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Cold-hardy plants

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

Japanese false bindweed
Japanese false bindweed
Calystegia hederacea
edible
Japanese glorybower
Japanese glorybower
Clerodendrum japonicum
edible
Japanese knotweed
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
edible
Japanese quince
Japanese quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
ediblemedicinal
Jasmin
Jasmin
Jasminum grandiflorum
edible
Java Almond
Java Almond
Canarium vulgare
Burseraceaeedible
Jelly Palm
Jelly Palm
Butia capitata
Arecaceaeedible
Jengkol
Jengkol
Archidendron jiringa
edible
Jerusalem Pea
Vigna unguiculata cylindrica
Fabaceaeedible
Jerusalem Thorn
Jerusalem Thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceaeedible
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
ediblemedicinal
Jew's Mallow
Jew's Mallow
Corchorus olitorius
edible
Jewels of Opar
Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
medicinal
Ji Gu Chai
Ji Gu Chai
Elsholtzia fruticosa
Lamiaceaeedible
Jicaro Mexican calabash
Jicaro Mexican calabash
Crescentia alata
Bignoniaceaeedible
Jimsonweed
Jimsonweed
Datura inoxia
Solaneaeediblemedicinal
Job's Tears
Job's Tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Poaceaeediblemedicinal
Joconostle cactus
Joconostle cactus
Stenocereus stellatus
Cactaceaeedible
Johann's pine
Johann's pine
Pinus johannis
ediblemedicinal
John's Cabbage
John's Cabbage
Hydrophyllum canadense
edible
Johnson Grass
Johnson Grass
Sorghum halepense
edible
Jointfir
Jointfir
Gnetum gnemon
edible
Jointfir
Jointfir
Gnetum buchholzianum
edible
Jojoba
Jojoba
Simmondsia chinensis
edible
Jonquil
Jonquil
Narcissus jonquilla
Amaryllidaceaeediblemedicinal
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Yucca brevifolia
ediblemedicinal
Joy perfume tree
Joy perfume tree
Pentadiplandra brazzeana
edible
Jucara Palm
Jucara Palm
Euterpe edulis
edible
Jujube
Jujube
Ziziphus jujuba
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Jumpseed
Jumpseed
Polygonum virginianum
ediblemedicinal
June berry
June berry
Amelanchier intermedia
edible
Juneberry
Juneberry
Amelanchier canadensis
edible
Juniper
Juniper
Juniperus communis
ediblemedicinal
Juniperus tetragona
Juniperus tetragona
Juniperus tetragona
ediblemedicinal
Jute
Jute
Corchorus capsularis
edible
Kahikatea
Kahikatea
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
ediblemedicinal
Kaido Crab Apple
Kaido Crab Apple
Malus x micromalus
Rosaceaeedible
Kalimeris incisa
Kalimeris incisa
Kalimeris incisa
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Kamahi
Kamahi
Weinmannia racemosa
Cupressaceaeedible
Kamchatka Bilberry
Kamchatka Bilberry
Vaccinium praestans
Ericaceaeediblemedicinal
Kamchatka Lily
Kamchatka Lily
Fritillaria camschatcensis
Liliaceaeedible
Kangaroo Apple
Kangaroo Apple
Solanum laciniatum
Solanaceaeediblemedicinal
Kansas Hawthorn
Kansas Hawthorn
Crataegus coccinoides
ediblemedicinal
Kapok Tree
Kapok Tree
Ceiba pentandra
edible
Karaka
Karaka
Corynocarpus spp.
Myricaceaeedible
Karuka
Karuka
Pandanus julianettii
Pandanaeaceaeedible
Katrafay
Katrafay
Cedrelopsis grevei
edible
Kelley's Lily
Kelley's Lily
Lilium kelleyanum
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Kemang
Kemang
Mangifera kemanga
Anacardiaceaeedible
Kenaf
Kenaf
Hibiscus cannabinus
ediblemedicinal
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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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