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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New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius

Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Northern Bayberry

Myrica pensylvanica

Full sunZones 3–77 ftModerate

Northern Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Part shadeZones 3–73 ftModerate

Forsythia 'Northern Gold'

Full sunZones 3–77 ftModerate

Northern Red Oak

Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–759 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Orange Emperor'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Oranges and Lemons

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Oranges and Lemons'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Ornamental Kale

Brassica oleracea

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Part shadeZones 3–74 ftHigh

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Cornus alternifolia

Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate

Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Full sunZones 3–102.5 ftModerate

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Betula papyrifera

Part shadeZones 2–732 ftModerate

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pardon My Cerise

Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Cerise'

Full sunZones 3–912 inModerate

Pardon My Purple

Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Purple'

Full sunZones 3–912 inModerate

Hosta 'Patriot'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paul's Select Blue Norway Spruce

Picea abies 'Paul's Select'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Peach Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

PeeGee Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Perennial Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Phantom Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crocus vernus 'Pickwick'

Full sunZones 3–84 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pincushion Flower

Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftModerate

Pink Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Nepeta 'Pink Cat'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Narcissus 'Pink Charm'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Veronica 'Pink Damask'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Pink Damask Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Pink Damask'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Pink Fire'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Scilla forbesii 'Pink Giant'

Full sunZones 3–86 inModerate

Pink Hawaiian Coral

Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pink Impression

Tulipa 'Pink Impression'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pink Ornamental Kale

Brassica oleracea

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'

Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh

Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Whisper'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Pinky Winky Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'DVP Pinky'

Full sunZones 3–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Achillea millefolium 'Pomegranate'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Potentilla fruticosa

Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow

PowWow Wild Berry

Echinacea 'PowWow Wild Berry'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate

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