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Plants for USDA Zone 3

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61 matches for Zone 3

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Pink and white Bleeding Heart flowers hanging from arching stems in a shaded bed.

Perennials

Bleeding Heart: Shade-Loving Spring Perennial

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Bleeding Heart looks like a fussy woodland plant, but it is a tough perennial for Zone 3-9 shade beds. Once planted in cool…

Zone 3-9 hardy perennial
Dense green cabbage heads growing low in a cool-season garden bed

Vegetables

Cabbage: Pick the Right Head, Then Hold It Steady

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Cabbage works best when you decide what kind of head you want before you even set out the transplant. The crop is less about…

Cool-season annual, Zones 3-10
Ripe cantaloupe melons resting on healthy vines in a sunny garden bed

Vegetables

Cantaloupe: Heat First, Sweetness Later

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis

Cantaloupe is won by timing warmth, not by babying plants forever. The vine needs hot soil, enough leaf area to sweeten the fruit…

Warm-season annual, Zones 3-10
Rows of carrot tops growing above loose soil in a well-prepared garden bed

Vegetables

Carrot: Shape the Bed First, Then Shape the Root

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Carrots are decided underground long before harvest. The bed has to be deep, fine, and stone free enough for the root shape you…

Cool-season annual, Zones 3-10