The USDA map below can help find the appropriate hardiness zone for your area. Understanding the exact zone for where you live in Maryland can help you with your gardening journey.
Maryland Planting Zones
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To find your growing zone in Maryland, check the map above and find where you live exactly. Compare the planting zone color for your area to the colors found in the legend on the right.
The above map of Maryland’s climate zones is based on the 2023 version of the USDA hardiness zone map because the state’s climate has been getting warmer over the years.
The USDA released a new map for 2023, which takes into account changes in winter low temperatures over the last decades. New data indicates a general warming trend in winter temperatures, which has resulted in some changes in zone categorization. The USDA plant hardiness zones are to be used as a general guideline for planting.
The easiest way to use the map is to at it, and find your general area. Gardeners can benefit from the information provided in the USDA plant hardiness map. The majority of nurseries and plant distributors use USDA zone information on their plant labels.
If your Maryland zone is included on the label, you can be confident that the plant will survive the winter in your area, assuming that you follow planting and care instructions specific to the particular plant.
Top Questions
Maryland is in Zones 5 – 8, with most of its land in Zones 6 and 7.
Maryland has humid subtropical, hot humid continental and warm humid continental climates.
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