Conditional — Some Areas
Barbados flowerfence (zones 8-11) reaches only part of Nevada (4a-10a): zones 8-10 are in range, so where you are in the state decides it.
Barbados Flowerfence in Nevada — the short answer
Barbados Flowerfence in Nevada: hardy in zones 8–11, full sun.
- Plant zones
- 8-11
- UF/IFAS EDIS ENH590/ST431
- Nevada zones
- 4a-10a
- USDA PHZM 2023
- Frost window
- Apr 28 - May 20 – Oct 9 - Oct 21
- NOAA RCC ACIS 1991-2020, 28°F
- Shortest county season
- 110 days
- NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS, 1991-2020, county 28°F killing freeze
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS and university Extension sources — per-field provenance varies and is published with the dataset.
Your yard isn't the whole zone.
Nevada spans zones 4a-10a, but your yard sits in exactly one — and slope, tree cover, and cold-air pockets nudge it further. Enter your address and we'll score barbados flowerfence against your parcel's actual hardiness, soil, and sun.
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Nevada is not one climate
Nevada’s winter-low ladder runs across 17 counties, from zone 5 in Elko County to zone 9 in Clark County. That is 40°F between the two counties’ average coldest night — the difference between barbados flowerfence overwintering in the ground and coming under cover.
The middle half of 17 counties runs 6.5–7 zones, with a median of 7 zones — a 4-zone span end to end.
Measured across 17 Nevada counties. USDA PHZM 2023, per county. Quartiles are order statistics — every figure shown is a value a real county recorded, not an interpolation. Your own site sits somewhere inside this range; a parcel report resolves where.
Where in Nevada Fits Best
Barbados Flowerfence is rated for zones 8–11 — a cold floor USDA puts at 10 to 20°F. Against Nevada’s 17 counties that band holds in 1 of them, and the line runs at Clark County (zone 9a), the coldest county still inside it.
Inside zones 8–11
1 county
0 of 1 shown
Below the zone 8 floor
16 counties
- Elko County · zone 5a
- Eureka County · zone 5b
- Humboldt County · zone 6a
3 of 16 shown
Winter cold is the limit here — the same plant works in a container that comes under cover.
County hardiness zones: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) 2023, per county. A zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme minimum temperature, so the floor above is the band the plant's rating denotes, not a single measured kill point. Slope, shelter and cold-air drainage routinely move a site half a zone either way from its county figure — which is the part only your address resolves.
Even within Nevada's zones 4a-10a, county microclimates differ enough to change what thrives. These counties carry the closest zone match for barbados flowerfence (USDA PHZM 2023):
Zone Comparison
Barbados Flowerfence Needs
- USDA Zones: 8-11
- Sun: Full SunWe haven't confirmed this against a published source yet.
Nevada Has
- USDA Zones: 4a-10a
- Last Hard Freeze (28°F): Apr 28 - May 20
- First Hard Freeze (28°F): Oct 9 - Oct 21
- Annual Rainfall: 4-12 inches
- Common Soils: Desert sand, Caliche, Alkaline clay
Plant Zone Range (zones 8-11)
Preferred Soil pH
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS, and university Extension sources — per-field provenance varies and is published with the dataset. State data: USDA ARS PHZM 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NRCS SSURGO.
When to Plant Barbados Flowerfence in Nevada
The frost window
Across Nevada, the last spring hard freeze (28°F) clears between Apr 28 and May 20, and the first fall hard freeze lands between Oct 9 and Oct 21 (NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS, 1991-2020). Counting from the latest last freeze to the earliest first freeze, that's a 142-day window you can count on — up to 176 days on a mild site in a kind year. That marks the hard freeze, not the last light frost, so tender transplants usually wait another 2-3 weeks.
Winter standing
Nevada runs as cold as USDA zone 4, and no sourced winter-hardiness floor is on record for barbados flowerfence, so this page does not state whether it overwinters here — and gives no fall establishment date on the strength of a guess. Whether barbados flowerfence is a permanent planting or a replant-every-spring crop for you turns on your own zone within Nevada; check its hardiness range against that before treating it as long-lived ground.
Timing tuned to sub-state frost dates — Nye County, not the statewide average.
Frost window: NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020. Plant timing fields: Growable Ground Plant Database — frost-free days from FAO ECOCROP, days to harvest from university Extension production guides, and growing-degree-day and chill-hour minimums that are compilation estimates rather than published figures. Your site's own frost dates can run earlier or later than the state range — a parcel report pins them down.
Soil + Drainage Fit
Barbados Flowerfence likes near-neutral soil (pH 6-8.5). That's the common-ground band across Nevada's desert sand and caliche — a soil test confirms it for your site. It will grow across that whole span, but it does best between pH 6.5 and 7.5 — worth knowing before you decide whether a Nevada soil test result is a problem or just a number. Drainage matters: this plant wants well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry). If your Nevada site is heavier clay or sits in a low spot, a raised bed lifts the roots above wet ground, or work in compost. Drainage need: We haven't confirmed this against a published source yet.
Your land, not the state average
Nevada's soils run mostly very gravelly sandy loam, but SSURGO maps the series, texture, and drainage under your exact parcel. Barbados Flowerfence needs about 19 inches of workable depth, so it is that horizon — not the surface — you are testing for. That map unit, not the state average, decides how barbados flowerfence performs.
Check your parcel → Source: USDA NRCS SSURGO.
Plant pH requirements: FAO ECOCROP and USDA PLANTS, with the remaining rows from other published sources or Growable Ground compilation. Drainage: FAO ECOCROP, with the remaining rows from other published sources or Growable Ground compilation. Nevada soil profile from USDA NRCS SSURGO. Site-specific verification: a 30-minute soil test from your local Extension lab.
Before you plant barbados flowerfence for food
Anything you grow to eat takes up what is in the ground it grows in, so what is on record near you is worth knowing before barbados flowerfence goes in. What follows is Nevada’s documented federal record at state scale — a screening signal, not a soil test, and not a statement about any one lot.
Safe to Grow Here?
What the federal record shows across Nevada — and how to grow with it.
We checked the federal record across Nevada — 11,494 documented sites across 7 of the 8 source types we track.
The most significant on record: 127 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.
Nevada carries one of the heavier federal records we track — and that's not a verdict on your yard. Proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis: nothing here says any particular parcel is affected. It does earn one concrete step — before food beds go in the ground, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with, and raised beds of imported, lab-tested soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.
Sources Checked
across Nevada
Severity Distribution
across Nevada
Highest-Severity Sites
A note from Gnorman
What an experienced grower watches for around here
In and around Nevada, Mining runs higher than the national average — 6,064 sites across Nevada. That's not a problem with your land — it's information about it.
Mining: Mining sites — both historic and active — can leach heavy metals (arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury) into soil and water for centuries after operations cease.
Test soil for heavy metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury) — this is essential near any mining site.
Sources: EPA, USGS — 950K documented sites tracked nationwide across 8 federal source types.
What Else to Consider for Barbados Flowerfence in Nevada
Zone compatibility tells you about winter cold survival — but Nevada growers also need to think about:
Extremely low rainfall (driest US state)
Alkaline soils (pH 8-9) limit many species
Extreme summer heat in southern valleys
Growing barbados flowerfence here specifically
Barbados Flowerfence prefers pH 6.0–8.5 and room to root medium; across much of Nevada, restrictive group-D subsoil (SSURGO) blocks that depth.
Build barbados flowerfence a deep raised bed of loose soil to bypass the dense subsoil entirely. How to handle it →
What to actually do about these — and the constraints that apply to every Nevada grower, not just barbados flowerfence — is covered on the Nevada growing guide.
Timing shifts within Nevada
Nevada isn't one climate. In Nye County, the last hard freeze (28°F) holds until about May 31 — roughly 30 days later than the recorded state median — so plant barbados flowerfence to your county's window, not the statewide date.
County last-freeze dates: NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS (1991-2020), county 28°F freeze (earlier than the folk 32°F "last frost"). A parcel report resolves your address's own frost dates.
Where in Nevada Barbados Flowerfence Is Zone-Hardy
Barbados Flowerfence is rated for USDA zones 8–11. 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties fall inside that band. The coldest that does is Clark County at zone 9a. 16 counties sit below the plant’s zone 8 floor, where an unprotected plant is relying on snow cover and a mild year. Where you are in Nevada decides this one.
Across those 17 counties Nevada’s winter-low ladder runs from zone 5a in Elko County to zone 9a in Clark County — 4 USDA zones of spread, which is 40°F between the two counties’ average coldest night of the year. That is why a statewide hardiness answer is where you start and not where you finish.
The planting window moves with it. Nye County holds its last hard freeze (28°F) until about May 31, while Clark County is clear by Jan 25 — 126 days apart. Set barbados flowerfence out on your county’s date, not the state’s.
County hardiness zones: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) 2023, per county. County last-freeze dates: NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS (1991-2020), county 28°F killing freeze — earlier than the folk 32°F "last frost". Barbados Flowerfence’s zone 8–11 band: UF/IFAS EDIS ENH590/ST431. A parcel report resolves your address’s own zone and frost dates rather than its county’s.
Pollinator + Wildlife Value
Barbados Flowerfence draws honeybees and native bees (high value). Planting it near vegetable beds can lift fruit set on neighboring crops. Outdoors, barbados flowerfence can only work that bloom inside Nevada's frost window — roughly 163 days, opening after the last 28°F freeze (Apr 28 - May 20) and closing at the first (Oct 9 - Oct 21), per NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS, 1991-2020. Pollinator value: We haven't confirmed this against a published source yet.
Nevada Cooperative Extension
For Nevada-specific cultivar recommendations, planting calendars, and pest pressure for barbados flowerfence, the canonical source is University of Nevada, Reno Extension. Their fact sheets carry the local trial data we can't generalize across 50 states.
Is Barbados Flowerfence native to Nevada?
No — Kew's Plants of the World Online (WCVP) lists Barbados Flowerfence as introduced to Nevada, and NatureServe Explorer's state data mark it exotic there. It can still earn a place in a Nevada garden — the zone comparison above tells you whether it will thrive.
Looking for plants that belong here? The Nevada growing guide lists plants that USDA PLANTS records growing in Nevada and that Kew and NatureServe Explorer both list in its native range, leaving out any that NatureServe flags as exotic there or that our audit holds.
State records: USDA PLANTS Database state-distribution data (presence, not state-level nativity), accessed 2026-10-19.
Native-range status: Kew, Plants of the World Online — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), release 2026-06-04, licensed CC BY 3.0. State native/exotic flags: NatureServe Explorer, CC BY, accessed 2026-10-19. powo.science.kew.org explorer.natureserve.org
Common Questions About Growing Barbados Flowerfence in Nevada
When can I plant Barbados Flowerfence in Nevada?
Nevada's last spring hard freeze (28°F) clears between Apr 28 and May 20, and the first fall hard freeze lands between Oct 9 and Oct 21 (NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS, 1991-2020). No sourced winter-hardiness floor is on record for Barbados Flowerfence, so this page does not state whether it overwinters in Nevada and publishes no fall establishment date for it — check its hardiness range against your own zone before treating it as a permanent planting.
What hardiness zone is Barbados Flowerfence grown in across Nevada?
Nevada spans USDA hardiness zones 4a-10a (USDA ARS PHZM 2023). Barbados Flowerfence carries a range of zones 8-11, so the overlap zones are where outdoor growing is most reliable.
How many frost-free days does a typical Nevada site have?
A typical Nevada site sees ~163 frost-free days per year (derived from NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS, 1991-2020). Barbados Flowerfence needs 120+ frost-free days, so check whether your local microclimate runs above or below the state average before settling on a planting date. In cooler counties like Nye, the freeze-free season runs shorter than the state average, so verify your own county's window.
Is Barbados Flowerfence native to Nevada?
No — Kew's Plants of the World Online (WCVP) lists Barbados Flowerfence as introduced to Nevada, and NatureServe Explorer's state data mark it exotic there. It can still earn a place in a Nevada garden — the zone comparison above tells you whether it will thrive.
How should I amend the soil for Barbados Flowerfence in Nevada?
Barbados Flowerfence prefers pH 6-8.5 and well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) drainage. We haven't confirmed this against a published source yet. That sits in the common-ground band across Nevada soils — a 30-minute soil test from a local Extension lab confirms it for your specific site.
Will Barbados Flowerfence actually grow on my specific land in Nevada?
State-level zone + climate data is a sketch. A Growable Ground parcel report scores barbados flowerfence against your address's mapped soil pH, drainage, sun, and frost-date data drawn from USDA SSURGO, NOAA, and PRISM — not state averages.
Check your specific parcel in Nevada
State-level data is a sketch. Your Growable Ground report scores barbados flowerfence against your land's mapped soil, modelled sun, drainage, and frost data — not zone averages.
Three things about your lot that Nevada barbados flowerfence averages can't show:
We read public map data around Nevada — soil, climate, flood, and parcel records. How we handle your address.
25+ data sources read at your address, not the Nevada barbados flowerfence average
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Growing guides for barbados flowerfence
Explore Nevada county by county
Nevada carries 17 counties with their own USDA zone — a sample of the growing pages for barbados flowerfence there:
Where else barbados flowerfence grows
Barbados Flowerfence's zone band crosses state lines — these are the states closest to Nevada in winter climate where it also has a page, plus the far ends of its range. Each one re-answers the question with that state's own record.
More to grow in Nevada
Nevada has a growing page for 1,036 plants — a rotating sample of the rest of the shelf.
Analysis by the Growable Ground research team, grounded in USDA PLANTS, USDA NRCS SSURGO, NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020), and named Cooperative Extension sources. How we know →
Cite this dataset
Kirchick, M. (2026). Growable Ground Plant Database [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21435643
Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21435643
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