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One snapshot for where you garden: your zones today and in 2050, what that shift does to the plant palette, and the natives your area supports. Share the link to send someone their own.
Chicago, IL
Cold · hardiness
Zone 6b
Plotwright
USDA Zone 6b
-5°F to 0°F
Now
Zone 6b
Plotwright
USDA Zone 6b
-5°F to 0°F
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
(likely)
0°F to 5°F
2100
Zone 7b
Plotwright
(likely)
5°F to 10°F
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How the climate shift between today and 2050 reshapes the catalog for your spot. Annual-marked plants are excluded - the projection doesn't change their single-season nature.
Still thriving in 2050
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English lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Orange coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
Annabelle hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Coral bells
Heuchera spp.
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Fragrant plantain lily
Hosta plantaginea
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Will likely struggle by 2050
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