Hardiness zone
Plants for zone 9
1469 garden plants suited to USDA hardiness zone 9, with bloom times, sunlight, and water needs. Pick plants that will reliably overwinter where you garden.
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How this list is made
Derived from each plant's USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 1,469 plants, 1,230 have been checked against outside sources (66 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Abraham Darby
Rosa 'Auscot'
Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Acoma
Lagerstroemia 'Acoma'
Full sunZones 6–98 ftLow

Adam's Needle
Yucca filamentosa
Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Admiral
Anemone coronaria 'Admiral'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

African Daisy
Osteospermum
Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Agapanthus
Agapanthus
Full sunZones 7–112.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
Full sunZones 7–95 ftModerate
Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'
Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'
Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow

Agastache 'Firebird'
Agastache 'Firebird'
Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow
FoliageAgave
Agave
Full sunZones 8–112.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alabama Jubilee Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Alabama Jubilee'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alaska
Leucanthemum × superbum 'Alaska'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alba
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alba Plena
Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena'
Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate
FoliageAlbostriata
Hakonechloa macra 'Albostriata'
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Album
Colchicum autumnale 'Album'
Full sunZones 4–96 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Full sunZones 5–108.5 ftLow

Alexandrina Magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana 'Alexandrina'
Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'
Part sunZones 5–96.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

All Gold Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allegheny Stonecrop
Hylotelephium telephioides
Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Allen Chickering Sage
Salvia 'Allen Chickering'
Full sunZones 8–104 ftLow
FoliageAlocasia Polly
Alocasia × amazonica 'Polly'
Part sunZones 9–112 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Aloe
Aloe
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amaryllis
Hippeastrum
Part sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amaryllis Belladonna
Amaryllis belladonna
Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amazing Daisies Spun Silk Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum 'Spun Silk'
Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amazing Grace
Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate

American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Full sunZones 4–960 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs

American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Gold Rush
Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

American Goldfinch False Indigo
Baptisia 'American Goldfinch'
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to cats

American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

American Holly
Ilex opaca
Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate

American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate

American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Full sunZones 4–988 ftModerate

Amethyst Falls Wisteria
Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'
Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Anah Kruschke
Rhododendron 'Anah Kruschke'
Part shadeZones 5–96 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Angel Eyes Hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Angel Eyes'
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Angel Face
Rosa 'Angel Face'
Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Angelface Raspberry
Angelonia 'Angelface Raspberry'
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia
Angelonia angustifolia
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Anise Hyssop
Agastache
Full sunZones 5–93 ftLow

Anise-Scented Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Ann Folkard
Geranium 'Ann Folkard'
Part sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Annabelle
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Part sunZones 3–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Full sunZones 4–105 ftLow

Aphrodite Sweetshrub
Calycanthus 'Aphrodite'
Full sunZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Appalachian Blues Skullcap
Scutellaria 'Appalachian Blues'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Appalachian Red
Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red'
Part sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Apple Blossom
Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Apricot Coral Bells
Heuchera 'Apricot'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Apricot Delight
Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Apricot Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate
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