Cape Cod & the Islands spans USDA hardiness zones 7a-7b — a zone band wide enough that plant choice, not possibility, is the interesting question.
A sandy, maritime-tempered peninsula and islands with acidic soils long worked for cranberries, beach plums, and salt-tolerant kitchen gardens. Reliable performers under these conditions include tomato, blueberry, sugar maple, and zucchini; what your own ground favors still comes down to its soil, sun, and drainage.
Cape Cod & the Islands spans Massachusetts.
Your yard isn't the whole Cape Cod & the Islands.
Cape Cod & the Islands spans USDA zones 7a-7b, but your parcel sits in exactly one — and slope, tree cover, and low spots nudge it further. Enter your address and we'll score 1,112 plants against your land's actual soil, sun, and frost.
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Quick Facts
USDA Zones
7a-7b
States
1
Counties
3
Defined by
Counties
Hardiness Zone Range
What Grows in Cape Cod & the Islands
Plants matched to Cape Cod & the Islands's USDA zones 7a-7b — each links to its full growing profile.
Native Plants Suited to Cape Cod & the Islands
US-native plants (USDA PLANTS, Lower 48) whose hardiness range overlaps Cape Cod & the Islands’s USDA zones 7a-7b. Zone overlap is a starting filter, not a range map — for plants documented native to your county, your state’s Cooperative Extension or a native-plant society is the authority.
Safe to Grow Here?
What the federal record shows across Cape Cod & the Islands — and how to grow with it.
A growing region spans many local records, and contamination is a per-place fact — not a regional verdict. Nationwide we track 1.8M documented sites across 9 federal source types; open the map outlined to Cape Cod & the Islands to see exactly what's on record where you grow.
Sources: EPA, USGS — 1.8M documented sites tracked nationwide across 9 federal source types.
Your Specific Parcel Matters
Cape Cod & the Islands Average
- ●USDA Zones 7a-7b
- ●Generic soil type for the area
- ●State-average frost dates
YOUR Parcel
- ✓Your exact hardiness zone
- ✓Your SSURGO soil type & pH
- ✓Your sun exposure, cast in 3D
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Read your parcel in Cape Cod & the Islands
Pull a site-specific report for your exact address in Cape Cod & the Islands — soil, sun, drainage, frost risk, contamination, and scored plant recommendations.
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Key Growing Facts for Cape Cod & the Islands
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 7a-7b (USDA PHZM 2023, aggregated across the region)
- States: Massachusetts
- Counties covered: 3
- Region boundary: a cluster of neighboring counties
Zone data: USDA ARS Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Region boundary: curated county clusters and EPA Level III ecoregions. County boundaries: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardiness zone is Cape Cod & the Islands?
Cape Cod & the Islands spans USDA hardiness zones 7a-7b, aggregated from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 across the region's counties. Zones reflect average annual extreme minimum temperatures from 1991–2020 data.
What grows well in Cape Cod & the Islands?
Cape Cod & the Islands's conditions suit plants such as Tomato, Blueberry, Sugar Maple, Zucchini, Kale, Apple. For site-specific recommendations scored against your parcel's soil, drainage, and sun data, run the Growable Ground report for your address.
Which states does Cape Cod & the Islands cover?
Cape Cod & the Islands spans Massachusetts. Each state's full growing guide is linked below.