Zone 5
Hardiness Zone 5 - Plants, Vegetables, Fruits & More
Zone 5 on the USDA Hardiness Zones map features regions with moderately cold winters. Gardeners in Zone 5 can grow a wide variety of plants, including perennials like coneflowers and phlox, shrubs such as forsythia and rhododendron, and trees like oaks and crabapples. These plants are well-suited to withstand the cold winters and enjoy the longer growing seasons of Zone 5.
States and regions in Zone 5 include the following:
- Pennsylvania (western parts)
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Colorado (eastern parts)
Avg. Temperatures:
Minimum Temp. - negative 20° to negative 10° Fahrenheit
Minimum Temp. - negative 28.9° to negative 23.3° Celsius
