Recently record-cold winters have made us more enamored of cold hardy plants. Many are beautiful and have a tropical look but can withstand the chillier temps of Zone 9B.
That's not to say that cold
hardy plants won't be affected by things like frost or long episodes of
below normal temperatures. Even established plants can be hurt or even
killed.
Here we've divided plants into cold hardy - able to take
the normal winters of Zone 9B - and moderately cold hardy - plants that
will do fine in areas of Zone 9B that border Zone 10A.
Each listing on this page is a link to the Plant Page about that particular plant.
You might be surprised to see just how many wonderful cold tolerant plants there are!
For further info - see our page on Cold Protection and our Zone Map.
Moderately Cold Hardy
Moderately Cold Hardy
Cold Hardy
Bald Cypress
Florida Maple
Live Oak
Slash Pine
Sycamore
Weeping Podocarpus
Weeping Willow
Cold Hardy
Arborvitae
Arizona Cypress
Holly
Italian Cypress
Japanese Blueberry
Ligustrum
Southern Red Cedar
Cold Hardy
Arboricola - variegated
Azalea - dwarf
Bottlebrush - dwarf
Bougainvillea - dwarf
Burfordii Holly
Carissa
Coontie
Downy Jasmine
Drift Rose
Indian Hawthorne
Japanese Boxwood
Juniper
Loropetalum Plum
Oleander - dwarf
Plumbago
Podocarpus - dwarf
Powderpuff - dwarf
Ruella
Yaupon Holly - dwarf (Schillings)
Thryallis
Moderately Cold Hardy
Cold Hardy
Agapanthus
Alocasia (may die back in winter)
Blue Flag Iris
Blueberry Flax Lily
Bulbine
Caladium (dies back in winter)
Canna Lily (may die back in winter)
Crinum Lily - White
Elephant Ears (may die back in winter)
Yucca
Moderately Cold Hardy
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