Rhode Island Planting Zones: Map of RI Growing Zones

Below is the Rhode Island USDA planting zones map. This map will help you find the plant hardiness zone for your area.

Connecticut-Rhode Island Planting Zones — USDA Map of Rhode Island Growing Zones.

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RI Planting Zones

Understanding your plant hardiness zone will help you to create a lasting garden that will survive the winter weather in your region.

In order to find your Rhode Island gardening zone, you simply need to find where you live on the map. You will see that it is a certain color. Match that color to the legend to the right. The legend will say what zone you live in. The above planting zones map is based on the 2023 Rhode Island USDA zone map.

The plant hardiness zones were revised in 2023 to more accurately reflect the temperatures that have prevailed in the United States over the past three decades.

The temperature zones are now higher than they were in the past as a result of climate change. A more comprehensive understanding of the plants that will thrive in your Rhode Island garden is facilitated by an understanding of your gardening zone. Plants that are within your growing zone or lower may be implemented in your garden.

Therefore, if your zone is 6, you may grow plants that are appropriate for zones 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. Numerous plants that are suitable for the USDA Rhode Island planting zone are available at your local nursery.

The zone to which the plants belong will be clearly indicated. You can purchase these plants with the assurance that they will not perish as a result of the cold winter. In order to grow a plant that is not suitable for your climate, it is necessary to protect it from the harsh conditions.

Top Questions

What growing zone is Rhode Island?

Rhode Island is in USDA plant hardiness zones 6 and 7.

What climate zone is Rhode Island?

Most of Rhode Island has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and chilly winters. The state’s southern coastal regions are the broad transition zone into subtropical climates, with hot summers and cool winters with a mix of rain and snow.