Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Early Bird'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- 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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Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Georges'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Harry'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Livia'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Parasol'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Rubin'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis 'Fire Blaze'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Bernstein'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Robert'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Brandis'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Hiltingbury'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Harlow Carr'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Orange Peel'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis 'Rochester'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Agnes'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Limelight'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis 'Danny'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis japonica 'Canary Yellow'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Cyrill'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Savill Starlight'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Sarah'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Gingerbread'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Nina'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Heinrich Bruns'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Feuerzauber' FIRE CHARM
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Spanish Spider'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis 'Amethyst'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Strawberries and Cream'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis 'KLM NN' GRAPE FIZZ
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witch hazel
Hamamelis japonica 'Pendula'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Witherod viburnum
Viburnum cassinoides
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Witherod viburnum
Viburnum cassinoides 'SMNVCDD' LIL DITTY
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Wood anemone
Anemone nemorosa 'Lychette'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Wood betony
Stachys officinalis subsp. Officinalis
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Wood fern
Dryopteris carthusiana
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Wood fern
Dryopteris cycadina
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Wood fern
Dryopteris lacera
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Wood fern
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Wood fern
Dryopteris remota
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Wood lily
Trillium sessile
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Wood reed grass
Cinna arundinacea
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Wood sage
Salvia × sylvestris 'Schneehügel' SNOW HILL
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wood sage
Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel' BLUE HILL
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wood sage
Salvia × sylvestris 'Lye End'
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wood sage
Salvia × sylvestris 'Mainacht' MAY NIGHT
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wood sage
Salvia × sylvestris 'Viola Klose'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wood sage
Salvia × sylvestris 'Rose Queen'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wood sage
Salvia × sylvestris 'Little Night'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Woodbine
Clematis virginiana
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Woodfern
Dryopteris australis
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Woodland forget-me-not
Myosotis sylvatica
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Woodland peony
Paeonia obovata
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Woodruff
Asperula gussonii
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Woodruff
Asperula tinctoria
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Wool grass
Scirpus cyperinus
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Woolly thyme
Thymus pseudolanuginosus
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Woolly yarrow
Achillea tomentosa 'Aurea'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wormwood
Artemisia vulgaris 'Janlim' ORIENTAL LIMELIGHT
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wormwood
Artemisia vulgaris 'Cragg-Barber Eye'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wormwood
Artemisia 'Tiny Green'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Wych elm
Ulmus glabra
- USDA zones
- 4–6
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Snow Sport'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Terracotta'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Moonshine'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Apfelblüte' APPLEBLOSSOM
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Feuerland' FIRELAND
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Walther Funcke'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Coronation Gold'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Montrose Rose'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Anblo' ANTHEA
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Red Beauty'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Pretty Belinda'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea 'Summerwine'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Saucy Seduction'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Pomegranate'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Peachy Seduction'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea sibirica subsp. Camschatica 'Love Parade'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Sunny Seduction'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'ACBZ0002' LITTLE MOONSHINE
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Balvinwite' NEW VINTAGE WHITE
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Desyel' DESERT EVE YELLOW
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yellow archangel
Lamium galeobdolon subsp. Montanum 'Florentinum'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yellow archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Yellow buckeye
Aesculus flava
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Yellow coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yellow Cosmos Plant
Cosmos sulphureus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Yellow daylily
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Yellow flag
Iris pseudacorus
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Yellow floating heart
Nymphoides peltata
- USDA zones
- 5–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Wet
Yellow giant hyssop
Agastache nepetoides
- USDA zones
- 2–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Yellow groove bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Yellow meadow rue
Thalictrum flavum 'Illuminator'
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Yellow meadow rue
Thalictrum flavum subsp. Flavum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Yellow meadow rue
Thalictrum foetidum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Yellow meadow rue
Thalictrum flavum subsp. Glaucum
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Yellow pond lily
Nuphar lutea
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- 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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