Perennials for zone 2
These 81 perennials grow in USDA zone 2. Zone 2 winters reach -50 to -40°F (-46 to -40°C). Garden centre favorites come first. Find your zone.
- hollyhockAlcea roseaZones 2 to 10 · Full sun · 5 to 8 ft
- fireweedEpilobium angustifoliumZones 2 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 5 ft
- lady's slipper orchidCypripedium macranthosZones 2 to 8 · Part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Siberian squillScilla sibericaZones 2 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- bunchberryCornus canadensisZones 2 to 6 · Sun to shade · 3 to 9"
- pearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritaceaZones 2 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 3 ft
- rock soapwortSaponaria ocymoidesZones 2 to 9 · Full sun · 6 to 9"
- dandelionTaraxacum ungulatumZones 2 to 11 · Sun to part shade · 12"
- blue bead lilyClintonia borealisZones 2 to 7 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- purple mountain saxifrageSaxifraga oppositifoliaZones 2 to 7 · Part shade · 2"
- rock harlequinCapnoides sempervirensZones 2 to 6 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 4 ft
- sticky purple geraniumGeranium viscosissimumZones 2 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 3 ft
- twinflowerLinnaea borealisZones 2 to 9 · Sun to shade · 3 ft
- Red Wings moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Red Wings'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Cerise Queen yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun · 2 ft
- Rosea lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis 'Rosea'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade · 4 to 8"
- drumstick primrosePrimula denticulataZones 2 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 12"
- golden tickseedCoreopsis tinctoriaZones 2 to 11 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- yellow marsh marigoldCaltha palustrisZones 2 to 7 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Emerald Pink moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun · 4 to 6"
- Nigra hollyhockAlcea rosea 'Nigra'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun · 5 to 8 ft
- Snowflake moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Snowflake'Zones 2 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 8"
- Candy Stripe moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Favorite Berries yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Favorite Berries'Zones 2 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4"
- Flowerburst Red Shades yarrowAchillea millefolium 'Flowerburst Red Shades'Zones 2 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4"
- Amazing Grace moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Blue Emerald moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Blue Emerald'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Drummond's Pink moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Drummonds Pink'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Emerald Cushion Blue moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Emerald Cushion Blue'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Fort Hill moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Fort Hill'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Purple Beauty moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Scarlet Flame moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- White Delight moss phloxPhlox subulata 'White Delight'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- narrow-leaved cattailTypha angustifoliaZones 2 to 11 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 7 ft
- sweet white violetViola blandaZones 2 to 7 · Part shade · 3 to 6"
- water arumCalla palustrisZones 2 to 6 · Part to full shade · 6 to 12"
- eryngoEryngium alpinumZones 2 to 8 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- common fleabaneErigeron philadelphicusZones 2 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- marsh violetViola palustrisZones 2 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 6"
- Bridal Choice lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis 'Bridal Choice'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade · 8 to 12"
- Flore Pleno lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis 'Flore Pleno'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade · 8 to 12"
- Bordeaux lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis 'Bordeaux'Zones 2 to 7 · Sun to shade
- Sherwood Purple phloxPhlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple'Zones 2 to 8 · Sun to shade · 3 to 6"
- ditch stonecropPenthorum sedoidesZones 2 to 9 · Part shade · 3 ft
- Albus sweet williamDianthus barbatus 'Albus'Zones 2 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 6 to 9"
- Jive tickseedCoreopsis 'Jive'Zones 2 to 11 · Full sun · 1 to 2 ft
- Song Sparrow daylilyHemerocallis 'Song Sparrow'Zones 2 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Coral Eye moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Coral Eye'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Eye Shadow moss phloxPhlox subulata 'Eye Shadow'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- North Hills moss phloxPhlox subulata 'North Hills'Zones 2 to 9 · Full sun
- Ghost spotted dead nettleLamium maculatum 'Ghost'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade · 6 to 8"
- Pacific anemoneAnemone multifidaZones 2 to 8 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- lifelong saxifrageSaxifraga paniculataZones 2 to 6 · Part shade · 12"
- Neon Flare Blue garden phloxPhlox paniculata 'Neon Flare Blue'Zones 2 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Prolificans lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis 'Prolificans'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade · 4 to 8"
- Wanda Blue Shades mosquito billsPrimula 'Wanda Blue Shades'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade
- Wanda Dark Pink mosquito billsPrimula 'Wanda Dark Pink'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade
- Wanda Lilac Colours mosquito billsPrimula 'Wanda Lilac Colours'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade
- Wanda Pink/Salmon Shades mosquito billsPrimula 'Wanda Pink/Salmon Shades'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade
- Wanda Pink with Eye primrosePrimula 'Wanda Pink with Eye'Zones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade