Hardiness zone guide

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USDA Hardiness Zone 5

-28.9 to -23.3 °C· -20 to -10 °F· Average annual minimum

Cold temperate

Zone 5 is a sweet spot for northern gardeners, with winter lows of −29 to −23 °C. Tomatoes, peppers, squash, grapes and a wide range of perennials and fruit trees all do well across a generous growing season.

What to grow in Zone 5

710 plants in our library are hardy in zone 5 — here are the standouts, with the full list below.

All plants for Zone 5

Tomato, Bell Pepper, Cucumber, Zucchini, Carrot, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Corn, Potato, Onion, Garlic, Radish, Beet, Celery, Asparagus, Artichoke, Leek, Turnip, Parsnip, Swiss Chard, Kohlrabi, Fennel, Rhubarb, Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Grape Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Jalapeno Pepper, Habanero Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Banana Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Ghost Pepper, Thai Pepper, Anaheim Pepper, Shishito Pepper, Japanese Eggplant, Thai Eggplant, White Eggplant, Graffiti Eggplant, Tomatillo, Ground Cherry, Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Broccolini, Romanesco, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Watercress, Arugula, Horseradish, Daikon Radish, Rutabaga, Romaine Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce, New Zealand Spinach, Endive, Radicchio, Frisee, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Sorrel, Purslane, Amaranth Greens, Mache, Escarole, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, Black Radish, Watermelon Radish, French Breakfast Radish, Celeriac, Salsify, Scorzonera, Jerusalem Artichoke, Fava Beans, Edamame, Chickpea, Lentil, Black Bean, Kidney Bean, Navy Bean, Pinto Bean, Runner Bean, Mung Bean, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Pickling Cucumber, English Cucumber, Lemon Cucumber, Armenian Cucumber, Golden Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Delicata Squash, Hubbard Squash, Kabocha Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Sugar Baby Watermelon, Seedless Watermelon, Sugar Pumpkin, Giant Pumpkin, Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin, Ancho Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Hungarian Wax Pepper, Padron Pepper, Brandywine Tomato, Campari Tomato, Green Zebra Tomato, Indigo Rose Tomato, Kumato Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Oxheart Tomato, Plum Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Purple Cauliflower, Red Brussels Sprouts, Walking Stick Cabbage, Green Cauliflower, Kai-lan, Kalette, Giant Kohlrabi, Red Mizuna, Tokyo Turnip, Yu Choy, Red Amaranth, Baby Spinach, Butter Lettuce, Celtuce, Chrysanthemum Greens, Claytonia, Garden Cress, Dandelion Greens, Good King Henry, Komatsuna, Little Gem Lettuce, Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Miner's Lettuce, Red Giant Mustard, Orach, Baby Pak Choi, Pea Shoots, Wild Rocket, Samphire, Salad Burnet, Shungiku, Ruby Swiss Chard, Winter Purslane, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Cylindra Beet, Cosmic Purple Carrot, Kuroda Carrot, Oxheart Carrot, Watermelon Radish, Lotus Root, Hollow Crown Parsnip, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, American Purple Top Rutabaga, Black Salsify, Beauregard Sweet Potato, Garnet Sweet Potato, Purple Top Turnip, Adzuki Bean, Butter Bean, Cannellini Bean, Cranberry Bean, Eye of Goat Bean, Flageolet Bean, Garden Soybean, Crookneck Squash, Persian Cucumber, Gem Squash, Ghost Pumpkin, Red Kabocha Squash, Korean Melon, Mini Watermelon, Musk Melon, Persian Melon, Pie Pumpkin, Striped Zucchini, Cousa Squash, Turban Squash, White Pumpkin, Round Zucchini, Bunching Onion, Chinese Chives, Egyptian Walking Onion, Black Garlic, Green Garlic, Solo Garlic, Baby Leek, Torpedo Onion, Gold Pearl Onion, Potato Onion, Rocambole Garlic, French Shallot, Red Spring Onion, Tree Onion, Wild Garlic, Chinese Celery, Ostrich Fiddlehead Fern, Hop Shoots, Japanese Knotweed, Sea Asparagus, Sea Kale, Lily Stems, Water Celery, Cubanelle Pepper, Sun Gold Tomato, Sprouting Broccoli, Mini Savoy Cabbage, Lamb's Lettuce, Land Cress, Japanese Daikon, Hamburg Parsley, Black-Eyed Pea, Dragon Tongue Bean, Honeynut Squash, Tromboncino Squash, Ramp, Black Krim Tomato, Celebrity Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Pineapple Tomato, Principe Borghese Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, Striped German Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Tomato, Basil, Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill, Sage, Chives, Lavender, Tarragon, Chamomile, Bay Laurel, Savory, Lemon Balm, Borage, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Lemon Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Holy Basil, Genovese Basil, Lemon Thyme, Creeping Thyme, French Thyme, Woolly Thyme, Greek Oregano, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Curly Parsley, Bouquet Dill, Fernleaf Dill, Slow-Bolt Cilantro, Purple Sage, Garlic Chives, Chervil, Shiso, Perilla, Summer Savory, Winter Savory, Lovage, Angelica, Caraway, Cumin, Coriander (Seed), Fenugreek, Hyssop, Echinacea, Valerian, Ginseng, Napoletano Basil, French Chervil, Siberian Chive, Calypso Cilantro, Leisure Coriander, Cumin Herb, Mammoth Dill, Bronze Fennel, Florence Fennel, Korean Garlic Chive, Horseradish, Garden Lovage, Chocolate Mint, Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Golden Oregano, Hot and Spicy Oregano, Hamburg Parsley, Moss Curled Parsley, Green Perilla, Berggarten Sage, Creeping Savory, French Sorrel, Red-Veined Sorrel, Sweet Cicely, Russian Tarragon, Caraway Thyme, English Thyme, Orange Thyme, Watercress, Sweet Woodruff, Agrimony, Angelica (Medicinal), Arnica, Astragalus, Black Cohosh, Bloodroot, Boneset, Burdock, Calamus, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Cramp Bark, Dong Quai, Elecampane, Eyebright, Gentian, Gravel Root, Hawthorn, Horehound, Medicinal Hyssop, Lobelia, Meadowsweet, Motherwort, Mugwort, Stinging Nettle, Osha Root, Pennyroyal, Lance-Leaf Plantain, Self-Heal, Skullcap, Slippery Elm, Wood Betony, Anise Hyssop, Bergamot (Bee Balm), Catnip, Catmint, Clary Sage, Costmary, Aromatic Lemon Thyme, Eau de Cologne Mint, Nepeta, Scented Mayweed, Southernwood, Sweet Fern, Sweet Grass, Tansy, Wormwood, Anise, Chrysanthemum (Tea), American Ginseng, Kudzu, Licorice Root, Marshmallow Root, Passionflower, Schisandra, Spearmint, Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Grape, Apple (Dwarf), Pear (Dwarf), Cherry (Dwarf), Plum, Peach, Kiwi, Gooseberry, Currant, Pomegranate, Alpine Strawberry, Everbearing Strawberry, Day-Neutral Strawberry, Highbush Blueberry, Lowbush Blueberry, Golden Raspberry, Black Raspberry, Heritage Raspberry, Thornless Blackberry, American Gooseberry, European Gooseberry, Black Currant, White Currant, Cranberry, Lingonberry, Elderberry, Mulberry, Tayberry, Honeyberry, Jostaberry, Serviceberry, Goji Berry, Aronia Chokeberry, Huckleberry, White Peach, Donut Peach, Nectarine, White Nectarine, Japanese Plum, Damson Plum, Greengage Plum, Sweet Cherry, Sour Cherry, Rainier Cherry, Apricot, Manchurian Apricot, Pluot, Plumcot, Concord Grape, Hardy Kiwi, Arctic Kiwi, Hops, Chocolate Vine (Akebia), American Persimmon, Pawpaw, Gala Apple, Fuji Apple, Granny Smith Apple, Honeycrisp Apple, McIntosh Apple, Braeburn Apple, Golden Delicious Apple, Red Delicious Apple, Crabapple, Bartlett Pear, Bosc Pear, Anjou Pear, Asian Pear, Comice Pear, Seckel Pear, Quince, Flowering Quince, Medlar, Hawthorn Berry, Rowan Berry, Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Dewberry, Wineberry, Cloudberry, Edible Barberry, Buffaloberry, Sea Buckthorn, Schisandra Berry, Ground Cherry, Juneberry, Bing Cherry, Lapins Cherry, Elberta Peach, Georgia Belle Peach, Fantasia Nectarine, Santa Rosa Plum, Stanley Plum, Moorpark Apricot, Mirabelle Plum, Morello Cherry, Pinot Noir Grape, Riesling Grape, Maypop, Winesap Apple, Liberty Apple, Cortland Apple, Jonagold Apple, Conference Pear, Forelle Pear, Starkrimson Pear, Champion Quince, Orange Quince, Dolgo Crabapple, Sunflower, Marigold, Rose, Peony, Chrysanthemum, Tulip, Daffodil, Lily, Pansy, Snapdragon, Aster, Cosmos, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Salvia, African Marigold, Signet Marigold, Sweet Alyssum, Annual Dianthus, Cleome, Larkspur, Bachelor's Button, Morning Glory (Annual), Stock, Statice, Daylily, Hosta, Garden Phlox, Delphinium, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Lupine, Perennial Dianthus, Bleeding Heart, Astilbe, Coral Bells, Sedum, Catmint, Russian Sage, Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot, Japanese Anemone, Hellebore, Primrose, Perennial Viola, Shasta Daisy, Blanket Flower, Perennial Salvia, Speedwell, Red Hot Poker, Crocosmia, Yarrow, Ox-Eye Daisy, Perennial Rudbeckia, Blazing Star, Bergenia, Lamb's Ear, Parrot Tulip, Fringed Tulip, Darwin Hybrid Tulip, Miniature Daffodil, Double Daffodil, Asiatic Lily, Oriental Lily, Trumpet Lily, Crocus, Hyacinth, Ornamental Allium, Grape Hyacinth, Ageratum, Annual Phlox, Annual Rudbeckia, Blue Bachelor's Button, Bells of Ireland, China Aster, Sulphur Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Mignonette, Painted Tongue, Annual Pincushion Flower, Poor Man's Orchid, Annual Scabiosa, Spider Flower, Sweet Sultan, Mexican Sunflower, Sea Thrift, False Indigo, Siberian Bugloss, Cupid's Dart, Red Valerian, Turtlehead, Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart, Barrenwort, Meadowsweet, Gaura, Hardy Geranium, Japanese Anemone, Macedonian Scabious, Ligularia, Lilyturf, Catmint, Evening Primrose, Beardtongue, Obedient Plant, Balloon Flower, Camassia, Glory-of-the-Snow, Autumn Crocus, Lily of the Valley, Winter Aconite, Foxtail Lily, Giant Snowdrop, Spring Starflower, Summer Snowflake, Star of Bethlehem, Striped Squill, Siberian Squill, Ornamental Kiwi Vine, Chocolate Vine, Trumpet Vine, Three-Leaf Akebia, Coral Honeysuckle, Cross Vine, Hardy Kiwi, Climbing Hydrangea, Boston Ivy, Virginia Creeper, Japanese Hydrangea Vine, Engelman's Ivy, Wild Blanket Flower, Butterfly Weed, Indian Blanket, Ironweed, Meadow Sage, Wild Bergamot, Common Evening Primrose, Queen Anne's Lace, Flowering Switchgrass, Wild Columbine, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Liatris Blazing Star, Oriental Lily, Coral Charm Peony, David Austin Rose, Golden Alexander, Apple Tree, Pear Tree, Cherry Tree, Olive Tree, Peach Tree, Nectarine Tree, Plum Tree, Apricot Tree, Mulberry Tree, Pawpaw Tree, Medlar Tree, Quince Tree, Crabapple Tree, Walnut Tree, Pecan Tree, Chestnut Tree, Hazelnut Tree, Hickory Tree, Butternut Tree, Maple, Birch, Oak, Elm Tree, Beech Tree, Ash Tree, Willow Tree, Weeping Willow, Poplar Tree, Sycamore Tree, Sweetgum Tree, Tulip Tree, Hackberry Tree, Linden Tree, Catalpa Tree, Honey Locust, Bald Cypress, Ginkgo Tree, Zelkova Tree, Red Maple, Silver Maple, London Plane Tree, Black Walnut Tree, Pine Tree, Spruce Tree, Fir Tree, Juniper Tree, Arborvitae, Yew Tree, Hemlock Tree, Cryptomeria, Boxwood Tree, Dogwood Tree, Redbud Tree, Magnolia Tree, Japanese Maple, Flowering Cherry, Flowering Plum, Weeping Cherry, Smoke Tree, Witch Hazel, Serviceberry Tree, Stewartia Tree, Kousa Dogwood, Saskatoon Berry

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