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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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Malus 'Prairifire'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Canna 'President'

Full sunZones 7–115 ftHigh

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'President'

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

President Grevy

Syringa vulgaris 'President Grevy'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

President Lincoln

Syringa vulgaris 'President Lincoln'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Rosa 'Ausmerchant'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Princess Charlene de Monaco Rose

Rosa 'Princess Charlene de Monaco'

Full sunZones 6–102.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Princess Irene'

Full sunZones 3–81 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gladiolus 'Priscilla'

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Professor Kippenberg

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Malus 'Profusion'

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Profusion Cherry

Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Profusion White

Zinnia 'Profusion White'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Lavandula × intermedia 'Provence'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Buddleia 'Pugster Blue'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftLow

Coreopsis 'Pumpkin Pie'

Full sunZones 91.5 ftLow

Tulipa 'Purissima'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'

Full sun4 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Purple Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Purple Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Purple Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Full sunZones 3–83 ftLow

Hemerocallis 'Purple de Oro'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Purple Emperor'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Full sunZones 9–114 ftLow

Freesia 'Purple Rain'

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

Purple Geranium

Pelargonium 'Purple'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Eschscholzia californica 'Purple Gleam'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Purple Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Purple Lovegrass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Gladiolus 'Purple Magic'

Full sunZones 7–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Purple Moor Grass

Molinia caerulea

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Purple'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Purple'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Phlox paniculata 'Purple'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus syriacus 'Purple Pillar'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Purple Pixie Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense 'Peack'

Full sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate

Purple Prairie Clover

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Malus 'Purple Prince'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Purple Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Monarda 'Purple Rooster'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Purple Sensation

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Purple Snapdragon

Antirrhinum 'Purple'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Purple Strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Purple Trailing

Lantana montevidensis

Full sunZones 9–1112 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Purple Wave'

Full sun8 inModerate2.5 ft wide

Zinnia elegans 'Purple'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Veronica 'Purpleicious'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Purrsian Blue'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Gomphrena haageana 'QIS Orange'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Populus tremuloides

Full sunZones 1–645 ftModerate

Queen Elizabeth

Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Queen Lime Orange

Zinnia elegans 'Queen Lime Orange'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

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