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Plants for USDA Zone 9a

Browse 598 Plant by ZIP profiles whose database hardiness ranges include USDA zone 9a. Hardiness is only the first gate; use ZIP lookup for frost context, heat, and site conditions.

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Ornamental tree

Autumn Brilliance serviceberry

white spring flowers; red berries summer; brilliant fall color

Curb appeal & colorPollinators & wildlifefour-season native treeedible fruit
Fruit shrub

Chickasaw plum

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative thicket-formerearly pollinator flowers
Fruit shrub

Coolidge pineapple guava

aromatic green fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & coloredible flowersevergreen silver foliage
Fruit cactus

Eastern prickly pear

edible pads and fruit in summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy cactusnative pollinator flowers
Ornamental shrub

Low Scape Mound chokeberry

white spring flowers; black fall berries; red fall color

Native plantsPollinators & wildlifedwarf native aroniagroundcover scale
Fruit vine

Maypop passionfruit

fruit ripens in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative passionflowerhost plant for butterflies
Fruit tree

Shenandoah pawpaw

ripens in September

FruitPollinators & wildlifelarge mild custardy fruitnative understory tree
Perennial vegetable

Sunchoke

nutty tubers in fall and winter

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifenative sunflower tubervery vigorous
Fruit tree

Sunflower pawpaw

custardy fruit in early fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifepartly self-fertile pawpawnative fruit tree
Fruit shrub

Wonderful pomegranate

ripens in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorshowy orange flowersclassic red arils
Nut tree

Black walnut

nuts mature in fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative nut treejuglone-producing roots
Berry shrub

Brightwell rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifesouthern rabbiteye blueberryheavy producer
Grape vine

Carlos muscadine grape

ripens in late summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorbronze muscadinedisease-resistant southern grape
Fruit shrub

Chilean guava

small fragrant berries in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorevergreen edible shrubstrawberry-spice flavor
Fruit tree

Chinese hawthorn

red fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorornamental fruitsmall tree
Fruit shrub

Flowering quince

early spring flowers and hard fruit

Curb appeal & colorPollinators & wildlifeearly bloomthorny shrub
Fruit tree

Fuyu Asian persimmon

ripens in October to November

FruitCurb appeal & colornon-astringent fruitexcellent fall color
Perennial vegetable

Green Globe artichoke

buds form in spring to summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorarchitectural foliageedible flower buds
Fruit tree

Hachiya Asian persimmon

ripens in late fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorlarge astringent fruitexcellent for baking when soft
Annual fruit vine

Hyacinth bean

purple pods and flowers in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorornamental edible vinepurple pods
Fruit tree

Ichi-Ki-Kei-Jiro persimmon

non-astringent fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colordwarf non-astringent persimmongood patio candidate
Fruit tree

Illinois Everbearing mulberry

bears over several summer weeks

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy hybridproductive with little fuss
Nut tree

Kanza pecan

pecans in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colornorthern-adapted pecangood disease resistance
Perennial vegetable

Lotus root

rhizomes in late season

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & coloredible water-garden cropshowy flowers
Fruit tree

Meader American persimmon

drops ripe fruit in fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile selectionnative wildlife value
Fruit tree

Methley plum

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile Japanese plumheavy bloom
Annual fruit vine

Moon and Stars watermelon

large patterned watermelons in summer

FruitVegetables & herbsheirloom rind patternlarge sweet fruit
Fruit shrub

Nikita pineapple guava

sweet aromatic fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorcompact feijoa selectionevergreen shrub
Fruit tree

Nikita's Gift persimmon

orange-red fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorhybrid persimmoncold-hardy kaki flavor
Nut tree

Northern hardy pecan

nuts mature in fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy pecan seedling typesmaller nuts
Fruit shrub

Parfianka pomegranate

red fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorsoft-seeded pomegranateexcellent fresh flavor
Berry shrub

Powderblue rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifepowder-blue late blueberryproductive shrub
Berry shrub

Premier rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeearly rabbiteye blueberryvigorous shrub
Perennial flower

Raspberry Wine bee balm

raspberry-red flowers in summer

Pollinators & wildlifeCurb appeal & colorhummingbird plantaromatic foliage
Perennial flower

Rattlesnake master

spherical greenish flowers in summer; yucca-like foliage

Native plantsPollinators & wildlifenative prairie speciesarchitectural form
Annual vegetable

Roselle hibiscus

red calyces in late summer to fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorhibiscus tea plantedible leaves
Fruit shrub

Russian 26 pomegranate

ripens in early fall

FruitCurb appeal & colormore cold-tolerant pomegranatecompact habit
Fruit tree

Saijo Asian persimmon

orange fruit ripens in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorvery sweet astringent persimmoncold-tolerant kaki
Fruit shrub

Salavatski pomegranate

red fruit in early fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorcold-tolerant pomegranateshowy flowers
Annual vegetable

Scarlet Runner bean

pods and edible flowers all summer

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifepollinator-friendly climbing beanscarlet flowers
Berry shrub

Sunshine Blue blueberry

ripens in late spring to summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorcompact evergreen habitlow-chill blueberry
Grape vine

Thomcord grape

purple seedless grapes in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeConcord-Thompson hybridaromatic seedless grape
Berry shrub

Tifblue rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifereliable rabbiteye blueberrylate-season harvest
Fruit tree

Ume Japanese apricot

very early bloom and tart fruit

FruitCurb appeal & colorJapanese apricotwinter bloom
Fruit tree

20th Century Asian pear

crisp round pears in late summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorjuicy crisp textureproductive Asian pear
Nut tree

All-in-One almond

nuts mature in late summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorself-fertile almondshowy early bloom
Berry perennial

Alpine strawberry

tiny aromatic berries all summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorrunnerless small-fruited strawberryedible edging
Annual fruit vine

Ambrosia cantaloupe

summer melons

FruitVegetables & herbsvery sweet muskmelonaromatic fruit
Perennial flower

Apricot Sprite agastache

apricot-orange flowers in summer

Pollinators & wildlifeCurb appeal & colorhummingbird-friendly spikesheat-loving perennial
Fruit tree

Arbequina olive

olives mature in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorcompact olivegood container plant
Annual fruit vine

Athena cantaloupe

netted melons in summer

FruitVegetables & herbswidely grown Eastern melongood disease package
Fruit tree

AU Rosa plum

red Japanese-type plums in summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorSouthern-adapted plumshowy spring bloom
Grape vine

Autumn Crisp grape

green seedless grapes in late summer

FruitPrivacy & screeningcrisp seedless table grapelarge berries
Grape vine

Black Beauty muscadine

large black muscadines in late summer

FruitPrivacy & screeninglarge-fruited muscadinewarm-climate grape
Annual vegetable

Black Krim tomato

dark beefsteak tomatoes in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorrich heirloom flavordark red-brown shoulders
Fruit tree

Black Mission fig

dark figs from summer into fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorclassic rich fig flavorexcellent fresh or dried
Fruit tree

Blenheim apricot

aromatic apricots in early summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorclassic drying apricotrich flavor
Annual vegetable

Bloomsdale spinach

cool-season leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorsavoyed leavescold-tolerant
Annual vegetable

Bright Lights Swiss chard

spring through fall leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcolorful stemshandles partial shade
Fruit tree

Brown Turkey fig

often produces a breba and main crop

FruitCurb appeal & colordependable backyard fighandles humidity
Fruit tree

Burbank plum

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifered-skinned amber-fleshed plumheavy bearer
Citrus

Calamondin orange

small tart fruit much of the year

FruitCurb appeal & colorcompact citrusfragrant flowers
Nut tree

Carpathian English walnut

nuts mature in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorcold-hardy English walnutthin-shelled nuts
Fruit tree

Celeste fig

ripens in July to August

FruitCurb appeal & colorclosed-eye fruit resists souringcompact fig for small yards
Annual fruit vine

Charentais melon

small aromatic melons in late summer

FruitVegetables & herbsFrench dessert melonintense flavor
Annual fruit vine

Charleston Gray watermelon

large oblong melons in late summer

FruitVegetables & herbsclassic southern watermelonlong storage
Fruit tree

Che fruit

red mulberry-like fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorrare Asian fruitheat-tolerant once established
Fruit tree

Chicago Hardy fig

ripens in late summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorreliably resprouts after cold wintersgood container candidate
Fruit tree

Chico jujube

round fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorrounded fruitornamental habit
Annual vegetable

Chinese multicolor spinach

summer leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & coloredible amaranthcolorful foliage
Fruit tree

Chinese quince

aromatic fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & coloraromatic quinceornamental bark
Annual vegetable

Chioggia beet

candy-striped roots in cool seasons

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorItalian heirloom beetpink-and-white interior

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