Sunlight

Part sun plants

136 garden plants that grow well in part 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 136 plants, 50 have been checked against outside sources (13 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Alocasia × amazonica 'Polly'

Part sunZones 9–112 ftHigh

Part sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate

Geranium 'Ann Folkard'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Part sunZones 3–95 ftModerate

Appalachian Red

Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red'

Part sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom'

Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'

Part sunZones 5–811 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'August Beauty'

Part sunZones 8–115 ftHigh

Autumn Brilliance

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Ballerina Serviceberry

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Part sunZones 5–95 ftHigh

Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'

Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

Viola wittrockiana 'Clear Crystals Black'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Black Star Calla

Zantedeschia 'Schwarzwalder'

Part sunZones 8–102 ftHigh

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Viola wittrockiana 'Blue'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades'

Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Part sunZones 4–839 ftModerate

Geranium 'Brookside'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Part sunZones 8–102.5 ftHigh

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Anemone blanda 'Charmer'

Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Fritillaria meleagris

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Checkered Lily Alba

Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

Part sunZones 7–98 ftModerate

Chinese Stewartia

Stewartia sinensis

Part sunZones 5–715 ftModerate

Hippeastrum 'Christmas Gift'

Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Cole's Select'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Nicotiana alata 'Crimson Bedder'

Part sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'

Part sunZones 6–102.5 ftHigh

Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'

Part sun6 inModerate8 in wide

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'

Part sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Part sunZones 5–84 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis

Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Fenway Park'

Part sunZones 4–833 ftModerate

Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'

Part sunZones 5–815 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis 'Flame Thrower'

Part sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Flowering Tobacco

Part sunZones 10–112 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Part sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'

Part sunZones 7–114.5 ftHigh

Gardenia jasminoides

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

Part sunZones 3–72 ftHigh

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

Part sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold'

Part sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris'

Part sunZones 8–113.5 ftHigh

Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA2'

Part sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Japanese Stewartia

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Part sunZones 5–816 ftModerate

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'

Part sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'

Part sunZones 7–102.5 ftHigh

Korean Stewartia

Stewartia pseudocamellia Koreana Group

Part sunZones 5–816 ftModerate

Lavender Bacopa

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

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