Know Your Zone! The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Has Changed

It's true. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map has changed, big time. It now has 26 zones.

Having trouble reading? Click here for a HUGE version of this image!

If you're in the Southeast, click on your state to view the different zones! If you're somewhere else, click the link above and you can select your state from a drop-down list or by entering your zip code.

• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Florida
• Georgia
• Louisiana

Since we're based in Alabama, here's Alabama's map for you! Most of the Mobile area is zone 9a. Dauphin Island is 9b. 

From the USDA website: 

"The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones.

For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based map, for which a broadband Internet connection is recommended, and as static images for those with slower Internet access. Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area.

No posters of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map have been printed. But state, regional, and national images of the map can be downloaded and printed in a variety of sizes and resolutions."