Hardiness zone guide

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USDA Hardiness Zone 3

-40 to -34.4 °C· -40 to -30 °F· Average annual minimum

Far north

Zone 3 spans the far north of Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia, with lows of −40 to −34 °C. Gardeners grow brassicas, peas, potatoes, hardy apples and berries by starting seeds indoors and choosing the quickest-maturing varieties.

What to grow in Zone 3

409 plants in our library are hardy in zone 3 — here are the standouts, with the full list below.

All plants for Zone 3

Tomato, Zucchini, Carrot, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Corn, Potato, Onion, Garlic, Radish, Beet, Asparagus, Leek, Turnip, Parsnip, Rhubarb, Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Grape Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Bok Choy, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Broccolini, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Watercress, Arugula, Horseradish, Daikon Radish, Rutabaga, Romaine Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce, Endive, Frisee, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Sorrel, Mache, Escarole, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, Black Radish, Watermelon Radish, French Breakfast Radish, Celeriac, Salsify, Scorzonera, Jerusalem Artichoke, Fava Beans, Chickpea, Lentil, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Golden Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Delicata Squash, Hubbard Squash, Kabocha Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Sugar Baby Watermelon, Sugar Pumpkin, Giant Pumpkin, Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin, Brandywine Tomato, Green Zebra Tomato, Indigo Rose Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Oxheart Tomato, Plum Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Purple Cauliflower, Red Brussels Sprouts, Green Cauliflower, Kai-lan, Kalette, Giant Kohlrabi, Red Mizuna, Tokyo Turnip, Yu Choy, Baby Spinach, Butter Lettuce, Celtuce, Chrysanthemum Greens, Claytonia, Garden Cress, Dandelion Greens, Good King Henry, Komatsuna, Little Gem Lettuce, Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Red Giant Mustard, Orach, Baby Pak Choi, Pea Shoots, Salad Burnet, Shungiku, Ruby Swiss Chard, Winter Purslane, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Cylindra Beet, Cosmic Purple Carrot, Kuroda Carrot, Oxheart Carrot, Watermelon Radish, Hollow Crown Parsnip, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, American Purple Top Rutabaga, Black Salsify, Purple Top Turnip, Garden Soybean, Crookneck Squash, Ghost Pumpkin, Red Kabocha Squash, Pie Pumpkin, Striped Zucchini, Turban Squash, White Pumpkin, Round Zucchini, Bunching Onion, Chinese Chives, Egyptian Walking Onion, Black Garlic, Green Garlic, Solo Garlic, Baby Leek, Gold Pearl Onion, Potato Onion, Rocambole Garlic, French Shallot, Red Spring Onion, Tree Onion, Wild Garlic, Chinese Celery, Ostrich Fiddlehead Fern, Hop Shoots, Japanese Knotweed, Lily Stems, Sun Gold Tomato, Mini Savoy Cabbage, Lamb's Lettuce, Land Cress, Japanese Daikon, Hamburg Parsley, Dragon Tongue Bean, Honeynut Squash, Ramp, Black Krim Tomato, Celebrity Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Pineapple Tomato, Principe Borghese Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, Striped German Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Tomato, Mint, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill, Chives, Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Curly Parsley, Bouquet Dill, Fernleaf Dill, Slow-Bolt Cilantro, Garlic Chives, Chervil, Lovage, Caraway, Coriander (Seed), Hyssop, Echinacea, Ginseng, French Chervil, Siberian Chive, Calypso Cilantro, Leisure Coriander, Mammoth Dill, Korean Garlic Chive, Horseradish, Garden Lovage, Chocolate Mint, Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Hamburg Parsley, Moss Curled Parsley, Sweet Cicely, Russian Tarragon, Watercress, Agrimony, Arnica, Black Cohosh, Bloodroot, Boneset, Burdock, Calamus, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Cramp Bark, Elecampane, Gentian, Gravel Root, Hawthorn, Horehound, Medicinal Hyssop, Meadowsweet, Motherwort, Mugwort, Stinging Nettle, Osha Root, Lance-Leaf Plantain, Self-Heal, Skullcap, Slippery Elm, Anise Hyssop, Bergamot (Bee Balm), Catnip, Catmint, Eau de Cologne Mint, Nepeta, Scented Mayweed, Sweet Fern, Sweet Grass, Tansy, Wormwood, American Ginseng, Marshmallow Root, Spearmint, Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Apple (Dwarf), Gooseberry, Currant, Alpine Strawberry, Everbearing Strawberry, Lowbush Blueberry, Golden Raspberry, American Gooseberry, European Gooseberry, Black Currant, White Currant, Cranberry, Lingonberry, Elderberry, Honeyberry, Jostaberry, Serviceberry, Goji Berry, Aronia Chokeberry, Huckleberry, Sour Cherry, Manchurian Apricot, Hardy Kiwi, Arctic Kiwi, Hops, Honeycrisp Apple, McIntosh Apple, Crabapple, Hawthorn Berry, Rowan Berry, Thimbleberry, Cloudberry, Edible Barberry, Buffaloberry, Sea Buckthorn, Juneberry, Cortland Apple, Dolgo Crabapple, Sunflower, Marigold, Rose, Peony, Tulip, Daffodil, Pansy, Aster, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, African Marigold, Signet Marigold, Larkspur, Bachelor's Button, Morning Glory (Annual), Daylily, Hosta, Delphinium, Hollyhock, Lupine, Perennial Dianthus, Bleeding Heart, Astilbe, Sedum, Catmint, Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot, Blanket Flower, Speedwell, Yarrow, Ox-Eye Daisy, Perennial Rudbeckia, Blazing Star, Bergenia, Parrot Tulip, Fringed Tulip, Darwin Hybrid Tulip, Miniature Daffodil, Double Daffodil, Asiatic Lily, Crocus, Grape Hyacinth, Ageratum, Annual Phlox, Annual Rudbeckia, Blue Bachelor's Button, Bells of Ireland, China Aster, Sulphur Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Mignonette, Painted Tongue, Annual Pincushion Flower, Poor Man's Orchid, Annual Scabiosa, Spider Flower, Sweet Sultan, Mexican Sunflower, Sea Thrift, False Indigo, Siberian Bugloss, Turtlehead, Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart, Meadowsweet, Catmint, Beardtongue, Obedient Plant, Balloon Flower, Camassia, Glory-of-the-Snow, Lily of the Valley, Winter Aconite, Giant Snowdrop, Striped Squill, Siberian Squill, Ornamental Kiwi Vine, Hardy Kiwi, Virginia Creeper, Engelman's Ivy, Wild Blanket Flower, Butterfly Weed, Indian Blanket, Meadow Sage, Wild Bergamot, Common Evening Primrose, Queen Anne's Lace, Flowering Switchgrass, Wild Columbine, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Liatris Blazing Star, Coral Charm Peony, Golden Alexander, Apple Tree, Crabapple Tree, Walnut Tree, Butternut Tree, Maple, Birch, Oak, Elm Tree, Ash Tree, Poplar Tree, Hackberry Tree, Linden Tree, Honey Locust, Ginkgo Tree, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Pine Tree, Spruce Tree, Fir Tree, Juniper Tree, Arborvitae, Hemlock Tree, Witch Hazel, Serviceberry Tree, Saskatoon Berry

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