Sunset Climate Zone Region

Southern California Desert

Want to know which Sunset Plants grow best in your region? Use the map image and climate zone descriptions below to identify your location, and then click the Zone number for a list of plants ideal for your region.

Zone 1

Coldest mountain and intermountain areas of the contiguous states and Southwestern British Columbia

Zone 2

Cold mountain and intermountain areas

Zone 3

Mild areas of mountain and intermountain climates

Zone 10

High desert areas of Arizona and New Mexico

Zone 11

Medium to high desert of California and southern Nevada

Zone 12

Arizona

Zone 13

Low or subtropical desert areas

Zone 18

Above and below the thermal belts in Southern California

Zone 19

Thermal belts around Southern California's interior valleys

Zone 20

Cool winters in Southern California

Zone 21

Thermal belts in Southern California

Zone 23

Thermal belts of Southern California

Zone 24

Marine influence along the Southern California coast

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