Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Butterfly Bush earns a place when you want long summer flower panicles in hot sun, but it needs the right cultivar, hard pruning…
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Plants for USDA Zone 5
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77 matches for Zone 5
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Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage works best when you decide what kind of head you want before you even set out the transplant.
Cantaloupe
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Cantaloupe is won by timing warmth, not by babying plants forever. The vine needs hot soil, enough leaf area to sweeten the fruit…
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Carrots are decided underground long before harvest. The bed has to be deep, fine, and stone free enough for the root shape you…
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cauliflower is a crop of narrow margins. The plant has to keep growing without a check, form its curd in cool weather, and get…
Celery
Apium graveolens
Celery is a long, cool-season crop that only tastes worth the bed space when you protect moisture from transplant to harvest.
Cherry Blossom Tree
Prunus spp.
Cherry blossom tree is a common name for ornamental cherries grown for spring flowers rather than a useful fruit crop.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Garden mums are the compact chrysanthemums most people buy for fall color.
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Many gardeners overwater and overpamper Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), then wonder why it flops or rots.
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