Design smarter in minutes. This quick guide shows you how to use our Plant Finder to filter by zone, sun, color, season of interest, size, soil, and moisture—then save favorites to plan faster. Get expert-reviewed results tailored to your region, plus tips to refine searches and build beautiful plant lists
Design smarter in minutes. This quick guide shows you how to use our Plant Finder to filter by zone, sun, color, season of interest, size, soil, and moisture—then save favorites to plan faster. Get expert-reviewed results tailored to your region, plus tips to refine searches and build beautiful plant lists.
Jump to the tool: Open the Plant Finder
Type a plant name (e.g., “lavender”) or use the checkboxes to filter by zone, sun exposure, color, season of interest, size, soil, and moisture. Then select Search Plants to see results tailored to your criteria.
Start with hardiness zone and sun exposure—they narrow results fastest. Next, refine by season of interest and color for design goals, then use height, spread, soil, and moisture to match your site conditions.
Yes. Filters include USDA hardiness zones, heat zones, climate zones, sun, soil, and moisture, so you can adapt results to your climate and site. Profiles highlight seasonal interest, growth habit, and wildlife value to help you choose confidently.
Absolutely. Use the Add to Collection button to save favorites to your collections. It’s a quick way to build shortlists for beds, borders, patios, or container designs and revisit them later.
Plant pages are editor-reviewed and curated from trusted botanical references and expert horticulturists. Each profile includes practical care guidance, season of interest, cultural needs, and design notes to support smart choices.
Over 9,000 profiles across perennials, shrubs, trees, roses, annuals, and succulents. You’ll find bloom time, sun, soil, moisture, height/spread, growth habit, and wildlife value—plus related gardening guides, plant ideas, and companion suggestions where available.
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Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.
Becoming a contributing member of Gardenia is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas.
Join now and start creating your dream garden!
