Zone 5 - Plants

Zone 5 plants are bred for cold winters and warm summers, making them a dependable choice for northern gardeners. This zone supports a wide selection of hardy perennials, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and annuals that return year after year with strong performance and reliable blooms.

With the right plant choices, Zone 5 gardens can enjoy vibrant color from spring through fall and excellent winter survival. Shop Garden Crossings for high-quality plants selected to thrive in Zone 5 conditions and create a garden filled with beauty, resilience, and seasonal interest.

Close-up of glossy, long, narrow reddish-brown leaves of Feathered Friends® 'Fancy Finch' Bugleweed (Ajuga), forming a dense, evergreen ground cover - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A vibrant cluster of Feathered Friends® 'Fancy Finch' Bugleweed (Ajuga) blooms in a rock-bordered garden bed, surrounded by green grass and plants. The evergreen ground cover has some yellowing leaves at its base - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Feathered Friends® 'Fancy Finch' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Feathered Friends® 'Fierce Falcon' Bugleweed (Ajuga) features glossy, dark purple crinkled leaves as an attractive evergreen ground cover, with hints of green and yellow foliage - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.Close-up of the dark purple, crinkled leaves of Feathered Friends® 'Fierce Falcon' Bugleweed (Ajuga), highlighting their glossy texture and prominent veins - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.

Feathered Friends® 'Fierce Falcon' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Feathered Friends® 'Flashy Flamingo' Bugleweed (Ajuga) features clusters of pale purple flowers and golden yellow foliage, with dense, delicate spikes—ideal as a shade ground cover. Blurred blue-purple blooms appear in the background - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.

Feathered Friends® 'Flashy Flamingo' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Feathered Friends® 'Noble Nightingale' Bugleweed features dense clusters of narrow, glossy dark green and purplish leaves - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.A close-up of Feathered Friends® 'Noble Nightingale' Bugleweed (Ajuga) in a tray, its dense glossy dark green and purple-tinged evergreen leaves highlighted by sunlight, showcasing unique foliage textures - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Feathered Friends® 'Noble Nightingale' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Close-up of Feathered Friends® 'Parrot Paradise' Bugleweed (Ajuga) ground cover, displaying textured, veined green and reddish-brown leaves with natural color variations - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.Feathered Friends® 'Parrot Paradise' Bugleweed (Ajuga) features dense clusters of yellow-green leaves with reddish-brown veins and tips, forming a rounded, evergreen foliage plant - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.

Feathered Friends® 'Parrot Paradise' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Feathered Friends® 'Petite Parakeet' Bugleweed (Ajuga) features gold small leaves that contrast beautifully with bright yellow-green and dark purple foliage, dark greenish-purple foliage is seen in the top of the image - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.A dense cluster of small, yellow-green leaves with light brown edges, typical of Feathered Friends® 'Petite Parakeet' Bugleweed (Ajuga), grows closely together in a tray against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.

Feathered Friends® 'Petite Parakeet' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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A potted Feathered Friends® 'Pink Pelican' Bugleweed (Ajuga), a ground cover perennial with dense clusters of small light purple flowers and green-red leaves, is set against a plain white background - Photo Courtesy of Garden Solutions. Decorative pot not included.

Feathered Friends® 'Pink Pelican' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Close-up of vibrant purple Feathered Friends® 'Pleasant Pheasant' Bugleweed (Ajuga) flower spikes with green and yellowish-brown leaves. Densely packed blooms give a soft look, making this ajuga an excellent choice for shade gardens - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.Feathered Friends® 'Pleasant Pheasant' Bugleweed (Ajuga) features a dense cluster of small, oval leaves in yellow, orange, and reddish-brown, providing vibrant textured foliage for striking shade garden displays - Photo Courtesy of Chris Hansen.

Feathered Friends® 'Pleasant Pheasant' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Close-up of Feathered Friends® 'Rosy Robin' Bugleweed (Ajuga) flower spikes with densely packed blooms above green and bronze foliage - Photo Courtesy of Garden Solutions. A potted Feathered Friends® 'Rosy Robin' Bugleweed (Ajuga), a hardy perennial with dense spikes of pale purple flowers and reddish-green leaves, is shown against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Garden Solutions. Decorative pot not included.

Feathered Friends® 'Rosy Robin' Bugleweed (Ajuga)

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Featherman™ Chastetree (Vitex) is a pollinator-friendly shrub with dense green foliage and thin stems topped by small, pale purple flowers - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Featuring dense green foliage and clusters of narrow leaves with small, pale purple flowers on upright stems, the Featherman™ Chastetree (Vitex) is set against lush greenery - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Featherman™ Chastetree (Vitex)

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Two vibrant Festoon® Avant-Garde™ Clematis flowers with magenta-red outer petals and dense pale pink centers stand out against green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

Festoon® Avante-Garde™ Clematis

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A close-up of 'Fiesta Time' Hollyhock (Alcea) displays compact, double rose-pink blooms with frilly petals and a white fringe, set among green leaves and a softly blurred outdoor background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Fiesta Time' Hollyhock (Alcea) features large, frilly pink and white double blooms rising above green leaves alongside delicate yellow and white wildflowers, set against a softly blurred green background for a charming cottage garden look - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Fiesta Time' Hollyhock (Alcea)

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A close-up of the lush, upright Fine Line® Rhamnus, an architectural plant with dense, narrow green leaves, growing in front of a light-colored building exterior - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Fine Line® Rhamnus shrubs are planted in a row beside a white brick wall, bordered by vivid green grass and mulch under a clear blue sky - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Fine Line® Rhamnus

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The Fire Ball Seedless® Burning Bush (Euonymus), a compact non-invasive shrub with vibrant pink-red leaves, grows on mulch near a lake, set against autumn-colored trees and water in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.The Fire Ball Seedless® Burning Bush (Euonymus) is a leafy green, non-invasive shrub with dense upright branches growing in a mulch-covered garden bed, with grass and other plants in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Fire Ball Seedless® Burning Bush (Euonymus)

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Top-down view of Fire Light Tidbit® Panicle Hydrangea, with pale yellow and white compact blooms, flowers in a garden bed near a white fence. Dark mulch surrounds the hydrangea, with pink flowers on the left, all highlighted by bright sunlight. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClusters of pink and white Fire Light Tidbit® Panicle Hydrangea flowers bloom densely among green leaves, creating a vibrant, colorful floral display. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Fire Light Tidbit® Panicle Hydrangea

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Clusters of pink and white Fire Light® Panicle Hydrangea blooms brighten the garden, their lush green leaves below. This hardy flowering shrub adds standout color and beauty against a backdrop of trees and shrubs. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClusters of white Fire Light® Panicle Hydrangea flowers with green leaves fill the foreground, while tall green shrubs are visible in the background, creating a lush garden scene. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Fire Light® Panicle Hydrangea

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A cluster of vibrant orange and pink Fire Spinner® Ice Plant (Delosperma) flowers with narrow petals and yellow centers blooms among dense green succulent leaves, accented by a small brown rock on the right - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Fire Spinner® Ice Plant (Delosperma) features dense clusters of orange and purple blooms above succulent foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Fire Spinner® Ice Plant (Delosperma)

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Clusters of fragrant, bottlebrush-shaped white blooms grow on green leafy stems of the shade-tolerant Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea), surrounded by broad, textured green leaves. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClusters of fragrant white blooms rise above green leaves in a dense, sunlit garden. Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea)’s small flowers are packed tightly along upright stems, creating texture in these shade-tolerant shrubs. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea)

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Close-up of Flavorette Pear'd® Rose (Rosa) blooms in pale pink and white, nestled among green leaves. These edible roses feature delicate petals in various stages - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of blooming white and pale pink Flavorette Pear'd® Roses (Rosa) with green leaves, displayed in a garden setting with grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Flavorette Pear'd® Rose (Rosa)

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Cluster of blooming Flavorette® Honey-Apricot Rose (Rosa) with peach-toned layered petals and green leaves, set outdoors against a blurred green background. Some roses are fully open while others remain in bud form. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA garden features blooming Flavorette® Honey-Apricot Roses (Rosa) in yellow and peach hues, surrounded by green leaves, with a grassy background and brown mulch - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Flavorette® Honey-Apricot Rose (Rosa)

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A vibrant Fleuri™ Clematis in bloom displays six large purple petals and white-tipped stamens, surrounded by green leaves with another compact clematis partly visible in the background - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's ClematisFleuri™ Clematis features striking pointed purple petals with white-tipped stamens and lush green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

Fleuri™ Clematis

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Clusters of white, petal-like flowers and green leaves fill the image, showcasing the Flirty Girl® False Hydrangea Vine (Schizophragma). The delicate blossoms beautifully contrast with the lush, textured foliage. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Clusters of delicate white flowers and heart-shaped bracts of the Flirty Girl® False Hydrangea Vine (Schizophragma) stand out against green, serrated leaves in bright sunlight. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Flirty Girl® False Hydrangea Vine (Schizophragma)

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Several bright yellow Fluffy® Arborvitae (Thuja), fast-growing and deer resistant evergreens, are planted in a row along a mulched garden path, surrounded by other foliage and marked with red and white garden stakes - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.The Fluffy® Arborvitae (Thuja) is a dense, cone-shaped evergreen with bright yellow-green foliage it stands out among surrounding shrubs and bare branches - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Fluffy® Arborvitae (Thuja)

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Close-up of blooming Flutter™ Deep Blue Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa) with delicate purple petals and vibrant green foliage, its blossoms standing out against lush greenery - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A brown terracotta pot holds green foliage and clusters of light purple Flutter™ Deep Blue Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa) displayed against a plain white background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Flutter™ Deep Blue Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa)

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