Before shopping for plants based on your USDA Plant Hardiness Zone, please read our in-depth article about Plant Hardiness Zone Maps to understand their uses and their limitations.
Use the official USDA Hardiness Zone Map to determine your zone by zip code.
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Polygonella polygama
Item #: 17819
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lycoris x rosea 'Red Flash'
Item #: 12138
Zones: 7a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agave funkiana 'Olympic Gold'
Item #: 11768
Zones: 9a to Tropical
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Aloysia gratissima 'Punky Brewster'
Item #: 17483
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, United States, Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Aspidistra fungilliformis 'Stargazey'
Item #: 17275
Zones: 8b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme'
Item #: 1204
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Aster grandiflorus 'Biscoe Belle'
Item #: 3227
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly much colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Erythronium umbilicatum
Item #: 7656
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter, Summer, Fall
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml)
Regular price $26.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Carex conica 'Hime'
Item #: 95
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Disporopsis arisanensis BSWJ1864
Item #: 16906
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Agave asperrima ssp. maderensis 'Grand Duke'
Item #: 12313
Zones: 9a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Crinum hildebrandtii 'Pinwheel'
Item #: 6150
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Madagascar
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Asclepias perennis
Item #: 11648
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Musa yunnanensis
Item #: 8884
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 240" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Serenoa repens 'Papay Silver'
Item #: 16289
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Cyrtomium macrophyllum
Item #: 2213
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, China, India, Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Calanthe tricarinata
Item #: 1834
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $68.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: N/ASold out -
Agave bovicornuta 'Divine Bovine'
Item #: 11391
Zones: 9a to 11
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $125.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Tradescantia pallida
Item #: 1313
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Zephyranthes lindleyana 'Puerto Pink'
Item #: 7795
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy:
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Trillium lancifolium 'Harpersville'
Item #: 17000
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: N/ASold out -
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri 'Tooth Fairy'
Item #: 17599
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lycoris x rosea 'Pink Ribbons'
Item #: 12023
Zones: 7a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $26.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia x jamensis 'Blast' PP 24,153
Item #: 9868
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Plants for Zone 9
Zone 9a and Zone 9b Plants
Many of the perennial plants in our catalog are well-suited for Zones 9a or 9b. Several of our favorite species of abutilon, agave, aspidistra, baptisia, brugmansia, buddleia, calanthe, canna, colocasia, crinum, delosperma, dianthus, dryopteris, echinacea, eucomis, farfugium, hedychium, hibiscus, hosta, kniphofia, liriope, lycoris, mangave, muhlenbergia, musa, ophiopogon, oxalis, polygonatum, pyrrosia, rhodophiala, rohdea, rudbeckia, sabal, salvia, sarracenia, trillium, yucca, zantedeschia, zingiber, and more thrive in Zones 9a or 9b. Be sure to read how we assign hardiness zones to our plants.
The current USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was last updated in 2012 and is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. Each zone is then subdivided into 5-degree F sub-zones. Zone numbers increase as you move from north to south.
Zone 9a annual minimum winter temperatures should be 20 to 25 °F (-6.7 to -3.9 °C). Zone 9b annual minimum temperatures should be 25 to 30 °F (-3.9 to -1.1 °C). Keep in mind that the zone designation does not tell you how many days the area may reach those average minimums. There can also be a major difference between what plants will grow in the 'a' or 'b' sub-zones.