Perennials for zone 4
These 10,364 perennials grow in USDA zone 4. Zone 4 winters reach -30 to -20°F (-34 to -29°C). Garden centre favorites come first. Find your zone.
- Eliza Lundy peonyPaeonia 'Eliza Lundy'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- First Arrival peonyPaeonia 'First Arrival'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Gardenview Scarlet spotted beebalmMonarda 'Gardenview Scarlet'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Gay Paree peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Gay Paree'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Green Jewel coneflowerEchinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Green Lotus peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Green Lotus'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Orange Marmalade hostaHosta 'Orange Marmalade'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Red Velvet yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Seducer hostaHosta 'Seducer'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Starfire garden phloxPhlox paniculata 'Starfire'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Stepping Out irisIris 'Stepping Out'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Superstition irisIris 'Superstition'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Sword Dance peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Sword Dance'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Thornbird irisIris 'Thornbird'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Whirlwind hostaHosta 'Whirlwind'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Bouquet Perfect peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Bouquet Perfect'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 4 to 5"
- Felix Crousse peonyPaeonia 'Felix Crousse'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Lime Marmalade coral bellsHeuchera 'Lime Marmalade'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to shade · 9 to 18"
- Mother's Choice peonyPaeonia 'Mothers Choice'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Aurora dotleaf waterlilyNymphaea 'Aurora'Zones 4 to 10 · Sun to part shade
- Black Princess dotleaf waterlilyNymphaea 'Black Princess'Zones 3 to 11 · Sun to part shade
- Colorado dotleaf waterlilyNymphaea 'Colorado'Zones 3 to 11 · Sun to part shade
- Glitter coral bellsHeuchera 'Glitter'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to shade
- Bridal Veil astilbeAstilbe rosea 'Bridal Veil'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Cinderella swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Sahara rudbeckiaRudbeckia hirta 'Sahara'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 20 to 22"
- Sentimental Blue balloon flowerPlatycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 6 to 12"
- Silver Carpet lamb’s earStachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 6 to 12"
- Caesar's Brother Siberian irisIris sibirica 'Caesars Brother'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Dark Towers beardtonguePenstemon 'Dark Towers'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Happy Returns daylilyHemerocallis 'Happy Returns'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 18"
- Junior Walker nepetaNepeta faassenii 'Junior Walker'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Midnight Masquerade beardtonguePenstemon 'Midnight Masquerade'Zones 4 to 9 · Full sun · 3 ft
- Pardon Me daylilyHemerocallis 'Pardon Me'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 18"
- Rosy Returns daylilyHemerocallis 'Rosy Returns'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 18"
- arrowleaf balsamrootWyethia sagittataZones 4 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- bitter rootLewisia redivivaZones 4 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 3"
- blue bead lilyClintonia borealisZones 2 to 7 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- blue cohoshCaulophyllum thalictroidesZones 3 to 7 · Part to full shade · 1 to 3 ft
- blue poppyMeconopsis betonicifoliaZones 3 to 9 · Part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- bluetsHoustonia caeruleaZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- bottle gentianGentiana clausaZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- canada lilyLilium canadenseZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 5 ft
- canada mayflowerMaianthemum canadenseZones 3 to 6 · Part to full shade · 10"
- Colorado blue columbineAquilegia coeruleaZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- common duckweedLemna minorZones 4 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 3"
- cow parsnipHeracleum maximumZones 3 to 10 · Sun to shade · 4 to 8 ft
- dragon's mouthArethusa bulbosaZones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 16"
- false lily of the valleyMaianthemum dilatatumZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 18"
- field thistleCirsium discolorZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 6 ft
- flowering spurgeEuphorbia corollataZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- fringed loosestrifeLysimachia ciliataZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 3 ft
- golden alexandersZizia aureaZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 3 ft
- golden groundselPackera obovataZones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 2 ft
- golden ragwortPackera aureaZones 3 to 7 · Sun to shade · 1 to 3 ft
- hairy beardtonguePenstemon hirsutusZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 2 to 3 ft
- illinois bundleflowerDesmanthus illinoensisZones 4 to 8 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Japanese irisIris ensataZones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- late bonesetEupatorium serotinumZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6 ft
- partridge berryMitchella repensZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 3"