In 2012, some of Alachua County shifted from Zone 8b to 9a, which means that on average ... This explains the decline of some of our favorite plants. The flowering dogwood (Cornus alba) is ...

is also identified as zone 9A and our climates ... at this temperature, many plants begin exhibiting heat stress and begin to shut down, such as stopping flowering. These heat zone ratings are ...

The USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map in mid ... favorites that are zoned 9A and cooler. Expect Eastern redbud, flowering dogwood, saucer magnolia ...

The USDA Hardiness Zone ... plants, underwent a massive revamping in November, throwing the gardening world into a bit of chaos. As a new gardening season dawns, Seattle has landed in Zone 9a ...