Stonecrop
Hylotelephium telephium 'Samuel Oliphant'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to 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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Stonecrop
Sedum 'Blue Spruce'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Sedum spurium 'Voodoo'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Lajos' AUTUMN CHARM
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Hylotelephium telephium (Atropurpureum Group) 'Postman's Pride'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Sedum forsterianum 'Oracle'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Pure Joy'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Hylotelephium telephium subsp. Ruprechtii
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Soft Cloud'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Maestro'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Stonecrop
Phedimus ellacombianus
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Strawberry
Fragaria 'Frel' PINK PANDA
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum 'Bailsta' FALL FIESTA
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Summer squash
Cucurbita pepo
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa subsp. Glauca
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa 'Summer Solstice'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Sungold'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sunflower
Helianthus SUNFINITY YELLOW DARK CENTER
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Swamp aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp loosestrife
Decodon verticillatus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Swan River daisy
Brachyscome (group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet basil
Ocimum basilicum
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet fern
Comptonia peregrina
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Batsto Blush'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Sotite' WHITE DOVE
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet white violet
Viola blanda
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus 'Sooty'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Swiss chard
Beta vulgaris (Leaf Beet Group) 'Bright Lights'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Swiss chard
Beta vulgaris (Leaf Beet Group)
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Swiss stone pine
Pinus cembra 'Chalet'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Midnight Fragrance'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Beverly Sills'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Champagne Elegance'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'City Lights'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Eagles Flight'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Immortality'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'America's Cup'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Wild West Wind'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Dutch Chocolate'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Whispering Spirits'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Florentina'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded iris
Iris 'Flavescens'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Northward Ho'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'October'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'St. Petersburg'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Autumn Tryst'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Buckwheat'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Clarence'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Happy New Year'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Winterland'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Jennifer Rebecca'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Pagan Goddess'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tall fescue
Festuca arundinacea PROSCAPE WINNING COLORS
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tall fescue
Festuca arundinacea (mix)
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tall fescue
Festuca arundinacea 'Dense Shade Mix'
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tall fescue
Festuca arundinacea 'Jaguar 3'
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tall fescue
Festuca arundinacea 'Kentucky 31'
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tall fescue
Festuca arundinacea 'Black Beauty'
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tartarian aster
Aster tataricus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Tasteless stonecrop
Sedum sexangulare
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Tat soi
Brassica rapa var. Rosularis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Argenteomarginata'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Gouchaultii'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Bailhalo' IVORY HALO
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Kesselringii'
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Siberian Pearls'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Spaethii'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Regnzam' RED GNOME
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Byboughen' NEON BURST
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica 'Alba'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tatarian maple
Acer tataricum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to dry
Tazetta daffodil
Narcissus 'Martinette'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Rose'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Respighi'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Rose'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Ruffles Elegante'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Arabian Magic'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Champagne Royale'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Cherry Berry'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Crown Royal'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Evening Enchantment'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Call To Worship'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Tetraploid daylily
Hemerocallis 'Canadian Border Patrol'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- 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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