USDA hardiness zone 11
Zone 11 plants and yard ideas
Zone 11 never freezes. The coldest night stays above forty degrees, and the yard is a year-round tropical garden: palms, plumeria, heliconia, croton, sea grape and everything the tropical style calls for. The design questions are shade, salt and rain, not cold.
- Coldest night
- 40 to 50 °F
- the USDA definition of the zone
- Rated for zone 11
- 212 plants
- 148 of them proven in containers
- Typical of
- Miami and Fort Lauderdale, the Florida Keys, coastal Hawaii
- 2023 USDA map · check your ZIP for the exact zone
Styles that suit zone 11
Each one is a real render from our engine. Styles whose plants would not survive a zone 11 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
Pollinator garden ideas
Nectar-rich & buzzing
Kitchen garden ideas
Raised beds & herbs
Rain garden ideas
Eco runoff basin
Fire-wise landscaping ideas
Defensible space for wildfire
Outdoor living yard ideas
Seating, shade & string lights
Plants rated for zone 11
A sample from each group, drawn from the 212 library plants whose stated hardiness range includes zone 11. Every card opens the plant's page with its sources.
Trees and flowering trees · 26 rated
Shrubs and hedges · 30 rated
Perennials, grasses and groundcovers · 79 rated
Palms and succulents · 49 rated
What winter does here
None to speak of. Plan for hurricane season and salt spray instead, and give big-leaved plants shelter from wind.
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 11
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 11 winter.
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