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.
- Big Blue lilyturfLiriope muscari 'Big Blue'Zones 5 to 10 · Sun to shade · 2 ft
- Vision in Red Chinese astilbeAstilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to shade · 2 ft
- Visions Chinese astilbeAstilbe chinensis 'Visions'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to shade · 12 to 18"
- October Skies aromatic asterSymphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'Zones 3 to 8 · Full sun · 2 ft
- Vision in PInk Chinese astilbeAstilbe chinensis 'Vision in PInk'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Red Columbine eastern columbineAquilegia canadensis 'Red Columbine'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade
- common harebellCampanula rotundifoliaZones 3 to 7 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- common woolly sunflowerEriophyllum lanatumZones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- ox eyeHeliopsis helianthoidesZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6 ft
- thymeThymus praecoxZones 5 to 8 · Full sun · 3"
- prairie asterSymphyotrichum turbinellumZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Burma Ruby peonyPaeonia 'Burma Ruby'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Salmon Dream peonyPaeonia 'Salmon Dream'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Scarlett O'Hara peonyPaeonia 'Scarlett OHara'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- James Brydon dotleaf waterlilyNymphaea 'James Brydon'Zones 4 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- Marliacea Chromatella dotleaf waterlilyNymphaea 'Marliacea Chromatella'Zones 4 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- Pygmaea Helvola dotleaf waterlilyNymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola'Zones 4 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 3"
- Black Stockings meadow rueThalictrum 'Black Stockings'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Jack Frost Siberian buglossBrunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 12 to 18"
- Pumila Chinese astilbeAstilbe chinensis 'Pumila'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to shade · 9 to 12"
- Variegata Japanese irisIris ensata 'Variegata'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Moonbeam threadleaf coreopsisAnacis verticillata 'Moonbeam'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Bowles common periwinkleVinca minor 'Bowles'Zones 4 to 10 · Sun to shade
- Blue Ice blue starAmsonia tabernaemontana 'Blue Ice'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 12 to 18"
- My Castle lupineLupinus polyphyllus 'My Castle'Zones 4 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Noble Maiden lupineLupinus polyphyllus 'Noble Maiden'Zones 4 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Sombrero Tres Amigos coneflowerEchinacea 'Sombrero Tres Amigos'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Storm Cloud blue starAmsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- The Governor lupineLupinus polyphyllus 'The Governor'Zones 3 to 6 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Waterperry Blue cut-leaf kittentailVeronica 'Waterperry Blue'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6"
- Chattahoochee woodland phloxPhlox divaricata 'Chattahoochee'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 9 to 12"
- Glowing Dream coneflowerEchinacea 'Glowing Dream'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Manhattan Lights lupineLupinus 'Manhattan Lights'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Custard Candy daylilyHemerocallis 'Custard Candy'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Golden Prize daylilyHemerocallis 'Golden Prize'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Ideal Violet dianthusDianthus 'Ideal Violet'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Mariesii balloon flowerPlatycodon grandiflorus 'Mariesii'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade
- Stratosphere White gauraOenothera lindheimeri 'Stratosphere White'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Arbatax lilyLilium 'Arbatax'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Best Bet irisIris germanica 'Best Bet'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Black Eyed Angels delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Black Eyed Angels'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 5 ft
- Blue Lace delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Blue Lace'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 5 to 6 ft
- Bright Diamond lilyLilium 'Bright Diamond'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Celebrity peonyPaeonia 'Celebrity'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Christmas Tree hostaHosta sieboldiana 'Christmas Tree'Zones 4 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- City Lights irisIris germanica 'City Lights'Zones 3 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Cobalt Dreams delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Cobalt Dreams'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Concertina irisIris germanica 'Concertina'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 ft
- Dolce Silver Gumdrop coral bellsHeuchera 'Dolce Silver Gumdrop'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 16"
- Dolce Wildberry coral bellsHeuchera 'Dolce Wildberry'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 16"
- Earl of Essex irisIris germanica 'Earl of Essex'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft
- Guardian Lavender delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Guardian Lavender'Zones 4 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Magic Fountain Sky Blue delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Magic Fountain Sky Blue'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Pagan Purples delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Pagan Purples'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Pardon My Cerise spotted beebalmMonarda 'Pardon My Cerise'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 3 ft
- Pink Punch delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Pink Punch'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 5 ft
- Primo Black Pearl coral bellsHeuchera 'Primo Black Pearl'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 16"
- Primo Wild Rose coral bellsHeuchera 'Primo Wild Rose'Zones 4 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 16"
- Purple Passion delphiniumDelphinium elatum 'Purple Passion'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Red Sarah Bernhardt peonyPaeonia 'Red Sarah Bernhardt'Zones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 ft