Zone 5 · winter lows -20°F to -10°F
Geranium for Zone 5
63 Geranium varieties rated hardy through Zone 5, ranked by how many gardeners actually grow them. Zone 5 is classic northern gardening with a reliable snow blanket.
The Geranium that thrive in Zone 5
#1 most savedBloody Cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum
#2 most savedBigroot Geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum
#3 most savedWild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Cranesbill 'Rozanne'
Geranium x magnificum 'Rozanne'
Showy Cranesbill
Geranium x magnificum 'Bevan's Variety'
Azure Rush Geranium
Geranium incanum 'Azure Rush'
Cranesbill 'Orion'
Geranium maculatum 'Orion'
Spotted Geranium
Geranium maculatum 'Chatto'
Woodland Geranium Splish Splash
Geranium pratense 'Splish Splash'
New Hampshire Purple Cranebill
Geranium macrorrhizum 'New Hampshire Purple'
Cambridge Geranium 'Intense'
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Intense'
Double Blue Geranium
Geranium pratense 'Plenum Violaceum'
Geranium sanguineum Max Frei
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Woodland Geranium Mayflower Geranium
Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower'
Hardy Geranium (Cranesbill)
Geranium x hybrida
Midnight Ghost Geranium
Geranium x hybrida 'Midnight Ghost'
Meadow Cranesbill 'Boom Chocolatta'
Geranium pratense 'Boom Chocolatta'
Geranium x magnificum Rosemoor
Geranium x magnificum 'Rosemoor'
Cranesbill 'Wargrave Pink'
Geranium x hybrida 'Wargrave Pink'
Johnson's Blue Cranesbill
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Johnson's Blue'
Elke Geranium
Geranium x hybrida 'Elke'
Blue Fusion Geranium
Geranium x riversleaianum 'Blue Fusion Everblooming'
Magnificent Geranium
Geranium x magnificum
Crimson Geranium John Elsley
Geranium sanguineum 'John Elsley'
Showing the 24 most-saved of 63 Zone 5–hardy Geranium varieties. See the full Geranium list →
Geranium in Zone 5
Will Geranium survive a Zone 5 winter?
63 of the 66 Geranium varieties in the Sow catalog are rated hardy through Zone 5, where winter lows reach -20°F to -10°F. Hardiness is per-variety, not per-genus — the plants listed above are the ones that hold up; others in the genus are not rated for this zone.
When should I plant Geranium in Zone 5?
In Zone 5 the last spring frost typically lands around early May and the first fall frost around early October. Planting after the last frost — or in early fall, so roots establish before the ground cools — gives the best establishment. Each plant page lists its own planting months.
Which Geranium is best for Zone 5?
Start at the top of the list above: it is ranked by how many gardeners actually save and grow each variety, which is a strong real-world reliability signal. Then narrow by your sun exposure and the mature size that fits the bed.
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See Geranium in your Zone 5 yard
Snap a photo of your space and Sow places these varieties in it at true mature size — then keeps the care schedule for everything you plant.