Zone 7 Plants for Lasting Color and Garden Structure

Gardeners in USDA Zone 7 can choose from a wide variety of flowering perennials, shrubs, and other landscape plants. Zone 7 is defined by an average annual extreme minimum winter temperature between 0°F and 10°F, with Zone 7a covering 0°F to 5°F and Zone 7b covering 5°F to 10°F.

Garden Crossings offers zone 7 plants suited to these winter conditions, making it easier to build beds, borders, and landscapes with plants selected for your growing zone. Hardiness is an important starting point, but sunlight, soil moisture, mature size, and seasonal interest should also guide your choices.

A close-up of vibrant orange tubular blooms on Summerlong™ Peach Hummingbird Mint (Agastache), with green stems and leaves, showing multiple flowering spikes - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.
Illustration of a house with a porch and seating, featuring an EZ Scapes™ Deer Proof the Shade #1 Garden Kit in the front yard; green, purple, and blue flowering plants are shown in detail with a close-up view below - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Garden design diagrams for “Island” and “Mailbox” layouts, each using the EZ Scapes™ Deer Proof the Shade #1 Garden Kit. Brunnera, Heuchera, and Polemonium are grouped in purple, green, and light blue circles on 5x10 grids - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Deer Proof the Shade #1 - Garden Kit

$122.34
$135.93 $122.34
A hand-drawn illustration of a house with a front porch, steps, and lush garden beds featuring the EZ Scapes™ Deer Proof the Shade #2 Garden Kit, filled with green and purple-leafed plants and blue flowers in front of and below the house - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.EZ Scapes™ Deer Proof the Shade #2 Garden Kit offers two grid layouts: Shallow Border (compact) and Island (expanded), each showcasing groups of green Jack of Diamonds, purple Dressed Up, and blue Pink-a-Blue plant varieties - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Deer Proof the Shade #2 - Garden Kit

$142.13
$157.92 $142.13
Illustration of a house with a front yard featuring the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #1 Garden Kit, with clusters of deer-resistant perennials—ornamental grasses, purple flowers, and low green shrubs—arranged in curved layers - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two garden layout diagrams: one labeled Shallow Border, featuring perennial plants from the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #1 Garden Kit in alternating purple, blue, and green; the other labeled Mailbox, with a central black mailbox surrounded by identical icons - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Deer Resistant Sunscape #1 - Garden Kit

$134.03
$148.92 $134.03
A front yard landscape plan displays a house with garden beds featuring the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #3 Garden Kit, with clusters of yellow, blue, purple, and red flowering shrubs arranged along the walkway - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two garden bed layouts with color-coded plant circles—Cats Pajamas (purple), Heuchera (pink), Baptisia (yellow), and Storm Cloud (blue)—from the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #3 Garden Kit, with labeled plant groups - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Deer Resistant Sunscape #3 - Garden Kit

$137.63
$152.92 $137.63
Illustration showing a house with vibrant clusters of orange, purple, and green pollinator plants from the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #4 Garden Kit lining the walkway and patio; close-up of the kit’s garden bed below - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two planting diagrams show Cat’s Pajamas Catmint (blue), Serendipity Allium (purple), and Pyromania Red Hot Poker (orange) in Shallow Border and Island layouts for the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #4 Garden Kit with labeled dimensions - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Deer Resistant Sunscape #4 - Garden Kit

$134.03
$148.92 $134.03
Illustration of a single-story house with a porch and garage, featuring a front yard planted with the EZ Scapes™ Deer Resistant Sunscape #5 Garden Kit: vibrant pollinator-friendly perennials for full sun; below is a close-up of the plant arrangement - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two garden layouts for the EZ Scapes™ - Deer Resistant Sunscape #5 Garden Kit are shown: a Shallow Border plan with three pollinator-friendly perennials in colored rows, and an Island plan with overlapping ovals and labeled full-sun plants.

EZ Scapes™ - Deer Resistant Sunscape #5 - Garden Kit

$136.73
$0.00 $136.73
Illustration of a house with EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #1 Garden Kit, featuring symmetrical clusters of yellow, purple, and green flowering plants and shrubs—perfect for creating a lush, water-wise front yard garden - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing two layouts for the EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #1 Garden Kit (5’x10’ Shallow Border and 12’x10’ Deep Border) with rows of colorful icons representing drought-tolerant perennials - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Dry Space Filler #1 - Garden Kit

$156.33
$173.70 $156.33
Illustration of a single-story house with pink and purple pollinator flower beds. Below is a close-up of the colorful landscaping, created using the EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #2 Garden Kit - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing "Shallow Border" and "Deep Border" layouts for the EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #2 Garden Kit, featuring four plant types (including pollinator plants) with labeled, color-coded icons and spacing measurements - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Dry Space Filler #2 - Garden Kit

$174.51
$193.90 $174.51
Illustration of a house with a front yard garden planted with the EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #3 Garden Kit, showcasing colorful, drought-tolerant perennials for pollinators and a patio with outdoor chairs - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. The EZ Scapes™ Dry Space Filler #3 Garden Kit includes two labeled layouts: a 10x5 Shallow Border and a 12x5 Deep Border. Features drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly perennials like Catmint and Salvia—ideal for dry space gardens - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Dry Space Filler #3 - Garden Kit

$173.61
$192.90 $173.61
A line drawing of a house with a porch and large windows overlooks a lush garden bed, created with the EZ Scapes™ Fairy Lace Treasure Garden Kit, featuring green foliage, purple and blue flowers, and tall grasses. A close-up of the garden bed is shown below - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Illustration showing two border planting layouts for EZ Scapes™ Fairy Lace Treasure Garden Kit: a shallow border (10 x 5) and a deep border (12 x 7), each with groups of four labeled plant types in colored circles - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Fairy Lace Treasure - Garden Kit

$167.31
$185.90 $167.31
Watercolor-style illustration of a low hedge with lavender-purple flowers, blue flowers, and a central cluster of pale yellow flowers on a white background.

EZ Scapes™ - Flower Power - Garden Kit

$116.94
$129.93 $116.94
An illustration of a house with a front porch and a garden bed featuring lush blue-green foliage, ideal for the EZ Scapes™ Foliage Friendly Shadescape #1 Garden Kit. A close-up shows the same vibrant leafy plants - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two diagrams from the EZ Scapes™ Foliage Friendly Shadescape #1 Garden Kit show groupings of green Heuchera, blue-green Brunnera, and blue Hosta on a 10x5 grid: one as a shallow border, the other as an island shape - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Foliage Friendly Shadescape #1 - Garden Kit

$124.14
$137.93 $124.14
A sketch of a house with a front garden planted using the EZ Scapes™ Foliage Friendly Shadescape #2 Garden Kit, showing diverse green plants and purple-leaved shrubs, plus a detailed close-up of the same garden bed - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing two EZ Scapes™ Foliage Friendly Shadescape #2 Garden Kit layouts: a shallow (5x7) border with 3 plant layers, and a deep (7x12) border with denser, staggered planting of the same three plant types, depicted by colored circles - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Foliage Friendly Shadescape #2 - Garden Kit

$163.35
$181.50 $163.35
EZ Scapes™ Garden Fragrance Garden Kit: Illustration of a house with a colorful front yard, showing clusters of pink, purple, and lavender flowers densely planted along the house and in a close-up view - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram displaying plant layouts for Shallow Border and Deep Border designs using the EZ Scapes™ Garden Fragrance Garden Kit, with each plant indicated by colored circles for easy identification - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Garden Fragrance - Garden Kit

$166.41
$184.90 $166.41
A line drawing of a house features the EZ Scapes™ Hummingbird Attractor Garden Kit, with clusters of pink, blue, orange, and green plants and flowers arranged symmetrically along the facade and shown separately below - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram of two EZ Scapes™ Hummingbird Attractor Garden Kit layouts: Shallow Border (5’ x 10’) and Deep Border (8’ x 12’), with colored plant icons for salvia, penstemon, agastache, and phlox - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Hummingbird Attractor - Garden Kit

$161.46
$179.40 $161.46
A sketch shows a house with a front garden full of lush purple, pink, and green plants from the EZ Scapes™ Late Season Sunscape Garden Kit and black trellises. A close-up highlights the detailed garden design - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram illustrating two layouts for the EZ Scapes™ Late Season Sunscape Garden Kit: a 5x10 shallow border and a 5x12 deep border, each featuring rows of allium, sedum, agastache, and bush clematis for late-summer color - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Late Season Sunscape - Garden Kit

$161.69
$179.65 $161.69
The EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #1 Garden Kit features blue-green hostas, ferns, and low shrubs—ideal for creating a neat shade garden along the front of a single-story house with a garage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing Deep Border and Island layouts with periwinkle blue blooms and foliage in 12x7 ovals, each labeled by plant name and size—perfect inspiration for your EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #1 Garden Kit - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Made for the Shade #1 - Garden Kit

$160.12
$177.91 $160.12
A line drawing of a house with a front yard garden, featuring clusters of perennial shade plants from the EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #2 Garden Kit in shades of green and gray along the front porch and windows. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing two garden layouts: a Shallow Border with Heuchera, Brunnera, and Goatsbeard in a 10x5 area, and an Island with a circular mix—perfect inspiration for the EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #2 Garden Kit. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Made for the Shade #2 - Garden Kit

$138.53
$153.92 $138.53
Illustration of a single-story house with a porch and landscaped plants. The lower image highlights a shade garden featuring green and yellow foliage from the EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #3 Garden Kit in front of the house. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #3 Garden Kit offers two 10 x 5 garden layouts: Shallow Border arranges green, blue, and yellow circles in rows; Island mixes them for vibrant foliage. Icons and labels identify various plant types. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Made for the Shade #3 - Garden Kit

$126.84
$140.93 $126.84
Illustration of a single-story house with a border of lush green and purple plants from the EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #4 Garden Kit, shown in two views: one with house and kit plants, and another close-up of the plant arrangement. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing plant arrangements for two garden border designs—Shallow (5x10) and Deep (7x12)—using the EZ Scapes™ Made for the Shade #4 Garden Kit, featuring circular groupings of Heuchera, Japanese Painted Fern, Polemonium, and Hosta. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Made for the Shade #4 - Garden Kit

$154.27
$154.27
Front view illustration of a house with porch, featuring the EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Mid-Atlantic Garden Kit—red, pink, and green flowering plants fill garden beds in a straight-on garden view. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Comparison diagram of two EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Mid-Atlantic Garden Kit designs, Shallow Border (10x5) and Deep Border (12x7), showing arrangements of Apple Slices Spigelia, Bee Balm, Firefinch Coneflower, and Hardy Hibiscus. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Native Roots in the Mid-Atlantic - Garden Kit

$116.31
$129.23 $116.31
Illustration of a house with a front yard garden featuring pink and purple flowers - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Design layout with floral patterns and measurements on a grid background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Native Roots in the Midwest - Garden Kit

$124.14
$137.93 $124.14
Illustration of a house with a front porch and chairs, featuring the EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Northeast Garden Kit’s clusters of pink, purple, and white blooms in the garden bed. Below is a close-up of the vibrant EZ Scapes™ flower display. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Illustration shows two garden border layouts, Shallow and Deep, using the EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Northeast Garden Kit's four flowering plants in color-coded circles, with plant heights and arrangement tips for borders. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Native Roots in the Northeast - Garden Kit

$164.61
$182.90 $164.61
Illustration of a house with a landscaped garden using the EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Southeast Garden Kit, featuring symmetrical clusters of yellow, purple, and light blue blooms along the house base and in a front-facing view. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two design diagrams for the EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Southeast Garden Kit show groupings of four plant varieties (yellow, lavender, blue circles), labeled “Shallow Border” (5’x10’) and “Deep Border” (7’x12’), with plant names and icons. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Native Roots in the Southeast - Garden Kit

$116.94
$90.95 $116.94
Red bush cherries growing on a leafy Zone 7 shrub

Choosing Zone 7 Flowers for Your Garden

When selecting zone 7 flowers, think about when you want color and how much sun the planting area receives. Combining plants with different bloom times can help keep the garden interesting from spring through fall.

Perennials are especially useful for creating recurring color and texture from year to year. Browse our perennial plants to explore options for sunny borders, shaded spaces, and mixed plantings.

The USDA hardiness zone system is designed primarily to help gardeners judge whether perennial plants are likely to withstand winter cold in a particular location. It does not account for every growing condition, so always check the individual plant’s light and moisture requirements as well.

Lavender butterfly bush flowers blooming on a compact Zone 7 shrub

Add Structure With Zone 7 Shrubs

Zone 7 shrubs can provide height, screening, flowers, foliage, and long-lasting structure in the landscape. The current Garden Crossings Zone 7 collection includes choices such as butterfly bush, arborvitae, juniper, dogwood, roses, lilacs, holly, and rhododendron.

When choosing the best shrubs for Zone 7, consider mature size, sun exposure, moisture needs, and whether you want flowers, evergreen foliage, or multi-season interest. Explore our shrubs to compare options for different garden uses.

FAQs

Zone 7 is based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperatures from 0°F to 10°F. Individual cold tolerance still varies by plant and variety.

Many flowering perennials grow well in Zone 7. Your best choices depend on sunlight, soil moisture, bloom season, mature size, and the look you want for your garden.

Many deciduous and evergreen shrubs are suitable for Zone 7, including certain varieties of hydrangea, lilac, holly, arborvitae, rose, and butterfly bush. Always confirm that the specific variety lists Zone 7 within its recommended hardiness range.