Zone 8 - Perennials

Discover the best perennials for Zone 8 at Garden Crossings. These perennials thrive in hot southern climates and deliver strong drought tolerance, pollinator appeal, foliage, and beautiful, long-lasting blooms to gardens and containers. 

Whether your space is drenched in full sun or is partially shaded, there’s an option to suit your growing needs in our collection. Shop plants for your zone, including rose mallow, beardtongues, lavender, clematis, and more!

Tall spikes of densely clustered purple and pink flowers grow close together, surrounded by green leaves, creating a vibrant and colorful floral display.
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

$152.73
$173.70 $152.73
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

$165.69
$192.90 $165.69
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 #1 - 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

$159.39
$181.50 $159.39
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
Illustration of a house with a front yard garden filled with pink and purple flowers and agave, featuring heat-tolerant plants from the EZ Scapes™ Heat Tolerant Sunscape Garden Kit, shown in both frontal and close-up views - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram of two garden border layouts—Shallow Border (10x5) and Deep Border (12x8)—using three heat-tolerant plants in colored circles for dense, layered design. Ideal for the EZ Scapes™ Heat Tolerant Sunscape Garden Kit - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Heat Tolerant Sunscape - Garden Kit

$173.61
$192.90 $173.61

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

$159.75
$179.40 $159.75
A front yard landscape design features the EZ Scapes™ Low Water Needs Garden Kit, displaying clusters of purple and lavender flowers, ornamental grasses, and green agave near the porch and windows - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.EZ Scapes™ Low Water Needs Garden Kit shown in two layouts, Shallow Border and Island, featuring Sweet Romance Lavender, Art & Sol Mangave, and Rock N Grow Sedum grouped in labeled circles on a grid - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Low Water Needs Sunscape #1

$108.11
$120.12 $108.11
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
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

$123.42
$129.23 $123.42
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

$170.01
$182.90 $170.01
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

$111.54
$90.95 $111.54
Illustration of a one-story house with a porch and garage, surrounded by EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Southwest Garden Kit—lush clusters of pink, purple, and green native plants in front and along a separate garden border. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram of two EZ Scapes™ Native Roots in the Southwest Garden Kit layouts, Shallow Border and Island, showing plant groupings: Bearded Penstemon (pink), Agastache (purple), Ornamental Grass (green), with spacing measurements. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

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

$116.84
$138.67 $116.84
A hand-drawn landscape design illustrates a single-story house with garden beds featuring the EZ Scapes™ Night and Day Garden Kit along the foundation and walkway, plus a close-up of the planting arrangement below. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram shows two shade garden layouts: Shallow Border with rows of purple, green, and gray circles, and Island with a clustered look. Both use the EZ Scapes™ Night and Day Garden Kit on a grid. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Night and Day - Garden Kit

$124.14
$137.93 $124.14
A sketch of a house with a front yard featuring pink and purple flowers, ornamental grasses, and green shrubs from the EZ Scapes™ No Thank You Deer #1 Garden Kit. A detailed close-up of this deer-resistant kit is shown below the house. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram of two garden layouts using the EZ Scapes™ No Thank You Deer #1 Garden Kit: one with Shallow Border in overlapping greens and pinks, another Island style with Magic Show White Wands Veronica clusters on a measured grid. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - No Thank You Deer #1 - Garden Kit

$146.98
$178.50 $146.98
The EZ Scapes™ Pollinator for the South #1 Garden Kit creates a vibrant landscape with tall orange flowers, green grasses, purple and blue shrubs, and yellow blooms around your porch, garage, and as a border. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram showing two layouts for the EZ Scapes™ Pollinator for the South #1 Garden Kit: Shallow Border (10x5) and Island (10x10). Both use orange, blue, and purple circles for three plant species in distinct dense groupings. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Pollinator for the South #1 - Garden Kit

$113.51
$134.67 $113.51
Illustration of a house with garden beds featuring pink flowers, green plants, and orange grass - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Design layout with plant patterns and measurements on a grid background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Pollinator for the South #2 - Garden Kit

$157.59
$105.54 $157.59
Illustration of a single-story house with a landscaped front garden, featuring the EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Power Garden Kit with low-maintenance perennials and butterfly plants in purple, white, yellow, and blue lining the walkway. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram of two garden layouts—Shallow Border (10x5) and Deep Border (12x7)—with symbols for Cat’s Pajamas, Rock ’N Round, Amazing Daisies, and Profusion. Ideal for a pollinator garden using the EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Power Garden Kit. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Pollinator Power - Garden Kit

$172.71
$191.90 $172.71
Illustration of a house with a vibrant pollinator garden of pink, purple, blue, and yellow sun-loving perennials from the EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Sunscape #1 Garden Kit; a close-up of the kit appears below the garden. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Two diagrams display planting layouts for EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Sunscape #1 Garden Kit, featuring sun-loving perennials like Sedum, Dianthus, Perennial Salvia, and Russian Sage arranged in labeled, color-coded rows. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Pollinator Sunscape #1 - Garden Kit

$170.91
$189.90 $170.91
A simple house outline drawing with a front porch, garage door, small windows, and rows of pink and purple shrubs along the front, shown on a plain white background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A product layout diagram showing a square garden bed design with rows of circular flower pots. The top row is lavender-purple, the middle row is dark purple, and the bottom row is pink, each with white floral motifs - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Pollinator Sunscape #3 - Garden Kit

$139.43
$145.92 $139.43
The EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Sunscape #4 Garden Kit creates colorful flower beds with purple, pink, and blue blooms, enhancing the front of a single-story house with a porch and garage. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Diagram displays two garden layout options for planting the EZ Scapes™ Pollinator Sunscape #4 Garden Kit, with color-coded circles showing placement for a shallow border and an island bed. - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

EZ Scapes™ - Pollinator Sunscape #4 - Garden Kit

$131.33
$137.22 $131.33
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What Perennials Can I Grow in Zone 8?

USDA Hardiness Zone 8 brings hot summers and mild winters, with winter temperatures dipping between 10°F and 20°F. One of its biggest benefits? Gardeners enjoy a long, warm growing season in this zone, often tending to green plants year-round. 

But Zone 8 isn’t free from growing pains. Its intense full sun, high humidity, and bouts of drought can also put stress on many plants. That’s where our Zone 8 plants come in. These perennial flowers and plants were chosen for their drought resilience, long flowering windows, and vibrant color to ensure performance success for our gardeners in the Southern U.S. and parts of the West Coast. View our Hardiness Zone Map to learn more about which regions are in Zone 8.

Feathered Friends® Petite Parakeet Zone 8 bugleweed perennials

The Best Perennials for Zone 8 Provide Design Versatility

Our Zone 8 perennials at Garden Crossings provide exceptional design versatility, working well in modern landscapes, cottage gardens, vertical gardens, containers, and exposed borders. It just comes down to choosing the right plants for your outdoor space. Though these long-blooming flowers and plants are suited for Zone 8, remember to consider your sunlight, microclimate, soil, and drainage. Contact our gardening experts or read our Planting Guide for USDA Zones 8, 9, and 10 to learn more.

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