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.
- Feesey reed canary grassPhalaris arundinacea 'Feesey'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Kirk Alexander eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Kirk Alexander'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Klose red fescueFestuca amethystina 'Klose'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 9 to 18"
- Little Zebra eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- NCMS2B eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'NCMS2B'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- NCMS3 eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'NCMS3'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 6 to 7 ft
- Nippon eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- November Sunset eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'November Sunset'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 ft
- Oehme palm sedgeCarex muskingumensis 'Oehme'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Picta reed canary grassPhalaris arundinacea 'Picta'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 ft
- Pünktchen eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Pünktchen'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 5 to 7 ft
- Red Baron cogon grassImperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Rigoletto eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Silberspinne eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Silberspinne'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 ft
- Wachtposten palm sedgeCarex muskingumensis 'Wachtposten'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Yakushima Dwarf eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Caspian reed grassCalamagrostis arundinacea 'Caspian'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Fire Dragon eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Fire Dragon'Zones 5 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Lady in Red eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Lady in Red'Zones 5 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Little Miss eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Pink Cloud eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Pink Cloud'Zones 5 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Red Cloud eulaliaMiscanthus sinensis 'Red Cloud'Zones 5 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Dewey Blue bitter switchgrassPanicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'Zones 2 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Aurea tufted sedgeCarex elata 'Aurea'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Pumila uruguayan pampas grassCortaderia selloana 'Pumila'Zones 5 to 5 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Blue Dune blue lyme grassLeymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'Zones 4 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Variegata Japanese grass sedgeCarex morrowii 'Variegata'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade · 12 to 18"
- Graceful Grasses Blue Mohawk European meadow rushJuncus inflexus 'Graceful Grasses Blue Mohawk'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Graceful Grasses Curly Wurly lamp rushJuncus effusus 'Graceful Grasses Curly Wurly'Zones 1 to 11 · Full sun
- Pink Flamingo annual muhlyMuhlenbergia capillaris 'Pink Flamingo'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Sapphire alpine oatgrassHelictotrichon sempervirens 'Sapphire'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- alpine hair grassDeschampsia cespitosaZones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Goldschleier alpine hair grassDeschampsia cespitosa 'Goldschleier'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Goldtau alpine hair grassDeschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- sedge hopCarex pseudocyperusZones 3 to 6 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- bitter switchgrassPanicum amarumZones 2 to 9 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- broadwing sedgeCarex alataZones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- bush's sedgeCarex bushiiZones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 3 ft
- davis's sedgeCarex davisiiZones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- hayden's sedgeCarex haydeniiZones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 12 to 18"