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Full sun plants
1792 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 1,792 plants, 1,255 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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Snowbelle
Philadelphus 'Snowbelle'
Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Snowcap
Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap'
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Snowdrift
Malus 'Snowdrift'
Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Snowflake
Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'
Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Snowflake
Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Snowmound
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Soeur Emmanuelle
Rosa 'Delamo'
Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftModerate

Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh

Solfatare
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Solfatare'
Full sunZones 6–92 ftModerate

Sombrero Adobe Orange
Echinacea 'Sombrero Adobe Orange'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Hot Coral
Echinacea 'Sombrero Hot Coral'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Lemon Yellow
Echinacea 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sombrero Salsa Red
Echinacea 'Sombrero Salsa Red'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Sonic Bloom Pink
Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Pink'
Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Sonic Bloom Red
Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Red'
Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Soraya
Helianthus annuus 'Soraya'
Full sun5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Full sunZones 7–1059 ftModerate

Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera
Full sunZones 7–1117 ftModerate

Spanish Lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Full sunZones 7–91.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs
FoliageSpartan Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan'
Full sunZones 4–915 ftLow

Spilled Wine
Weigela florida 'Spilled Wine'
Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

Spirea
Spiraea
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Splendid Cornelia
Hyacinthus 'Splendid Cornelia'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Full sunZones 6–103 ftLow

Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate

Spring Beauty
Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty'
Full sunZones 2–87 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Spring Green
Tulipa 'Spring Green'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

St. Tropez
Rosa 'Orasyda'
Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stafford Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Stafford'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Full sunZones 4–820 ftLow

Stanwell Perpetual
Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'
Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Full sunZones 7–1013 ftModerate

Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Star of Bethlehem
Ornithogalum
Full sunZones 4–912 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Star of Persia
Allium cristophii
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Star of the East
Crocosmia 'Star of the East'
Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Star Petunia
Petunia 'Star'
Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Starfire
Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Statice
Limonium
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftLow

Stella de Oro
Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'
Full sunZones 3–912 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Stephen Rulo
Rosa 'Wecrulo'
Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate

Stock
Matthiola
Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Storm Cloud
Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud'
Full sunZones 7–113.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Strawberry Blonde
Helianthus annuus 'Strawberry Blonde'
Full sun5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Strawberry Candy
Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Strawberry Fields
Gomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields'
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Strawberry Hill
Rosa 'Ausrimini'
Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Strawberry Sundae Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Rensun'
Full sunZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Strawflower
Xerochrysum
Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops
Monarda didyma 'Cherry Pops'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
FoliageSugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate

Sugar Shack Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis 'SMCOSS'
Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Sugar Tyme
Malus 'Sugar Tyme'
Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sulfur Flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Full sunZones 4–812 inLow

Summer Skies
Delphinium 'Summer Skies'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Summer Storm
Hibiscus 'Summer Storm'
Full sunZones 4–94 ftHigh

Summer Wine
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'
Full sunZones 3–76 ftModerate

Sun Parasol Apricot
Mandevilla 'Sun Parasol Apricot'
Full sunZones 10–1110 ftModerate
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