Hardiness zone

Plants for zone 3

657 garden plants suited to USDA hardiness zone 3, with bloom times, sunlight, and water needs. Pick plants that will reliably overwinter where you garden.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 657 plants, 501 have been checked against outside sources (26 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

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Delphinium 'King Arthur'

Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Full sunZones 3–78 inModerate

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Komachi'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Hosta 'Krossa Regal'

Full shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alchemilla mollis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Lavender Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Lavender Larkspur

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Lavender Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amorpha canescens

Full sunZones 2–92.5 ftLow

Melissa officinalis

Part sunZones 3–72 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Full shadeZones 2–78 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Limelight Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

Full sunZones 3–87 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'

Full sunZones 3–73 ftModerate

Little Lime Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Littleleaf Linden

Full sunZones 3–849 ftModerate

Long-Beaked Sedge

Carex sprengelii

Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Luminary Ultraviolet

Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom

Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom'

Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magic Fountains Dark Blue

Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Dark Blue'

Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Galanthus 'Magnet'

Part shadeZones 3–77 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Dianthus deltoides

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Maidenhair Fern

Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh

Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango'

Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Marshall's Delight

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Podophyllum peltatum

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Part sunZones 3–91.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hosta 'Minuteman'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Syringa pubescens 'Miss Kim'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Monsieur Jules Elie

Paeonia 'Monsieur Jules Elie'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tulipa 'Monte Carlo'

Full sunZones 3–81 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Picea pungens 'Montgomery'

Full sunZones 2–75 ftModerate

Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Achillea 'Moonshine'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Narcissus 'Mount Hood'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Mountain Frost Ruby

Dianthus 'Mountain Frost Ruby Snow'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 2–75 ftModerate

Nagoya Red Kale

Brassica oleracea 'Nagoya Red'

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Nannyberry Viburnum

Viburnum lentago

Full sunZones 3–716 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Negrita'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Neon'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Dianthus 'Neon Star'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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