Ornamental grasses for zone 5
These 400 ornamental grasses grow in USDA zone 5. Zone 5 winters reach -20 to -10°F (-29 to -23°C). Garden centre favorites come first. Find your zone.
- Gold und Silber eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Gold und Silber'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Septemberrot eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Septemberrot'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Undine eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Undine'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Greater Quaking Grass ornamental grassBriza maxima 'Greater Quaking Grass'Zones 2 to 6 · Full sun · 2 to 1"
- Badlands switchgrassPanicum virgatum 'Badlands'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 5 ft
- Bluebird Indian grassSorghastrum nutans 'Bluebird'Zones 4 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 5 ft
- CarFit01 sedgeCarex oshimensis 'CarFit01'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 12 to 18"
- Casca11 blue fescueFestuca glauca 'Casca11'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 9 to 12"
- EverColor Eversheen sedgeCarex 'EverColor Eversheen'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade · 12 to 18"
- Evercream sedgeCarex oshimensis 'Evercream'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Everlite sedgeCarex oshimensis 'Everlite'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 12"
- Glaucum little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium 'Glaucum'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 3 ft
- Gold Strike sedgeCarex oshimensis 'Gold Strike'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 9 to 18"
- Golden Toupee blue fescueFestuca glauca 'Golden Toupee'Zones 4 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 9"
- HABsf1007 Japanese forest grassHakonechloa macra 'HABsf1007'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 12 to 18"
- Half Pint switchgrassPanicum virgatum 'Half Pint'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Honeycomb blue gramaBouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'Zones 3 to 10 · Full sun · 3 ft
- Kisokaido sedgeCarex siderosticta 'Kisokaido'Zones 5 to 8 · Part to full shade · 6 to 9"
- Lemon Zest sedgeCarex siderosticta 'Lemon Zest'Zones 5 to 8 · Part to full shade · 6 to 12"
- Morning Mist prairie dropseedSporobolus heterolepis 'Morning Mist'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- National Arboretum fountain grassCenchrus alopecuroides 'National Arboretum'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Red Rocket fountain grassCenchrus alopecuroides 'Red Rocket'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Rehbraun switchgrassPanicum virgatum 'Rehbraun'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- RR1 switchgrassPanicum virgatum 'RR1'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 ft
- Seeigel blue fescueFestuca glauca 'Seeigel'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 9 to 12"
- Shima-nishiki sedgeCarex siderosticta 'Shima-nishiki'Zones 5 to 8 · Part to full shade · 6 to 9"
- Snowline sedgeCarex conica 'Snowline'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 6 to 12"
- Squaw switchgrassPanicum virgatum 'Squaw'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 ft
- St. Louis Indian grassSorghastrum nutans 'St. Louis'Zones 4 to 9 · Full sun · 4 to 6 ft
- Blaufuchs blue fescueFestuca glauca 'Blaufuchs'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- China sedgeCarex 'China'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade
- Dense Shade Mix tall fescueLolium arundinaceum 'Dense Shade Mix'Zones 3 to 6 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- Evercolor Everlite Variegated sedgeCarex 'Evercolor Everlite Variegated'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade
- Hakbri2 Japanese forest grassHakonechloa macra 'Hakbri2'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade
- Huron Solstice winged panic grassPanicum 'Huron Solstice'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Jaguar 3 tall fescueLolium arundinaceum 'Jaguar 3'Zones 3 to 6 · Sun to part shade · 3"
- Nontlobg switchgrassPanicum virgatum 'Nontlobg'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Straw Hat sedgeCarex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 9 to 12"
- Treasure Island sedgeCarex ciliatomarginata 'Treasure Island'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 6 to 9"
- Weserbergland fountain grassCenchrus alopecuroides 'Weserbergland'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Chisai sedgeCarex 'Chisai'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade
- Prairie Winds Brush Strokes little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Winds Brush Strokes'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun
- Gold Bar eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Gracillimus eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 7 ft
- Graziella eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 5 to 6 ft
- Little Kitten eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 3 ft
- Yaku Jima eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Bee Turf sheep fescueFestuca ovina 'Bee Turf'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 12"
- Cabaret eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 ft
- Easy Care Envirolawn sheep fescueFestuca ovina 'Easy Care Envirolawn'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 12"
- Encore eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Encore'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Malepartus eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 6 to 7 ft
- Undaunted seep muhlyMuhlenbergia reverchonii 'Undaunted'Zones 5 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Edith Dudszus purple moor grassMolinia caerulea 'Edith Dudszus'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade
- Poul Petersen purple moor grassMolinia caerulea 'Poul Petersen'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade
- Transparent purple moor grassMolinia caerulea 'Transparent'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade
- Windspiel purple moor grassMolinia caerulea 'Windspiel'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade
- Variegatus eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 5 to 9 ft
- Autumn Light eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 8 ft
- Curly-wurly rushJuncus decipiens 'Curly-wurly'Zones 5 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 6"