Tennessee planting zones are 6 & 7. When I first moved to TN from the north I discovered a new world of plants & flowers to experiment with. Some of my favorites are the traditional old style perennials and annuals. Here is a list of plants and flowers that are native to Tennessee and promise to bring you years of enjoyment.
PERENNIALS - SUN LOVING
Bluestar
Butterfly Weed
Aster
Tickseed
Purple Coneflower
Joe-Pye-Weed
Purple-hd. Sneezeweed
Swamp Sunflower
Blazing Star
Wild Bergamot
White Beard-tongue
Summer Phlox
Silverleaf Mtn. Mint
Black-eyed Susan
Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod
Ironweed
PERENNIALS - SHADE
White Baneberry
Wild Columbine
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Wild Ginger
Wild Geranium
Alumroot
Crested Iris
Cardinal Flower
Wild Blue Phlox
Jacob's Ladder
Solomon's Seal
Solomon's Plume
Wreath Goldenrod
Foamflower
TREES
Red Maple
Downy Serviceberry
River Birch
Hickory
Redbud
Yellowwood
Flowering Dogwood
American Beech
American Holly
Eastern Red Cedar
Sweetgum
Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar
Blackgum
American Hophornbeam
Oak
Carolina Buckthorn
Rusty Black. Viburnum
SHRUBS
Red Chokeberry
Beautyberry
New Jersey Tea
Buttonbush
Sweet Pepperbush
Strawberry Bush
Wild Hydrangea
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Shrubby St. Johns Wort
Possumhaw Holly
Winterberry
Virginia Sweetspire
Spicebush
Ninebark
Piedmont Azalea
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Fragrant Sumac
Carolina Rose
American Bladdernut
Farkleberry
Arrowwood Viburnum
USDA Hardiness Zones and Average Annual Minimum Temperature Range Zone Fahrenheit Celsius Example Cities
| 1 | Below -50 F | Below -45.6 C | Fairbanks, Alaska; Resolute, Northwest Territories (Canada) |
| 2a | -50 to -45 F | -42.8 to -45.5 C | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska; Flin Flon, Manitoba (Canada) |
| 2b | -45 to -40 F | -40.0 to -42.7 C | Unalakleet, Alaska; Pinecreek, Minnesota |
| 3a | -40 to -35 F | -37.3 to -39.9 C | International Falls, Minnesota; St. Michael, Alaska |
| 3b | -35 to -30 F | -34.5 to -37.2 C | Tomahawk, Wisconsin; Sidney, Montana |
| 4a | -30 to -25 F | -31.7 to -34.4 C | Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota; Lewistown, Montana |
| 4b | -25 to -20 F | -28.9 to -31.6 C | Northwood, Iowa; Nebraska |
| 5a | -20 to -15 F | -26.2 to -28.8 C | Des Moines, Iowa; Illinois |
| 5b | -15 to -10 F | -23.4 to -26.1 C | Columbia, Missouri; Mansfield, Pennsylvania |
| 6a | -10 to -5 F | -20.6 to -23.3 C | St. Louis, Missouri; Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
| 6b | -5 to 0 F | -17.8 to -20.5 C | McMinnville, Tennessee; Branson, Missouri |
| 7a | 0 to 5 F | -15.0 to -17.7 C | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; South Boston, Virginia |
| 7b | 5 to 10 F | -12.3 to -14.9 C | Little Rock, Arkansas; Griffin, Georgia |
| 8a | 10 to 15 F | -9.5 to -12.2 C | Tifton, Georgia; Dallas, Texas |
| 8b | 15 to 20 F | -6.7 to -9.4 C | Austin, Texas; Gainesville, Florida |
| 9a | 20 to 25 F | -3.9 to -6.6 C | Houston, Texas; St. Augustine, Florida |
| 9b | 25 to 30 F | -1.2 to -3.8 C | Brownsville, Texas; Fort Pierce, Florida |
| 10a | 30 to 35 F | 1.6 to -1.1 C | Naples, Florida; Victorville, California |
| 10b | 35 to 40 F | 4.4 to 1.7 C | Miami, Florida; Coral Gables, Florida |
| 11 | above 40 F | above 4.5 C | Honolulu, Hawaii; Mazatlan, Mexico |
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