Is there a difference between plant hardiness zones and climate zones?
Climate zones consider environmental conditions such as sunshine, elevation, temperatures, precipitation, humidity and wind. Similar climate zones contain similar native vegetation no matter where they are found in the world. Climate zones are used more frequently in the science disciplines in studies of indigenous species and habitats. Hardiness zones consider the minimum winter temperatures and are used more frequently in agriculture and horticulture to determine if an introduced species will survive in a particular environment.
