Perennials for zone 3
These 8,397 perennials grow in USDA zone 3. Zone 3 winters reach -40 to -30°F (-40 to -34°C). Garden centre favorites come first. Find your zone.
- Cobalt Dreams delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Cobalt Dreams'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Concertina irisIris germanica 'Concertina'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Earl of Essex irisIris germanica 'Earl of Essex'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Magic Fountain Sky Blue delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Magic Fountain Sky Blue'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Pagan Purples delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Pagan Purples'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Pink Punch delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Pink Punch'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 5 ft
- Purple Passion delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Purple Passion'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Red Sarah Bernhardt peonyPaeonia 'Red Sarah Bernhardt'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Seeing Blue peonyPaeonia 'Seeing Blue'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Absolute Treasure irisIris 'Absolute Treasure'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- American Halo hostaHosta 'American Halo'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Angel Falls hostaHosta 'Angel Falls'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Apricot Delight yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 2 ft
- Astolat delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Astolat'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 4 to 6 ft
- Aureomarginata hostaHosta sieboldiana 'Aureomarginata'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Autumn Circus irisIris 'Autumn Circus'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Before The Storm irisIris 'Before The Storm'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Belgravia peonyPaeonia 'Belgravia'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 7 to 8 ft
- Black Knight delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Black Knight'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 5 to 6 ft
- Blatant irisIris 'Blatant'Zones 3 to 10 · Full sun · 3 ft
- Blue Barlow columbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Blue Barlow'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Blue Bird delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Blue Bird'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 4 to 6 ft
- Blue Rhythm irisIris 'Blue Rhythm'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Blue Umbrellas hostaHosta 'Blue Umbrellas'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 3 ft
- Blueberry Bliss irisIris 'Blueberry Bliss'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Blueberry Muffin hostaHosta 'Blueberry Muffin'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Brilliant sedumSedum 'Brilliant'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Bubblegum Pink garden phloxPhlox paniculata 'Bubblegum Pink'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Bulletproof hostaHosta 'Bulletproof'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Butter and Sugar irisIris 'Butter and Sugar'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Catherine hostaHosta 'Catherine'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Celebration Song irisIris 'Celebration Song'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Chasing Rainbows irisIris 'Chasing Rainbows'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Cherry Berry hostaHosta 'Cherry Berry'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- City Lights hostaHosta 'City Lights'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Claire Grace spotted beebalmMonarda 'Claire Grace'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Coast to Coast hostaHosta 'Coast to Coast'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Color Festival hostaHosta 'Color Festival'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Conjuration irisIris 'Conjuration'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Cool as a Cucumber hostaHosta 'Cool as a Cucumber'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Coral Creme Drop garden phloxPhlox paniculata 'Coral Creme Drop'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Cotton Candy garden phloxPhlox paniculata 'Cotton Candy'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Crimson Star columbineAquilegia 'Crimson Star'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Dancing with Dragons hostaHosta 'Dancing with Dragons'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Dauntless irisIris 'Dauntless'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Diamond Lake hostaHosta 'Diamond Lake'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Diana Remembered hostaHosta 'Diana Remembered'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Discovered Treasure irisIris 'Discovered Treasure'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Double Decker coneflowerEchinacea purpurea 'Double Decker'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 2 to 4 ft
- Drop-dead Gorgeous hostaHosta 'Drop-dead Gorgeous'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Dusky Challenger irisIris 'Dusky Challenger'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Earlybird Purple Blue columbineAquilegia 'Earlybird Purple Blue'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 12"
- El Nino hostaHosta 'El Nino'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 12 to 18"
- Enterprise hostaHosta 'Enterprise'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Etched Glass hostaHosta 'Etched Glass'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Eye Of The Tiger irisIris 'Eye Of The Tiger'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 12 to 18"
- Fatal Attraction coneflowerEchinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Firefly Diamond yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Firefly Diamond'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Firefly Peach Sky yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Firefly Peach Sky'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Firefly Sunshine yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Firefly Sunshine'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft