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Frost Tolerant Plants

Consider replacing frost-sensitive plants with frost-tolerant varieties. Here are some that stand up to the chill.

Start planning now for beautiful containers this season. Try these frost-tolerant varieties.

Annuals with frost tolerance

(Foliage survived frost to 30° F. Not all cultivars of a species have been tested and there may be variation in frost tolerance among cultivars of the same species).

  • Alyssum
  • Aster
  • Calendula
  • Carnation
  • Chrysanthemum 'Yellow buttons'
  • Daisy
  • Dianthus
  • Dusty miller
  • Feverfew
  • Flowering cabbage and kale
  • Foxglove
  • Gazania
  • Geranium
  • Hollyhock
  • Lavatera
  • Linaria
  • Livingstone daisy
  • Malope
  • Malva
  • Monarch of the Veldt
  • Morning glory
  • Nemesia
  • Nicotiana
  • Pansy (shown)
  • Petunia
  • Phlox
  • Califonia poppy
  • Rudbeckia
  • Blue salvia
  • Shasta daisy
  • Snapdragon
  • Stocks
  • Strawflower
  • Summer cypress
  • Sweet william
  • Ursinia
  • Verbena
  • Viola
  • Winged everlasting

For more information on frost-tolerant plants, click here.