Perennials for zone 5
These 11,417 perennials 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.
- calico asterSymphyotrichum lateriflorumZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- cinquefoilPotentilla pusillaZones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- American alumrootHeuchera americanaZones 4 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- creeping liriopeLiriope spicataZones 4 to 10 · Sun to shade · 9 to 18"
- cupid's dartCatananche caeruleaZones 4 to 7 · Full sun · 1 to 2 ft
- cypress spurgeEuphorbia cyparissiasZones 4 to 8 · Full sun · 9 to 12"
- early goldenrodSolidago junceaZones 3 to 7 · Sun to shade · 2 to 4 ft
- evolvulusEvolvulus nuttallianusZones 4 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 12 to 18"
- fairy wandChamaelirium luteumZones 4 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 4 ft
- figwortScrophularia marilandicaZones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 5 to 10 ft
- heartleaf skullcapScutellaria ovataZones 4 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Italian arumArum italicumZones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 12 to 18"
- lemon mintMentha piperitaZones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- loosestrifeLysimachia punctataZones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- mare's tailHippuris vulgarisZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 12"
- new york asterSymphyotrichum novi-belgiiZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- northern bedstrawGalium borealeZones 4 to 8 · Sun to shade · 1 to 3 ft
- perennial flaxLinum perenneZones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- prairie milkweedAsclepias sullivantiiZones 3 to 7 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- sacred lotusNelumbo nuciferaZones 4 to 10 · Full sun · 3 to 6 ft
- southernwoodArtemisia abrotanumZones 4 to 8 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- swamp pinkHelonias bullataZones 5 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- thalictrumThalictrum pubescensZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 3 to 7 ft
- wild indigoBaptisia tinctoriaZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- winter begoniaBergenia ciliataZones 5 to 8 · Sun to shade · 9 to 12"
- winter savorySatureja montanaZones 5 to 8 · Full sun · 6 to 12"
- wood anemoneAnemone nemorosaZones 5 to 8 · Part shade · 6 to 18"
- java-beanSenna obtusifoliaZones 5 to 10 · Full sun · 2 to 5 ft
- watershieldBrasenia schreberiZones 3 to 10 · Full sun
- Camelot Rose digitalisDigitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Caradonna sageSalvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Imperial Gem lavenderLavandula angustifolia 'Imperial Gem'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Miss Katherine lavenderLavandula angustifolia 'Miss Katherine'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Blue Moon woodland phloxPhlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Icterina sageSalvia officinalis 'Icterina'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Iron Butterfly ironweedVernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Ann Cousins peonyPaeonia 'Ann Cousins'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Avalanche peonyPaeonia 'Avalanche'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Blue River II aloaloHibiscus 'Blue River II'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Blush Queen peonyPaeonia 'Blush Queen'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 10"
- Bridal Shower peonyPaeonia 'Bridal Shower'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Candy Stripe peonyPaeonia 'Candy Stripe'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Catharina Fontijn peonyPaeonia 'Catharina Fontijn'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Chiffon Parfait peonyPaeonia 'Chiffon Parfait'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Command Performance peonyPaeonia 'Command Performance'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Cora Stubbs peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Cora Stubbs'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Doreen peonyPaeonia 'Doreen'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Edulis Superba peonyPaeonia 'Edulis Superba'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Elsa Sass peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Elsa Sass'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Felix Supreme peonyPaeonia 'Felix Supreme'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Florence Nicholls peonyPaeonia 'Florence Nicholls'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Garden Treasure peonyPaeonia 'Garden Treasure'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Goldilocks peonyPaeonia 'Goldilocks'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Green Halo peonyPaeonia 'Green Halo'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Hillary peonyPaeonia 'Hillary'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Lorelei peonyPaeonia 'Lorelei'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Lovely Rose peonyPaeonia 'Lovely Rose'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Madame Emile Debatène peonyPaeonia lactiflora 'Madame Emile Debatène'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Marie Lemoine peonyPaeonia 'Marie Lemoine'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Moon Over Barrington peonyPaeonia 'Moon Over Barrington'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft