Shrubs for zone 5
These 4,840 shrubs 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.
- Little Angel butterfly bushBuddleja davidii 'Little Angel'Zones 5 to 10 · Full sun · 3 to 4 ft
- Magenta Munchkin butterfly bushBuddleja davidii 'Magenta Munchkin'Zones 5 to 10 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Mariesii Perfecta bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Perfecta'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 3 to 6 ft
- Mars bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Mars'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 3 ft
- Mohonk Red witch hazelHamamelis virginiana 'Mohonk Red'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 20 ft
- Mousmee bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Mousmee'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 3 to 6 ft
- Paris bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Paris'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Passion bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Passion'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Peacock bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Peacock'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 5 ft
- Pinkie magnoliaMagnolia 'Pinkie'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 10 to 15 ft
- Princess Pink butterfly bushBuddleja davidii 'Princess Pink'Zones 5 to 10 · Full sun · 5 ft
- Randy magnoliaMagnolia 'Randy'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 15 ft
- Rio bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Rio'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Romance bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Romance'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 3 to 4 ft
- Sumida No Hanabi bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Sumida No Hanabi'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 3 to 6 ft
- Taube bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Taube'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 5 ft
- Together bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Together'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Venice bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Venice'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 4 ft
- White Ball butterfly bushBuddleja davidii 'White Ball'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 5 ft
- sea buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesZones 3 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 12 ft
- st. john's wortHypericum calycinumZones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 12 to 18"
- Double Delights Wedding Gown hydrangeaHydrangea 'Double Delights Wedding Gown'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Lindsey Ann bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Lindsey Ann'Zones 5 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Little Quick Fire Hardy hydrangeaHydrangea 'Little Quick Fire Hardy'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Mongolian Gold clematisClematis fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Seaside Serenade Cape Hatteras hydrangeaHydrangea 'Seaside Serenade Cape Hatteras'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Seaside Serenade Cape Lookout hydrangeaHydrangea 'Seaside Serenade Cape Lookout'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Seaside Serenade Fire Island hydrangeaHydrangea 'Seaside Serenade Fire Island'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Seaside Serenade Hanalei Bay hydrangeaHydrangea 'Seaside Serenade Hanalei Bay'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Seaside Serenade Kitty Hawk hydrangeaHydrangea 'Seaside Serenade Kitty Hawk'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Seaside Serenade Outer Banks hydrangeaHydrangea 'Seaside Serenade Outer Banks'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Seaside Serenade Pebble Beach hydrangeaHydrangea 'Seaside Serenade Pebble Beach'Zones 3 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Soeur Therese bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla 'Soeur Therese'Zones 5 to 9 · Part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Summer Bird Magenta wand butterflybushBuddleja 'Summer Bird Magenta'Zones 5 to 9 · Full sun
- Summer Bird Midnight Blue wand butterflybushBuddleja 'Summer Bird Midnight Blue'Zones 5 to 9 · Full sun
- Paraplu Adorned rose of sharonHibiscus syriacus 'Paraplu Adorned'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Paraplu Rouge rose of sharonHibiscus syriacus 'Paraplu Rouge'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Ruffled Satin rose of sharonHibiscus syriacus 'Ruffled Satin'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Sugar Tip Gold rose of sharonHibiscus syriacus 'Sugar Tip Gold'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade
- Diane Japanese witch hazelHamamelis intermedia 'Diane'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 12 ft
- Jelena Japanese witch hazelHamamelis intermedia 'Jelena'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 12 ft
- Ivory Halo red-barked dogwoodCornus alba 'Ivory Halo'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 6 ft
- Coral Beauty bearberry cotoneasterCotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 9 to 12"
- Glauca shrub roseRosa glauca 'Glauca'Zones 5 to 11 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 8 ft
- Brouwer’s Beauty Japanese pierisPieris 'Brouwers Beauty'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 5 to 7 ft
- Flaming Silver Japanese pierisPieris japonica 'Flaming Silver'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 5 ft
- Gibraltar bush cloverLespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Grandiflorum catawba rhododendronRhododendron catawbiense 'Grandiflorum'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to shade · 5 to 6 ft
- Green Mound alpine currantRibes alpinum 'Green Mound'Zones 2 to 7 · Sun to shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Planet Earth American arborvitaeThuja occidentalis 'Planet Earth'Zones 4 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 5 ft
- Sapphire Surf caryopterisCaryopteris clandonensis 'Sapphire Surf'Zones 5 to 9 · Full sun · 1 to 2 ft
- Technito American arborvitaeThuja occidentalis 'Technito'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 8 to 10 ft
- Tide Hill Korean boxwoodBuxus sinica 'Tide Hill'Zones 5 to 9 · Sun to part shade · 9 to 12"
- Valley Rose Japanese pierisPieris japonica 'Valley Rose'Zones 5 to 8 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- Angelica blue Chinese juniperJuniperus chinensis 'Angelica blue'Zones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 5 to 6 ft
- Blue Vase Chinese juniperJuniperus chinensis 'Blue Vase'Zones 4 to 9 · Full sun · 4 to 5 ft
- Gold Coast common juniperJuniperus pfitzeriana 'Gold Coast'Zones 4 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- Little Gem American arborvitaeThuja occidentalis 'Little Gem'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 3 ft
- Longwood Blue caryopterisCaryopteris clandonensis 'Longwood Blue'Zones 5 to 9 · Full sun · 2 to 4 ft
- Roseum rosebay rhododendronRhododendron maximum 'Roseum (H-1)'Zones 3 to 7 · Sun to shade