Best Plants for Michigan

Finding the best plants for Michigan's climate is easy with the right growing zone information. To find the best plants for your region of the state, search by zip code or select your town from the list below.

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Whether you're growing vegetables in your raised beds at home, or a landscape architect creating your next masterpiece, PlantGuideOnline.com is your comprehensive guide to the best plants for Michigan. Search for your town in the list or click below to find planting information for a different state.

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Large Greenhouse Kit

Spacious greenhouse for extending your growing season.

Stainless Steel Garden Tool Set

Complete garden tool set with heavy-duty stainless steel tools for all your gardening needs.

Raised Garden Bed Kit

Easy-to-assemble raised garden bed for better soil control and drainage.

Worm Composting Kit

Complete kit for starting your own worm composting system.

Fiskars Garden Harvest Basket

Sturdy basket for collecting and carrying your garden harvest.

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Our database includes vegetables, fruits, flowers and more that will grow well in Michigan. Search by town name or zip code to find the best plants for your area of Michigan.

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Our information is current through the latest data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This data was released in 2023 and is based on weather data from the 1991 - 2020 time period in the United States. The map of Michigan's growing zone below is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature in the state.

Plant based on Michigan's growing zone

Is Michigan not the right state? Find the best plants for other regions of the United States by selecting a different state from the list below.

Best Plants By State

The Plant Guide Online combines decades of research to provide plant recommendations for every state's climate. By combining information from the USDA with data from top sources like the University of Georgia Weather Network, we are able to provide the most accurate and up to date information possible.

Deluxe Plastic Watering Can

High-capacity watering can with comfortable grip and precise spout.

Self Watering Plant Pots

Innovative pots that maintain optimal moisture levels.

Shiitake Mushroom Kit

Grow your own delicious shiitake mushrooms at home.

Raised Garden Bed Kit

Easy-to-assemble raised garden bed for better soil control and drainage.

Large Greenhouse Kit

Spacious greenhouse for extending your growing season.

Plants by Town

Ready to find the best plants for your area based on the latest scientific data? Let us be your guide to the best plants for Michigan! Begin by selecting your town in the list below.

Addison Adrian Advance Ahmeek Akron Alanson Alba Albion Alden Algonac Allegan Allen Allen Park Allendale Alma Almont Alpena Alpha Amasa Ann Arbor Applegate Arcadia Argentine Armada Ashley Athens Atlanta Atlantic Mine Attica Au Gres Au Sable Auburn Auburn Hills Augusta Bad Axe Baldwin Bancroft Bangor Baraga Barnes Lake Baroda Barryton Barton Hills Bath Battle Creek Bay City Bay Port Bay Shore Bay View Beal City Bear Lake Beaverton Beecher Beechwood Belding Bellaire Belleville Bellevue Bendon Benton Harbor Benton Heights Benzonia Bergland Berkley Berrien Springs Bessemer Beulah Beverly Hills Big Bay Big Rapids Bingham Farms Birch Run Birmingham Blissfield Bloomfield Hills Bloomingdale Boon Boyne City Boyne Falls Breckenridge Breedsville Brethren Bridgeport Bridgman Brighton Brimley Britton Bronson Brooklyn Brown City Brownlee Park Bruce Crossing Brutus Buchanan Buckley Buena Vista Burlington Burr Oak Burt Burton Byron Byron Center Caberfae Cadillac Caledonia Calumet Cambria Camden Canada Creek Ranch Canadian Lakes Cannonsburg Capac Carleton Carney Caro Carp Lake Carson City Carsonville Caseville Casnovia Caspian Cass City Cassopolis Cedar Cedar Springs Cement City Center Line Central Lake Centreville Charlevoix Charlotte Chassell Chatham Cheboygan Chelsea Chesaning Chums Corner Clare Clarksville Clawson Clayton Clifford Climax Clinton Clio Coldwater Coleman Coloma Colon Columbiaville Comstock Northwest Comstock Park Concord Constantine Conway Coopersville Copemish Copper City Copper Harbor Corunna Covington Cross Village Croswell Crystal Crystal Downs Country Club Crystal Falls Crystal Mountain Custer Cutlerville Daggett Dansville Davison De Tour Village Dearborn Dearborn Heights Decatur Deckerville Deerfield Delton Detroit Detroit Beach DeWitt Dexter Dimondale Dodgeville Dollar Bay Dorr Douglas Dowagiac Dowling Dryden Dundee Durand Eagle Eagle Harbor Eagle River East Grand Rapids East Jordan East Lansing East Tawas Eastlake Eastpointe Eastport Eastwood Eaton Rapids Eau Claire Ecorse Edgemont Park Edmore Edwardsburg Elberta Elk Rapids Elkton Ellsworth Elm Hall Elsie Emmett Empire Escanaba Essexville Estral Beach Eureka Evart Ewen Fair Plain Fairgrove Falmouth Farmington Farmington Hills Farwell Fennville Fenton Ferndale Ferrysburg Fife Lake Filer City Flat Rock Flint Flushing Forest Hills Forestville Fostoria Fountain Fowler Fowlerville Frankenmuth Frankfort Franklin Fraser Free Soil Freeland Freeport Fremont Fruitport Fulton Gaastra Gagetown Gaines Galesburg Galien Garden Garden City Gaylord Gibraltar Gladstone Gladwin Glen Arbor Gobles Goodrich Grand Beach Grand Blanc Grand Haven Grand Ledge Grand Marais Grand Rapids Grandville Grant Grass Lake Grawn Grayling Greenland Greenville Greilickville Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Woods Gwinn Hamtramck Hancock Hanover Harbor Beach Harbor Springs Hardwood Acres Haring Harper Woods Harrietta Harrison Harrisville Hart Hartford Hartland Harvey Haslett Hastings Hazel Park Hemlock Henderson Hermansville Hersey Hesperia Hickory Corners Highland Park Hillman Hillsdale Holland Holly Holt Homer Honor Hopkins Horton Bay Houghton Houghton Lake Howard City Howell Hubbard Lake Hubbardston Hubbell Hudson Hudsonville Huntington Woods Hurontown Ida Imlay City Indian River Inkster Interlochen Ionia Iron Mountain Iron River Ironton Ironwood Ishpeming Ithaca Jackson Jasper Jenison Jennings Jonesville K. I. Sawyer Kalamazoo Kaleva Kalkaska Keego Harbor Kent City Kentwood Kincheloe Kinde Kingsford Kingsley Kingston L'Anse Laingsburg Lake Angelus Lake Ann Lake City Lake Fenton Lake Gogebic Lake Isabella Lake LeAnn Lake Leelanau Lake Linden Lake Michigan Beach Lake Odessa Lake Orion Lake Victoria Lakeport Lakes of the North Lakeview Lakewood Club Lambertville Lamont Lansing Lapeer Lathrup Village Laurium Lawrence Lawton Le Roy Leland Lennon Leonard Leslie Level Park-Oak Park Levering Lewiston Lexington Lincoln Lincoln Park Linden Litchfield Livonia Loomis Lost Lake Woods Lowell Ludington Luna Pier Lupton Luther Lyons Mackinac Island Mackinaw City Madison Heights Mancelona Manchester Manistee Manistee Lake Manistique Manitou Beach-Devils Lake Manton Maple City Maple Grove Maple Rapids Marcellus Marenisco Marine City Marion Marlette Marquette Marshall Martin Marysville Mason Mass City Mattawan Maybee Mayville McBain McBride Mears Mecosta Melvin Melvindale Memphis Mendon Menominee Merrill Mesick Metamora Michiana Michigamme Michigan Center Middletown Middleville Midland Milan Milford Millburg Millers Lake Millersburg Millington Minden City Mio Mohawk Monroe Montague Montgomery Montrose Morenci Morley Morrice Mount Clemens Mount Morris Mount Pleasant Muir Mulliken Munising Muskegon Muskegon Heights Napoleon Nashville Naubinway Negaunee Nessen City New Baltimore New Buffalo New Era New Haven New Lothrop New Troy Newaygo Newberry Niles North Adams North Branch North Muskegon Northport Northview Northville Norton Shores Norway Norwood Novi Nunica Oak Hill Oak Park Oakley Oden Okemos Olivet Omena Omer Onaway Onekama Onsted Ontonagon Ortonville Oscoda Ossineke Otisville Otsego Otter Lake Ovid Owendale Owosso Oxford Painesdale Palmer Palo Parchment Paris Parkdale Parma Paw Paw Paw Paw Lake Pearl Beach Peck Pelkie Pellston Pentwater Perrinton Perry Petersburg Petoskey Pewamo Pierson Pigeon Pilgrim Pinckney Pinconning Pittsford Plainwell Pleasant Ridge Plymouth Ponshewaing Pontiac Port Austin Port Hope Port Huron Port Sanilac Portage Portland Posen Potterville Powers Prescott Presque Isle Harbor Prudenville Quincy Quinnesec Ramsay Rapid City Rapid River Ravenna Reading Reed City Reese Republic Richland Richmond River Rouge Riverdale Riverview Robin Glen-Indiantown Rochester Rochester Hills Rock Rockford Rockland Rockwood Rogers City Romeo Romulus Roosevelt Park Roscommon Rose City Rosebush Roseville Rothbury Royal Oak Ruby Saginaw Saline Sand Lake Sandusky Sanford Saranac Saugatuck Sault Ste. Marie Schoolcraft Scotts Scottville Sebewaing Shaftsburg Shelby Shepherd Sheridan Sherwood Shields Shoreham Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert Skanee Skidway Lake Snover South Boardman South Gull Lake South Haven South Lyon South Monroe South Range South Rockwood Southfield Southgate Sparta Spring Arbor Spring Lake Springfield Springport St. Charles St. Clair St. Clair Shores St. Helen St. Ignace St. James St. Johns St. Joseph St. Louis Standish Stanton Stanwood Stephenson Sterling Sterling Heights Stevensville Stockbridge Stony Point Stronach Sturgis Sunfield Suttons Bay Swartz Creek Sylvan Lake Tawas City Taylor Tecumseh Tekonsha Temperance Thompsonville Three Lakes Three Oaks Three Rivers Tower Traverse City Trenton Trimountain Trowbridge Park Troy Trufant Turner Tustin Twin Lake Twining Ubly Union City Unionville Utica Vandalia Vanderbilt Vandercook Lake Vassar Vermontville Vernon Vicksburg Vineyard Lake Wacousta Wakefield Waldron Walker Walkerville Walled Lake Walloon Lake Warren Watersmeet Watervliet Waverly Wayland Wayne Webberville Wedgewood Weidman Wellston West Branch West Ishpeming West Monroe Westland Westphalia Westwood White Cloud White Pigeon White Pine Whitehall Whitmore Lake Whittemore Williamston Winn Wixom Wolf Lake Wolverine Wolverine Lake Woodhaven Woodland Woodland Beach Wyandotte Wyoming Yale Ypsilanti Zeba Zeeland Zilwaukee

The Plant Guide Online has been providing growing information for Michigan based on the latest scientific data since 2011. We combine the latest growing zone information from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with university databases specific to Michigan to give you the most up to date growing information for your individual town. Whether you're an amateur gardener or a professional landscape architect, let us be your guide to the right plants for Michigan's climate.

Seed Starting Trays

Perfect for starting seeds indoors before transplanting to your garden.

Brass Watering Can

Elegant brass watering can with classic design and durability.

Self Watering Plant Pots

Innovative pots that maintain optimal moisture levels.

Wooden Chicken Coop

Spacious and secure home for your backyard chickens.

Deluxe Plastic Watering Can

High-capacity watering can with comfortable grip and precise spout.

The Best Plants for Every State!

Need to find plants for a state other than Michigan? We have growing information for every town and zip code in the entire United States. Select a different state below to begin exploring the best plants for other areas.

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