PatternBasePlants for Zone 2a
260 plants that grow in USDA hardiness zone 2a.
African MarigoldTagetes erecta
Alder-leaf BuckthornRhamnus alnifolia
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Alpine BistortPolygonum viviparum
Alpine BlueberryVaccinium gaultherioides
Alpine CurrantRibes alpinum
Altai FescueFestuca altaica
Altai HawthornCrataegus altaica
American Black CurrantRibes americanum
American CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
American DunegrassLeymus mollis
American ElmUlmus americana
American MannagrassGlyceria grandis
American Parsley FernCryptogramma acrostichoides
Annual LupinLupinus angustifolius
Antarctic Hair GrassDeschampsia antarctica
Arbuscular MycorrhizaGlomus mosseae
Arctic ButterburPetasites frigidus
Arctic RaspberryRubus arcticus
Arctic RushJuncus arcticus
Autumn Beauty SunflowerHelianthus annuus Autumn Beauty
Bachelor ButtonCentaurea cyanus
Balsam FirAbies balsamea
Bare Arbuscular Mycorrhizal FungusGlomus etunicatum
BarleyHordeum vulgare
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearded LichenUsnea barbata
BeetBeta vulgaris
Black CuminNigella sativa
Black Foam LichenCetraria nigricans
Black MustardBrassica nigra
Black RadishRaphanus sativus var. niger
Black Sclerotial FungusCenococcum geophilum
Black-fruited CotoneasterCotoneaster melanocarpus
Blue SprucePicea pungens
Bog BilberryVaccinium uliginosum
Bog SedgeCarex limosa
BorageBorago officinalis
Bristle-leaved SedgeCarex eburnea
BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica
Brown Bog SedgeCarex buxbaumii
Brown MustardBrassica juncea
Brussels SproutsBrassica oleracea var. gemmifera
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum
BunchberryCornus canadensis
BurdockArctium lappa
Bushy Beard LichenUsnea filipendula
Butterhead LettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
CabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata
CalendulaCalendula officinalis
Canada BluejointCalamagrostis canadensis
Canadian Milk VetchAstragalus canadensis
Canadian ServiceberryAmelanchier canadensis
CattailTypha latifolia
CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
ChagaInonotus obliquus
Chamisso's Cotton GrassEriophorum chamissonis
CilantroCoriandrum sativum
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
Collard GreensBrassica oleracea var. viridis
Common BuckthornRhamnus cathartica L.
Common Hemp NettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Common JuniperJuniperus communis
Common NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius
Common Three-squareSchoenoplectus pungens
CosmosCosmos bipinnatus
CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Creeping SnowberryGaultheria hispidula
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum
Dahurian CinquefoilPotentilla fruticosa var. davurica
Dahurian LespedezaLespedeza daurica
Daikon RadishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
Dark Honey MushroomArmillaria ostoyae
DillAnethum graveolens
Dog LichenPeltigera canina
DuckweedLemna minor
Dwarf BilberryVaccinium caespitosum
Dwarf CornelCornus suecica
Dwarf Mountain BilberryVaccinium cespitosum var. cuneifolium
Dwarf ServiceberryAmelanchier pumila
Dwarf Wild IndigoAmorpha nana
Eames' CrowberryEmpetrum eamesii
Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana
English PeaPisum sativum
EnokiFlammulina velutipes
EpazoteDysphania ambrosioides
Ethiopian MustardBrassica carinata
European AspenPopulus tremula
European BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
European LarchLarix decidua
False FlaxCamelina sativa
Fava BeanVicia faba
FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum
Field Dog LichenPeltigera rufescens
Field PennycressThlaspi arvense
Five-leaf BrambleRubus pedatus
Five-stamen TamariskTamarix pentandra
Four-leaf Mare's-tailHippuris tetraphylla
Fragile FernCystopteris fragilis
French MarigoldTagetes patula
Fringed Pelt LichenPeltigera praetextata
Fuzzy FootXeromphalina campanella
German ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla
Giant Spider FlowerCleome spinosa
Golden CurrantRibes aureum
GoldenrodSolidago canadensis
GoldthreadCoptis trifolia
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Grey Reindeer LichenCladonia portentosa
HackberryCeltis occidentalis
Hammered Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Haskap BerryLonicera kamtschatica
Highbush CranberryViburnum trilobum
HoneyberryLonicera caerulea
Hooded Iceland MossCetraria cucullata
Iceland MossCetraria islandica
Iceland PoppyPapaver nudicaule
KaleBrassica oleracea var. sabellica
Kamchatka blueberryVaccinium praestans
Kentucky BluegrassPoa pratensis
KinnikinnickArctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick
Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gatePolygonum orientale
KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Kristinsson's Dog LichenPeltigera kristinssonii
Lachenal's SedgeCarex lachenalii
Lambs QuartersChenopodium album
Large CrabgrassDigitaria sanguinalis
LarkspurConsolida ajacis
Lead PlantAmorpha canescens
LeatherleafChamaedaphne calyculata
Lily of the ValleyConvallaria majalis
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Little-leaf PeashrubCaragana microphylla
Looseleaf LettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
Love-in-a-MistNigella damascena
Love-Lies-BleedingAmaranthus caudatus
Low ServiceberryAmelanchier humilis
Lowbush BlueberryVaccinium angustifolium
MacheValerianella locusta
Mammoth SunflowerHelianthus annuus Mammoth
Membranous Dog LichenPeltigera membranacea
Moldavian DragonheadDracocephalum moldavica
Morning GloryIpomoea purpurea
Moss RosePortulaca grandiflora
Mountain CrowberryEmpetrum hermaphroditum
Mountain fly honeysuckleLonicera villosa
Mountain Mare's TailHippuris montana
Mountain SnowberrySymphoricarpos oreophilus
NagoonberryRubus stellarcticus
NannyberryViburnum lentago
Narrow Reed GrassCalamagrostis stricta
Narrow-Leaf CattailTypha angustifolia
Narrow-leaf CollomiaCollomia linearis
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
Necker's Dog LichenPeltigera neckeri
Northern Black CurrantRibes hudsonianum
Northern BlueberryVaccinium boreale
Northern Bur-reedSparganium hyperboreum
Northern FirmossHuperzia selago
Northern GooseberryRibes oxyacanthoides
Northern Holly FernPolystichum lonchitis
Northern Jacob's LadderPolemonium boreale
Northern Lady FernAthyrium angustum
Northern Red CurrantRibes triste
Northern SweetvetchHedysarum boreale
Northwest Territory SedgeCarex utriculata
Norway SprucePicea abies
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris
Oak Leaf LettuceLactuca sativa Oak Leaf
OatsAvena sativa
Old Man's Beard LichenUsnea longissima
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
ParsnipPastinaca sativa
Path RushJuncus tenuis
Pebbled Pixie CupCladonia pyxidata
PhaceliaPhacelia tanacetifolia
Pineapple WeedMatricaria discoidea
Plains CoreopsisCoreopsis tinctoria
Prairie SmokeGeum triflorum
Purple ReedgrassCalamagrostis purpurascens
PurslanePortulaca oleracea
Pygmy PeashrubCaragana pygmaea
Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloides
RapeseedBrassica napus
Red Belt FungusFomitopsis pinicola
Red CabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata Red
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Red RadishRaphanus sativus Red
Red Twig DogwoodCornus sericea
Red-osier DogwoodCornus stolonifera
Reindeer LichenCladonia rangiferina
RhodiolaRhodiola rosea
RhubarbRheum rhabarbarum
Richardson's PondweedPotamogeton richardsonii
Rocky Mountain BeeplantCleome serrulata
Rocky Mountain GoldenrodSolidago multiradiata
Romaine LettuceLactuca sativa var. longifolia
Rose-root StonecropSedum rosea
Russet BuffaloberryShepherdia canadensis
Russian OliveElaeagnus angustifolia
Russian PeashrubCaragana frutex
RutabagaBrassica napus var. napobrassica
Saskatoon ServiceberryAmelanchier alnifolia
Savoy CabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata Savoy
Schubert ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Sea PeaLathyrus japonicus
Showy FleabaneErigeron speciosus
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
Siberian ApricotPrunus sibirica
Siberian CrabappleMalus baccata
Siberian Pea ShrubCaragana arborescens
Siberian Spring BeautyClaytonia sibirica
Siberian Wild RyeElymus sibiricus
Silver BuffaloberryShepherdia argentea
SilverberryElaeagnus commutata
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Slender CottongrassEriophorum gracile
Slender WheatgrassElymus trachycaulus
Small CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Smooth Wild RoseRosa blanda
Snow PeaPisum sativum var. saccharatum
Sourtop BlueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
Sphagnum MossSphagnum palustre
Spider FlowerCleome hassleriana
SpinachSpinacia oleracea
Spiny Iceland MossCetraria aculeata
SquashberryViburnum edule
Star-tipped Reindeer LichenCladonia stellaris
Stinging NettleUrtica dioica
Sugar Snap PeaPisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Sulphur CosmosCosmos sulphureus
Summer SavorySatureja hortensis
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Swamp GooseberryRibes lacustre
Sweet AlyssumLobularia maritima
Sweet CloverMelilotus officinalis
Sweet PeaLathyrus odoratus
SweetfernComptonia peregrina
Tall CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
TamarackLarix laricina
Thorn LichenCladonia uncialis
Tibetan RhodiolaRhodiola crenulata
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Tufted LoosestrifeLysimachia thyrsiflora
Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
TurnipBrassica rapa var. rapa
Turnip Cover CropBrassica rapa subsp. rapa
Ussurian PearPrunus ussuriensis
Violet WillowSalix daphnoides
Wand LichenCladonia rei
Water SedgeCarex aquatilis
Watermelon RadishRaphanus sativus Watermelon
Western SnowberrySymphoricarpos occidentalis
White MustardSinapis alba
White WillowSalix alba
White-veined Dog LichenPeltigera leucophlebia
Wild RosemaryLedum palustre
Wild SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulis
ZinniaZinnia elegans