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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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Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Luminary Ultraviolet

Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Luna Pink Swirl

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Luscious Citrus

Lantana 'Luscious Citrus Blend'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Forsythia × intermedia 'Lynwood Gold'

Full sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Campsis × tagliabuana 'Madame Galen'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Magenta Four O'Clock

Mirabilis jalapa

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Geranium

Pelargonium 'Magenta'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Gladiolus

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Portulaca

Portulaca grandiflora

Full sunZones 9–116 inLow

Magenta Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Magenta Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Magenta'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Spiraea japonica 'Magic Carpet'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom

Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom'

Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magic Fountains Dark Blue

Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Dark Blue'

Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magical Candle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraflame'

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Forsythia × intermedia 'Kolgold'

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Mahogany Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus 'Mahogany'

Full sun12 inLow1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–72 ftModerate

Miscanthus sinensis

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Dianthus deltoides

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate

Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth'

Full sun10 ftModerate2 ft wide

Full sunZones 10–1110 ftModerate

Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango'

Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow

Manhattan Lights

Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Mirabilis jalapa 'Marbles'

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ipomoea batatas 'Margarita'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

Full sunZones 6–101.5 ftLow

Marge Elderberry

Sambucus nigra 'Marge'

Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Marie Boisselot

Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Echinacea 'Marmalade'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Marshall's Delight

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Masterpiece'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Maximilian Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Meadow Blazing Star

Liatris ligulistylis

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Salvia farinacea

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftModerate

Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'

Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow

Mexican Buckeye

Ungnadia speciosa

Full sunZones 7–918 ftLow

Mexican Feather Grass

Nassella tenuissima

Full sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate

Ratibida columnifera

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Prunus mexicana

Full sunZones 6–825 ftLow

Rosa 'Meitelov'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Agapanthus 'Midnight Blue'

Full sunZones 7–112 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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