Tall Ornamental Grasses Zone 5

‘Wyldewood' is well-known for its high fruit yields from its immense flower heads that often reach 12” across. Elderberry is well known as an ingredient in wines and jams but it's also used to help mitigate colds and flu because of its antiviral properties.

One Adagio Maiden Grass is a stunning centerpiece and standout specimen in your garden, but multiples are breathtakingly spectacular in masses. Just one will elevate your garden to designer status! Adagio swings on the scene in early spring with loads...

With so many people moving from the suburbs back into urban spaces, there is a trend of finding beautiful small – even dwarf – plants to fit the smaller gardens. Its small size is just right for decorative ceramic pots or balcony window boxes.

If you live near the coast, ‘Fireworks' will grow without need to coddle it. Treat ‘Fireworks' like you would any ornamental grass, shearing it down to the ground in late fall or early spring.

Hot Rod Switch Grass is a must-have for those spots in your yard where you'd like some year-round interest. Even deer tend to leave it alone! Hot Rod is spectacular when planted en masse or used as a border.

Don't wait until we're sold out of Evercolor Everlite! They will go fast. You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year. (It makes a BIG impact in a SMALL garden! Even if you only have a tiny spot like a pot on a balcony, you will love the...

The bushy plumes are great as cut flowers if they are cut soon after they emerge. 'Red Head' looks great in late-season containers. This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer.

They are super easy to care for, they fit into just about any garden style and there are so many colors and forms to choose from. Everlime can also stabilize and beautify that hard-to-maintain slope, if you need it to.

Grass-like, sharply keeled, dark green leaves are up to 30″ long. Is a dense, clump-forming sedge rising 1-2.5′ tall which is grown for its foliage effect. Can also be grown in average garden soil, albeit less vigorously, but soil must not be allowed...

Miscanthus Yaku Jima' is a clump-forming grass that is native to certain areas of Japan including the Island of Yaku Jima. Miscanthus Yaku Jima is a slightly bigger plant than Adagio, but the main difference is that its leaves are more narrow.

‘Morning Light' tends to keep its upright shape better than some other cultivars and rarely flops. Miscanthus Morning Light is a somewhat smaller, more fine-textured version of the popular Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun...

Dwarf size facilitates use as a tall ground cover. Best in full sun. Accent, specimen, grouping or mass. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays, it also loves the heat and humidity ofour summers.

Foliage color is richer in part shade than in sun. Carex Evergold is easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade. It can also be grown in low spots or along ponds or streams but is equally at home in the rock garden or spilling over a rocky slope.

Prefers moist soils. Attractive reddish plumes rise one foot above the foliage in late summer. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns.

Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. This grass also loves our summer heat and humidity. They are a mounding grass with gracefully flowing narrow green foliage.

Prefers Full sun to bring out the best red color. Shenandoah's fantastic steel blue upright foliage slowly adds a dose of burgundy that increases as the season progresses. Panicum Shenandoah grows in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade.

It works as a lawn in either sunny or partially shady areas.Tall fescue in lawns stays green in winter unlike the warm season turf varieties. It does, however, need frequent deep watering in summer.

This species performs as a perennial through zone 7 but is usually a reseeding annual in areas with colder winters. No other grass exhibits quite the refinement of texture as this species.

The metallic-blue leaves of Panicum Heavy Metal turn yellow in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter. This native grass withstands seasonal flooding yet is drought tolerant once established.

It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the base or trunk of the plant.

It still makes for an exotic sight, and thrives in moist, shady spots.– A delicate sign of spring, lily of the valley gives off a one of a kind fragrance and is actually teeming with toxins, which means the deer give it a wide berth.

Read on to find out about these cold hardy zone 5 grape varieties.In cooler regions, choosing the correct varietal is crucial. Although the fruit of this regional grape is small and less than tasty, it is very cold hardy.

Adding a layer of better soil or organic matter under the tree can seriously damage the roots and even kill the tree. Read on to find suggested flowering plants for dry shade in zone 5.If you have a tree with a dense canopy, the area under the tree is...

You'll find quite a few hardy rhododendron varieties that will do well as rhododendrons for zone 5.In fact, most rhododendrons thrive in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 8. For tips on planting rhododendrons in zone 5, as well as a list of good zone 5 rhododendrons,...

It's wise to ask yourself some questions first such as:Are they strictly for use in the home or are they for wholesale?If possible, buy disease resistant plants. ‘Viking' is a vigorous cultivar that thrives in zone 5.– Because of its hardiness (zones...

Generally, planting is dictated by the first frost free date and the last frost free date, which in the case of USDA zone 5, is May 30 and October 1, respectively.The earliest vegetables for zone 5, those that should be planted in March through April,...

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...