Hardiness zone guide

10

USDA Hardiness Zone 10

-1.1 to 4.4 °C· 30 to 40 °F· Average annual minimum

Subtropical

Zone 10 is nearly frost-free, with lows of −1 to 4 °C. It's prime territory for citrus, avocado, mango in warm pockets, and a year-round vegetable garden — the main challenge becomes summer heat, not winter cold.

What to grow in Zone 10

651 plants in our library are hardy in zone 10 — here are the standouts, with the full list below.

All plants for Zone 10

Tomato, Bell Pepper, Cucumber, Zucchini, Carrot, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Corn, Potato, Sweet Potato, Radish, Beet, Eggplant, Celery, Asparagus, Artichoke, Pumpkin, Butternut Squash, Leek, Turnip, Parsnip, Swiss Chard, Okra, Kohlrabi, Fennel, Rhubarb, Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Grape Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Jalapeno Pepper, Habanero Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Banana Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Ghost Pepper, Thai Pepper, Anaheim Pepper, Shishito Pepper, Japanese Eggplant, Thai Eggplant, White Eggplant, Graffiti Eggplant, Tomatillo, Ground Cherry, Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Broccolini, Romanesco, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Watercress, Arugula, Daikon Radish, Romaine Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce, Malabar Spinach, New Zealand Spinach, Endive, Radicchio, Frisee, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Purslane, Amaranth Greens, Escarole, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, Black Radish, Watermelon Radish, French Breakfast Radish, Japanese Sweet Potato, Purple Sweet Potato, Celeriac, Jicama, Yam, Taro, Ginger, Turmeric, Lima Beans, Fava Beans, Edamame, Chickpea, Black Bean, Kidney Bean, Navy Bean, Pinto Bean, Runner Bean, Yard-Long Bean, Cowpea, Pigeon Pea, Mung Bean, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Pickling Cucumber, English Cucumber, Lemon Cucumber, Armenian Cucumber, Golden Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Delicata Squash, Hubbard Squash, Kabocha Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Bitter Melon, Luffa, Chayote, Winter Melon, Sugar Baby Watermelon, Seedless Watermelon, Sugar Pumpkin, Giant Pumpkin, Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin, Ancho Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Datil Pepper, Hungarian Wax Pepper, Padron Pepper, Rocoto Pepper, Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Tabasco Pepper, Brandywine Tomato, Campari Tomato, Green Zebra Tomato, Indigo Rose Tomato, Kumato Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Oxheart Tomato, Plum Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Cape Gooseberry, Naranjilla, Pepino Melon, Tamarillo, Purple Cauliflower, Walking Stick Cabbage, Green Cauliflower, Kai-lan, Giant Kohlrabi, Red Mizuna, Tokyo Turnip, Yu Choy, Red Amaranth, Butter Lettuce, Callaloo, Celtuce, Chrysanthemum Greens, Garden Cress, Dandelion Greens, Ice Plant, Komatsuna, Little Gem Lettuce, Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Red Giant Mustard, Orach, Baby Pak Choi, Pea Shoots, Wild Rocket, Samphire, Shungiku, Ruby Swiss Chard, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Cylindra Beet, Cosmic Purple Carrot, Kuroda Carrot, Oxheart Carrot, Sweet Cassava, Watermelon Daikon, Galangal, Yellow Ginger, Lotus Root, Malanga, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, Beauregard Sweet Potato, Garnet Sweet Potato, Purple Top Turnip, Yuca, Adzuki Bean, Asparagus Bean, Butter Bean, Cannellini Bean, Cranberry Bean, Eye of Goat Bean, Flageolet Bean, Hyacinth Bean, Moth Bean, Garden Soybean, Sword Bean, Tepary Bean, Urad Dal, Velvet Bean, Winged Bean, Ash Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Crookneck Squash, Persian Cucumber, Gac Fruit, Gem Squash, Ghost Pumpkin, Red Kabocha Squash, Kiwano, Korean Melon, Smooth Loofah, Mini Watermelon, Musk Melon, Persian Melon, Pie Pumpkin, Ridged Gourd, Snake Gourd, Striped Zucchini, Cousa Squash, Turban Squash, Wax Gourd, White Pumpkin, Round Zucchini, Bunching Onion, Chinese Chives, Baby Leek, Torpedo Onion, Gold Pearl Onion, French Shallot, Red Spring Onion, Spanish Cardoon, Chinese Celery, Japanese Knotweed, Lemongrass, Heart of Palm, Edible Papyrus, Water Celery, Wild Asparagus, Cubanelle Pepper, Sun Gold Tomato, Mini Savoy Cabbage, Japanese Daikon, Black-Eyed Pea, Dragon Tongue Bean, Honeynut Squash, Tromboncino Squash, Nopal Cactus, Black Krim Tomato, Celebrity Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Pineapple Tomato, Principe Borghese Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, Striped German Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Tomato, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill, Sage, Chives, Tarragon, Lemongrass, Chamomile, Bay Laurel, Marjoram, Savory, Lemon Balm, Borage, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Lemon Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Holy Basil, Genovese Basil, Tuscan Blue Rosemary, French Thyme, Greek Oregano, Italian Oregano, Cuban Oregano, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Curly Parsley, Bouquet Dill, Fernleaf Dill, Slow-Bolt Cilantro, Pineapple Sage, Purple Sage, Golden Sage, Garlic Chives, Curry Leaf, Epazote, Shiso, Perilla, Culantro, Papalo, Summer Savory, Winter Savory, Caraway, Cumin, Coriander (Seed), Fenugreek, Annatto, West Indian Bay, Vietnamese Coriander, Rau Ram, Mexican Oregano, Za'atar, Hyssop, Ashwagandha, Napoletano Basil, Calypso Cilantro, Leisure Coriander, Mammoth Dill, Bronze Fennel, Florence Fennel, Korean Garlic Chive, Sweet Marjoram, Chocolate Mint, Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Golden Oregano, Hot and Spicy Oregano, Hamburg Parsley, Moss Curled Parsley, Green Perilla, Arp Rosemary, Prostrate Rosemary, Berggarten Sage, Tricolor Sage, Salt Bush, Creeping Savory, Mexican Tarragon, Russian Tarragon, English Thyme, Toothache Plant, Wasabi, Watercress, Burdock, Calamus, Cat's Claw, Cleavers, Damiana, Horehound, Medicinal Hyssop, Indian Snakeroot, Mugwort, Stinging Nettle, Pennyroyal, Lance-Leaf Plantain, Self-Heal, Bay Rum, Curry Plant, Dittany of Crete, Rose Geranium, Lemon Geranium, Peppermint Geranium, Helichrysum, Incense Plant, Eau de Cologne Mint, Myrtle, Patchouli, Oak-Leaf Geranium, Santolina, Scented Mayweed, Southernwood, Vetiver, White Sage, Wormwood, Ylang-Ylang, Anise, Butterfly Pea, Tea Plant, Cardamom, Chrysanthemum (Tea), Cinnamon, Ginger (Tea), Gotu Kola, Guayusa, Honeybush, Jiaogulan, Kudzu, Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Verbena, Licorice Root, Moringa, Olive Leaf, Passionflower, Rooibos, Spearmint, Stevia, Tulsi (Holy Basil Tea), Strawberry, Blackberry, Grape, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Fig, Lemon, Orange, Kiwi, Gooseberry, Currant, Passion Fruit, Pomegranate, Alpine Strawberry, Everbearing Strawberry, Thornless Blackberry, Trailing Blackberry, Boysenberry, Loganberry, Goji Berry, Acai Berry, Meyer Lemon, Eureka Lemon, Lisbon Lemon, Lime, Key Lime, Persian Lime, Kaffir Lime, Navel Orange, Blood Orange, Valencia Orange, Mandarin Orange, Tangerine, Clementine, Grapefruit, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Kumquat, Calamansi, Yuzu, Bergamot Orange, Citron, Pomelo, Tangelo, Ugli Fruit, Satsuma, Thompson Seedless Grape, Muscadine Grape, Table Grape, Purple Passion Fruit, Yellow Passion Fruit, Hardy Passion Fruit, Mango, Papaya, Guava, Strawberry Guava, Dragon Fruit, Yellow Dragon Fruit, Banana, Dwarf Banana, Pineapple, Coconut Palm, Lychee, Longan, Jackfruit, Breadfruit, Starfruit, Soursop, Cherimoya, Custard Apple, Sapodilla, Persimmon, Tamarind, Plantain, Avocado, Hass Avocado, Jaboticaba, Feijoa, Loquat, Beautyberry, Cape Gooseberry, Ground Cherry, Finger Lime, Makrut Lime, Rangpur Lime, Sudachi, Kabosu, Etrog, Buddha's Hand Citron, Oro Blanco, Meiwa Kumquat, Nagami Kumquat, Limequat, Orangequat, Zinfandel Grape, Banana Passion Fruit, White Sapote, Black Sapote, Mamey Sapote, Sugar Apple, Atemoya, Jabuticaba, Carambola, Santol, Canistel, Lucuma, Red Dragon Fruit, Sunflower, Marigold, Zinnia, Dahlia, Rose, Peony, Daffodil, Lily, Petunia, Geranium, Begonia, Pansy, Snapdragon, Aster, Cosmos, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Salvia, African Marigold, Signet Marigold, Giant Zinnia, Profusion Zinnia, Wave Petunia, Supertunia, Impatiens, Vinca, Portulaca, Sweet Alyssum, Lobelia, Verbena, Celosia, Annual Dianthus, Flowering Tobacco, Cleome, Larkspur, Bachelor's Button, Four O'Clock, Morning Glory (Annual), Moonflower, Stock, Statice, Strawflower, Gazania, African Daisy, Nemesia, Calibrachoa, Torenia, Lantana, Dusty Miller, Coleus, Caladium, Daylily, Sedum, Agapanthus, Blanket Flower, Dinner Plate Dahlia, Pompon Dahlia, Cactus Dahlia, Gladiolus, Ranunculus, Anemone (De Caen), Freesia, Ageratum, Annual Phlox, Annual Rudbeckia, Blue Bachelor's Button, Bells of Ireland, China Aster, Sulphur Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Lisianthus, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Mignonette, Monkey Flower, Painted Tongue, Annual Pincushion Flower, Poor Man's Orchid, Annual Scabiosa, Spider Flower, Sweet Sultan, Mexican Sunflower, Gaura, Lilyturf, Peacock Orchid, Brodiaea, Pineapple Lily, Corn Lily, Cape Cowslip, Nerine, Harlequin Flower, Tritonia, Potato Vine, Black-Eyed Susan Vine, Star Jasmine, Wild Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket, Common Evening Primrose, Queen Anne's Lace, Peruvian Lily, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Ball Dahlia, Gerbera Daisy, Rocket Snapdragon, Column Stock, Olive Tree, Fig Tree, Lemon Tree, Persimmon Tree, Pomegranate Tree, Avocado Tree, Mango Tree, Orange Tree, Lime Tree, Grapefruit Tree, Kumquat Tree, Tangerine Tree, Guava Tree, Papaya Tree, Banana Tree, Walnut Tree, Pecan Tree, Pistachio Tree, Macadamia Tree, Pine Nut Tree, Cashew Tree, Maple, Birch, Oak, Bald Cypress, Cypress Tree, Redwood Tree, Laurel Tree, Eucalyptus Tree, Southern Magnolia, Crape Myrtle

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