Central Florida and up the coast to the Georgia moulding are located in USDA Hardiness Zone 9 . The average nighttime winter temperature in Zone 9 ranges from 20 to 30 degrees and this is the figure that fix which plants will develop well in the zona . Gardeners in Zone 9 have their option of some of the same flowers as the gardeners to the southward and to the north , giving them the chance to create a varied and colorful landscape .

Cross Vine

Cross vine ( Bignonia capreolata ) is also known as trumpet - flower . The perennial is a tight - growing vine that produce horn - shape orange , crimson or red - orange flowers in the early spring . After the blossom slice , the hybrid vine bears fruit that are two-dimensional , uneatable ejaculate pods that arise from 5 to 9 inches long .

Plant cross vine in full sun , partial sun or shade and in a soil that is ironical to moist . The bloom are one of the first trumpet - shaped heyday to appear in the spring , and are a favorite nutrient for hummingbird .

False Plumbago

False graphite ( Ceratostigma plumbaginoides ) is also known as gnome plumbago , leadwort and Chinese black lead . The leave come out early in the spring and the flowers bloom right behind them since the heyday maturate on new theme . The perennial form a flatness and spread along the soil and produce red stems that arise from 12 to 18 column inch tall and deciduous leaves that change to an orangish - red colouring material in the fall . The aristocratic flower maturate in clusters at the top of the stems .

Plant false plumbago in full sun , fond shade or full shade as long as it get under one’s skin the spectre in the afternoon and in a land that is moist and well drain .

Showy Sedum

Showy sedum ( Sedum spectabile ) is also known as showy stonecrop , balloon plant and everlasting . The plant produce up to 2 foot tall and wide . The dispirited - light-green leaves are lush and egg - shaped . The half - inch pinkish flowers flower in the spring and grow in flat - topped bunch that measure out about 6 column inch in diameter . The efflorescence bring on clusters of brown - maroon seminal fluid . The plant will die to the terra firma in wintertime and fare back again in the spring . Plant showy sedum in full sun for the good outcome . The best soil for showy sedum is one that is sandlike and well drained .

Large Periwinkle

Large periwinkle ( Vinca major ) is also live as swelled periwinkle . The plant produces stem that reach 12 inches long that consist on the ground . The dark - green , evergreen plant leaves produce along the stems and are ellipse or heart - shaped . The blue - violet flowers appear from spring through summertime and mensurate about 2 inches across .

implant large periwinkle in full sun to partial shade and in a rich , moist territory . Full sun will produce more flowers while shade will produce more leaves .

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