Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 9 That Bloom in April

226 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 9 and typically flower in April, such as Creeping Phlox, Ranunculus and Bluestar. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 61 to 120 of 226 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 226 plants, 180 have been checked against outside sources (16 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Catalina Perfume

Ribes viburnifolium

Part shadeZones 8–103.5 ftLow

Salvia roemeriana

Part shadeZones 7–101.5 ftLow

Celandine Poppy

Chelidonium diphyllum

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cherokee Princess

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Carex cherokeensis

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

Part sunZones 7–98 ftModerate

Chinese Pistache

Pistacia chinensis

Full sunZones 6–932 ftModerate

Hippeastrum 'Christmas Gift'

Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia clevelandii

Full sunZones 8–94 ftLow

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Quercus agrifolia

Full sunZones 8–1051 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Coloratus Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Cream Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Creeping Woodland Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftLow

Double Take Eternal White Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Smncsdw'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Double Take Orange Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Orange Storm'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Double Take Peach Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nccs4'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Double Take Scarlet Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Scarlet Storm'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate

Dressed To Thrill Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Smnbfw'

Full sunZones 6–921 ftModerate

Drummond's Pink

Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258487'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Purple White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258486'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cercis canadensis

Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate

Eleanor Taber Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Conor'

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Ever After Pink Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-3p8-2'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Ruby Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-2pa1s'

Part sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Part shadeZones 7–107.5 ftModerate

Eye Candy Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Candy'

Full sunZones 3–94 inModerate

Feather Falls Sedge

Carex 'Et Crx01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Noble Nightingale Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Parrot Paradise Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Cercis canadensis 'Flame Thrower'

Part sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Part sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Formosa'

Part shadeZones 7–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Part shadeZones 7–1115 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

Magnolia 'Genie'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'George Tabor'

Part shadeZones 8–106 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Narcissus 'Geranium'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Helleborus × hybridus 'Golden Lotus'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Goodding's Verbena

Glandularia gooddingii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

Part sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Chrysogonum virginianum

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Green Hellebore

Helleborus × hybridus 'Green'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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