Best Plants for North Carolina

Finding the best plants for North Carolina'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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Whether you're growing vegetables in your raised beds at home, or a landscape architect creating your next masterpiece, The Plant Guide Online is your comprehensive guide to the best plants for North Carolina. Search for your town in the list or click below to find planting information for a different state.

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Need Gardening Gear?

Need some tools to help you plant the perfect garden? Check out our recommended tools to help with your garden in North Carolina. Please note that we may earn a commission.

Steel Hori Hori Weeding Knife

Versatile Japanese-style gardening knife for weeding and planting.

Self Watering Plant Pots

Innovative pots that maintain optimal moisture levels.

Brass Watering Can

Elegant brass watering can with classic design and durability.

Reusable Grow Bags

Breathable fabric grow bags that promote healthy root growth for your vegetables and fruits.

Fiskars Garden Harvest Basket

Sturdy basket for collecting and carrying your garden harvest.

Plant based on North Carolina's growing zone

Is North Carolina not the right state? Find the best plants for other regions of the United States by selecting a different state from the list below.

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Small Greenhouse Kit

Compact greenhouse perfect for small spaces.

Shiitake Mushroom Kit

Grow your own delicious shiitake mushrooms at home.

Deluxe Plastic Watering Can

High-capacity watering can with comfortable grip and precise spout.

Rustic Iron Garden Trellis

Sturdy trellis for supporting climbing plants and vines.

Raised Garden Bed Kit

Easy-to-assemble raised garden bed for better soil control and drainage.

Plants by Town

Ready to find the best plants for your area based on the latest scientific data? Let us be your guide to the best plants for North Carolina! Begin by selecting your town in the list below.

Aberdeen Advance Ahoskie Alamance Albemarle Alexis Alliance Altamahaw Anderson Creek Andrews Angier Ansonville Apex Aquadale Arapahoe Archdale Archer Lodge Arrowhead Beach Asheboro Asheville Ashley Heights Askewville Atkinson Atlantic Atlantic Beach Aulander Aurora Autryville Avery Creek Avon Ayden Badin Bailey Bakersville Bald Head Island Balfour Banner Elk Barker Heights Barker Ten Mile Barnardsville Bath Bayboro Bayshore Bayview Bear Grass Beaufort Beech Mountain Belhaven Bell Arthur Belmont Belville Belvoir Belwood Bennett Benson Bent Creek Bermuda Run Bessemer City Bethania Bethel Bethlehem Beulaville Biltmore Forest Biscoe Black Creek Black Mountain Bladenboro Blowing Rock Blue Clay Farms Boardman Bogue Boiling Spring Lakes Boiling Springs Bolivia Bolton Bonnetsville Boone Boonville Bostic Bowdens Bowmore Brandywine Bay Brevard Briar Chapel Brices Creek Bridgeton Broad Creek Broadway Brogden Brookford Brunswick Bryson City Buies Creek Bunn Bunnlevel Burgaw Burlington Burnsville Butner Butters Buxton Cajah's Mountain Calabash Calypso Camden Cameron Candor Canton Cape Carteret Cape Colony Caroleen Carolina Beach Carolina Meadows Carolina Shores Carrboro Carthage Cary Casar Cashiers Castalia Castle Hayne Caswell Beach Catawba Cedar Point Cedar Rock Centerville Cerro Gordo Chadbourn Chapel Hill Charlotte Cherokee Cherry Branch Cherryville Chimney Rock Village China Grove Chinquapin Chocowinity Chowan Beach Claremont Clarkton Clayton Clemmons Cleveland Cliffside Clinton Clyde Coats Cofield Coinjock Colerain Columbia Columbus Como Concord Conetoe Connelly Springs Conover Conway Cooleemee Cordova Cornelius Cove City Cove Creek Cramerton Creedmoor Creswell Cricket Crossnore Crouse Cullowhee Cypress Landing Dallas Dana Danbury Davidson Davis Deep Run Deercroft Delco Dellview Delway Denton Denver Dillsboro Dobbins Heights Dobson Dortches Dover Drexel Dublin Duck Dudley Dundarrach Dunn Durham Earl East Arcadia East Bend East Flat Rock East Laurinburg East Rockingham East Spencer Eastover Eden Edenton Edneyville Efland Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Elk Park Elkin Ellenboro Ellerbe Elm City Elon Elrod Elroy Emerald Isle Emma Enfield Engelhard Enochville Erwin Etowah Eureka Everetts Evergreen Fair Bluff Fairfield Fairfield Harbour Fairmont Fairplains Fairview Faison Faith Falcon Falkland Fallston Farmington Farmville Fayetteville Fearrington Village Five Points Flat Rock Fletcher Fontana Dam Forest City Forest Hills Forest Oaks Foscoe Fountain Four Oaks Foxfire Franklin Franklinton Franklinville Fremont Frisco Fruitland Fuquay-Varina Gamewell Garland Garner Garysburg Gaston Gastonia Gatesville Germanton Gerton Gibson Gibsonville Glen Alpine Glen Raven Glenville Glenwood Gloucester Godwin Gold Hill Goldsboro Goldston Gorman Governors Club Governors Village Graham Graingers Grandy Granite Falls Granite Quarry Grantsboro Green Level Greenevers Greensboro Greenville Grifton Grimesland Grover Gulf Half Moon Halifax Hallsboro Hamilton Hamlet Hampstead Harkers Island Harmony Harrells Harrellsville Harrisburg Hassell Hatteras Havelock Haw River Hayesville Hays Hemby Bridge Henderson Hendersonville Henrietta Hertford Hickory Hiddenite High Point High Shoals Highlands Hightsville Hildebran Hillsborough Hobgood Hobucken Hoffman Holden Beach Hollister Holly Ridge Holly Springs Hookerton Hoopers Creek Hope Mills Horse Shoe Hot Springs Hudson Huntersville Icard Indian Beach Indian Trail Ingold Iron Station Ivanhoe JAARS Jackson Jackson Heights Jackson Springs Jacksonville James City Jamestown Jamesville Jefferson Jonesville Kannapolis Keener Kelford Kelly Kenansville Kenly Kernersville Kill Devil Hills King Kings Grant Kings Mountain Kingstown Kinston Kittrell Kitty Hawk Knightdale Kure Beach La Grange Lake Junaluska Lake Lure Lake Norman of Catawba Lake Park Lake Royale Lake Santeetlah Lake Waccamaw Landis Lansing Lasker Lattimore Laurel Hill Laurel Park Laurinburg Lawndale Leggett Leland Lenoir Lewiston Woodville Lewisville Lexington Liberty Light Oak Lilesville Lillington Lincolnton Linden Linville Littleton Locust Long Creek Long View Louisburg Love Valley Lowell Lowesville Lowgap Lucama Lumber Bridge Lumberton Macclesfield Macon Madison Maggie Valley Magnolia Maiden Mamers Manns Harbor Manteo Mar-Mac Marble Marietta Marion Mars Hill Marshall Marshallberg Marshville Marvin Matthews Maury Maxton Mayodan Maysville McAdenville McDonald McFarlan McLeansville Mebane Mesic Micro Middleburg Middlesex Midland Midway Millers Creek Millingport Mills River Milton Milwaukee Mineral Springs Minnesott Beach Mint Hill Misenheimer Mocksville Momeyer Moncure Monroe Montreat Mooresboro Mooresville Moravian Falls Morehead City Morganton Morrisville Morven Mount Airy Mount Gilead Mount Holly Mount Olive Mount Pleasant Mountain Home Mountain View Moyock Mulberry Murfreesboro Murphy Murraysville Myrtle Grove Nags Head Nashville Navassa Nebo Neuse Forest New Bern New Hope New London Newland Newport Newton Newton Grove Norlina Norman North Topsail Beach North Wilkesboro Northchase Northlakes Northwest Norwood Oak City Oak Island Oak Ridge Oakboro Ocean Isle Beach Ocracoke Ogden Old Fort Old Hundred Oriental Orrum Ossipee Oxford Pantego Parkton Parmele Patterson Springs Peachland Peletier Pembroke Pikeville Pilot Mountain Pine Knoll Shores Pine Level Pinebluff Pinehurst Pinetops Pinetown Pineville Piney Green Pink Hill Pinnacle Pittsboro Plain View Pleasant Garden Pleasant Hill Plymouth Polkton Polkville Pollocksville Porters Neck Potters Hill Powellsville Princeton Princeville Proctorville Prospect Pumpkin Center Raeford Raemon Raleigh Ramseur Randleman Ranlo Raynham Red Cross Red Oak Red Springs Reidsville Rennert Rex Rhodhiss Rich Square Richfield Richlands Riegelwood River Bend River Road Roanoke Rapids Robbins Robbinsville Roberdel Robersonville Rockfish Rockingham Rockwell Rocky Mount Rocky Point Rodanthe Rolesville Ronda Roper Rose Hill Roseboro Rosman Rougemont Rowland Roxboro Roxobel Royal Pines Ruffin Rural Hall Ruth Rutherford College Rutherfordton Salem Salemburg Salisbury Saluda Salvo Sandy Creek Sandyfield Sanford Saratoga Sawmills Saxapahaw Scotch Meadows Scotland Neck Sea Breeze Seaboard Seagrove Sedalia Selma Seven Devils Seven Lakes Seven Springs Severn Shallotte Shannon Sharpsburg Shelby Siler City Silver City Silver Lake Simpson Sims Skippers Corner Smithfield Smithtown Sneads Ferry Snow Hill South Henderson South Mills South Rosemary South Weldon Southern Pines Southern Shores Southmont Southport Sparta Speed Spencer Spencer Mountain Spindale Spout Springs Spring Hope Spring Lake Springdale Spruce Pine St. Helena St. James St. Pauls St. Stephens Staley Stallings Stanfield Stanley Stantonsburg Star Statesville Stedman Stem Stokes Stokesdale Stoneville Stonewall Stony Point Stovall Sugar Mountain Summerfield Sunbury Sunset Beach Surf City Swan Quarter Swannanoa Swansboro Swepsonville Sylva Tabor City Tar Heel Tarboro Taylorsville Taylortown Teachey Thomasville Toast Tobaccoville Topsail Beach Trent Woods Trenton Trinity Troutman Troy Tryon Turkey Tyro Unionville Valdese Valle Crucis Valley Hill Vanceboro Vandemere Vander Vann Crossroads Varnamtown Vass Waco Wade Wadesboro Wagram Wake Forest Wakulla Walkertown Wallace Wallburg Walnut Cove Walnut Creek Walstonburg Wanchese Warrenton Warsaw Washington Washington Park Watha Waves Waxhaw Waynesville Weaverville Webster Weddington Welcome Weldon Wendell Wentworth Wesley Chapel West Canton West Jefferson West Marion Westport Whispering Pines Whitakers White Lake White Oak White Plains Whiteville Whitsett Whittier Wilkesboro Williamston Wilmington Wilson Wilson's Mills Windsor Winfall Wingate Winston-Salem Winterville Winton Woodfin Woodland Woodlawn Wrightsboro Wrightsville Beach Yadkin College Yadkinville Yanceyville Youngsville Zebulon

The Plant Guide Online has been providing growing information for North Carolina based on the latest scientific data since 2011. We combine the latest growing zone information from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with university databases specific to North Carolina to give you the most up to date growing information for your individual town. Whether you're an amateur gardener or a professional landscape architect, let us be your guide to the right plants for North Carolina's climate.

Cluck Around Sign

Whimsical sign for your chicken coop area.

Small Greenhouse Kit

Compact greenhouse perfect for small spaces.

Hoeing Ain't Easy Garden Sign

Fun and decorative garden sign to add personality to your space.

Worm Composting Kit

Complete kit for starting your own worm composting system.

Metal Seed Storage Box

Organized storage solution for your seed collection.

The Best Plants for Every State!

Need to find plants for a state other than North Carolina? We have growing information for every town and zip code in the entire United States. Select a different state below to begin exploring the best plants for other areas.

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