Plants for Full Sun in Zone 9
Here are some good sun-loving zone 9 plants: Bluebeard – Bluebeard blooms with striking blue flowers in late summer and early fall. Attracts butterflies. Butterfly Bush – Butterfly bush produces fragrant clusters of flowers in red, blue, white, and every shade in between. English Lavender – English lavender is extremely fragrant and drought tolerant. Produces delicate purple flowers. Hummingbird Mint – Hummingbird mint is fragrant and puts up prolific, very bright spikes of flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Coneflower – Extremely popular plants, coneflower blooms throughout the summer and fall in a wide variety of colors and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Rudbeckia – Stunning bright yellow blooms with dark brown to black eyes make black-eyed Susan attractive enough but toss in its love for sun and drought tolerance, and you have a great addition to the garden bed. Gayfeather – A drought tolerant prairie native, gayfeather puts up beautiful spikes of purple flowers that attract butterflies. Daylily – Tough, drought tolerant, and adaptable, daylily comes in a wide range of colors and bloom periods. Mountain Marigold – Mountain marigold is a tough, drought tolerant shrubby perennial that produces a profusion of bright yellow flowers from fall through early winter. Shasta Daisy – Shasta daisy produces beautiful cream white flowers with bright yellow centers. Russian Sage – Russian sage is a tough, drought tolerant plant with fragrant silver foliage and stalks of purple flowers that bloom in late summer. Lovegrass – Lovegrass is a Florida native that loves sandy soil and is good for erosion control.
