USDA Hardiness Zone 9

20 to 30°F / -7 to -1°C

Gulf Coast and Southern California. Tropical and subtropical plants thrive.

Temperature Range

20 to 30°F

Fahrenheit

-7 to -1°C

Celsius

Plants Suitable for Zone 9 (306)

Aeonium

Aeonium arboreum

succulents · Zones 9-11

succulents · Zones 8-11

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

groundcovers · Zones 3-9

Alabama Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Alabama Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Alabama Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 7-9

Alabama Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 7-9

Alabama Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 7-9

Alabama Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 7-9

Alabama Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Alabama Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Alabama Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Alabama Wildflower Mix

succulents · Zones 9-11

Arizona Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

Arizona Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

Arizona Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 5-10

Arizona Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 5-10

Arizona Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 5-10

Arizona Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 5-10

Arizona Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

Arizona Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

Arizona Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

Arizona Wildflower Mix

vegetables · Zones 7-10

Arugula

Eruca vesicaria

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

succulents · Zones 9-11

vegetables · Zones 2-10

Begonia

Begonia × semperflorens

flowers · Zones 2-11

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Brassica oleracea var. italica

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Brussels Sprout

Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

vegetables · Zones 2-10

California Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

California Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

California Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 5-10

California Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 5-10

California Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 5-10

California Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 5-10

California Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

flowers · Zones 6-10

California Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

California Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-10

California Wildflower Mix

vegetables · Zones 3-11

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Celery

Apium graveolens

vegetables · Zones 2-10

Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

herbs · Zones 3-9

Chili Pepper

Capsicum frutescens

vegetables · Zones 5-11

Chrysanthemum morifolium

Coreopsis grandiflora

flowers · Zones 4-9

Corn

Zea mays

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora

bulbs · Zones 5-9

Crown of Thorns

Euphorbia milii

succulents · Zones 9-11

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

vegetables · Zones 2-11

succulents · Zones 9-12

vegetables · Zones 5-11

Florida Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-11

Florida Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-11

Florida Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 8-11

Florida Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 8-11

Florida Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 8-11

Florida Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 8-11

Florida Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-11

Florida Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-11

Florida Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-11

Florida Wildflower Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-11

Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Oenothera lindheimeri

flowers · Zones 5-9

Georgia Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Georgia Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Georgia Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 7-9

Georgia Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 7-9

Georgia Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 7-9

Georgia Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 7-9

Georgia Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Georgia Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Georgia Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Georgia Wildflower Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Geranium

Pelargonium × hortorum

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Hellebore

Helleborus orientalis

Lonicera sempervirens

vegetables · Zones 5-11

Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra

grasses · Zones 5-9

Japanese Silver Grass

Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Lavandula angustifolia

flowers · Zones 5-9

Lavender Cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

shrubs · Zones 6-9

Leek

Allium ampeloprasum

vegetables · Zones 3-9

vegetables · Zones 2-11

groundcovers · Zones 5-10

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Louisiana Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 8-10

Louisiana Wildflower Mix

Mississippi Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

Mississippi Wildflower Mix

groundcovers · Zones 6-10

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Nevada Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 4-9

Nevada Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 4-9

Nevada Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 4-9

Nevada Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 4-9

Nevada Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 4-9

Nevada Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 4-9

Nevada Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 4-9

Nevada Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 4-9

Nevada Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 4-9

Nevada Wildflower Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 4-9

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

shrubs · Zones 5-9

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

vegetables · Zones 5-11

Onion

Allium cepa

vegetables · Zones 3-9

Oregon Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Oregon Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Oregon Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 5-9

Oregon Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 5-9

Oregon Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 5-9

Oregon Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 5-9

Oregon Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Oregon Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Oregon Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Oregon Wildflower Mix

vegetables · Zones 2-11

vegetables · Zones 3-10

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia spp.

succulents · Zones 4-11

Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo

vegetables · Zones 3-11

Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

grasses · Zones 9-11

Radish

Raphanus sativus

vegetables · Zones 2-11

groundcovers · Zones 3-9

Sedum (Tall)

Hylotelephium spectabile

flowers · Zones 3-9

Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum × superbum

South Carolina Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 7-9

South Carolina Wildflower Mix

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Squash

Cucurbita maxima

vegetables · Zones 2-11

groundcovers · Zones 3-10

vegetables · Zones 3-11

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

trees · Zones 5-9

Swiss Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Platanus occidentalis

trees · Zones 4-9

Texas Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 6-10

Texas Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 6-10

Texas Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 6-10

Texas Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 6-10

Texas Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 6-10

Texas Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 6-10

Texas Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 6-10

Texas Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 6-10

Texas Shade Garden Mix

Physalis philadelphica

vegetables · Zones 4-11

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

vegetables · Zones 2-11

Liriodendron tulipifera

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

vegetables · Zones 2-11

groundcovers · Zones 4-9

Washington Butterfly Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Washington Drought-Tolerant Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Washington Edible Garden Collection

Various spp.

vegetables · Zones 5-9

Washington Medicinal Herb Garden

Various spp.

herbs · Zones 5-9

Washington Native Prairie Grass

Various Poaceae

grasses · Zones 5-9

Washington Native Tree Collection

Various spp.

trees · Zones 5-9

Washington Pollinator Garden

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Washington Rain Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Washington Shade Garden Mix

Various spp.

flowers · Zones 5-9

Washington Wildflower Mix

vegetables · Zones 3-11

vegetables · Zones 2-11

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