Gardening Zone 9

Gardening Zone 9

Perennials

• African Lily (Agapanthus)

• Aster (Aster sp.)

• Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia)

• Baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata)

• Balloon flower (Platycodon)

• Basket-of-gold (Aurinia saxatilis)

• Beardtongue (Penstemon)

• Bear's breeches (Acanthus sp.)

• Bee balm (Monarda sp.)

• Begonia (Begonia grandis)

• Blanket flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora)

• Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana)

• Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla)

• Bugleweed (Ajuga sp.)

• Canna (Canna sp.)

• Cardinal flower (Lobelia)

• Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum)

• Colewort (Crambe)

• Coral bells (Heuchera) hybrids

• Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora and Coreopsis verticillata)

• Daylily (Hemerocallis)

• Elephant's ear (Colocasia)

• False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)

• Fire bush (Hamelia patens)

• Flowering Onion (Allium)

• Gayfeather (Liatris)

• Goatsbeard (Aruncus sp.)

• Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

• Indigo bush (Dalea pulchra)

• Iris (Iris)

• Lamb's ears (Stachys)

• Lantana (Lantana)

• Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

• Lily (Lilium)

• Lilyturf (Liriope muscari)

• Meadow rue (Thalictrum)

• Meadowsweet (Filipendula)

• Mealy-cup Sage (Salvia farinacea)

• New Zealand Flax (Phormium)

• Paperflower (Psilostrophe tagetina)

• Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis)

• Pincushion flower (Scabiosa)

• Plumbago (Ceratostigma)

• Poppy (Papaver)

• Red-hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria)

• Rose Campion (Lychnis)

• Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)

• Salvia, perennial (Salvia x superba)

• Sandwort (Arenaria)

• Scarlet Hedgenettle (Stachys coccinea)

• Sea holly (Eryngium)

• Sea lavender (Limonium)

• Solomon's seal (Polygonatum)

• Sunflower (Helianthus and Helianthus angustifolius )

• Swordleaf (Inula ensifolia)

• Texas betony (Stachys coccinea)

• Thrift (Phlox subulata)

• Violet (Viola)

• Wormwood (Artemisia)

Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs

• Acacia (Acacia farnesiana)

• Anise-tree (Illicium parviflorum)

• Aucuba (Aucuba japonica)

• Avocado (Persea americana)

• Azalea (Rhododendron sp.)

• Banana shrub (Michelia figo)

• Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis)

• Bird-of-Paradise (Caesalpinia mexicana)

• Blackbead (Pithecellobium flexicaule)

• Bottlebrush (Callistemon)

• Boxthorn (Severinia buxifolia)

• Boxwood (Buxus microphylla)

• Broom (Cytisus purgans)

• Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

• Butterfly bush (Buddleia lindleyana)

• Camellia (Camellia)

• Carolina Cherrylaurel (Prunus caroliniana)

• Century plant (Agave americana)

• Coral-bean (Erythrina)

• Damianita (Chrysactinia mexicana)

• Daphne (Daphne odora)

• Escallonia (Escallonia)

• Euonymus (Euonymus japonicus)

• Fairy Duster, (Calliandra eriophylla), semi-evergreen

• Fatsia (Fatsia japonica)

• Firethorn Pyracantha)

• Florida Leucothoe (Leucothoe populifolia)

• Florida Rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides)

• Fraser Photinia (Photinia x fraseri)

• Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)

• Germander (Teucrium fruticans)

• Gimlet (Eucalyptus spathulata)

• Guava (Feijoa sellowiana)

• Hawthorn (Raphiolepis)

• Heath (Erica)

• Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica)

• Holly (Ilex)

• Japanese Ternstroemia, also called Japanese cleyera (Ternstroemia gymnanthera)

• Jasmine (Jasminum)

• Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata)

• Lemon eucalyptus (Eucalyptus citriodora)

• Lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia)

• Loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus)

• Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)

• Macadamia nut (Macadamia integrifolia)

• Magnolia (Magnolia)

• Myrtle (Myrtus communis)

• Oak (Quercus)

• Oleander (Nerium oleander)

• Pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira)

• Podocarpus (Podocarpus nagi and Podocarpus macrophyllus)

• Redbay (Persea)

• Redleaf Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum)

• Rosemary (Rosmarinus)

• Rusty lyonia (Lyonia ferruginea)

• Sasanqua (Camellia sasangua)

• Senna (Cassia) (semi-evergreen)

• Shower of gold (Galphimia gracilis, or Thryallis glauca)

• Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum)

• Stinking cedar (Torreya taxifolia)

• Tea (Camellia sinensis)

• Tea-olive, fragrant (Osmanthus fragrans)

• Teatree (Leptospermum scoparium)

• Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora)

• Texas Pistache (Pistacia texana)

• Texas Ranger (Leucophyllum frutescens)

• Waxmyrtle, southern (Myrica cerifera)

• Yucca (Yucca)

Deciduous Shrubs

• Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora)

• Aralia (Fatsia)

• Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

• Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)

• Carolina Buckthorn (Rhamnus carolinianus)

• Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia)

• Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)

• Coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli)

• Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia), compact types

• Fig (Ficus carica)

• Flame Anisacanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidus)

• Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)

• Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia)

• Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla, Hydrangea quercifolia, and Hydrangea arborescens

• Jasmine (Jasminum officinale and Jasminum nudiflorum)

• Lantana (Lantana camara), semi-evergreen

• Rusty blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum)

• Senna (Cassia) (semi-evergreen)

• Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)

• Snowbell (Styrax grandifolius)

• Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)

• Staghorn sumac (Rhus hirta)

• Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)

• Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria)

• Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)

• Texas Olive (Cordia boissieri)

• Variegated Tapioca (Manihot esculenta)

• Viburnum (Viburnum davidii)

• Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)

• Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)

Conifers

• Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica)

• Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica)

• Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum), deciduous conifer

• Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia)

• Juniper (Juniperus)

• Leyland Cypress (X Cupressocyparis leylandii)

• Oriental Arborvitae (Thuja orientalis, or Platycladus orientalis, or Biota orientalis)

• Pine (Pinus)

• Red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

• Southern red cedar (Juniperus salicicola)

Deciduous Trees

• Beech (Fagus grandifolia)

• Birch (Betula nigra)

• Box elder (Acer negundo)

• Buckthorn (Bumelia tenax)

• Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)

• Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis)

• Chittamwood (Bumelia lanuginosa)

• Citrus (Citrus sp.)

• Coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli)

• Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera), West coast

• Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia)

• Dogwood (Cornus florida)

• Elm (Ulmus americana and Ulmus alata)

• Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.)

• Fig (Ficus carica)

• Flatwoods Plum (Prunus umbellata)

• Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)

• Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

• Hickory (Carya)

• Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)

• Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)

• Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)

• Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)

• Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia), Zone 9b only

• Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume)

• Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

• Jerusalem thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata)

• Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba)

• Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

• Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)

• Magnolia (Magnolia)

• Maple (Acer)

• Oak (Quercus)

• Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)

• Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

• Pistachio (Pistacia vera)

• Pomegranate (Punica)

• Poplar (Populus alba)

• Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)

• Redbud (Cercis canadensis and Cercis occidentalis)

• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

• Silk Oak (Grevillea robusta)

• Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii)

• Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)

• Southern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)

• Stewartia (Stewartia malacodendron)

• Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)

• Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

• Texas Olive (Cordia boissieri)

• Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)

• Walnut (Juglans nigra)

• Water Elm (Planera aquatica)

• Weeping Cherry (Prunus subhirtella var. pendula)

• Willow (Salix caroliniana)

Vines for Zone 9

Perennial Vines

• Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

• Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea sp.)

• Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

• Calico Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia elegans)

• Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)

• Honeysuckle (Lonicera x heckrottii x 'Goldflame')

• Mandevilla (Mandevilla sp.)

• Moonvine (Ipomoea alba)

• Passionflower (Passiflora)

• Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)

• Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens and Wisteria floribunda)

Annual Vines

• Gourd (Curcubita, Lagenaria and Luffa), annual

Purple hyacinth bean (Lablab purpurea, formerly Dolichos lablab)