Goldenrod
Solidago 'Early Bird'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
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USDA Hardiness Zone 5
-20 to -10°F • Cool winter climates
Includes sub-zones: 5a, 5b|Ideal for: cold-hardy perennials, evergreens, conifers|5441 total plants
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Plants rated for Zone 5 are expected to tolerate average annual extreme winter lows in the -20 to -10°F range. This collection contains 5441 matching plant profiles, including cold-hardy perennials, evergreens, conifers.
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Goldenrod
Solidago 'Leraft'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldenrod
Solidago 'Goldkind' GOLDEN BABY
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldenrod
Solidago 'Dansolitlem' LITTLE LEMON
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldenrod
Solidago hispida
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Goldenrod
Solidago drummondii
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Goldenstar
Chrysogonum virginianum 'Allen Bush'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Goldie's shield fern
Dryopteris goldiana
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseberry
Ribes 'Poorman'
- USDA zones
- 4–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseberry
Ribes 'Pixwell'
- USDA zones
- 4–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseberry
Ribes 'Welcome'
- USDA zones
- 4–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa var. Reclinatum 'Invicta'
- USDA zones
- 4–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmäki Röd'
- USDA zones
- 4–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Captivator'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gooseneck loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Goumi
Elaeagnus multiflora
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grand fir
Abies grandis
- USDA zones
- 5–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grandiflora rose
Rosa QUEEN ELIZABETH
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grandiflora rose
Rosa 'Wekisoblip' WILD BLUE YONDER
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Chardonel'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Catawba'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Chambourcin'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Beta'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Canadice'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis labrusca 'Concord'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Himrod'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Valiant'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Marquis'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Ravat 51' VIGNOLES
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'SV-5276' SEYVAL BLANC
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Reliance'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'V-256' VIDAL BLANC
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape
Vitis 'Itasca'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Christmas Pearl'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Valerie Finnis'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Cantab'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Pseudomuscari azureum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grape hyacinth
Muscari latifolium
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Grass pink orchid
Calopogon tuberosus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Grassy-leaved sweet flag
Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Grassy-leaved sweet flag
Acorus gramineus 'Oborozuki'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Grassy-leaved sweet flag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Grassy-leaved sweet flag
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Gray dogwood
Cornus racemosa
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Gray sedge
Carex grayi
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Great globe thistle
Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow'
- USDA zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Great globe thistle
Echinops sphaerocephalus
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Great Indian plantain
Arnoglossum reniforme
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Great ironweed
Vernonia arkansana
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Greater burnet
Sanguisorba officinalis
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Greater masterwort
Astrantia major 'Ruby Cloud'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Greater masterwort
Astrantia major subsp. Involucrata 'Shaggy'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Greater masterwort
Astrantia 'Buckland'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Greater masterwort
Astrantia major
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Greater straw sedge
Carex normalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Greater tickseed
Coreopsis major
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Greek oregano
Origanum vulgare subsp. Hirtum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Green arrow arum
Peltandra virginica
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Green bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Green dragon
Pinellia tripartita
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Green hawthorn
Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Green hawthorn
Crataegus viridis
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Green milkweed
Asclepias viridis
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Greenstem forsythia
Forsythia viridissima 'Border Gem'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Greigii tulip
Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Grey alder
Alnus incana
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Grey birch
Betula populifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Grey-head coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Gum plant
Grindelia lanceolata
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Gymnaster
Gymnaster savatieri
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Habanero pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Roulette'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Hacquetia
Hacquetia epipactis
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hainan white pine
Pinus fenzeliana
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Purpurea'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Brownies'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa 'Chantilly'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy alum root
Heuchera villosa
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy aster
Symphyotrichum pilosum
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hairy woodmint
Blephilia hirsuta
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hard fescue
Festuca longifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Hard rush
Juncus inflexus 'Afro'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Hard rush
Juncus inflexus 'Lovesick Blues'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Hardy bamboo
Fargesia rufa
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hardy geranium
Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Karmina'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hardy geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hardy geranium
Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hardy geranium
Geranium 'Gernic' SUMMER SKIES
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Hardy geranium
Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Hardy geranium
Geranium × monacense 'Muldoon'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Hardy geranium
Geranium phaeum
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
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USDA Hardiness Zone 5 experiences winter minimum temperatures between-20 to -10°F. This collection includes 5441 plants specifically suited for Zone 5 conditions, including cold-hardy perennials, evergreens, conifers.
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