Sun Lovers

Full sun plants need at least 6 hours or more of direct sunlight to grow and bloom. Afternoon Sun is the harshest.

Part sun is defined as four to six hours of direct sun per day. Not all those hours need to be accrued consecutively—it could mean a few hours of morning sun plus a few more in the afternoon. Morning sun is easier to handle for part sun plants.

Click on each plant to learn more in depth requirements. Some plants will require more or less sun.

Abelia 'Carolina Sunset'

Abelia x grandiflora 'Little Richard'

Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek'

Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Buddleia davidii 'Dapper Lavender' Butterfly Bush

Buddleia davidii 'Dapper Pink' Butterfly Bush

Buddleia davidii 'Dapper White' Butterfly Bush

Buddleia davidii 'Raspberry Eyes' Butterfly Bush

Buddleia hyb. 'Cranrazz' Butterfly Bush

Callicarpa americana

Callicarpa americana 'Welch's Pink'

Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Cornus sericea 'Baileyi'

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty'

Cupressus arizonica glabra 'Blue Ice'

Distylium x 'Blue Cascade'

Distylium x 'Coppertone'

Distylium 'Vintage Jade'

Elaeagnus x ebbingei

Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'

Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Gold'

Gardenia jasminoides 'August Beauty'

Gardenia jasminoides 'Double Mint'

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

Gelsemium rankinii

Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita'

Grass - Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'

Grass - Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Grass - Muhlenbergia capillaris

Grass - Nassella tenuissima

Grass - Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Grass - Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Grass - Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian'

Grass - Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Grass - Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose'

Grass - Pennisetum purpureum 'Princess Caroline'

Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'

Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'

Hydrangea paniculata 'Rensun'

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'

Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst'

Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana'

Ilex cornuta 'Carissa'

Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint'

Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'

Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green'

Juniperus conferta 'All Gold'

Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'

Juniperus horizontalis 'Andorra'

Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni'

Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'

Lagerstroemia 'Conlagras'

Lagerstroemia 'Congrabel'

Lagerstroemia Strawconbel'

Lantana camara 'Pink Huff'

Lantana 'Chapel Hill Gold'

Lantana 'Chapel Hill Yellow'

Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano'

Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine'

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

Mahonia confusa 'Narihira'

Myrica cerifera

Nandina domestica 'Firepower'

Osmanthus fortunei

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'

Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'

Paeonia 'Karl Rosenfeld'

Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'

Rosa 'Double Knock Out®'

Coral Knock Out® Rose

Peachy Knock Out® Rose

Pink Double Knock Out® Rose

Blushing Drift® Rose

Buttercream Drift® Rose

Peach Drift® Rose

Red Drift® Rose

White Drift® Rose

Bushel and Berry® Baby Cakes® Blackberry

Spiraea bumalda 'Lemon Princess'

Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'

Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'

Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald'

Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'

Vitex agnus-castus 'Lecompte'

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'

Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'