Purple Fountain Grass Perennial Zone 5

In late fall or early spring cut the foliage back almost to the ground before growth starts in spring. The bushy plumes are great as cut flowers if they are cut soon after they emerge.

The Big Blue Liriope is a tough little plant, terrific as a groundcover or for use in difficult areas where a reliable splash of color is desired. Big Blue Liriope, Liriope muscari 'Big Blue', is an arching, grass-like perennial that produces spikes of...

The foliage is deep green, almost succulent looking, and extremely shiny. ‘Table Mountain' is said to be an improvement of Delosperma ‘Coperi'. Fushia Daisies Smother Ground The Hardy Ice Plant Table Mountain, Delosperma ‘Table Mountain', has 1-2”...

‘Anna', our hardy female kiwi, is a vigorous vine that produces more than 100 lbs of fruit 3 to 4 years after planting. Hardy Kiwi Set 'Anna' (Actinidia hybrids) Hardy kiwi has emerald-green flesh and a sweet taste similar to fuzzy kiwi, but they're...

‘Ranch' is an excellent elderberry with a short stature and it only grows 5-6' tall so the berries are easily harvested. It's also one of the most forgiving if you have non-fertile soil and it handles a zone 3 winter easily.

Use them in masses as a grand groundcover under big trees or lined up in rows to guide your way along a pathway. In the summer, tall spikes of purple flowers crown the tufts and attract bees and butterflies, animating your garden.

So hardy, in fact, that in places where these beauties thrive they are used in freeway dividers and as foundation plantings. A mass planting of Twister is unlike anything you've ever seen.

‘Blue Fortune' needs full sun to light shade and dry to medium soil. This variety of Hyssop is more tolerant of cold winters and wet soil. As one of the easiest and most rewarding perennials to grow, this award winning 'Blue Fortune' is a tremendously...

They are so elegant and striking you can find them in landscapes from urban apartment complexes to posh Rodeo Drive and Worth Avenue retailers. They grow in HUGE round heads like drumsticks.

It is also known as Liriope variegated lily-turf, so is, as its name implies, a variegated border grass! The grassy foliage is edged with creamy yellow. It has purple-blue blooms, similar to grape hyacinths, that appear on top the tidy 9 to 12" plants...

It adds hard-to-find color and dramatic texture to the shade garden with its bright silver leaves that are veined in deep green. The foliage is known to resemble cracked porcelain! ‘Jack Frost' has a plant height of 12-18” and a plant spread of 18”.

Blue Star is such a great native plant (its common name is Arkansas Blue Star) that it will shortly be a staple in gardens. The only pruning necessary is to cut the seed heads off in the fall, unless you want more seedlings – this native love to reseed.

With its lovely color and strong vertical effect, it provides an interesting architectural dimension. ‘Kobold Gayfeather' is well worth giving a spot in the garden! These unique flowers open from the top down and bloom from June to September.

It looks as good in the garden as it does in naturalized areas, and is often used in. Both the growing requirements for love grass and care of purple love grass are easy. ) is a Native American wildflower grass that grows throughout the United States...

'Red October' has attractive foliage that changes color seasonally. We recommend planting Red October in almost any sunny spot with well-draining soil. Beginning as a gray-blue in spring, deepening to blue-green in summer, and then dramatically turning...

It's extremely tough, hardy down to zone 2.– A wide, low growing plant with speckled, bristly leaves and colorful flowers.– A plant that shoots up clusters of spiky, delicate flowers high above its foliage for a unique look.– An extremely tough...

They need to be able to mature before the first frost hits. But today's cold hardy grapes have been bred to be higher in sugars, so zone 5 wine grapes are now available to northern growers.

They come in white and a range of purples and pinks. When growing zone 5 plants in dry shade, it's better to find plants to suit the conditions rather than trying to change the conditions to suit the plants.Here are some preferred plants for zone 5 dry...

They are flowering shrubs that require a shady location to grow happily. That means that you'll need to select rhododendrons for zone 5 that can survive. Provide your garden with bright spring flowers as long as you site the shrubs in an appropriate location...

Purple raspberries suited to zone 5 are Royalty and Brandywine. Some available varieties include Askola, Botanica, and Hergo.– Lingonberries are self-pollinating but planting another lingonberry nearby to cross pollinate with will result in larger fruit.

There are a number of hardy veggies that can be sown for winter crops such as:All of these crops that can be planted late summer to early fall for winter harvest. If you're new to a USDA zone 5 area or have never gardened in this region, you might be...

Fortunately, there are some heroes among plants that will thrive in low light locations of zone 5.is a really outstanding plant with delicate leaves and a flair for flourishing in shade.forms dense mats over time and has elegant foliage.Many grass-like...

Many can be sheared into a hedge and there are low growing specimens and tall, stately plants. Both have numerous cultivars with variegated to golden foliage and even a weeping variety.Give yews in zone 5 a little protection the first year or two in case...

They are also available in many colors, in white, pink, orange, yellow and red. Their freckled flowers increase over the years and colors range from gold to orange and some hues of reds.are marginally hardy in zone 5.

On top of its striking flowers and feathery foliage, yarrow is prized for its hardiness. It is resistant to pests like deer and rabbits, it grows in most types of soil, and it is very cold hardy.

Hence, they lay more eggs and you get more butterflies.Commit to not using pesticides. Black Swallowtail caterpillars seem to have a rather human palate and prefer to dine onMonarch offspring prefer milkweed and butterfly weed and the larvae of the Great...

Growing succulents in zone 5 requires carefully choosing the right species with a tolerance of these potential cold temperatures. Look outside the box and consider that some succulents actually survive in chilly alpine climates and thrive in areas where...