Loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
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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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Louisiana iris
Iris 'Black Gamecock'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Louisiana iris
Iris 'Professor Neil'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Lovage
Levisticum officinale
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Love-lies-bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes 'Bend'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Lowland fragile fern
Cystopteris protrusa
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Luiang spruce
Picea likiangensis
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Berries and Cream'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Coral Springs'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Excalibur'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Roy Davidson'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Silver Streamers'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria officinalis 'White Wings'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria longifolia 'Bertram Anderson'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Leopard'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Smoky Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Victorian Brooch'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Majesté'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Lewis Palmer'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'May Bouquet'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Cotton Cool'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Moonshine'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Baby Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Irish Spring' GAELIC SPRING
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Mountain Magic' GAELIC MAGIC
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Lupine
Lupinus × hybrida
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lupine
Lupinus 'The Governor'
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lupine
Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Lycoris
Lycoris chinensis
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Lycoris
Lycoris caldwellii
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Maackia
Maackia amurensis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Maackia
Maackia chinensis
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Macedonia scabious
Knautia macedonica MELTON PASTELS
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Mad-dog scullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Madwort
Alyssum wulfenianum 'Golden Spring'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Ann'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Galaxy'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Gold Star'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata var. Subcordata 'Miss Honeybee'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Randy'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Yellow Fever'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Yellow Lantern'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Betty'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Ricki'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × brooklynensis 'Woodsman'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri 'Ballerina'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri 'Merrill'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri 'Spring Joy'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri 'Powder Puff'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Solar Flair'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Susan'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Butterflies'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Jane'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Judy Zuk'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Daybreak'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Charles Coates'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'George Henry Kern'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Sunspire'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides 'Albus'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Magyar'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Chi-Chi'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Jade Butterflies'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Tubifolia'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Shangri-La'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Praga'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'Troll'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba 'JN9' SKY TOWER
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispatissima'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Grandiceps Wills'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata Martindale'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Mallow
Malva alcea var. Fastigiata
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Manchu rose
Rosa xanthina
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian apricot
Prunus mandshurica
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian ash
Fraxinus mandshurica
- USDA zones
- 3–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian cherry
Prunus maackii
- USDA zones
- 2–6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Manchurian lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. Patula 'Miss Kim'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Maple-leaved oak
Quercus acerifolia
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Marigold
Calendula officinalis
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Marjoram
Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
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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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