Miscellaneous daffodil
Narcissus 'Bittern'
- 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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Miscellaneous tulip
Tulipa 'Little Beauty'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Miscellaneous tulip
Tulipa praestans 'Fusilier'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Miscellaneous tulip
Tulipa 'Tinka'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Missouri evening primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Monkshood
Aconitum napellus
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Moss phlox
Phlox subulata
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Moss phlox
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Mountain ash
Sorbus decora
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mountain ash
Sorbus alnifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mountain bluet
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Mountain bluet
Centaurea montana
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Mountain rockcress
Arabis alpina subsp. Caucasica 'Schneehaube' SNOWCAP
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Mountain spinach
Atriplex hortensis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mountain spurge
Euphorbia marginata 'Kilimanjaro'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Mountain willow
Salix arbuscula
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Mouse-ear chickweed
Cerastium arvense subsp. Glandulosum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
Mugo pine
Pinus mugo 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mugo pine
Pinus mugo
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Mustard greens
Brassica juncea 'Japanese Giant Red'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Nannyberry viburnum
Viburnum lentago
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nantucket serviceberry
Amelanchier nantucketensis
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Narrow-leaf coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Narrow-leaved cattail
Typha angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Narrow-leaved hosta
Hosta lancifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Nemesia
Nemesia (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Nepeta
Nepeta × faassenii
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'André Chaudron'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta racemosa 'Blue Wonder'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta × faassenii 'Select Blue'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nepeta
Nepeta × faassenii 'Kit Cat'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
New Zealand spinach
Tetragonia tetragonioides
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nanus'
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' SUMMER WINE
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia' COPPERTINA
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Center Glow'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Ruby Spice'
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam' AMBER JUBILEE
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Podaras 3' LEMON CANDY
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Nordic inkberry
Ilex glabra 'Chamzin' NORDIC
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Northern dragonhead
Dracocephalum ruyschiana
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina var. Angustum
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Northern sea oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Deborah'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Superform'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Acrocona'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Gregoryana'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Little Joe'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Maxwellii'
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Pendula'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Pumila'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Sherwood Compact'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Weeping Blue'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Formanek'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Hillside Upright'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Norway spruce
Picea abies
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Alba'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Crystal Peak White'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana 'Nicauca' AUTUMN CARNIVAL
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
October daphne
Hylotelephium sieboldii
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Odessa bellflower
Campanula glomerata var. Dahurica 'Odessa'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Ohio buckeye
Aesculus glabra
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus 'Baby Bubba'
- USDA zones
- 2–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Old field goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Orange coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Orange daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Orange stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum var. Floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Oriental lily
Lilium 'Black Beauty'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Oriental poppy
Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Oriental poppy
Papaver orientale 'Turkenlouis'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Oriental poppy
Papaver orientale 'Beauty of Livermere'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Ornamental cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental Cabbage and Kale Group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Ostrich fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris subsp. Pensylvanica
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Ox eye
Heliopsis helianthoides var. Scabra 'Goldgefieder' GOLDEN PLUME
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ox eye
Heliopsis helianthoides var. Scabra 'Sommersonne' SUMMER SUN
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ox eye
Heliopsis helianthoides var. Scabra 'Burning Hearts'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ox-eye daisy
Heliopsis 'Helhan' LORAINE SUNSHINE
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ox-eye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare 'Maikonigin' MAY QUEEN
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ox-eye daisy
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Tuscan Sun'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ox-eye daisy
Heliopsis helianthoides var. Scabra 'Spitzentanzerin' BALLERINA
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Ox-eye daisy
Telekia speciosa
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
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