FoliagePolka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 2-11. It does best in part shade with medium water needs. It grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 2-11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
In the landscape
ContainerPatio
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Polka Dot Plant is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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