Plants for Sun
These plants will thrive in locations that are exposed to direct sun most of the day.Β
Plants are listed alphabetically by Latin name. Icons indicate our rating π»,Β favorites β€οΈ,Β and deer-resistantΒ π¦ selections. Toxic β οΈ plants are also noted. Some plants we have removed π³οΈ for one reason or another. See the Plants page for an explanation of symbols.
Acanthus spinosus π»π»π»π¦
Aconitum carmichaeilii π»π»π»π¦
Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea' π»π»π»π¦
Alchemilla mollis π»π»π»π¦
Amsonia hubrichtii 'Butterscotch' ππ¦
Amsonia tabernaemontana π»π»π»π¦
Anemone tomentosa robustissima π»π»π³οΈ
Angelica gigas π»π»π¦π³οΈ
Aruncus aethusifolius π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Aruncus dioicus π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee' Β π»π» π»π¦
Calamagrostis acutiflora βKarl Foersterβ Β π»π»π»π¦
Campanula carpatica 'Clips' π»π»π»
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' π»π»π»π»π¦
Digitalis grandiflora 'Ambigua' Β π»π»π»π¦β οΈ
Echinacea π»π»π»π¦
Euphorbia polychroma π»π»π»π¦β οΈ
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' π»π»π»π³οΈ
Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea' π»π»π»π¦
Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' π»π»π»π¦
Geranium sanguineum 'striatum' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Geum 'Mai Tai' π»π»π»π»π¦
Helicotrichons sempervirens π»π»π»π»π¦
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' π»π»π³οΈ
Hemerocallis 'Frans Hals' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Magic Dawn' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Scarlet Orbit' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Oro' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Wondering' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Amethyst Mist' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' Β π»π» π»
Heuchera 'Dolce Cinnamon Curls' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Lemon Love' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Midnight Rose' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Molly Bush' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Heuchera 'Montrose Ruby' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Pewter Veil' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Plum Pudding' Β π»π» π»
Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera villosa 'Circus' Β π»π»
Hibiscus syriacus 'Antong Two' ('Li'l Kim') π»π»π»π»
Hydrangea paniculata π»π»π»
Hylotelephium spectabile π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' π»π»π»π¦
Lobelia cardinalis π»π»π»
Lonicera sempervirens 'Blanche Sandman' π»π»π»π¦
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Lipstick' π»π»π¦π³οΈ
Paeonia itoh 'Maroon Dragon Claw' π»π»π»π»π¦
Panicum virgatum π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Perovskia atriplicifolia ππ¦
Platycodon grandiflora 'Sentimental Blue' π»π»π»
Pulsatilla vulgaris π»π»π¦
Sedum kamtschaticum floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' π»π»π»π¦
Sempervivum tectorum π»π»π»π¦
Senna marilandica π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne' π»π»π»π¦
Solidago flexicaulis π»π»π»
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece' π»π»π»
Spirea japonica 'Walbuma' π»π»π»π»π¦
Thalictrum rochebrunianum 'Lavender Mist' π»π»π»
Veronica prostrata 'Trehane' π»π»π»π¦π³οΈ
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album' π»π»π»π»π¦
Weigela florida Β π»π»π»π»π¦