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United States regional guide · MN

Permaculture in Minnesota

Minnesota has severe winters, warm humid summers, prairie in the west, forests in the north, and thousands of wetland edges. Cold hardiness, wind shelter, snow behavior, and short-season productivity dominate plant selection.

USDA span

3a–5b

Census region

Midwest

Climate starting point

USDA hardiness zones in Minnesota

Minnesota includes USDA zones 3a–5b. Hardiness zones describe typical annual extreme minimum temperatures; within-state elevation, wind, water, soil, and urban heat can change what succeeds on a particular site.

Zone 3aZone 3bZone 4aZone 4bZone 5aZone 5b

State flower

Pink and white lady's slipper

Cypripedium reginae

Regional plant starting points

Plants to explore for a Minnesota design

These plants are useful starting points for researching a design in Minnesota. Confirm each choice against your exact zone, site conditions, local ecology, and management goals.

01Zones 2–8