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Plant Finder

Find the right plants for your garden from 10,000+ options, filtered by climate, sun, soil, water needs, size, season, wildlife value, tolerances, toxicity, and more.

Why use our Plant Finder? ▾
  • Search thousands of plants using detailed growing conditions and garden preferences.
  • Match plants to your USDA hardiness zone, climate, light, soil, moisture, maintenance needs, and available space.
  • Find plants for challenging conditions with filters for drought, deer, clay, heat, humidity, salt, and other tolerances.
  • Discover native plants and plants that support pollinators and other wildlife.
  • Check plant toxicity when choosing plants for gardens shared with people and pets.
  • Save your favorite plants to collections and use them in the Garden Design Tool.

What’s inside our Plant Finder?

  • 10,000+ plant profiles across perennials, shrubs, trees, roses, annuals, succulents, and more.
  • Plant data compiled from trusted horticultural and botanical sources and carefully curated for gardeners.
  • Plant profiles reviewed for accuracy and consistency before publication.


How to use the Plant Finder – FAQs & tips

Save your favorite plants to collections, then use the Garden Design Tool to plan your garden and check how well each plant fits your garden conditions. See how the Plant Finder, Garden Finder, and Garden Design Tool work together on our Garden Planning page.

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