Plant Recommendations Zones 6-8

USDA Zones 6 through 8 cover areas of the country where the winter low temperatures seldom go below - 10 degrees F.

The following are examples of edibles for your landscape in Zones 6 to 8:

Annual Vegetables and Edible Flowers -

cool season/ can withstand light frosts - all greens including: rainbow chards, mustards; cabbages, lettuces, kales etc.; flower bud vegetables: broccoli and cauliflower; root vegetables: carrots, beets, radishes, etc; plus peas, nasturtiums, calendulas, pansies, and winter wheat.

Warm season/ no frost tolerance - beans, cucumbers, eggplants, melons, okra, peanuts, peppers, sweet potatoes, squash, slicing and cherry tomatoes.

Perennials

Herbaceous perennials - artichokes, asparagus, cardoon, prickly pear cactus, rhubarb, strawberries.

Woody trees, shrubs and vines - almonds, apples, apricots, bamboo, blueberries, blackberries, sweet and sour cherries, chestnut, most citrus, elderberries, figs (Zone 8 only), filberts, grapes, hickory, hops, jujube, kiwis, loquat, lotus (with winter protection), maple (zone 6 only), mulberry, paw paw, pears, European and Japanese olive, pecan, American and Japanese persimmons, plums, peaches and nectarines, pineapple guava, pomegranates, quince, raspberries, tea (zone 8 only), walnuts.

Herbs

Cool season annuals/ can withstand light frosts - cilantro, parsley

Warm season/no frost tolerance - basils, anise hyssop

Perennials - bay (zone 8 only), chives, marjoram, mint, oregano, rosemary (zones 7 and 8), saffron, sage, sorrel, and French and lemon thyme.