Garlic chives
Allium tuberosum
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- 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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Gentian
Gentiana alba
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gentian
Gentiana acaulis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gentian
Gentiana angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
German chamomile
Matricaria recutita
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
German garlic
Allium senescens 'Blue Twister'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Giant hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Giant larkspur
Consolida ajacis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Giant pincushion flower
Cephalaria gigantea
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Giant Solomon's seal
Polygonatum biflorum var. Commutatum
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Glade fern
Diplazium pycnocarpon
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Glade mallow
Napaea dioica
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa 'Buddy Purple'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa 'Buddy White'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa 'Buddy Rose'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena FOREST PINK
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Globe flower
Trollius europaeus
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Globe flower
Trollius × cultorum
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Glory of the snow
Chionodoxa forbesii
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Glory of the snow
Chionodoxa luciliae 'Alba'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Glory of the snow
Chionodoxa 'Pink Giant'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Glory of the snow
Chionodoxa luciliae
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Glory of the snow
Chionodoxa forbesii 'Blue Giant'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Goat's beard
Aruncus aethusifolius
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Goat's rue
Tephrosia virginiana
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus 'Kneiffii'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Golden chamomile
Anthemis tinctoria
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Golden chamomile
Anthemis tinctoria 'Charme'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Golden garlic
Allium moly
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Golden ragwort
Packera aurea
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Golden ragwort
Packera aurea 'Dark Shadows'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Golden Scotch pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Golden seal
Hydrastis canadensis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Goldenrod
Solidago hispida
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldie's shield fern
Dryopteris goldiana
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseneck loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Beta'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Muscari latifolium
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grass pink orchid
Calopogon tuberosus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Great globe thistle
Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Great globe thistle
Echinops sphaerocephalus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Great Indian plantain
Arnoglossum reniforme
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Greater straw sedge
Carex normalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Green bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Greigii tulip
Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grey alder
Alnus incana
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Grey birch
Betula populifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Grey-head coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Habanero pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Roulette'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Purpurea'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Brownies'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Chantilly'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hard fescue
Festuca longifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Hardy kiwi
Actinidia arguta
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hayden's sedge
Carex haydenii
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Hazel alder
Alnus incana subsp. Rugosa
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Hazelnut
Corylus avellana 'Red Dragon'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Blue Star'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium 'Northcountry'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Northland'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea (single)
- USDA zones
- 2–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos f. Inermis 'Skycole' SKYLINE
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea 'Magadan' BLUE FOREST
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea 'Kiev #8' BLUE VELVET
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Honeyberry
Lonicera kamtschatica
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea 'Blue Moon'
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Guacamole'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Hadspen Blue'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Hadspen Hawk'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Haku Chu Han'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Halcyon'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Harmony'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Honeybells'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Jade Cascade'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'June'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'King Tut'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Krossa Regal'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Leather Sheen'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Lemon Lime'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Little Aurora'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Piedmont Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Pizzazz'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Purple Lady Finger'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Raspberry Sorbet'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Royal Standard'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hosta
Hosta 'Ruffles'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full 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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