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Plants for USDA Zone 5

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106 matches for Zone 5

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Lilac shrub with fragrant purple flower clusters in spring sun

Shrubs

Lilac Shrub (Common Lilac) Care

Syringa vulgaris

Lilac is a cold-climate fragrance shrub, not a generic flowering hedge. Give it full sun, alkaline-to-neutral well-drained soil…

Zone 4-9 hardy shrub
Healthy mint plants growing thickly in a contained raised bed with bright green leaves

Herbs

Mint for Beds, Pots, and Windowsills

Mentha spp.

Cool nights in northern gardens and long summers in the South both push mint into fast, leafy growth, which is great for your…

Perennial in Zone 4-10
Mature oak tree with a broad spreading crown in a home yard

Trees

Oak Trees (Quercus spp.) for Home Yards

Quercus spp.

In Zones 4-9, oak trees anchor a yard the way a foundation anchors a house. They grow into massive, long-lived shade trees with…

USDA Zone 4-9
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