Coneflower
Echinacea 'Katie Saul' BIG SKY SUMMER SKY
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- 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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Coneflower
Echinacea 'Pink Mist'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Tomato Soup'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Hot Summer'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'White Mist'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Amber Mist'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Coral Reef'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Flame Thrower'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Tangerine Dream'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'All that Jazz'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Matthew Saul' BIG SKY HARVEST MOON
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Evan Saul' BIG SKY SUNDOWN
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Heavenly Dream'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Maui Sunshine'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Quills and Thrills'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Irresistible'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Balsomselo' SOMBRERO SANDY YELLOW
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Balsomsed' SOMBRERO SALSA RED
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pas702917' POWWOW WILD BERRY
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea (Supreme Series) 'Cantaloupe'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Secret Glow'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Aloha'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Canary Feathers'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coral bells
Heuchera × brizoides 'Chatterbox'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coral bells
Heuchera 'Mt. St. Helens'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coral bells
Heuchera 'Regina'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coral bells
Heuchera 'Crimson Curls'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coral bells
Heuchera cylindrica
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coral bells
Heuchera sanguinea
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coral berry
Symphoricarpos × doorenbosii 'Kordes' AMETHYST
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coral lily
Lilium pumilum
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Corn
Zea mays 'Hopi Turquoise'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Corn
Zea mays 'Hopi Purple'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Corn
Zea mays 'Fisher's Earliest'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cosmos Plant
Cosmos bipinnatus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster integerrimus 'Centennial'
- USDA zones
- 3–5
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cowslip
Primula veris
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Thunderlake'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping bent grass
Agrostis palustris NO MOW
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Emerald Spreader'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Pancake'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Forest'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Creeping spike rush
Eleocharis palustris
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Creeping zinnia
Zinnia angustifolia 'Classic'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Creeping zinnia
Zinnia angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Crocus
Crocus × luteus 'Golden Yellow'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cross gentian
Gentiana cruciata 'Blue Cross'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cucumber tree
Magnolia acuminata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Culver's root
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Culver's root
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Temptation'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Culver's root
Veronicastrum virginicum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Culver's root
Veronicastrum sibiricum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Currant
Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cusick's camass
Camassia cusickii
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata 'Hortensia'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cutleaf toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Jenny'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Little Princess'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Tracey'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Straight Arrow'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Rapture'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Stony Brook'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Wings of Freedom'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Elizabeth Ann'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamineus daffodil
Narcissus 'Ara'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Dahurian larch
Larix gmelinii
- USDA zones
- 2–5
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Dahurian larch
Larix gmelinii var. Principis-rupprechtii
- USDA zones
- 2–5
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Dalmatian iris
Iris pallida 'Dalmatica'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Not recorded
- Water
- Not recorded
Dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Siloam David Kirchhoff'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Siloam Grace Stamile'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Siloam June Bug'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Sister Clara'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Swirling Water'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Warrior Prince'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Zada Mae'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Fly Catcher'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Friend Jack'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Gentle Shepherd'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Golden Calypso'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Green Flutter'
- 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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