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.

The Giant
Colchicum 'The Giant'
Full sunZones 4–911 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Governor
Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

The Lady Gardener
Rosa 'Ausbrass'
Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

The Pilgrim
Rosa 'Auswalker'
Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

The Poet's Wife
Rosa 'Auswhirl'
Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

The President
Clematis 'The President'
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Rising Sun
Cercis canadensis 'The Rising Sun'
Part sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Thomas Edison
Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'
Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Thunderhead
Hylotelephium 'Thunderhead'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Thyme
Thymus
Full sunZones 4–96 inLow

Tiamo
Rosa 'Korroleotu'
Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Tiger Lily
Lilium lancifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to cats

Tiger Stripe Gazania
Gazania 'New Day Tiger'
Full sunZones 9–1110 inLow

Tiny Rubies
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageTiny Tower
Cupressus sempervirens 'Tiny Tower'
Full sunZones 7–1013 ftLow

Tomato Soup
Echinacea 'Tomato Soup'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Toto Gold
Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto Gold'
Full sunZones 5–91 ftLow

Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Full sunZones 7–1013 ftLow

Tranquilite Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo111'
Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tranquillity
Rosa 'Ausnoble'
Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate
FoliageTricolor
Ipomoea batatas 'Tricolor'
Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Trident Maple
Acer buergerianum
Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Tropical Sage
Salvia coccinea
Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftModerate

Tropicanna
Canna 'Phasion'
Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Tropicanna Gold
Canna 'Mactro'
Full sunZones 7–105 ftHigh

Trumpet Lily
Lilium
Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate

Tuberous Begonia
Begonia × tuberhybrida
Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tuff Stuff Hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata 'MAK20'
Part shadeZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tufted Evening Primrose
Oenothera cespitosa
Full sunZones 4–98 inLow

Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate

Turkestan Onion
Allium karataviense
Full sunZones 3–912 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Turkish Sage
Phlomis russeliana
Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Turpentine Bush
Ericameria laricifolia
Full sunZones 7–112.5 ftLow

Tuscarora
Lagerstroemia 'Tuscarora'
Full sunZones 7–1016 ftLow

Twilight
Lagerstroemia 'Twilight'
Full sunZones 7–1020 ftLow

Twilight Zone
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone'
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Twister
Agapanthus 'Twister'
Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Undaunted Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia reverchonii 'Pund01s'
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

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

Valley Oak
Quercus lobata
Full sunZones 7–960 ftModerate

Vanessa Bell
Rosa 'Auseasel'
Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Vanilla Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Caleb'
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftHigh

Variegated Japanese Water Iris
Iris ensata 'Variegata'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Variegated Lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
Part shadeZones 5–101.5 ftModerate

Variegated Pittosporum
Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'
Part shadeZones 9–107.5 ftModerate

Veitchii
Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'
Part sunZones 8–114.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Velvet Mesquite
Neltuma velutina
Full sunZones 9–1137 ftLow

Verbena
Verbena
Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Vermillionaire Cuphea
Cuphea hybrid 'Vermillionaire'
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Vicki Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo114'
Part shadeZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ville de Lyon
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Vintage Jade Distylium
Distylium 'Vintage Jade'
Full sunZones 7–93 ftModerate

Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Virginia Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Full sunZones 3–98 inModerate

Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Part sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Volcano Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Jong1'
Full sunZones 6–95.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Voodoo Fuchsia
Fuchsia 'Voodoo'
Part shadeZones 9–112 ftModerate
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