crosnes (Chinese artichoke) · zones 5–9
Culinary sage · zones 5–9
French tarragon · zones 4–8
Garlic · zones 3–9
Good King Henry · zones 3–8
Hops · zones 3–8
Horseradish · zones 3–9
Japanese pepper (sansho) · zones 6–9
Jimbu · zones 4–8
Jonjoli (Colchis bladdernut) · zones 6–9
Kitchen herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary) · zones 5–10
Lemon balm · zones 4–9
Licorice · zones 6–9
Lotus (root and seeds) · zones 5–11
Marshmallow · zones 3–9
Mint · zones 3–9
Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) · zones 4–9
Oregano · zones 4–9
Ramsons (wild garlic) · zones 4–7
Rhubarb · zones 3–8
Saffron crocus · zones 6–9
Sea kale · zones 4–8
Sichuan pepper · zones 6–9
Skirret · zones 5–9
Stinging nettle · zones 3–10
Sunchoke · zones 3–9
Thyme · zones 5–9
Tiger nut (chufa) · zones 5–11
Udo · zones 4–9
Walking onion · zones 3–9

Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (85)

Adzuki bean · zones 4–10
African nightshade (mnavu) · zones 6–12
African spider plant · zones 6–12
Ajwain (carom) · zones 5–11
Amaranth (grain and greens) · zones 2–11
Arugula · zones 2–11
Bambara groundnut · zones 6–11
Barley · zones 2–9
Basil · zones 2–11
Beet · zones 2–11
Blue fenugreek (utskho suneli) · zones 4–9
Bok choy · zones 2–11
Bottle gourd (lauki) · zones 6–12
Bread wheat · zones 2–9
Broccoli · zones 2–11
Bush bean · zones 2–11
Cabbage · zones 2–11
Calendula · zones 2–11
Carrot · zones 2–11
Cauliflower · zones 2–11
Celeriac · zones 3–9
Chickpea (chana) · zones 4–11
Cilantro · zones 2–11
Collard greens · zones 2–11
Cucumber · zones 2–11
Cumin · zones 5–11
Dill · zones 2–11
Eggplant · zones 2–11
Einkorn · zones 3–9
Emmer wheat · zones 3–9
Epazote (paico) · zones 6–11
Fenugreek (methi) · zones 4–11
Flax (linseed) · zones 3–10
Flint and flour corn (maize) · zones 3–11
Foxtail millet · zones 3–11
German chamomile · zones 2–9
Hot pepper · zones 2–11
Huauzontle · zones 3–11
Kale · zones 2–11
Kalmegh (green chiretta) · zones 6–11
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) · zones 3–10
Leek · zones 2–11
Lentil · zones 4–10
Lettuce · zones 2–11
Lima bean (butter bean) · zones 5–12
Maca · zones 3–8
Melon (cantaloupe) · zones 3–11
Molokhia (jute mallow) · zones 6–12
Mung bean (moong) · zones 6–12
Mustard · zones 2–11
Napa cabbage · zones 4–9
Nasturtium · zones 2–11
Oats · zones 2–10
Okra · zones 2–11
Onion · zones 2–11
Parsley · zones 2–11
Parsnip · zones 2–9
Pea · zones 2–11
Peanut · zones 6–11
Pole bean · zones 2–11
Potato · zones 2–11
Quinoa · zones 4–11
Radish · zones 2–11
Rice · zones 6–12
Rutabaga (swede) · zones 3–9
Rye · zones 3–9
Salsify · zones 4–9
Scarlet runner bean · zones 4–11
Sorghum · zones 3–11
Southern pea (cowpea) · zones 5–11
Soybean · zones 3–11
Spinach · zones 2–11
Summer savory (kondari) · zones 2–11
Sweet corn · zones 3–11
Sweet pepper · zones 2–11
Sweet potato · zones 5–11
Swiss chard · zones 2–11
Tartary buckwheat (phapar) · zones 2–9
Tomatillo · zones 2–11
Tomato · zones 2–11
Turnip · zones 2–11
Watermelon · zones 3–11
Winter squash and pumpkin · zones 2–11
Yardlong bean · zones 5–12
Zucchini (summer squash) · zones 2–11

Native and wild plants (149)

Allegheny chinquapin · zones 5–9
American basswood · zones 3–8
American beautyberry · zones 6–10
American cranberrybush · zones 2–7
American ginseng · zones 3–8
American gooseberry · zones 3–6
American hazelnut · zones 4–9
American holly · zones 5–9
American plum · zones 3–8
American sycamore · zones 4–9
Anise hyssop · zones 3–8
Arctic willow · zones 1–6
Arrowwood viburnum · zones 3–8
Bald cypress · zones 4–10
Banana yucca · zones 5–9
Beach plum · zones 3–7
Beach strawberry · zones 5–10
Beaked hazelnut · zones 4–8
Bigleaf maple · zones 6–9
Black alder · zones 3–7
Black cherry · zones 3–9
Black gum · zones 4–9
Black huckleberry · zones 3–7
Black-eyed Susan · zones 3–9
Blanket flower · zones 3–10
Blue elderberry · zones 5–10
Blue grama · zones 3–10
Blue vervain · zones 3–8
Blue wild indigo · zones 3–9
Bur oak · zones 3–8
Butterfly milkweed · zones 3–9
Butternut · zones 3–7
Buttonbush · zones 4–10
California blackberry · zones 6–10
California poppy · zones 6–10
Camas · zones 4–8
Cardinal flower · zones 3–9
Carolina rose · zones 4–9
Cattail · zones 3–10
Chickasaw plum · zones 5–9
Chokecherry · zones 2–7
Common hawthorn · zones 4–8
Common juniper · zones 2–7
Common sunflower · zones 2–11
Crowberry · zones 1–6
Culver's root · zones 3–8
Dense blazing star · zones 3–9
Desert globemallow · zones 6–10
Douglas fir · zones 4–8
Dwarf fireweed (paunnat, river beauty) · zones 1–6
Eastern red cedar · zones 2–9
Eastern redbud · zones 4–9
Eastern white pine · zones 3–8
English oak · zones 4–8
European beech · zones 4–7
European crab apple · zones 4–8
Feather grass · zones 4–8
Fireweed · zones 2–7
Flowering dogwood · zones 5–9
Foxglove beardtongue · zones 3–8
Gambel oak · zones 4–8
Golden Alexanders · zones 3–8
Goldenrod · zones 3–9
Goosefoot (pitseed) · zones 3–10
Groundnut (hopniss) · zones 3–10
Hackberry · zones 2–9
Highbush cranberry (squashberry) · zones 2–6
Honey mesquite · zones 6–9
Ironweed · zones 4–9
Joe Pye weed · zones 4–9
Lacy phacelia · zones 3–10
Lanceleaf coreopsis · zones 4–9
Leadplant · zones 2–8
Little bluestem · zones 3–9
Lowbush blueberry · zones 2–6
Mediterranean hackberry (nettle tree) · zones 6–10
Mountain huckleberry · zones 4–8
Mountain mint · zones 3–8
Mountain sorrel (qunguliq) · zones 1–6
Nannyberry · zones 2–8
Native honeyberry (mountain fly honeysuckle) · zones 2–6
New England aster · zones 3–8
New Jersey tea · zones 4–8
Ninebark · zones 2–8
Nodding onion · zones 3–9
Nootka rose · zones 3–8
Northern red oak · zones 4–8
Northern white cedar (arborvitae) · zones 2–7
Ohio spiderwort · zones 4–9
Oregon grape · zones 5–9
Oregon white oak · zones 6–9
Oriental beech · zones 5–8
Osier (basket willow) · zones 4–8
Pagoda dogwood · zones 3–7
Paper birch · zones 2–7
Pennsylvania sedge · zones 3–8
Pin oak · zones 4–8
Pinyon pine · zones 4–8
Ponderosa pine · zones 3–7
Possumhaw viburnum · zones 5–9
Prairie dropseed · zones 3–9
Prairie smoke · zones 3–7
Prairie turnip (tipsin) · zones 3–7
Prickly wild rose · zones 1–6
Purple prairie clover · zones 3–8
Quaking aspen · zones 1–7
Ramps (wild leek) · zones 3–7
Red maple · zones 3–9
River birch · zones 4–9
Riverbank grape · zones 2–8
Rocky Mountain penstemon · zones 4–8
Rowan · zones 2–7
Salal · zones 6–8
Salmonberry · zones 5–9
Sassafras · zones 4–9
Scots pine · zones 2–7
Shagbark hickory · zones 4–8
Showy milkweed · zones 3–9
Sideoats grama · zones 3–9
Silver birch · zones 2–7
Silver buffaloberry · zones 2–7
Smooth sumac · zones 2–9
Southern magnolia · zones 6–10
Spicebush · zones 4–9
Staghorn sumac · zones 3–8
Sugar maple · zones 3–8
Sumpweed (marsh elder) · zones 4–9
Swamp milkweed · zones 3–8
Sweet crabapple · zones 4–8
Sweetbay magnolia · zones 5–10
Switchgrass · zones 4–9
Thimbleberry · zones 3–8
Tulip tree · zones 4–9
Wapato (arrowhead) · zones 3–10
Washington hawthorn · zones 4–8
Western columbine · zones 4–8
Western red cedar · zones 5–8
Western sand cherry · zones 3–6
White oak · zones 3–9
Wild bergamot · zones 3–9
Wild columbine · zones 3–8
Wild geranium · zones 3–8
Wild ginger · zones 3–8
Wild lupine · zones 3–8
Wild rice (manoomin) · zones 3–8
Wild strawberry · zones 3–9
Wintergreen · zones 3–8
Witch hazel · zones 3–8
Yarrow (native) · zones 3–9

Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (19)

Alfalfa · zones 3–9
Borage · zones 3–10
Buckwheat · zones 2–11
Caucasian linden · zones 5–8
Comfrey · zones 3–9
Creeping thyme · zones 4–9
Crimson clover · zones 6–10
Daffodil · zones 3–9
Daikon (tillage radish) · zones 2–11
Fava bean · zones 3–11
French marigold · zones 2–11
Hairy vetch · zones 4–9
Lavender · zones 5–9
Milkweed · zones 3–9
Partridge pea · zones 3–9
Purple coneflower · zones 3–9
Siberian pea shrub · zones 2–7
Sweet alyssum · zones 2–11
White clover · zones 3–10

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