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Full sun plants

1972 garden plants that grow well in full sun, with bloom times and hardiness zones. Match the plant to the light you actually have.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's sun needs, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 1,972 plants, 1,624 have been checked against outside sources (78 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Lagerstroemia 'Acoma'

Full sunZones 6–98 ftLow

Narcissus 'Actaea'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Adam's Courage Clematis

Clematis 'Adam's Courage'

Full sunZones 4–75.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yucca filamentosa

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Malus 'Adirondack'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Anemone coronaria 'Admiral'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

African Marigold

Full sun2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 7–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Berberis trifoliolata

Full sunZones 7–95 ftModerate

Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'

Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'

Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow

Agastache 'Firebird'

Agastache 'Firebird'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow

Full sunZones 8–112.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Prunus × yedoensis 'Akebono'

Full sunZones 5–823 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alabama Jubilee Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Alabama Jubilee'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Alaska'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Scilla luciliae 'Alba'

Full sunZones 3–85 inModerate

Alba Gayfeather

Liatris spicata 'Alba'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Colchicum autumnale 'Album'

Full sunZones 4–96 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus montanus

Full sunZones 5–108.5 ftLow

Alexandrina Magnolia

Magnolia × soulangeana 'Alexandrina'

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Sporobolus airoides

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Allegheny Stonecrop

Hylotelephium telephioides

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Allen Chickering Sage

Salvia 'Allen Chickering'

Full sunZones 8–104 ftLow

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Alma Pötschke'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alpine Carpet Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Mondap'

Full sunZones 2–68 inLow

Full sunZones 3–84 inModerate

Amaryllis Belladonna

Amaryllis belladonna

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amazing Daisies Spun Silk Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Spun Silk'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Amber Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noa97400a'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam'

Full sunZones 2–76 ftModerate

Fagus grandifolia

Full sunZones 4–960 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

American Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

Full sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Cranberrybush Viburnum

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

Full sunZones 2–710 ftModerate

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Gold Rush

Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

American Goldfinch False Indigo

Baptisia 'American Goldfinch'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

American Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Full sunZones 3–712 inModerate

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Linden

Tilia americana

Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate

American Pasqueflower

Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Full sunZones 3–712 inLow

Prunus americana

Full sunZones 3–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Smoketree

Cotinus obovatus

Full sunZones 4–817 ftModerate

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Full sunZones 4–988 ftModerate

American Yellowwood

Cladrastis kentukea

Full sunZones 4–840 ftModerate

Amethyst Dream Bachelor Button

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Amethyst Falls Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amethyst in Snow Bachelor's Button

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Angel Bells Clustered Bellflowers

Campanula glomerata 'Angel Bells'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Angel Eyes Hibiscus

Hibiscus 'Angel Eyes'

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Rosa 'Angel Face'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon

Angelonia angustifolia 'Anblu140'

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Angelface Perfectly Pink Summer Snapdragon

Angelonia angustifolia 'Balang15434'

Full sunZones 10–112 ftModerate

Angelface Raspberry

Angelonia 'Angelface Raspberry'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

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