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.
- obedient plantPhysostegia virginianaZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 3 to 4 ft
- spotted beebalmMonarda punctataZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- tickseedCoreopsis roseaZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- wild geraniumGeranium maculatumZones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 2 ft
- goat’s beardTragopogon pratensisZones 3 to 7 · Full sun
- Buckeye Belle peonyPaeonia 'Buckeye Belle'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- June hostaHosta 'June'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 16"
- Magnus coneflowerEchinacea purpurea 'Magnus'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Patriot hostaHosta 'Patriot'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 22"
- Pink Hawaiian Coral peonyPaeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Praying Hands hostaHosta 'Praying Hands'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 16"
- Blue Mouse Ears hostaHosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 8"
- Coral Charm peonyPaeonia 'Coral Charm'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Purple Coneflower coneflowerEchinacea purpurea 'Purple Coneflower'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade
- lady's slipper orchidCypripedium macranthosZones 2 to 8 · Part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- white snakerootAgeratina altissimaZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 3 to 5 ft
- Alaska violetViola langsdorffiiZones 3 to 6 · Sun to part shade
- catnipNepeta catariaZones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- gentianGentiana albaZones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- monkshoodAconitum napellusZones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Festiva Maxima peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- First Frost hostaHosta 'First Frost'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 15"
- Fragrant Bouquet hostaHosta 'Fragrant Bouquet'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 22"
- Guacamole hostaHosta 'Guacamole'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 2 ft
- Liberty hostaHosta 'Liberty'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 ft
- Rainbow's End hostaHosta 'Rainbows End'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 11"
- Stained Glass hostaHosta 'Stained Glass'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 15"
- Abiqua Drinking Gourd hostaHosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 22"
- Autumn Frost hostaHosta 'Autumn Frost'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 12 to 18"
- Bartzella peonyPaeonia 'Bartzella'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Coral Sunset peonyPaeonia 'Coral Sunset'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- David garden phloxPhlox paniculata 'David'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Golden Tiara hostaHosta 'Golden Tiara'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Halcyon hostaHosta 'Halcyon'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 ft
- Red Charm peonyPaeonia 'Red Charm'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Wide Brim hostaHosta 'Wide Brim'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 12 to 18"
- giant hogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 15 ft
- ground cherryPhysalis pruinosaZones 3 to 11 · Full sun · 1 to 2 ft
- lungwortPulmonaria longifoliaZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 6 to 18"
- mugwortArtemisia vulgarisZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- rhubarbRheum hybridumZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- solomon's sealPolygonatum odoratumZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- nepetaNepeta faasseniiZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- pincushion flowerLomelosia songaricaZones 3 to 7 · Full sun · 2 ft
- marsh mallowAlthaea officinalisZones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 6 ft
- scarlet pimpernelLysimachia arvensisZones 3 to 12 · Full sun
- winter aconiteEranthis hyemalisZones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- Indian Summer rudbeckiaRudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 7"
- Moonshine yarrowAchillea 'Moonshine'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Prairie Sun rudbeckiaRudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6"
- Bowl of Beauty peonyPaeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Bowl of Cream peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Cream'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Curly Fries hostaHosta 'Curly Fries'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 11"
- Dancing Queen hostaHosta 'Dancing Queen'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 18"
- Duchesse de Nemours peonyPaeonia 'Duchesse de Nemours'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Earth Angel hostaHosta 'Earth Angel'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Gardenia peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Gardenia'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Kansas peonyPaeonia 'Kansas'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Karl Rosenfield peonyPaeonia 'Karl Rosenfield'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Paula Fay peonyPaeonia 'Paula Fay'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft