Zone 4 - Plants

Zone 4 plants are specially selected for their ability to withstand very cold winters and shorter growing seasons. This zone features tough, cold-hardy perennials, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and annuals that return reliably year after year. Many Zone 4 plants are bred for strong root systems, winter durability, and dependable blooming once spring arrives.

With proper plant selection, Zone 4 gardens can enjoy beautiful color, texture, and structure from early spring through fall. Shop Garden Crossings for high-quality plants chosen to thrive in Zone 4 conditions and create a garden built for resilience, performance, and lasting beauty.

Close-up of a blooming SunMagic® Vintage Watermelon Coneflower (Echinacea) with a vibrant pink hue and a spiky orange center, surrounded by lush green leaves and additional coneflowers in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA close-up of the SunMagic® Vintage Watermelon Coneflower (Echinacea) reveals its pink petals and striking orange-green center, surrounded by lush green leaves and budding flowers - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

SunMagic® Vintage Watermelon Coneflower (Echinacea)

$21.99
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Close-up of SunMagic® Vintage White Coneflower (Echinacea), a compact variety featuring white petals and yellow-green centers, set among lush green leaves and other blooms in gentle sunlight. The long, slightly curved petals are ideal for attracting pollinators, while the softly blurred background draws attention to the main flower - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of SunMagic® Vintage White Coneflower (Echinacea), a compact coneflower featuring yellow-green centers, surrounded by green leaves and buds in sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

SunMagic® Vintage White Coneflower (Echinacea)

$21.99
$21.99
The SunMagic® Vintage Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea) displays vibrant yellow blooms that make a bold statement in the garden, attracting pollinators amid lush green foliage and emerging buds, all radiantly showcased in natural sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of a vibrant yellow SunMagic® Vintage Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea), featuring a striking green and orange center. The flower is surrounded by lush green leaves and softly blurred buds in the background. This perennial attracts pollinators and brings bold, cheerful color to any garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

SunMagic® Vintage Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea)

$21.99
$21.99
Close-up of Sunny Boulevard® St. John's Wort (Hypericum) with bright yellow flowers and long stamens, surrounded by green leaves and buds. This shrub displays vibrant clusters against lush foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Sunny Boulevard® St. John's Wort (Hypericum) features bright yellow flowers with bushy stamens, lush green leaves, and unopened buds - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Sunny Boulevard® St. John's Wort (Hypericum)

$21.99
$21.99

Five vibrant orange Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' Coneflower (Echinacea) perennials bloom among green leaves and scattered purple flowers in a garden - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.Five orange Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' Coneflowers (Echinacea) with spiky centers bloom among green leaves and purple flowers, creating a vibrant garden display - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias), a native perennial features clusters of deep pink flowers in the garden with blurred trees and a red-roofed building in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias)

$17.99
$17.99
Sweet Autumn Clematis features clusters of fragrant, small star-shaped white flowers with lush green leaves. Sunlight highlights its delicate petals - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Sweet Autumn Clematis features fragrant white flower clusters and green leaves, thrives in sunlight near fences - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Sweet Autumn Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

A close-up of small, fragrant white and pale pink flowers on a Sweet Emotion Blaze® Abelia shrub, surrounded by green leaves with a softly blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A cluster of small, fragrant white flowers with green leaves of Sweet Emotion Blaze® Abelia stands out in the foreground, contrasted by vibrant red color in the blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Sweet Emotion Blaze® Abelia

$22.99
$22.99

Bright purple, bell-shaped flowers of the Takion Blue Bellflower (Campanula) bloom among green foliage, with a large rock in front and leafy bushes behind - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.The Takion Blue Bellflower (Campanula) with vibrant purple bell-shaped blooms and slender green leaves in a mulched bed with a blurred fence in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Takion Blue Bellflower (Campanula)

$17.99
$17.99

Takion White Bellflower (Campanula) blooms among green leaves and purple foliage, with blurred grass and flowers behind it - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Close-up of several Takion White Bellflower (Campanula), a perennial with white bell-shaped flowers and light green stems, blooming among other buds and blurred foliage in a garden or greenhouse - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Takion White Bellflower (Campanula)

$17.99
$17.99
A dense cluster of green leafy plants, including Golden Clematis—a yellow flowering vine with lantern-shaped blooms and fluffy white seed heads—creates a textured, colorful scene - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Golden Clematis features dense green foliage with yellow, lantern-shaped flower buds and fluffy white seed heads - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Tangutica Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

The Tater Tot® Arborvitae (Thuja) is a compact, round evergreen shrub with dense, needle-like foliage, thriving in mulch-covered soil in an outdoor garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of the Tater Tot® Arborvitae (Thuja) a dense, round evergreen shrub with bright green foliage that thrives in a garden bed mulched and dotted with fallen brown leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Tater Tot® Arborvitae (Thuja)

$22.99
$22.99

A close-up of the vibrant The Duchess of Cornwall™ Clematis, showing large purple petals and a spiky pale yellow center among green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

The Duchess of Cornwall™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

Clusters of light pink Tiny Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea blooms stand out above green leaves, each petal highlighted by sunlight and set against a softly blurred backdrop of soil and foliage. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Top-down view of the Tiny Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea is a compact flowering shrub with pale green and white blooms, touched with pink, that thrives in a mulched garden bed edged by green grass. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Tiny Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99
Tiny Wine® Ninebark (Physocarpus) is a compact shrub with dense, burgundy foliage and reddish stems. Green leaves in the background create a layered garden effect. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Tiny Wine® Ninebark (Physocarpus)

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of bright green, needle-like branches of Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus), an evergreen groundcover, with a soft-focus background and partially visible white metal bars behind the foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of a low-growing, bushy Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus) shrubs with soft, feathery green foliage form an evergreen groundcover in a mulched garden bed, while larger green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.appear in the background

Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus)

$22.99
$22.99
A close-up of Tranquilite™ Clematis in full bloom, featuring layered pale lavender flowers with purple-tipped stamens and green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Tranquilite™ Clematis features clusters of pale lavender pointed blooms with purple stamens and lush green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

Tranquilite™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

A pair of hands gently holds several small, red Tristan' Strawberry-Everbearing (Fragaria) fruits with green stems, freshly picked from the compact plant. Blurred greenery fills the background - Photo Courtesy of ABZ Seeds.The 'Tristan' Strawberry-Everbearing (Fragaria) features vibrant pink five-petaled flowers with yellow centers, set against textured dark green leaves on a compact plant - Photo Courtesy of ABZ Seeds.

Tristan' Strawberry-Everbearing (Fragaria)

$17.99
$17.99
Several vibrant purple Tudor® Picardy™ Clematis flowers with pale, spiky centers bloom among green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A close-up of Tudor® Picardy™ Clematis shows its ruffled deep magenta petals and white-tipped stamens among green leaves, with water droplets on the blooms - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Tudor® Picardy™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

Close-up of Tuff Stuff Top Fun® Mountain Hydrangea features vibrant pink lacecap flowers with greenish buds and dark green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.The Tuff Stuff Top Fun® Mountain Hydrangea features clusters of pink blooms and green leaves, growing in a mulched garden bed surrounded by other lush plants and shrubs - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Tuff Stuff Top Fun® Mountian Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99

A close-up of vibrant yellow Tuscan Gold™ False Sunflower (Heliopsis), a drought-tolerant perennial, blooming among green leaves with sunlight highlighting their radiant petals - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Tuscan Gold™ False Sunflower (Heliopsis) features bright yellow flowers with dark centers and green leaves thriving in sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Tuscan Gold™ False Sunflower (Heliopsis)

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of Upscale® 'Lavender Taffeta' Bee Balm (Monarda) with vibrant pink, spiky petals and dark green leaves with fringed tubular blooms densely clustered for a striking garden display - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A dense group of vibrant lavender-pink Upscale® 'Lavender Taffeta' Bee Balm (Monarda) with jagged petals blooms in a garden bed, surrounded by green foliage. Blurred greenery is in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Upscale® 'Lavender Taffeta' Bee Balm (Monarda)

$18.99
$18.99

A dense group of Upscale® 'Pink Chenille' Bee Balm (Monarda) with spiky pink blooms and green leaves brightens a garden bed near grass and mulch - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Bushes of Upscale® 'Pink Chenille' Bee Balm (Monarda) display vibrant pink blooms above green foliage, set against a grassy backdrop. Red bee balm is planted to the left, and purple bee balm to the right - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Upscale® 'Pink Chenille' Bee Balm (Monarda)

$18.99
$18.99

A dense cluster of Upscale® 'Red Velvet' Bee Balm (Monarda) with spiky red petals and lush green leaves grows in the garden, surrounded by other perennials and purple flowers in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of a cluster of vibrant Upscale® 'Red Velvet' Bee Balm (Monarda) blooming outdoors, featuring spiky red petals and dark green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Upscale® 'Red Velvet' Bee Balm (Monarda)

$18.99
$18.99