Hardiness zone guide
USDA Hardiness Zone 9
-6.7 to -1.1 °C· 20 to 30 °F· Average annual minimum
Mild subtropical
Zone 9 rarely freezes hard (−7 to −1 °C), so citrus, avocados, many subtropical fruits and year-round vegetables become realistic. Cool-season crops are grown through the mild winter rather than the hot summer.
What to grow in Zone 9
811 plants in our library are hardy in zone 9 — here are the standouts, with the full list below.

Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum

Bell Pepper
Capsicum annuum

Cucumber
Cucumis sativus

Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo

Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Lettuce
Lactuca sativa

Spinach
Spinacia oleracea

Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica

Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Brussels Sprouts
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
All plants for Zone 9
Tomato, Bell Pepper, Cucumber, Zucchini, Carrot, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Corn, Potato, Sweet Potato, Onion, Garlic, Radish, Beet, Eggplant, Celery, Asparagus, Artichoke, Pumpkin, Butternut Squash, Leek, Turnip, Parsnip, Swiss Chard, Okra, Kohlrabi, Fennel, Rhubarb, Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Grape Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Jalapeno Pepper, Habanero Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Banana Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Ghost Pepper, Thai Pepper, Anaheim Pepper, Shishito Pepper, Japanese Eggplant, Thai Eggplant, White Eggplant, Graffiti Eggplant, Tomatillo, Ground Cherry, Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Broccolini, Romanesco, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Watercress, Arugula, Horseradish, Daikon Radish, Rutabaga, Romaine Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce, Malabar Spinach, New Zealand Spinach, Endive, Radicchio, Frisee, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Sorrel, Purslane, Amaranth Greens, Escarole, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, Black Radish, Watermelon Radish, French Breakfast Radish, Japanese Sweet Potato, Purple Sweet Potato, Celeriac, Jicama, Taro, Ginger, Turmeric, Salsify, Scorzonera, Jerusalem Artichoke, Lima Beans, Fava Beans, Edamame, Chickpea, Lentil, Black Bean, Kidney Bean, Navy Bean, Pinto Bean, Runner Bean, Yard-Long Bean, Cowpea, Pigeon Pea, Mung Bean, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Pickling Cucumber, English Cucumber, Lemon Cucumber, Armenian Cucumber, Golden Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Delicata Squash, Hubbard Squash, Kabocha Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Bitter Melon, Luffa, Chayote, Winter Melon, Sugar Baby Watermelon, Seedless Watermelon, Sugar Pumpkin, Giant Pumpkin, Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin, Ancho Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Datil Pepper, Hungarian Wax Pepper, Padron Pepper, Rocoto Pepper, Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Tabasco Pepper, Brandywine Tomato, Campari Tomato, Green Zebra Tomato, Indigo Rose Tomato, Kumato Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Oxheart Tomato, Plum Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Cape Gooseberry, Pepino Melon, Tamarillo, Purple Cauliflower, Red Brussels Sprouts, Walking Stick Cabbage, Green Cauliflower, Kai-lan, Kalette, Giant Kohlrabi, Red Mizuna, Tokyo Turnip, Yu Choy, Red Amaranth, Baby Spinach, Butter Lettuce, Callaloo, Celtuce, Chrysanthemum Greens, Claytonia, Garden Cress, Dandelion Greens, Good King Henry, Ice Plant, Komatsuna, Little Gem Lettuce, Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Miner's Lettuce, Red Giant Mustard, Orach, Baby Pak Choi, Pea Shoots, Wild Rocket, Samphire, Salad Burnet, Shungiku, Ruby Swiss Chard, Winter Purslane, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Cylindra Beet, Cosmic Purple Carrot, Kuroda Carrot, Oxheart Carrot, Sweet Cassava, Watermelon Daikon, Galangal, Yellow Ginger, Lotus Root, Malanga, Hollow Crown Parsnip, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, American Purple Top Rutabaga, Black Salsify, Beauregard Sweet Potato, Garnet Sweet Potato, Purple Top Turnip, Yuca, Adzuki Bean, Asparagus Bean, Butter Bean, Cannellini Bean, Cranberry Bean, Eye of Goat Bean, Flageolet Bean, Hyacinth Bean, Moth Bean, Garden Soybean, Sword Bean, Tepary Bean, Urad Dal, Velvet Bean, Winged Bean, Ash Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Crookneck Squash, Persian Cucumber, Gac Fruit, Gem Squash, Ghost Pumpkin, Red Kabocha Squash, Kiwano, Korean Melon, Smooth Loofah, Mini Watermelon, Musk Melon, Persian Melon, Pie Pumpkin, Ridged Gourd, Snake Gourd, Striped Zucchini, Cousa Squash, Turban Squash, Wax Gourd, White Pumpkin, Round Zucchini, Bunching Onion, Chinese Chives, Egyptian Walking Onion, Black Garlic, Green Garlic, Solo Garlic, Baby Leek, Torpedo Onion, Gold Pearl Onion, Potato Onion, French Shallot, Red Spring Onion, Tree Onion, Wild Garlic, Spanish Cardoon, Chinese Celery, Hop Shoots, Japanese Knotweed, Lemongrass, Edible Papyrus, Sea Kale, Lily Stems, Water Celery, Wild Asparagus, Cubanelle Pepper, Sun Gold Tomato, Sprouting Broccoli, Mini Savoy Cabbage, Lamb's Lettuce, Land Cress, Japanese Daikon, Hamburg Parsley, Black-Eyed Pea, Dragon Tongue Bean, Honeynut Squash, Tromboncino Squash, Nopal Cactus, Black Krim Tomato, Celebrity Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Pineapple Tomato, Principe Borghese Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, Striped German Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Tomato, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill, Sage, Chives, Lavender, Tarragon, Lemongrass, Chamomile, Bay Laurel, Marjoram, Savory, Lemon Balm, Borage, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Lemon Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Holy Basil, Genovese Basil, Tuscan Blue Rosemary, Lemon Thyme, Creeping Thyme, French Thyme, Woolly Thyme, Greek Oregano, Italian Oregano, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Curly Parsley, Bouquet Dill, Fernleaf Dill, Slow-Bolt Cilantro, Pineapple Sage, Purple Sage, Golden Sage, Garlic Chives, Chervil, Curry Leaf, Epazote, Shiso, Perilla, Culantro, Papalo, Summer Savory, Winter Savory, Lovage, Angelica, Caraway, Cumin, Coriander (Seed), Fenugreek, Vietnamese Coriander, Rau Ram, Mexican Oregano, Za'atar, Hyssop, Echinacea, Valerian, Ashwagandha, Napoletano Basil, French Chervil, Siberian Chive, Calypso Cilantro, Leisure Coriander, Mammoth Dill, Bronze Fennel, Florence Fennel, Korean Garlic Chive, Horseradish, Garden Lovage, Sweet Marjoram, Chocolate Mint, Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Golden Oregano, Hot and Spicy Oregano, Hamburg Parsley, Moss Curled Parsley, Green Perilla, Arp Rosemary, Prostrate Rosemary, Berggarten Sage, Tricolor Sage, Salt Bush, Creeping Savory, French Sorrel, Red-Veined Sorrel, Mexican Tarragon, Russian Tarragon, Caraway Thyme, English Thyme, Orange Thyme, Toothache Plant, Wasabi, Watercress, Agrimony, Angelica (Medicinal), Astragalus, Burdock, Calamus, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Damiana, Dong Quai, Eyebright, Gravel Root, Horehound, Medicinal Hyssop, Lobelia, Motherwort, Mugwort, Stinging Nettle, Pennyroyal, Lance-Leaf Plantain, Self-Heal, Skullcap, Slippery Elm, Wood Betony, Anise Hyssop, Bergamot (Bee Balm), Catnip, Catmint, Clary Sage, Costmary, Curry Plant, Dittany of Crete, Rose Geranium, Lemon Geranium, Peppermint Geranium, Helichrysum, Incense Plant, Aromatic Lemon Thyme, Eau de Cologne Mint, Myrtle, Nepeta, Oak-Leaf Geranium, Santolina, Scented Mayweed, Southernwood, Tansy, Vetiver, White Sage, Wormwood, Anise, Butterfly Pea, Tea Plant, Chrysanthemum (Tea), Ginger (Tea), Gotu Kola, Honeybush, Jiaogulan, Kudzu, Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Verbena, Licorice Root, Marshmallow Root, Moringa, Olive Leaf, Passionflower, Rooibos, Spearmint, Stevia, Tulsi (Holy Basil Tea), Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Grape, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Fig, Plum, Peach, Lemon, Orange, Kiwi, Gooseberry, Currant, Passion Fruit, Pomegranate, Alpine Strawberry, Everbearing Strawberry, Day-Neutral Strawberry, Rabbiteye Blueberry, Golden Raspberry, Thornless Blackberry, Trailing Blackberry, Elderberry, Mulberry, Boysenberry, Loganberry, Marionberry, Tayberry, Serviceberry, Goji Berry, Meyer Lemon, Eureka Lemon, Lisbon Lemon, Persian Lime, Navel Orange, Blood Orange, Valencia Orange, Mandarin Orange, Tangerine, Clementine, Grapefruit, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Kumquat, Calamansi, Yuzu, Bergamot Orange, Pomelo, Tangelo, Ugli Fruit, Satsuma, White Peach, Donut Peach, Nectarine, White Nectarine, Japanese Plum, Apricot, Pluot, Plumcot, Almond (Fruit), Concord Grape, Thompson Seedless Grape, Muscadine Grape, Table Grape, Purple Passion Fruit, Hardy Passion Fruit, Chocolate Vine (Akebia), Guava, Strawberry Guava, Banana, Dwarf Banana, Longan, Cherimoya, Persimmon, American Persimmon, Plantain, Avocado, Hass Avocado, Jaboticaba, Feijoa, Pawpaw, Fuji Apple, Granny Smith Apple, Pink Lady Apple, Braeburn Apple, Crabapple, Asian Pear, Quince, Flowering Quince, Loquat, Salmonberry, Dewberry, Beautyberry, Cape Gooseberry, Ground Cherry, Finger Lime, Makrut Lime, Rangpur Lime, Sudachi, Kabosu, Etrog, Buddha's Hand Citron, Oro Blanco, Meiwa Kumquat, Nagami Kumquat, Limequat, Orangequat, Elberta Peach, Fantasia Nectarine, Santa Rosa Plum, Blenheim Apricot, Nonpareil Almond, Cabernet Sauvignon Grape, Zinfandel Grape, Syrah Grape, Golden Kiwi, Banana Passion Fruit, Maypop, White Sapote, Atemoya, Jabuticaba, Canistel, Lucuma, Champion Quince, Orange Quince, Mayhaw, Sunflower, Marigold, Zinnia, Dahlia, Rose, Peony, Chrysanthemum, Daffodil, Lily, Petunia, Geranium, Begonia, Pansy, Snapdragon, Aster, Cosmos, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Salvia, African Marigold, Signet Marigold, Giant Zinnia, Profusion Zinnia, Wave Petunia, Supertunia, Sweet Alyssum, Lobelia, Verbena, Annual Dianthus, Flowering Tobacco, Cleome, Larkspur, Bachelor's Button, Four O'Clock, Morning Glory (Annual), Moonflower, Stock, Statice, Strawflower, Gazania, African Daisy, Nemesia, Calibrachoa, Lantana, Dusty Miller, Caladium, Daylily, Hosta, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Perennial Dianthus, Bleeding Heart, Coral Bells, Sedum, Russian Sage, Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot, Agapanthus, Hellebore, Perennial Viola, Shasta Daisy, Blanket Flower, Perennial Salvia, Red Hot Poker, Crocosmia, Yarrow, Perennial Rudbeckia, Blazing Star, Dinner Plate Dahlia, Pompon Dahlia, Cactus Dahlia, Miniature Daffodil, Double Daffodil, Asiatic Lily, Oriental Lily, Trumpet Lily, Gladiolus, Ranunculus, Anemone (De Caen), Freesia, Grape Hyacinth, Ageratum, Annual Phlox, Annual Rudbeckia, Blue Bachelor's Button, Bells of Ireland, China Aster, Sulphur Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Lisianthus, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Mignonette, Monkey Flower, Painted Tongue, Annual Pincushion Flower, Poor Man's Orchid, Annual Scabiosa, Spider Flower, Sweet Sultan, Mexican Sunflower, Sea Thrift, False Indigo, Cupid's Dart, Red Valerian, Meadowsweet, Gaura, Macedonian Scabious, Lilyturf, Evening Primrose, Obedient Plant, Balloon Flower, Peacock Orchid, Brodiaea, Autumn Crocus, Lily of the Valley, Pineapple Lily, Spring Starflower, Corn Lily, Cape Cowslip, Summer Snowflake, Nerine, Star of Bethlehem, Striped Squill, Harlequin Flower, Tritonia, Chocolate Vine, Trumpet Vine, Three-Leaf Akebia, Coral Honeysuckle, Cross Vine, Virginia Creeper, Japanese Hydrangea Vine, Potato Vine, Star Jasmine, Engelman's Ivy, Wild Blanket Flower, Butterfly Weed, Indian Blanket, Ironweed, Meadow Sage, Common Evening Primrose, Queen Anne's Lace, Flowering Switchgrass, Peruvian Lily, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Ball Dahlia, Gerbera Daisy, Liatris Blazing Star, David Austin Rose, Rocket Snapdragon, Column Stock, Olive Tree, Fig Tree, Lemon Tree, Peach Tree, Nectarine Tree, Plum Tree, Apricot Tree, Persimmon Tree, Pomegranate Tree, Avocado Tree, Orange Tree, Lime Tree, Grapefruit Tree, Kumquat Tree, Tangerine Tree, Guava Tree, Banana Tree, Mulberry Tree, Pawpaw Tree, Quince Tree, Walnut Tree, Pecan Tree, Almond Tree, Chestnut Tree, Pistachio Tree, Macadamia Tree, Pine Nut Tree, Maple, Birch, Oak, Elm Tree, Ash Tree, Willow Tree, Weeping Willow, Poplar Tree, Sycamore Tree, Sweetgum Tree, Tulip Tree, Hackberry Tree, Catalpa Tree, Honey Locust, Bald Cypress, Ginkgo Tree, Red Maple, Silver Maple, London Plane Tree, Black Walnut Tree, Pine Tree, Cedar Tree, Holly Tree, Cypress Tree, Redwood Tree, Giant Sequoia, Cryptomeria, Camellia Tree, Boxwood Tree, Laurel Tree, Eucalyptus Tree, Southern Magnolia, Dogwood Tree, Redbud Tree, Magnolia Tree, Crape Myrtle, Flowering Plum, Smoke Tree
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