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Apr 1, 2024 · Whether growing in containers or the garden bed, flowering plants requiring full sun need six or more hours of sunlight per day. Some plants thrive in more sun, while others benefit from protection from direct afternoon rays, depending on climate. Here, we’ll explore flowers that thrive in full sun.
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- Pentas. Botanical Name: Pentas lanceolata. USDA Zones: 8-11. Beautiful Pentas attract pollinators like bees, hummingbirds, and sunbirds due to the nectar.
- Lantana. Botanical Name: Lantana camara. USDA Zones: 8-11. Lantana is a common tropical and arid climate flower that blooms year-round in bright colors like red, yellow, orange, white, or pink and thrives in neglect and heat.
- Plumbago. Botanical Name: Plumbago auriculata. USDA Zones: 8-12. Plumbago is a beautiful vine-like African native shrub that thrives with minimal care in the subtropical or tropical heat.
- Moonflower. Botanical Name: Ipomoea alba. USDA Zones: 8-12. The spectacular display of large and fragrant pure white flowers resembles morning glory and opens in the evening.
- 1 | Black-Eyed Susan
- 2 | Russian Sage
- 3 | Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
- 4 | Creeping Phlox
- 5 | Daffodils
- 6 | Catmint
- 7 | Lavender
- 8 | Daylily
- 9 | Shasta Daisies
- 10 | Coneflower
Zones: 4 to 9 Bloom Time: Late spring to early fall Height: 1′ to 3′ (depending on the variety) Spread: 1′ to 2′ Black-eyed Susan is a native perennial that prefers evenly-moist, well-drained soil, but is quite heat and drought tolerant once established. With their long bloom time and brightly-colored yellow flowers, they are a beautiful addition t...
Zones: 4 to 9 Bloom Time: Early summer to fall Height: 2′ to 4′ Spread: 2′ to 4′ With its gray-green foliage and beautiful purple flowers, Russian Sage is one of my favorite full sun perennials. These perennial plants are deer resistant, drought tolerant, and they attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They also grow in pretty much any soil t...
Zones: 3 to 8 Bloom Time: Late summer to fall Height: 18″ to 24″ Spread: 18″ to 24″ Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is a succulent that stores water in its leaves and prefers dry, poorly fertilized soil. The flowers start out pink and turn to bronze as the weather gets cooler. Since it is one of the last perennials to bloom before winter, it’s a great late-seas...
Zones: 3 to 9 Bloom time: Early spring Height: 6″ Spread: 2′ to 3′ Next on my list of full sun perennials is Creeping Phlox or Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata). It is a low-growing ground cover that is easy to grow and looks beautiful at the front of your sunny border or spilling over stones in a rock garden. Once it gets going, it will cover the area w...
Zones: 4 to 9 Bloom Time: Spring Height: 18″ to 24″ Spread: 12″ Speaking of spring bulbs, daffodils are the next low maintenance plants on my list. Once you plant them, they don’t require any work at all. They come back for many years and bloom reliably (unlike many tulips). Most varieties will naturalize as well, so you’ll get more of them over ti...
Zones: 3 to 9 Bloom Time: Late spring to summer Height: 9″ to 18″ Spread: 18″ to 36″ Catmint (Nepeta) is a compact plant (about 12″ high) with silvery leaves and purple-blue flowers. It blooms in the mid to late spring and looks beautiful in combination with other spring-flowering plants (such as the native azalea and Phlox subulata in this picture...
Zones: 5 to 8 Bloom Time: Early to mid summer Height: 12″ to 24″ Spread: 12″ to 24″ Lavender forms dense clumps of blue-green foliage. It is drought tolerant and blooms in early to mid summer with lovely blue/purple, fragrant flower spikes. Lavender can take a year or two to get going. But once it has, it really doesn’t take any work at all. Shear ...
Zones: 3 to 9 Bloom Time: Late spring and summer Height: 1′ to 4′ Spread: 2′ to 4′ Daylilies (Hemerocallis) really are a “plant and forget” flower which is why they are one of my favorite full sun perennials. They generally bloom in late spring and summer, but it can vary depending on the variety. As the name suggests, each bloom only lasts a day. ...
Zones: 4 to 9 Bloom Time: Summer Height: 2′ to 3′ Spread: 1′ to 2′ If you want a flower to add some cheeriness to your full sun garden all summer long, Shasta daisies are the way to go. Although they spread by rhizomes, they aren’t invasive (like some roadside daisies can be) and they don’t need a lot of care or fertilizer to keep them growing. In ...
Zones: 3 to 9 Bloom Time: Summer Height: 2′ to 4′ Spread: 2′ to 3′ Like the Shasta Daisies, Coneflower (Echinacea) is another easy to grow perennial that blooms all summer long. It has daisy shaped flowers and is available in so many different colors and flower forms that you are sure to find one (or more) you like. One note: Echinacea do tend to s...
Find plants that like full sun and heat with these top 20 expert picks. Grow these sun-loving, heat-tolerant plants for a lush, vibrant garden all summer.
Oct 9, 2023 · Whether you want tall spiky flowers, low-lying color, or vibrant groundcover, you can find many flowering perennials in the following list that will meet your needs based on your hardiness zone. Plenty of flowering perennials that love the sunlight can thrive in dry, wet, or normal soil conditions.
Apr 21, 2021 · Full-sun perennials thrive when they receive 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight. Learn which plants, like lavender, are right for a full sun environment.
Oct 2, 2023 · Looking for some low-maintenance plants that thrive in sunny conditions? There are many different sun-friendly plants to choose from, depending on your hardiness zone. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen lists her favorite sun-loving plants that don't require much work from you in the garden.
