USDA hardiness zone 10
Zone 10 plants and yard ideas
Zone 10 is essentially frost-free, with a coldest night above thirty degrees. Tropical and subtropical planting is fully open: palms, hibiscus, bird of paradise, bougainvillea, citrus and desert succulents, depending on whether your zone 10 is humid Florida or dry southern California and Arizona.
- Coldest night
- 30 to 40 °F
- the USDA definition of the zone
- Rated for zone 10
- 283 plants
- 192 of them proven in containers
- Typical of
- Los Angeles, San Diego, Tampa, Orlando and Phoenix
- 2023 USDA map · check your ZIP for the exact zone
Styles that suit zone 10
Each one is a real render from our engine. Styles whose plants would not survive a zone 10 winter, or its summer, are not listed.
Modern yard ideas
Clean lines, structured beds
Tropical yard ideas
Lush, leafy, resort-like
Desert landscaping ideas
Cactus, agave & gravel
Classic curb appeal ideas
Manicured curb appeal
Native plant landscaping ideas
Regional natives, tidy beds
Mediterranean garden ideas
Olive, lavender, dry gravel
Coastal garden ideas
Breezy seaside planting
Pollinator garden ideas
Nectar-rich & buzzing
Kitchen garden ideas
Raised beds & herbs
Rain garden ideas
Eco runoff basin
Tuscan courtyard ideas
Cypress, citrus & terracotta
Fire-wise landscaping ideas
Defensible space for wildfire
Outdoor living yard ideas
Seating, shade & string lights
Plants rated for zone 10
A sample from each group, drawn from the 283 library plants whose stated hardiness range includes zone 10. Every card opens the plant's page with its sources.
Trees and flowering trees · 36 rated
Shrubs and hedges · 57 rated
Perennials, grasses and groundcovers · 100 rated
Palms and succulents · 61 rated
What winter does here
Cold is not the constraint. Heat, drought and summer humidity are, so the desert, Mediterranean and tropical styles split zone 10 between them.
A zone is an average of the coldest nights, not a guarantee. The plant pages show a freeze-risk estimate for a specific ZIP when you enter one.
Your yard, your zone
See your own home designed for zone 10
One photo of your yard. The house stays, the yard is restyled, and every plant in the result is a real species that survives a zone 10 winter.
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