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Cold-hardy plants

USDA zone 4 or colder. Survive harsh winters. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Jack In The Pulpit
Jack In The Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Araceaeedible
Jack Pine
Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
ediblemedicinal
Jack's amelasorbus
Jack's amelasorbus
Amelasorbus jackii
edible
Jackfruit
Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Moraceaeedible
Jaggary Palm
Jaggary Palm
Caryota urens
Asparagaceaeedible
Jambolan
Jambolan
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Jambos
Jambos
Syzygium jambos
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Angelica Tree
Japanese Angelica Tree
Aralia elata
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Azalea
Japanese Azalea
Rhododendron kaempferi
Ericaceaeedible
Japanese Banana
Japanese Banana
Musa basjoo
Musaceaeedible
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Barberry
Berberis sieboldii
Berberidaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Beech
Japanese Beech
Fagus japonica
edible
Japanese Beech
Japanese Beech
Fagus crenata
Fagaceaeedible
Japanese Bindweed
Japanese Bindweed
Calystegia pubescens
edible
Japanese Bird Cherry
Japanese Bird Cherry
Prunus ssiori
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Cherry
Japanese Cherry
Prunus buergeriana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Chess
Japanese Chess
Bromus japonicus
edible
Japanese Chestnut
Japanese Chestnut
Castanea crenata
edible
Japanese Crab
Japanese Crab
Malus floribunda
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese Elm
Japanese Elm
Ulmus japonica
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Elm
Japanese Elm
Ulmus davidiana
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Emperor Oak
Japanese Emperor Oak
Quercus dentata
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Fairy Bells
Japanese Fairy Bells
Disporum sessile
edible
Japanese Hawthorn
Japanese Hawthorn
Rhaphiolepis umbellata
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
edible
Japanese Hop
Japanese Hop
Humulus japonicus
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Horseradish
Japanese Horseradish
Wasabia japonica
edible
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed
Polygonum japonicum
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Mint
Japanese Mint
Mentha arvensis piperascens
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Photinia
Japanese Photinia
Photinia glabra
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese Plum
Japanese Plum
Prunus japonica nakai
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Primrose
Japanese Primrose
Primula sieboldii
Primulaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Privet
Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum
edible
Japanese Red Pine
Japanese Red Pine
Pinus densiflora
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Rose
Japanese Rose
Rosa multiflora
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Sage
Japanese Sage
Artemisia japonica
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Sago Palm
Japanese Sago Palm
Cycas revoluta
edible
Japanese Snake Gourd
Japanese Snake Gourd
Trichosanthes ovigera
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Japanese Star Jasmine
Japanese Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
edible
Japanese Stewartia
Japanese Stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Sapotaceaeedible
Japanese Storax
Japanese Storax
Styrax japonica
Rhamnaceaeedible
Japanese Walnut
Japanese Walnut
Juglans ailanthifolia
ediblemedicinal
Japanese White Pine
Japanese White Pine
Pinus parviflora
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Wineberry
Japanese Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Wisteria
Japanese Wisteria
Wisteria japonica
Fabaceaeedible
Japanese Yew
Japanese Yew
Taxus cuspidata
edible
Japanese azalea
Japanese azalea
Rhododendron japonicum
Ericaceaeedible
Japanese buckthorn
Japanese buckthorn
Rhamnus japonica
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese burnet
Japanese burnet
Sanguisorba obtusa
edible
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Frequently asked

What are good cold-hardy plants?

We catalogue 50 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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