Here's a list of some plants that will grow in Zone 9.

Coleus
Leopard's Bane (Doronicum cordatum)
Bearded Iris (Iris x germanica 'Blue')
Big-Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glowing Embers')
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkei 'Satellite')
Pink Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthemum)
Chinese Foxglove (Rehmannia elata)
Blue Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Jerusalem Sage (Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White')