73 Published Matches

Plants for USDA Zone 9

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73 matches for Zone 9

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Sunny gravel-mulched landscape bed planted with junipers in three habits, a silvery blue creeping form spilling over stone at the front, a rounded blue mound behind it, and two narrow columnar forms standing at the back

Trees

Juniper

Juniperus spp.

Juniper covers dozens of evergreen conifers that range from a 4 inch mat to a 60 ft tree, so the form on the label decides what…

USDA Zones 3–9
Blue-green kale leaves growing thickly in an outdoor garden bed

Vegetables

Kale

Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Kale works best when you treat it like a long-running leaf crop, not a one-time harvest.

Grown as annual, Zones 3-10
Knock Out Rose plant in bloom in a garden setting

Flowers

Knock Out Rose

Rosa 'Knock Out'

Knock Out Roses are landscape shrub roses bred for repeat bloom, compact habit, and better disease resistance than many older…

USDA Zones 5-11, protect near cold edge
Lily plant in bloom in a garden setting

Flowers

Lily

Lilium spp.

True lilies are Lilium bulbs grown for tall summer stems, dramatic flowers, fragrance, and cut-flower value.

Zones 3-9, varies by species
Purple-leaved loropetalum shrub with pink fringe flowers in a sunny garden bed

Shrubs

Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense

Loropetalum earns its place when you want dark evergreen foliage first and spring fringe flowers second.

USDA Zones 7-9, marginal in Zone 6
Mature broad-canopy maple with balanced branches and autumn leaves standing clear of a two-story house

Trees

Maple Tree

Acer species

Maples range from compact ornamental shrubs to canopy trees that can dominate a residential lot.

Zones 3-9 by species and cultivar
Mountain laurel shrub with glossy evergreen leaves and pink-white cup flowers in a woodland edge bed

Shrubs

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel is a native broadleaf evergreen for acidic woodland edges, not a fast privacy shrub.

USDA Zones 4-9
Mature Nandina shrub with red-tinted compound leaves and clusters of bright red berries beside a walkway

Shrubs

Nandina

Nandina domestica

Nandina is a tough color shrub, but it is not a harmless bamboo substitute.

USDA Zones 6-9
Mature oak tree with a broad spreading crown in a home yard

Trees

Oak Tree

Quercus spp.

Oak trees are long-lived shade trees whose mature size, species group, roots, and disease risks must fit the site.

USDA Zone 4-9