Finding the best plants for Kentucky's climate is easy with the right growing zone information. To find the best plants for your region of the state, search by zip code or select your town from the list below.
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Best Plants by Town Select a town Adairville Ages Albany Alexandria Allen Allensville Anchorage Annville Anthoston Arjay Arlington Artemus Ashland Auburn Audubon Park Augusta Auxier Bancroft Bandana Barbourmeade Barbourville Bardstown Bardwell Barlow Beattyville Beaver Dam Bedford Beech Grove Beechmont Beechwood Village Belfry Bellefonte Bellemeade Belleview Bellevue Bellewood Benham Benton Berea Berry Betsy Layne Big Clifty Blackey Blaine Blandville Bloomfield Blue Ridge Manor Bonnieville Booneville Boston Bowling Green Bradfordsville Brandenburg Breckinridge Center Bremen Briarwood Brodhead Broeck Pointe Bromley Brooks Brooksville Brownsboro Farm Brownsboro Village Brownsville Buckhorn Buckner Buffalo Burgin Burkesville Burlington Burna Burnside Butler Cadiz Calhoun California Calvert City Camargo Cambridge Campbellsburg Campbellsville Campton Caneyville Cannonsburg Carlisle Carrollton Carrsville Catlettsburg Cave City Cawood Cayce Cecilia Centertown Central City Cerulean Chaplin Clarkson Claryville Clay Clay City Cleaton Clinton Cloverport Coal Run Village Cold Spring Coldiron Coldstream Columbia Columbus Combs Concord Corbin Corinth Corydon Covington Coxton Crab Orchard Crayne Creekside Crescent Springs Crestview Crestview Hills Crestwood Crittenden Crofton Crossgate Cumberland Cunningham Curdsville Cynthiana Danville Dawson Springs Dayton Dexter Diablock Dixon Doe Valley Douglass Hills Dover Drakesboro Druid Hills Dry Ridge Dunmor Dwale Earlington East Bernstadt Eddyville Edgewood Edmonton Ekron Elizabethtown Elizaville Elk Creek Elkhorn City Elkton Elsmere Eminence Emlyn Erlanger Eubank Evarts Ewing Ezel Fairfield Fairview Falmouth Fancy Farm Farley Farmers Farmington Ferguson Fincastle Flat Lick Flatwoods Fleming-Neon Flemingsburg Florence Fordsville Forest Hills Fort Campbell North Fort Knox Fort Mitchell Fort Thomas Fort Wright Fountain Run Fox Chase Francisville Frankfort Franklin Fredonia Freeburn Frenchburg Fulton Gamaliel Garrison Georgetown Germantown Ghent Gilbertsville Glasgow Glencoe Glenview Glenview Hills Glenview Manor Goose Creek Goshen Gracey Grand Rivers Gratz Graymoor-Devondale Grayson Green Spring Greensburg Greenup Greenville Guthrie Hanson Hardin Hardinsburg Hardyville Harlan Harrodsburg Hartford Hawesville Hazard Hazel Hazel Green Hebron Hebron Estates Henderson Hendron Heritage Creek Hickman Hickory Hickory Hill High Bridge Highland Heights Hills and Dales Hillview Hindman Hiseville Hodgenville Hollow Creek Hollyvilla Hopkinsville Horse Cave Houston Acres Hunters Hollow Hurstbourne Hurstbourne Acres Hustonville Hyden Independence Indian Hills Inez Ironville Irvine Irvington Island Jackson Jamestown Jeff Jeffersontown Jeffersonville Jenkins Junction City Keene Kenton Vale Kenvir Kevil Kingsley Knottsville Kuttawa La Center La Grange LaFayette Lakeside Park Lakeview Heights Lancaster Langdon Place Lawrenceburg Lebanon Lebanon Junction Ledbetter Leitchfield Lewisburg Lewisport Lexington Liberty Lincolnshire Livermore Livingston London Loretto Louisa Louisville Lovelaceville Lowes Loyall Ludlow Lynch Lyndon Lynnview Maceo Mackville Madisonville Magnolia Manchester Manitou Manor Creek Marion Marrowbone Martin Maryhill Estates Masonville Massac Mayfield Mayking Mays Lick Maysville Maytown McCarr McDowell McHenry McKee McKinney McRoberts Meadow Vale Meadowbrook Farm Meadowview Estates Melbourne Mentor Middlesborough Middletown Midway Millersburg Millstone Milton Mockingbird Valley Monterey Monticello Moorland Morehead Morganfield Morgantown Mortons Gap Moseleyville Mount Olivet Mount Sterling Mount Vernon Mount Washington Muldraugh Munfordville Murray Murray Hill Nebo New Castle New Haven New Hope Newport Nicholasville Norbourne Estates North Corbin North Middletown Northfield Nortonville Norwood Oak Grove Oakbrook Oakland Old Brownsboro Place Olive Hill Oneida Onton Orchard Grass Hills Owensboro Owenton Owingsville Paducah Paintsville Panther Paris Park City Park Hills Parkway Village Pathfork Payne Gap Pembroke Perryville Petersburg Pewee Valley Phelps Philpot Pikeville Pine Knot Pineville Pioneer Village Pippa Passes Plano Plantation Pleasant Ridge Pleasant View Pleasureville Plum Springs Poole Poplar Hills Powderly Prestonsburg Prestonville Princeton Prospect Providence Pryorsburg Rabbit Hash Raceland Radcliff Ravenna Raywick Reidland Richlawn Richmond Rineyville River Bluff Riverwood Robards Rochester Rockholds Rockport Rolling Fields Rolling Hills Rosine Russell Russell Springs Russellville Ryland Heights Sacramento Sadieville Saint Joseph Salem Salt Lick Salvisa Salyersville Sanders Sandy Hook Sardis Science Hill Scottsville Sebree Sedalia Seneca Gardens Sharpsburg Shelbyville Shepherdsville Shively Silver Grove Simpsonville Slaughters Smithfield Smithland Smiths Grove Somerset Sonora Sorgho South Carrollton South Park View South Shore South Wallins South Williamson Southgate Sparta Spottsville Spring Mill Spring Valley Springfield St. Charles St. Mary St. Matthews St. Regis Park Stamping Ground Stanford Stanley Stanton Stearns Strathmoor Manor Strathmoor Village Sturgis Summer Shade Summersville Sycamore Symsonia Taylor Mill Taylorsville Ten Broeck Thornhill Thruston Tolu Tompkinsville Trenton Union Uniontown Upton Utica Van Lear Vanceburg Verona Versailles Vicco Villa Hills Vine Grove Virgie Wallins Creek Walton Warfield Warsaw Water Valley Watterson Park Waverly Wayland Wellington West Buechel West Liberty West Louisville West Point West Van Lear Westport Westwood Wheatcroft Wheelwright White Plains Whitesburg Whitesville Whitley City Wickliffe Wilder Wildwood Williamsburg Williamstown Willisburg Wilmore Winchester Windy Hills Wingo Woodburn Woodbury Woodland Hills Woodlawn Woodlawn Park Worthington Worthington Hills Worthville Wurtland Yelvington
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KY Hardiness Zones Select your town in KY from the dropdown below to find its individual plant hardiness zone.
Select a town to find its zone Adairville Ages Albany Alexandria Allen Allensville Anchorage Annville Anthoston Arjay Arlington Artemus Ashland Auburn Audubon Park Augusta Auxier Bancroft Bandana Barbourmeade Barbourville Bardstown Bardwell Barlow Beattyville Beaver Dam Bedford Beech Grove Beechmont Beechwood Village Belfry Bellefonte Bellemeade Belleview Bellevue Bellewood Benham Benton Berea Berry Betsy Layne Big Clifty Blackey Blaine Blandville Bloomfield Blue Ridge Manor Bonnieville Booneville Boston Bowling Green Bradfordsville Brandenburg Breckinridge Center Bremen Briarwood Brodhead Broeck Pointe Bromley Brooks Brooksville Brownsboro Farm Brownsboro Village Brownsville Buckhorn Buckner Buffalo Burgin Burkesville Burlington Burna Burnside Butler Cadiz Calhoun California Calvert City Camargo Cambridge Campbellsburg Campbellsville Campton Caneyville Cannonsburg Carlisle Carrollton Carrsville Catlettsburg Cave City Cawood Cayce Cecilia Centertown Central City Cerulean Chaplin Clarkson Claryville Clay Clay City Cleaton Clinton Cloverport Coal Run Village Cold Spring Coldiron Coldstream Columbia Columbus Combs Concord Corbin Corinth Corydon Covington Coxton Crab Orchard Crayne Creekside Crescent Springs Crestview Crestview Hills Crestwood Crittenden Crofton Crossgate Cumberland Cunningham Curdsville Cynthiana Danville Dawson Springs Dayton Dexter Diablock Dixon Doe Valley Douglass Hills Dover Drakesboro Druid Hills Dry Ridge Dunmor Dwale Earlington East Bernstadt Eddyville Edgewood Edmonton Ekron Elizabethtown Elizaville Elk Creek Elkhorn City Elkton Elsmere Eminence Emlyn Erlanger Eubank Evarts Ewing Ezel Fairfield Fairview Falmouth Fancy Farm Farley Farmers Farmington Ferguson Fincastle Flat Lick Flatwoods Fleming-Neon Flemingsburg Florence Fordsville Forest Hills Fort Campbell North Fort Knox Fort Mitchell Fort Thomas Fort Wright Fountain Run Fox Chase Francisville Frankfort Franklin Fredonia Freeburn Frenchburg Fulton Gamaliel Garrison Georgetown Germantown Ghent Gilbertsville Glasgow Glencoe Glenview Glenview Hills Glenview Manor Goose Creek Goshen Gracey Grand Rivers Gratz Graymoor-Devondale Grayson Green Spring Greensburg Greenup Greenville Guthrie Hanson Hardin Hardinsburg Hardyville Harlan Harrodsburg Hartford Hawesville Hazard Hazel Hazel Green Hebron Hebron Estates Henderson Hendron Heritage Creek Hickman Hickory Hickory Hill High Bridge Highland Heights Hills and Dales Hillview Hindman Hiseville Hodgenville Hollow Creek Hollyvilla Hopkinsville Horse Cave Houston Acres Hunters Hollow Hurstbourne Hurstbourne Acres Hustonville Hyden Independence Indian Hills Inez Ironville Irvine Irvington Island Jackson Jamestown Jeff Jeffersontown Jeffersonville Jenkins Junction City Keene Kenton Vale Kenvir Kevil Kingsley Knottsville Kuttawa La Center La Grange LaFayette Lakeside Park Lakeview Heights Lancaster Langdon Place Lawrenceburg Lebanon Lebanon Junction Ledbetter Leitchfield Lewisburg Lewisport Lexington Liberty Lincolnshire Livermore Livingston London Loretto Louisa Louisville Lovelaceville Lowes Loyall Ludlow Lynch Lyndon Lynnview Maceo Mackville Madisonville Magnolia Manchester Manitou Manor Creek Marion Marrowbone Martin Maryhill Estates Masonville Massac Mayfield Mayking Mays Lick Maysville Maytown McCarr McDowell McHenry McKee McKinney McRoberts Meadow Vale Meadowbrook Farm Meadowview Estates Melbourne Mentor Middlesborough Middletown Midway Millersburg Millstone Milton Mockingbird Valley Monterey Monticello Moorland Morehead Morganfield Morgantown Mortons Gap Moseleyville Mount Olivet Mount Sterling Mount Vernon Mount Washington Muldraugh Munfordville Murray Murray Hill Nebo New Castle New Haven New Hope Newport Nicholasville Norbourne Estates North Corbin North Middletown Northfield Nortonville Norwood Oak Grove Oakbrook Oakland Old Brownsboro Place Olive Hill Oneida Onton Orchard Grass Hills Owensboro Owenton Owingsville Paducah Paintsville Panther Paris Park City Park Hills Parkway Village Pathfork Payne Gap Pembroke Perryville Petersburg Pewee Valley Phelps Philpot Pikeville Pine Knot Pineville Pioneer Village Pippa Passes Plano Plantation Pleasant Ridge Pleasant View Pleasureville Plum Springs Poole Poplar Hills Powderly Prestonsburg Prestonville Princeton Prospect Providence Pryorsburg Rabbit Hash Raceland Radcliff Ravenna Raywick Reidland Richlawn Richmond Rineyville River Bluff Riverwood Robards Rochester Rockholds Rockport Rolling Fields Rolling Hills Rosine Russell Russell Springs Russellville Ryland Heights Sacramento Sadieville Saint Joseph Salem Salt Lick Salvisa Salyersville Sanders Sandy Hook Sardis Science Hill Scottsville Sebree Sedalia Seneca Gardens Sharpsburg Shelbyville Shepherdsville Shively Silver Grove Simpsonville Slaughters Smithfield Smithland Smiths Grove Somerset Sonora Sorgho South Carrollton South Park View South Shore South Wallins South Williamson Southgate Sparta Spottsville Spring Mill Spring Valley Springfield St. Charles St. Mary St. Matthews St. Regis Park Stamping Ground Stanford Stanley Stanton Stearns Strathmoor Manor Strathmoor Village Sturgis Summer Shade Summersville Sycamore Symsonia Taylor Mill Taylorsville Ten Broeck Thornhill Thruston Tolu Tompkinsville Trenton Union Uniontown Upton Utica Van Lear Vanceburg Verona Versailles Vicco Villa Hills Vine Grove Virgie Wallins Creek Walton Warfield Warsaw Water Valley Watterson Park Waverly Wayland Wellington West Buechel West Liberty West Louisville West Point West Van Lear Westport Westwood Wheatcroft Wheelwright White Plains Whitesburg Whitesville Whitley City Wickliffe Wilder Wildwood Williamsburg Williamstown Willisburg Wilmore Winchester Windy Hills Wingo Woodburn Woodbury Woodland Hills Woodlawn Woodlawn Park Worthington Worthington Hills Worthville Wurtland Yelvington
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What are the best plants for Kentucky? Our database includes vegetables, fruits, flowers and more that will grow well in Kentucky. Search by town name or zip code to find the best plants for your area of Kentucky.
What growing zone is Kentucky in? According to the latest USDA hardiness zone maps, Kentucky has more than one growing zone. To find your specific zone in Kentucky, enter your zip code in the search, or select your town's name from the menu.
Does Kentucky have a new growing zone? The USDA released a new set of hardiness zone maps for Kentucky in 2023, which was the first update since 2012. Areas in the Southeast warmed by about half a zone, while some areas in the Western United States had their zone lowered because of additional data becoming available.
What vegetables can I grow in Kentucky? Search by town name or zip code to find the right vegetables for your garden in Kentucky.
What are the best flowers for Kentucky? Search by town name or zip code to find the right flowers to plant in your yard in Kentucky.
What towns in Kentucky do you cover? We have growing zone info and plant recommendations for every town and zip code in the entire United States. We've made this possible by combining U.S. government data with plant databases from some of the top universities in the United States studying biology, climate, and ecology.
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Our information is current through the latest data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This data was released in 2023 and is based on weather data from the 1991 - 2020 time period in the United States. The map of Kentucky's growing zone below is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature in the state.
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