Growing Perennials in Zone 5
While zone 5 is not the coldest zone in the U.S. or North America, it is still a cold, northern climate with winter temperatures that can dip down to -20 degrees F. (-29 C.). Snow is also very common in zone 5 winters, which actually helps insulate plants and their roots from the brutal winter chill. Regardless of this frigid winter weather, there are many common zone 5 perennials and bulbs you can grow and enjoy year after year. In fact, bulb plants have many varieties that will naturalize in zone 5, including:
Tulips Daffodils Hyacinths Alliums Lilies Irises Muscari Crocus Lily-of-the-valley Scilla
Zone 5 Perennial Plants
Below is a list of common perennial flowers for zone 5:
Hollyhock Yarrow Wormwood Butterfly weed/Milkweed Aster Baptisia Bachelor’s Button Coreopsis Delphinium Dianthus Coneflower Joe Pye weed Filipendula Blanket flower Daylily Hibiscus Lavender Shasta Daisy Blazing Star Bee balm Catmint Poppy Penstemon Russian Sage Garden Phlox Creeping Phlox Black Eyed Susan Salvia
