Hardiness collection

Plants for USDA Zone 5b

Browse 557 Plant by ZIP profiles whose database hardiness ranges include USDA zone 5b. Hardiness is only the first gate; use ZIP lookup for frost context, heat, and site conditions.

Match by ZIP All plant collections
Zone 5b
557

Profiles

Browse zone 5b plants

Berry shrub

Adams elderberry

Zones 3b-8b / High water / Full/Partial sun / 2-3 yrs / 4-15 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative shrubpollinator flowers
Nut shrub

American hazelnut

Zones 4a-8b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 3-5 yrs / 2-8 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative thicket shrubwildlife cover
Ornamental tree

Autumn Brilliance serviceberry

Zones 4a-9a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

Curb appeal & colorPollinators & wildlifefour-season native treeedible fruit
Berry shrub

Black Lace elderberry

Zones 4a-8b / High water / Full/Partial sun / 2-3 yrs / 4-15 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colordark cutleaf foliagepink spring flowers
Berry shrub

Carmine goumi berry

Zones 4b-8b / Low water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifeearly edible berryfragrant spring flowers
Fruit shrub

Carmine Jewel bush cherry

Zones 3a-8a / Medium water / Full sun / 2-4 yrs / 8-25 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colordwarf sour cherrycold-hardy prairie breeding
Fruit shrub

Chickasaw plum

Zones 5a-9b / Low water / Full sun / 4-5 yrs / 75-120 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative thicket-formerearly pollinator flowers
Fruit shrub

Cornelian cherry dogwood

Zones 4a-8b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 3-6 yrs / 15-50 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifevery early yellow bloomedible dogwood fruit
Fruit cactus

Eastern prickly pear

Zones 4a-9b / Low water / Full sun / 1-3 yrs / 2-20 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy cactusnative pollinator flowers
Fruit vine

Eastern Prince schisandra

Zones 4a-8a / Medium water / Partial/Shade sun / 3-5 yrs / 2-8 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorfive-flavor berryshade-tolerant vine
Ornamental shrub

Low Scape Mound chokeberry

Zones 3a-9a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-3 yrs / 3-15 lb/plant/year

Native plantsPollinators & wildlifedwarf native aroniagroundcover scale
Fruit shrub

Nanking cherry

Zones 2b-7b / Low water / Full sun / 2-4 yrs / 8-25 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy shrub cherryearly spring bloom
Berry perennial

Pilgrim cranberry

Zones 2a-7a / High water / Full sun / 2-4 yrs / 0.3-1 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative low-growing evergreenneeds acidic wet soil
Berry shrub

Red Gem goumi berry

Zones 4b-8b / Low water / Full/Partial sun / 3-5 yrs / 40-75 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenitrogen-fixing shrubtart cherry-like berries
Fruit shrub

Regent serviceberry

Zones 2b-7b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative edible berriesspring flowers
Fruit tree

Shenandoah pawpaw

Zones 5a-9a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 4-7 yrs / 15-40 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifelarge mild custardy fruitnative understory tree
Ornamental tree

Standing Ovation serviceberry

Zones 2a-8a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colornarrow native serviceberrybird-friendly fruit
Perennial vegetable

Sunchoke

Zones 3a-9b / Low water / Full sun / 0-1 yrs / 2-5 lb/plant/year

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifenative sunflower tubervery vigorous
Fruit tree

Sunflower pawpaw

Zones 5a-9a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 4-7 yrs / 15-40 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifepartly self-fertile pawpawnative fruit tree
Berry shrub

Sweet Scarlet goumi

Zones 4b-8b / Low water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenitrogen-fixing shrubfragrant flowers
Berry shrub

Viking aronia

Zones 3a-8a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-3 yrs / 3-15 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifeblack chokeberryexcellent fall color
Berry shrub

Wyldewood elderberry

Zones 3b-8b / High water / Full/Partial sun / 2-3 yrs / 4-15 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifeproductive American elderberrybeneficial flowers
Berry shrub

York elderberry

Zones 3a-8b / High water / Full/Partial sun / 2-3 yrs / 4-15 lb/plant/year

Privacy & screeningFruitproductive American elderberrypairs with Adams
Fruit vine

Anna hardy kiwi

Zones 4a-8b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 3-5 yrs / 20-50 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorsmooth-skinned kiwi berryvigorous vine
Fruit vine

Arctic Beauty kiwi

Zones 3a-7b / Medium water / Partial/Full sun / 3-5 yrs / 20-50 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorvariegated foliagevery cold-hardy vine
Berry shrub

Askola seaberry

Zones 3a-8a / Low water / Full sun / 3-5 yrs / 5-15 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorproductive sea buckthornhandles poor soil
Nut tree

Black walnut

Zones 4a-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-8 yrs / 20-100 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative nut treejuglone-producing roots
Berry shrub

Boreal Beast honeyberry

Zones 2a-7b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifevery cold-hardy haskapearly fruit
Grape vine

Concord grape

Zones 5a-8a / Medium water / Full sun / 3 yrs / 1-25 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifeclassic juice grapecold-hardy vine
Fruit tree

Illinois Everbearing mulberry

Zones 4b-9a / Low water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 30-100 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy hybridproductive with little fuss
Fruit vine

Issai hardy kiwi

Zones 5a-8b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 3-5 yrs / 20-50 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorself-fertile hardy kiwicompact vine
Berry shrub

Jewel goumi berry

Zones 4b-8b / Low water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorcompact edible shrubfixes nitrogen
Nut tree

Kanza pecan

Zones 5b-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-8 yrs / 20-100 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colornorthern-adapted pecangood disease resistance
Fruit vine

Ken's Red hardy kiwi

Zones 5a-8b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 3-5 yrs / 20-50 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorred-fleshed kiwi berryvigorous vine
Berry shrub

Koralle lingonberry

Zones 2a-7a / Medium water / Partial/Full sun / 2-4 yrs / 0.3-1 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorlow evergreen edible shrubneeds acidic soil
Berry shrub

Legacy blueberry

Zones 5a-8b / Medium water / Full sun / 2-3 yrs / 9-21 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colornorthern-southern hybridhigh-quality berry
Fruit tree

Meader American persimmon

Zones 4b-9a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 3-6 yrs / 35-75 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile selectionnative wildlife value
Fruit tree

Methley plum

Zones 5b-9b / Medium water / Full sun / 4-5 yrs / 75-120 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile Japanese plumheavy bloom
Annual fruit vine

Moon and Stars watermelon

Zones 4a-11a / Medium water / Full sun / 80-100 days / 3-10 lb/plant/season

FruitVegetables & herbsheirloom rind patternlarge sweet fruit
Fruit tree

Nikita's Gift persimmon

Zones 5b-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 3-6 yrs / 35-75 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorhybrid persimmoncold-hardy kaki flavor
Nut tree

Northern hardy pecan

Zones 5a-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-8 yrs / 20-100 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy pecan seedling typesmaller nuts
Berry shrub

Orange Energy seaberry

Zones 3a-8a / Low water / Full sun / 3-5 yrs / 5-15 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colornitrogen-fixing shrubvery high tart juice fruit
Berry shrub

Pink Champagne currant

Zones 3a-7b / Medium water / Partial/Full sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colormilder dessert currantbeautiful fruit clusters
Berry shrub

Pink Lemonade blueberry

Zones 4a-8b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-3 yrs / 5-15 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorpink blueberry hybridornamental and edible
Perennial flower

Raspberry Wine bee balm

Zones 4a-9a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 1-2 yrs / 2-6 lb/plant/year

Pollinators & wildlifeCurb appeal & colorhummingbird plantaromatic foliage
Perennial flower

Rattlesnake master

Zones 4a-9a / Low water / Full sun / 1-2 yrs / 0.7-1.2 lb/plant/season

Native plantsPollinators & wildlifenative prairie speciesarchitectural form
Berry shrub

Rovada red currant

Zones 3a-7b / Medium water / Partial/Full sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorclassic European currantexcellent jelly fruit
Annual vegetable

Scarlet Runner bean

Zones 3a-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 60-75 days / 0.7-1.2 lb/plant/season

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifepollinator-friendly climbing beanscarlet flowers
Perennial vegetable

Sea kale

Zones 4a-8b / Medium water / Full sun / 1-2 yrs / 0.5-1.5 lb/plant/season

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcoastal perennial vegetableedible shoots
Grape vine

Thomcord grape

Zones 5b-9b / Medium water / Full sun / 3 yrs / 1-25 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifeConcord-Thompson hybridaromatic seedless grape
Fruit tree

20th Century Asian pear

Zones 5a-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-5 yrs / 80-120 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorjuicy crisp textureproductive Asian pear
Berry perennial

Alpine strawberry

Zones 3a-9a / Medium water / Partial/Full sun / 0-1 yrs / 0.8-2 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorrunnerless small-fruited strawberryedible edging
Annual fruit vine

Ambrosia cantaloupe

Zones 5a-11a / Medium water / Full sun / 80-95 days / 4-7 lb/plant/season

FruitVegetables & herbsvery sweet muskmelonaromatic fruit
Berry cane

Anne yellow raspberry

Zones 4a-8a / Medium water / Full sun / 1-2 yrs / 2-6 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorpale yellow primocane raspberrysweet flavor
Annual fruit vine

Athena cantaloupe

Zones 4a-11a / Medium water / Full sun / 80-95 days / 4-7 lb/plant/season

FruitVegetables & herbswidely grown Eastern melongood disease package
Fruit tree

Belle of Georgia peach

Zones 5a-8b / Medium water / Full sun / 3-4 yrs / 90-120 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorwhite freestone fruitshowy spring bloom
Berry shrub

Ben Sarek black currant

Zones 3a-7b / Medium water / Partial/Full sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitPrivacy & screeningcompact black currantrich aromatic fruit
Fruit tree

Black Ice plum

Zones 3a-8a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-5 yrs / 75-120 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorvery cold-hardy plumlarge dessert fruit
Annual vegetable

Black Krim tomato

Zones 4a-11a / Medium water / Full sun / 70-90 days / 8-20 lb/plant/season

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorrich heirloom flavordark red-brown shoulders
Fruit tree

Black Tartarian sweet cherry

Zones 5a-8a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-7 yrs / 60-90 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorclassic pollinizer cherryrich sweet fruit
Annual vegetable

Bloomsdale spinach

Zones 3a-9b / Medium water / Partial/Full sun / 35-70 days / 0.5-1.5 lb/plant/season

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorsavoyed leavescold-tolerant
Berry shrub

Bluecrop highbush blueberry

Zones 4a-7b / Medium water / Full sun / 2-3 yrs / 5-15 lb/plant/year

FruitPrivacy & screeningclassic highbush blueberrylarge firm berries
Berry shrub

Boreal Blizzard honeyberry

Zones 2a-7b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 2-4 yrs / 3-12 lb/plant/year

FruitPrivacy & screeninglarge haskap berriescold-climate crop
Annual vegetable

Bright Lights Swiss chard

Zones 3a-10b / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 35-70 days / 0.5-1.5 lb/plant/season

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcolorful stemshandles partial shade
Fruit tree

Burbank plum

Zones 5a-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-5 yrs / 75-120 lb/plant/year

FruitPollinators & wildlifered-skinned amber-fleshed plumheavy bearer
Berry cane

Caroline red raspberry

Zones 4a-8a / Medium water / Full sun / 1-2 yrs / 2-6 lb/plant/year

FruitPrivacy & screeningexcellent flavorvigorous primocane bearer
Nut tree

Carpathian English walnut

Zones 5a-9a / Medium water / Full sun / 4-8 yrs / 20-100 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorcold-hardy English walnutthin-shelled nuts
Grape vine

Catawba grape

Zones 5a-8a / Medium water / Full sun / 3 yrs / 1-25 lb/plant/year

FruitPrivacy & screeningheritage American grapegood juice and jelly grape
Annual fruit vine

Charentais melon

Zones 5a-11a / Medium water / Full sun / 80-95 days / 4-7 lb/plant/season

FruitVegetables & herbsFrench dessert melonintense flavor
Annual fruit vine

Charleston Gray watermelon

Zones 5a-11a / Medium water / Full sun / 80-100 days / 3-10 lb/plant/season

FruitVegetables & herbsclassic southern watermelonlong storage
Nut tree

Chinese chestnut

Zones 4b-8b / Medium water / Full sun / 4-8 yrs / 20-100 lb/plant/year

FruitCurb appeal & colorblight-resistant chestnutgood landscape tree
Annual vegetable

Chioggia beet

Zones 3a-10a / Medium water / Full/Partial sun / 55-65 days / 0.3-0.4 lb/plant/season

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorItalian heirloom beetpink-and-white interior

Showing 72 of 557 profiles. Use the plant screener for the full database table.