Large-cupped daffodil
Narcissus 'Stylish'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 3
-40 to -30°F • Extremely cold winter climates
Includes sub-zones: 3a, 3b|Ideal for: cold-hardy perennials, evergreens, conifers|1850 total plants
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Plants rated for Zone 3 are expected to tolerate average annual extreme winter lows in the -40 to -30°F range. This collection contains 1850 matching plant profiles, including cold-hardy perennials, evergreens, conifers.
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Large-cupped daffodil
Narcissus 'Easter Morn'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Large-leaved aster
Eurybia macrophylla
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Larkspur
Delphinium (Pacific Hybrids)
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Larkspur
Delphinium 'Fanfare'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Larkspur
Delphinium 'Misty Mauves'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Larkspur
Delphinium (Belladonna Group) 'Casablanca'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Late lilac
Syringa villosa
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Late tulip
Tulipa tarda
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lead plant
Amorpha canescens
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calyculata 'Verdant'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Leek
Allium ampeloprasum (Porrum Group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Lemon mint
Monarda citriodora
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Leopard plant
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Leopard plant
Ligularia dentata 'Othello'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Leopard plant
Ligularia dentata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Merlot'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lifelong saxifrage
Saxifraga paniculata subsp. Paniculata
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lilac
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Lilac
Syringa meyeri
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Lilac
Syringa meyeri var. Spontanea
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Lilac
Syringa oblata
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lilac
Syringa × hyacinthiflora 'SMNSHSO' SCENTARA PURA
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lilac
Syringa 'SMSJBP7' BLOOMERANG DARK PURPLE
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lily
Lilium (group)
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis var. Rosea
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis 'Golden Slippers'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Linden
Tilia amurensis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'MinnblueA' BLUE HEAVEN
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Jazz'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Munchkin'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blue Paradise' PRAIRIE WINDS
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little hogweed
Portulaca oleracea
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Little-leaf linden
Tilia cordata 'Chancellor'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Little-leaf linden
Tilia cordata
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Lobelia
Lobelia 'Purple Towers'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Longiflorum-Asiatic lily
Lilium 'Royal Sunset'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Love-lies-bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lowland fragile fern
Cystopteris protrusa
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Berries and Cream'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Coral Springs'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Excalibur'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Roy Davidson'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Silver Streamers'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria officinalis 'White Wings'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria longifolia 'Bertram Anderson'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Leopard'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Majesté'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lupine
Lupinus 'The Governor'
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maackia
Maackia amurensis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mad-dog scullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides 'Albus'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Magyar'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Chi-Chi'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Shangri-La'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Praga'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Troll'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'JN9' SKY TOWER
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian apricot
Prunus mandshurica
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian ash
Fraxinus mandshurica
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian cherry
Prunus maackii
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. Patula 'Miss Kim'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Marigold
Calendula officinalis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Marsh fern
Thelypteris confluens
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Marsh mallow
Althaea officinalis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
May-apple
Podophyllum peltatum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow rue
Thalictrum minus 'Adiantifolium'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadow sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Wesuwe'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Meadow zizia
Zizia aptera
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Meadowsweet
Filipendula purpurea 'Elegans'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria 'Variegata'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula 'Kahome'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Melampodium
Melampodium divaricatum 'Derby'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Melampodium
Melampodium divaricatum
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Melon
Cucumis melo var. Flexuosus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Milk vetch
Astragalus canadensis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Miscellaneous daffodil
Narcissus 'Golden Quince'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 3 experiences winter minimum temperatures between-40 to -30°F. This collection includes 1850 plants specifically suited for Zone 3 conditions, including cold-hardy perennials, evergreens, conifers.
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