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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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Berry Box Pyracomeles
× Pyracomeles 'NCXP2'
Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftModerate

Berry Heavy
Ilex verticillata 'Spravy'
Full sunZones 3–98 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Berry Poppins
Ilex verticillata 'FarrowBPop'
Full sunZones 3–94 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Berry Scape Aronia
Aronia arbutifolia 'UCONNAA001'
Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Berry White Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Renba'
Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Beryl Bach
Rosa 'Hartesia'
Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Betsy Ross Lilac
Syringa 'Betsy Ross'
Full sunZones 5–89.5 ftModerate

Betty Magnolia
Magnolia 'Betty'
Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Beverly Sills Reblooming Bearded Iris
Iris 'Beverly Sills'
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'CT-9-12'
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Bicknell's Sedge
Carex bicknellii
Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Bicolor Geranium
Pelargonium 'Bicolor'
Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bicolor Marigold
Tagetes patula 'Bicolor'
Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bidens
Bidens ferulifolia
Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Big Sacaton
Sporobolus wrightii
Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftLow

Big Sky Sunset Coneflower
Echinacea 'Sunset'
Full sunZones 3–94 ftLow

Bigtooth Maple
Acer grandidentatum
Full sunZones 5–835 ftModerate

Bijou Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo030'
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageBird's Nest Spruce
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Full sunZones 3–73.5 ftModerate

Bishop of Llandaff
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bishop's Children
Dahlia 'Bishop's Children'
Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blaauws Pink Azalea
Rhododendron 'Blaauw's Pink'
Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Adder Agastache
Agastache 'Black Adder'
Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow

Black Ball
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Black Beauty Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Gerda'
Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Black Diamond Red Hot
Lagerstroemia 'Black Diamond Red Hot'
Full sunZones 7–911 ftLow
FoliageBlack Dragon Japanese Cedar
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate

Black Eyed Angels Delphinium
Delphinium 'Black Eyed Angels'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate

Black Hat Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'NCRX2'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Hero Double Peony Tulip
Tulipa 'Black Hero'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageBlack Hills Spruce
Picea glauca 'Densata'
Full sunZones 3–635 ftModerate

Black Knight
Delphinium 'Black Knight'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Knight
Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'
Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Black Lace Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Eva'
Full sunZones 4–77 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Parrot
Tulipa 'Black Parrot'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Star
Gladiolus 'Black Star'
Full sunZones 8–104 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate

Blackberry Merlot Hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Blackberry Merlot'
Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow

Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Blackhawks Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks'
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
FoliageBlackie
Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie'
Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold'
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Blanc Double de Coubert Rose
Rosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'
Full sunZones 4–95.5 ftModerate

Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow

Blaze
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Blaze Climbing Rose
Rosa 'Blaze'
Full sunZones 6–811 ftModerate

Blazeaway Heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Blazeaway'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Bloombux Magenta Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Microhirs9'
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloomerang Ballet Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPH'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac
Syringa 'SMSJBP7'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purpink Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPTP'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purple
Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Bloomerang Showmound Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPWF'
Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
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