Full Sun Garden Plants

Full sun plants thrive in the bright, open spots where other plants struggle. These are the beds that soak up six or more hours of direct sunlight every day. Whether you're filling a wide-open border, a sunny slope, or a hot patio container, there's a sun loving plant for the job. This collection brings together everything you need to make the most of your sunniest spaces.

At Garden Crossings, our full sun plant collection spans annuals, perennials, and shrubs. We hand-pick every variety for vibrant performance in high-light conditions. You'll find bold bloomers, textural foliage, and structural shrubs that work together beautifully. Because every variety here loves full sun, your garden stays colorful and healthy all season long.

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Close-up of Laguna® Cloud White™ Lobelia features clusters of delicate white flowers with small yellow centers and slender green stems, offering a heat-tolerant, densely blooming display - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A dark blue ceramic pot filled with lush green stems and white blooming Laguna® Cloud White™ Lobelia, set against a plain white background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Laguna® Cloud White™ Lobelia

$10.99
$10.99

A close-up of vibrant Laguna® Dark Blue Lobelia flowers surrounded by pink and yellow petunias, perfect for hanging baskets and adding lush color to your garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Laguna® Dark Blue Lobelia bursts with vibrant blooms and green stems, ideal for hanging baskets. Among the open flowers, some buds remain closed, adding fresh charm - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Laguna® Dark Blue Lobelia

$10.99
$10.99

A cluster of Laguna® Royale Lilac Lobelia displays light purple flowers with slender petals and green stems and leaves in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A dark gray decorative pot holds a lush mound of Laguna® Royale Lilac Lobelia, featuring small light purple flowers and green foliage from Proven Winners, set against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Laguna® Royale Lilac Lobelia

$10.99
$10.99
A vibrant cluster of small, star-shaped pink flowers and slender green leaves from Laguna® Royale Pink Lobelia fills the image, showcasing this annual's colorful and lively floral display - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A large ceramic pot filled with dense, pink blooming Laguna® Royale Pink Lobelia, isolated on a white background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Laguna® Royale Pink Lobelia

$10.99
$10.99
Close-up of a dense cluster of vibrant electric purple Laguna® Ultraviolet™ Lobelia flowers with green stems and leaves fills the image with bright, cheerful color - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of vibrant electric purple Laguna® Ultraviolet™ Lobelia flowers with delicate petals and green stems, densely packed and blooming outdoors - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Laguna® Ultraviolet™ Lobelia

$10.99
$10.99

Lavender Bubbles' Allium, an ornamental onion with round, vivid purple blooms, creates a striking display against green grass, adding bold color and interest with blurred grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A dense cluster of Lavender Bubbles' Allium, a late-season perennial with round purple blooms on tall green stems, creates a vibrant and lush ornamental onion display in the garden - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Lavender Bubbles' Allium

$18.99
$18.99
Close-up of Lavinnola® 'Frost Pink' Spanish Lavender (Lavandula) with soft pink and purple blooms, green stems, and a blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Lavinnola® 'Frost Pink' Spanish Lavender (Lavandula) is a low-growing plant with dense clusters of small pink flowers beside a garden path among green foliage and mulch - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Lavinnola® 'Frost Pink' Spanish Lavender (Lavandula)

$18.99
$18.99
The compact Legend of the Small® Bottlebush (Fothergilla) features clusters of small, round white flowers. Deer resistant and ideal for mulched beds, it brings charm to any landscape with its lush green backdrop - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Legend of the Small® Bottlebush (Fothergilla) is a compact native shrub with vibrant red, orange, and yellow autumn foliage, shown in a garden bed with black fabric, mulch, and surrounding greenery - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Legend of the Small® Bottlebush (Fothergilla)

$22.99
$22.99

Lemon Coral® Sedum, a drought-tolerant and low-maintenance ground cover, grows among large gray and tan rocks near a small pond, creating a lush, natural landscape - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Bright pink flowers bloom above dark mulch, while a patch of yellow-green Lemon Coral® Sedum ground cover grows in the foreground - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Lemon Coral® Sedum

$10.99
$10.99

Close-up of tall, green Lemon Grass Cymbopogon blades, sunlight streaming through and highlighting leaf textures - Photo Courtesy of Pixabay

Lemon Grass Cymbopogon

$15.99
$15.99

Bright yellow-green, finely divided leaves of the Lemony Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus) shrub fill the image with dense, lacy foliage and delicate pointed tips. The plant’s overlapping leaves largely obscure the background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe bright green, finely textured foliage of a Lemony Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus) shrub fills most of the image, with clusters of pink hydrangea flowers in the lower right corner. A white-framed window is partially visible at the top. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Lemony Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus)

$22.99
$22.99

A close-up of a Let's Dance Arriba!® Bigleaf Hydrangea flower cluster, a striking reblooming variety, set among lush green leaves in the garden. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA large Let's Dance Arriba!® Bigleaf Hydrangea bush blooms with vibrant pink flowers among green foliage and mulch in a sunny garden. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Let's Dance Arriba!® Bigleaf Hydrangea

$17.24
$22.99 $17.24

A close-up of a vibrant pink Let's Dance Big Band® Bigleaf Hydrangea bloom with delicate petals, set among lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A close-up of vibrant purple Let's Dance Big Band® Bigleaf Hydrangea blooms with delicate petals and blue centers, set among green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Let's Dance Big Band® Bigleaf Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99
A cluster of vibrant pink Let's Dance Can Do!® Bigleaf Hydrangea flowers with star-shaped petals and green leaves in the background; some central buds remain closed on this reblooming hydrangea. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA close-up of a Let's Dance Can Do!® Bigleaf Hydrangea shows pink lace-cap clusters with central buds, framed by green leaves. In the background, a blurred purple hydrangea appears. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Let's Dance Can Do!® Bigleaf Hydrangea

$17.24
$22.99 $17.24

Let’s Dance Hot Stepper™ Bigleaf Hydrangea is a compact shrub with clusters of pink and light green flowers amid dark green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A close-up of vibrant pink blooms on the Let's Dance Hot Stepper™ Bigleaf Hydrangea, featuring delicate petals around clusters of central buds and dark green leaves in the background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Let's Dance Hot Stepper™ Bigleaf Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99
A cluster of vibrant pink Let's Dance Lovable® Bigleaf Hydrangea flowers, a reblooming variety, is surrounded by large, dark green leaves with pale green buds visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A lush Let's Dance Lovable® Bigleaf Hydrangea blooms by the lawn, displaying clusters of purple, pink, magenta red, and blue flowers among green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Let's Dance Lovable® Bigleaf Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of Let's Dance Sky View® Bigleaf Hydrangea, a blue-flowering shrub featuring blooms in pink, purple, and light blue amid lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A close-up of a vibrant Let's Dance Sky View® Bigleaf Hydrangea in full bloom, framed by lush green leaves, with other reblooming hydrangeas and foliage softly blurred in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Let's Dance Sky View® Bigleaf Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of vibrant Let's Dance® Blue Jangles® Bigleaf Hydrangea flowers in blue and purple hues, set against dark green leaves, with a softly blurred background of soil and foliage on this striking flowering shrub. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of Let’s Dance® Blue Jangles® Bigleaf Hydrangea in full bloom, showcasing vivid purple and blue petals framed by lush green leaves, set against a softly blurred background of flowers and foliage. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Let's Dance® Blue Jangles® Bigleaf Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of Let's Dance® Rhythmic Blue® Bigleaf Hydrangea in full bloom, with large clusters of purple and pink flowers surrounded by lush green leaves. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA close-up of a vibrant Let's Dance® Rhythmic Blue® Bigleaf Hydrangea cluster, surrounded by lush green leaves and hints of additional hydrangea blooms in the background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Let's Dance® Rhythmic Blue® Bigleaf Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of a Limelight Prime® Panicle Hydrangea cluster with pink and white blooms and green leaves, set against a backdrop of blurred flowering shrubs. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Tall, cone-shaped clusters of pale green Limelight Prime® Panicle Hydrangea flowers bloom among lush leaves in a sunlit garden, making this hardy shrub a standout feature amid trees and other shrubs. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Limelight Prime® Panicle Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of several cone-shaped clusters of pale green and cream 'Limelight' Panicle Hydrangea flowers, with soft green leaves and a background of blurred greenery - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense row of 'Limelight' Panicle Hydrangea shrubs showcases large, cone-shaped white flower clusters against a blue sky, with green leaves and mulch at the base - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Limelight' Panicle Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99

Long, slender spikes of small white flowers extend from leafy green stems as the dense Little Henry® Sweetspire (Itea) grows over a stone border in the garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of overlapping reddish-brown, pink, and green leaves with prominent veins and glossy texture on the compact Little Henry® Sweetspire (Itea) shrub. Leaves grow from the central stem - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Little Henry® Sweetspire (Itea)

$21.99
$21.99

A cluster of Little Lemon Goldenrod (Solidago) wildflowers with small, star-shaped yellow blooms and slender green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Little Lemon Goldenrod (Solidago)

$18.99
$18.99
Clusters of pink and white Little Lime Punch® Panicle Hydrangea bloom beside round purple alliums, creating a vibrant garden scene highlighted by lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A healthy Little Lime Punch® Panicle Hydrangea, a hardy flowering shrub, shows clusters of pale yellow and white blooms in a mulched garden bed, set off by green leaves and purple flowers in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Little Lime Punch® Panicle Hydrangea

$22.99
$22.99