Zone 5 - Perennials

Explore perennials that are well-suited for USDA Zone 5, offering reliable performance year after year in your climate. These hardy plants are selected to withstand local winter conditions while delivering beautiful blooms, foliage, and long-lasting garden interest throughout the growing season.

Bright yellow flowers with deep red centers and pointed petals are surrounded by green leaves and several flower buds, creating a vibrant and colorful garden scene.
A bushy cluster of 'Opening Act Romance' Hybrid Phlox showcases vibrant lavender-pink blooms in full bloom outdoors, nestled in a mulched garden bed with green grass and shrubs in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Close-up of a cluster of vibrant lavender-pink flowers, 'Opening Act Romance' Hybrid Phlox displays five-petaled blooms densely packed amid lush green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Opening Act Romance' Hybrid Phlox

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Close-up of a cluster of vibrant pink 'Opening Act Ultrapink' Hybrid Phlox blooms, with green stems and buds, stands out against a blurred backdrop of additional tall phlox and lush foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Opening Act Ultrapink Hybrid Phlox with pink and purple blooms clustered amid green stems and leaves, brightly lit by sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Opening Act Ultrapink' Hybrid Phlox

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'Orange Slices' Spigelia is a bushy perennial with clusters of bright red, tubular flowers and green leaves, thriving in gardens among lush foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.‘Orange Slices’ Spigelia is a bushy perennial with clusters of vibrant red, tubular flowers and green leaves, thriving in garden beds alongside mulch and other plants - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Orange Slices' Spigelia

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Clusters of vibrant 'Paint the Town Fuchsia' Pinks (Dianthus) bloom low to the ground, surrounded by green stems and mulch - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense patch of 'Paint the Town Fuchsia' Pinks (Dianthus) with fringed fuchsia blooms, grows low in a garden bed, surrounded by mulch and green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Paint the Town Fuchsia' Pinks (Dianthus)

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Clusters of 'Perfect Edging' Tall Fescue Grass (Festuca) with narrow green leaves and feathery seed heads thrive in a mulched, low-maintenance garden bed, surrounded by more plants and green grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Close-up of bright green and yellow variegated leaves of 'Perfect Edging' Tall Fescue Grass (Festuca) stand upright against a backdrop of dry mulch and plant debris, emphasizing this low-maintenance, decorative grass’s garden appeal - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Perfect Edging' Tall Fescue Grass (Festuca)

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A close-up of a vibrant 'Piilu' Clematis flower with yellow stamens and green leaves in bright sunlight. Another compact 'Piilu' Clematis bloom appears partially in the lower left corner - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

'Piilu' Clematis

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Top-down view of 'Pink Profusion' Perennial Salvia with tall spikes of vibrant purple and pink flowers packed among green leaves, creating a dense, colorful display all season from this reblooming perennial - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of 'Pink Profusion' Perennial Salvia features tall spikes of vibrant pink and purple blooms surrounded by green foliage, creating a lively, colorful garden display - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Pink Profusion' Perennial Salvia

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‘Praying Hands’ Hosta features dense clumps of unique, wavy green leaves edged in creamy white - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.‘Praying Hands’ Hosta features dense, wavy green leaves and clusters of light purple tubular flowers. This unique foliage hosta is a standout in a shade garden creating vibrant texture among lush greenery - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Praying Hands' Hosta

$18.99
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'Rainbow's End' Hosta, known for its broad variegated foliage, stands out among green plants and pink flowers in this vibrant shade perennial garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.'Rainbow's End' Hosta features variegated green and yellow leaves, set amid blue flowers in the foreground and pink bleeding heart perennials with yellow-green foliage in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Rainbow's End' Hosta

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Clusters of vibrant purple 'Rapido Blue' Bellflower (Campanula) bloom in a sunlit garden bed with lush green leaves, grass, and dark soil visible beneath - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-uip of 'Rapido Blue' Bellflower (Campanula) features purple, bell-shaped blooms above green foliage with several buds. Long, pointed leaves with green and yellow stripes add contrast in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Rapido Blue' Bellflower (Campanula)

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Close-up of ‘Rays For Days’ False Sunflower (Heliopsis) features bright yellow double blooms with dense, layered petals set against lush green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A thriving clump of Rays For Days' False Sunflower (Heliopsis) displays bright yellow blooms and lush green leaves in a mulched, pollinator-friendly garden, set against a backdrop of grass - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Rays For Days' False Sunflower (Heliopsis)

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A close-up of the vibrant 'Rebecca Cawthorne' Perennial Violet (Viola) showcases its purple and white blooms with green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of 'Rebecca Cawthorne' Perennial Violet (Viola) with ruffled petals in shades of deep violet, lavender, and creamy yellow-white, accented by green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Rebecca Cawthorne' Perennial Violet (Viola)

$17.99
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'Rise and Shine' Chinese Astilbe features tall clusters of vibrant hot pink blooms above lush green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.'Rise and Shine' Chinese Astilbe features tall, feathery hot pink blooms above lush green foliage that fills the frame. Blurred greenery and a wood fence in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Rise and Shine' Chinese Astilbe

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Close-up of 'Rose Sprite' Hybrid Spring Phlox showcases a dense cluster of vibrant purple and pink blooms with delicate petals and yellow centers, set against lush green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense cluster of vibrant pink 'Rose Sprite' Hybrid Spring Phlox, a drought-tolerant plant, blooms amid green foliage in a mulched garden bed alongside other plants - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Rose Sprite' Hybrid Spring Phlox

$18.99
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‘Sage Advice’ Russian Sage (Perovskia) features dense, spiky purple blooms and green leaves in a garden. This drought-tolerant perennial stands out, complemented by pale greenish-yellow flower clusters in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.‘Sage Advice’ Russian Sage (Perovskia), a drought-tolerant perennial, features tall spikes of small purple flowers in mulch, surrounded by bright pink blooms and lush green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Sage Advice' Russian Sage (Perovskia)

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The 'School Mouse' Hosta, a miniature variety with wavy green leaves and light purple flowers, thrives among pine needles and soil - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.The 'School Mouse' Hosta, a charming miniature hosta with ruffled leaves, grows beautifully in garden beds with pine needles and soil - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'School Mouse' Hosta

$18.99
$18.99

Top-down view of 'Seasons in the Sun' Hosta forming a dense cluster of large, bright golden-yellow leaves in the garden bed - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.‘Seasons in the Sun’ Hosta features lush, golden-yellow leaves that brighten shaded gardens bordered by soil and mulch - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Seasons in the Sun' Hosta

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Close-up of ‘Serendipity’ Allium features dense clusters of vibrant purple, spiky, ball-shaped flowers atop slender green stems - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of vibrant 'Serendipity' Allium, a perennial with globe-shaped purple blooms and tall green stems, grows outdoors in a garden with grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Serendipity' Allium

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‘Silly String’ Hosta is a compact variety with blue-green, long, narrow, wavy-edged leaves that form a dense, fountain-like cluster—an ideal choice to add unique texture and charm to your garden - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A cluster of 'Silly String' Hosta, featuring blue foliage and drooping, bell-shaped purple flowers, grows in a garden bed surrounded by lush greenery - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Silly String' Hosta

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of 'Silver Scent' Perennial Salvia, a deer resistant plant with dense clusters of elongated, velvety green leaves that have a silvery hue and textured surface - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Close-up of 'Silver Scent' Perennial Salvia features small, tubular purple blooms atop tall green stems with fragrant foliage. Its vibrant clusters brighten garden - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

'Silver Scent' Perennial Salvia

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Close-up of ‘Spot On’ Lungwort (Pulmonaria) features green leaves with white spots and clusters of small pink and purple flowers - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of 'Spot On' Lungwort (Pulmonaria) shows green leaves with white spots and purple-blue and pink blooms, thriving in mulched soil with a yellow-green shade plant in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Spot On' Lungwort (Pulmonaria)

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A close-up of the vibrant 'Summer in Paradise' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus) with deep pink petals, a striking yellow and red stamen, lush green leaves, and several flower buds in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.'Summer in Paradise' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus) features large, vibrant magenta flowers with dark centers on lush green foliage, creating a tropical feel in your garden among surrounding greenery - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Summer in Paradise' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus)

$21.99
$21.99

A lush clump of bright green 'Sun Mouse' Hosta, a perennial shade plant, grows in a garden bed near a stone and gravel path - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Sun Mouse' Hosta

$18.99
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Close-up of vibrant purple 'SuperBlue' Lavender (Lavandula) in bloom, this compact perennial features delicate petals and green stems against a softly blurred background of fragrant lavender plants - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A close-up of dense 'SuperBlue' Lavender (Lavandula) plants, showing vibrant purple flowers and green stems outdoors in natural sunlight - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

'SuperBlue' Lavender (Lavandula)

$25.99
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