Hardiness zone
Plants for zone 3
485 garden plants suited to USDA hardiness zone 3, with bloom times, sunlight, and water needs. Pick plants that will reliably overwinter where you garden.
Showing 61 to 120 of 485 plants

Blue Jay
Delphinium 'Blue Jay'
Full sunZones 3–74.9 ftModerate

Blue Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Blue Mirror
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Mirror'
Full sunZones 3–71.3 ftModerate

Blue Moon Wisteria
Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'
Full sunZones 3–920 ftModerate

Blue Pearl
Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
FoliageBlue Rug Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Blue Wonder
Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'
Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftLow

Bluestar
Amsonia
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Bowl of Beauty
Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'
Full sunZones 3–82.8 ftModerate

Bridal Veil
Astilbe × arendsii 'Brautschleier'
Part shadeZones 3–82.3 ftHigh

Bridal Wreath
Spiraea × vanhouttei
Full sunZones 3–85.9 ftModerate

Brilliant
Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'
Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Brilliant Sedum
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Brilliant'
Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

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

Brunnera
Brunnera macrophylla
Part shadeZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans
Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Burgundy
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgundy'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Burning Hearts
Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'
Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Candy Stripe
Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.3 ftHigh

Carolina Moonlight
Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
Full sunZones 3–93.9 ftLow

Cat's Meow
Nepeta 'Cat's Meow'
Full sunZones 3–81.6 ftLow

Catherine Woodbery
Hemerocallis 'Catherine Woodbery'
Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Catmint
Nepeta
Full sunZones 3–81.6 ftLow

Cerise Queen
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Charles Joly
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
Full sunZones 3–79.8 ftModerate

Chater's Double Red
Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Red'
Full sunZones 3–86.2 ftModerate

Chater's Double Violet
Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Violet'
Full sunZones 3–86.2 ftModerate

Chater's Double White
Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double White'
Full sunZones 3–86.2 ftModerate

Chater's Double Yellow
Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Yellow'
Full sunZones 3–86.2 ftModerate

Checkered Lily
Fritillaria meleagris
Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Checkered Lily Alba
Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'
Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'
Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Cherries Jubilee
Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Chicago Apache
Hemerocallis 'Chicago Apache'
Full sunZones 3–92.3 ftModerate
FoliageChidori Kale
Brassica oleracea 'Chidori'
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 3–912 inModerate
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.6 ftModerate
FoliageCinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.3 ftHigh

Claire Grace
Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Clara Curtis
Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis'
Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Coconut Surprise
Dianthus 'Coconut Surprise'
Full sunZones 3–910 inLow
FoliageColorado Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Full sunZones 2–749 ftModerate

Columbine
Aquilegia
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
FoliageColumnar White Pine
Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'
Full sunZones 3–839 ftModerate

Common Orange Daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
Full sunZones 3–93.3 ftLow

Coppertina
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia'
Full sunZones 3–78.2 ftModerate

Coral Charm
Paeonia 'Coral Charm'
Full sunZones 3–83.3 ftModerate

Coral Sunset
Paeonia 'Coral Sunset'
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Coronation Gold
Achillea 'Coronation Gold'
Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftLow

Couleur Cardinal
Tulipa 'Couleur Cardinal'
Full sunZones 3–81.1 ftModerate

Crater Lake Blue
Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'
Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Cream Beauty
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow

Cream Stock
Matthiola incana
Full sunZones 2–111.6 ftModerate

Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Creeping Sedum
Sedum
Full sunZones 3–94 inLow

Crème de Cassis
Alcea rosea 'Creme de Cassis'
Full sunZones 3–85.9 ftModerate
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