Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 3 That Bloom in June

306 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 3 and typically flower in June, such as False Indigo, Peony and Bearded Iris. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 306 plants, 233 have been checked against outside sources (16 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

The flowers of June in zone 3

Every plant on this page is in flower in June. These are the ones with the shortest seasons around it, ranked by how much of each plant's flowering falls in May, June and July: a plant that opens and finishes here sits ahead of one that flowers from spring to frost, and ties go to the plants this site's guides name most often.

Abbotswood
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Alba
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Amber Jubilee
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam'
Full sunZones 2–76 ftModerate
American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus var. americanum
Full sunZones 2–710 ftModerate
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
American Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Amethyst Dream Bachelor Button
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow
Amethyst in Snow Bachelor's Button
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow
Angel Bells Clustered Bellflowers
Campanula glomerata 'Angel Bells'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Annabelle
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Part sunZones 3–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Apollo Winterberry
Ilex 'Apollo'
Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Apricot Delight
Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Apricot Sparkles
Hemerocallis 'Apricot Sparkles'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea 'Farrow'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
Cornus sericea 'SMNCSBD'
Full sunZones 2–74.5 ftModerate
Arizona Apricot
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot'
Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow
Arizona Sun
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Sun'
Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Asiatic Lily
Lilium
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Astilbe
Astilbe
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh
Astolat
Delphinium 'Astolat'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bachelor's Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Bath's Pink
Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'
Full sunZones 3–910 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bearded Iris
Iris germanica
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Beverly Sills Reblooming Bearded Iris
Iris 'Beverly Sills'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Big Sky Sunset Coneflower
Echinacea 'Sunset'
Full sunZones 3–94 ftLow
Black Ball
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Black Barlow
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Eyed Angels Delphinium
Delphinium 'Black Eyed Angels'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Knight
Delphinium 'Black Knight'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Bleeding Heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bloomerang Ballet Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPH'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac
Syringa 'SMSJBP7'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Bloomerang Purpink Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPTP'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Bloomerang Purple
Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Bloomerang Showmound Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPWF'
Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
Blue Bird
Delphinium 'Blue Bird'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Blaze Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum 'Blubzam'
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Blue Globe Onion
Allium caeruleum
Full sunZones 3–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Blue Jay
Delphinium 'Blue Jay'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Mirror
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Mirror'
Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Muffin Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum 'Christom'
Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate
Blue Wonder
Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow
Bowl of Beauty
Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bridal Veil
Astilbe × arendsii 'Brautschleier'
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftHigh
Brilliant
Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'
Full sunZones 3–98 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bronze Wave Coral Bells
Heuchera villosa 'Bronze Wave'
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Brunner 'Jack Frost'
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Brunner 'Silver Heart'
Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart'
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans
Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Part shadeZones 2–68 inModerate
Burgundy
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgundy'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Burning Hearts
Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'
Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

June bloom in zone 3 by flower color

A plant that comes in more than one color is counted under each. The picks rank the same way as the flowers above, so each color names the plants whose season sits closest to June.

White

81 plants

Yellow

47 plants

Orange

28 plants

Red

54 plants

Pink

98 plants

Purple

83 plants

Blue

42 plants

June bloom in zone 3 for shade

53 of these 306 plants will flower in less than a full day of sun.

Part shade

48 plants

June bloom in zone 3 by height

Mature height, in the three bands a border is planted in. Anything over 10 ft is structure rather than a border plant, and a climber is sized by whatever it is growing up, so both sit this out.

Front of the border

under 12 in

35 plants

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

188 plants

Back of the border

3 ft and up

73 plants

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