Roseshell azalea
Rhododendron prinophyllum
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
5
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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What grows in USDA Zone 5?
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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Rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Rosinweed sunflower
Helianthus silphioides
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Rosularia
Rosularia platyphylla
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Rosy dipelta
Dipelta floribunda
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Rough goldenrod
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Rough goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Rough meadow grass
Poa trivialis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Round-headed leek
Allium sphaerocephalon
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Round-leaved ragwort
Packera obovata
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Royal catchfly
Silene regia
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Royal fern
Osmunda regalis 'Purpurascens'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Royal fern
Osmunda regalis 'Cristata'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Royal fern
Osmunda regalis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Royal fern
Osmunda regalis var. Spectabilis
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Rubber rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Rubykins Korean willow
Salix koriyanagi 'Rubykins'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Rue
Ruta graveolens
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Jacruwhi' WILD SPICE
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Running serviceberry
Amelanchier stolonifera
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Rupture-wort
Herniaria hirsuta
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Rush
Juncus decipiens 'Curly-wurly'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Rush
Juncus tenuis
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Rush
Juncus inflexus BLUE MOHAWK
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Rush
Juncus 'Blue Dart'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Rush
Juncus inflexus
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Russian arbor-vitae
Microbiota decussata
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Russian arborvitae
Microbiota decussata 'Prides' CELTIC PRIDE
- USDA zones
- 2–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Russian hibiscus
Kitaibelia vitifolia
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Russian olive
Elaeagnus angustifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian oregano
Origanum vulgare subsp. Gracile
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia 'Filigran'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia 'Longin'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Lisslitt' LACEY BLUE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'WALPPB' PEEK-A-BLUE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Rocketman'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'CrazyBlue'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Russian stonecrop
Phedimus kamtschaticus
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Rusty blackhaw viburnum
Viburnum 'Royal Guard'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Rusty blackhaw viburnum
Viburnum rufidulum
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Rusty foxglove
Digitalis ferruginea 'Gelber Herold'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Rusty foxglove
Digitalis ferruginea
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sacred lotus
Nelumbo nucifera 'Perry's Giant Sunburst'
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Sacred lotus
Nelumbo 'Momo Botan'
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Sacred lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Schwellenburg'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia transsylvanica
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Rosenwein' ROSE WINE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia transsylvanica 'Blue Cloud'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Marcus'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Rose'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Pusztaflamme' PLUMOSA
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia × superba 'Merleau'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia 'Eveline'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia × superba 'Adora Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Lubecca'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'New Dimension Blue'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'New Dimension Rose'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia daghestanica
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia koyamae
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sage
Salvia 'Pink Dawn'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Perfect Profusion'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'White Profusion'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sakhalin spruce
Picea glehnii 'Yatsubusa'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sakhalin spruce
Picea glehnii
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sand phlox
Phlox bifida
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Sargent cherry
Prunus sargentii 'Columnaris'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sargent cherry
Prunus sargentii
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sargent crabapple
Malus sargentii 'Tina'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sargent crabapple
Malus sargentii 'Candymint'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sargent crabapple
Malus sargentii
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Sarsaparilla plant
Smilax hispida
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Saucer magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Saucer magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana 'Alexandrina'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Saucer magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana 'Lennei'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Saucer magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana 'Picture'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Saussurea
Saussurea pulchella
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Savin juniper
Juniperus sabina 'Mini Arcade'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Savin juniper
Juniperus sabina 'Monard' MOOR-DENSE
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Savin juniper
Juniperus sabina 'Skandia'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Savin juniper
Juniperus sabina
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Saw-leaved speedwell
Veronica austriaca subsp. Teucrium 'Royal Blue'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Sawara cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Saxifrage
Saxifraga crustata
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Scallion
Allium fistulosum 'Evergreen'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Scalloped spirea
Spiraea crenata
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Scarlet cinquefoil
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Scarlet strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Scilla
Scilla bifolia 'Rosea'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Scilla
Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Scilla
Scilla mischtschenkoana
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Scilla
Scilla bifolia
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Scotch broom
Cytisus scoparius
- 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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