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.

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Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.6 ftModerate

Lavender Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–115.9 ftModerate

Melissa officinalis

Part sunZones 3–72 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris

Full sunZones 3–79.8 ftModerate

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Full shadeZones 2–78 inModerate

Limelight Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

Full sunZones 3–86.9 ftModerate

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Full sunZones 3–93.3 ftLow

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'

Full sunZones 3–73 ftModerate

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Littleleaf Linden

Full sunZones 3–849 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

Full sunZones 3–79.8 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'

Full sunZones 3–79.8 ftModerate

Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom

Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom'

Full sunZones 3–72.6 ftModerate

Magic Fountains Dark Blue

Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Dark Blue'

Full sunZones 3–72.6 ftModerate

Galanthus 'Magnet'

Part shadeZones 3–77 inModerate

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Dianthus deltoides

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Maidenhair Fern

Full shadeZones 3–81.3 ftHigh

Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango'

Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow

Marshall's Delight

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White'

Full sunZones 2–72.6 ftLow

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Part sunZones 3–91.6 ftHigh

Hosta 'Minuteman'

Part shadeZones 3–91.6 ftModerate

Syringa pubescens 'Miss Kim'

Full sunZones 3–85.9 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–73.9 ftModerate

Monsieur Jules Elie

Paeonia 'Monsieur Jules Elie'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Monte Carlo'

Full sunZones 3–81.1 ftModerate

Picea pungens 'Montgomery'

Full sunZones 2–74.9 ftModerate

Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Achillea 'Moonshine'

Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Narcissus 'Mount Hood'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Mountain Frost Ruby

Dianthus 'Mountain Frost Ruby Snow'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'

Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Full sunZones 2–74.9 ftModerate

Nagoya Red Kale

Brassica oleracea 'Nagoya Red'

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Tulipa 'Negrita'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Neon'

Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Dianthus 'Neon Star'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Full sunZones 3–83.9 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–83.3 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–83.9 ftModerate

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

Full sunZones 3–85.9 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius

Full sunZones 3–76.6 ftModerate

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.3 ftModerate

Forsythia 'Northern Gold'

Full sunZones 3–77.2 ftModerate

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Part shadeZones 3–83.3 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–759 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget'

Full sunZones 2–84.9 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–93.3 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'

Full sunZones 3–81.6 ftLow

Orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Orange Emperor'

Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper'

Full sunZones 2–72.3 ftLow

Oranges and Lemons

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Oranges and Lemons'

Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Ornamental Kale

Brassica oleracea

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

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