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.

The Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) showcases light purple blooms among green foliage and other white and red flowers, creating a stunning, deer-resistant accent with a large building in the background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.
Variegated green and white leaves surround clusters of deep pink trumpet-shaped flowers on the compact My Monet Purple Effect® Weigela, creating a striking contrast in any garden. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCMy Monet Purple Effect® Weigela is a compact shrub with variegated green and white leaves and small, trumpet-shaped pink and purple flowers, displayed against a blurred backdrop of similar flowering foliage. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

My Monet Purple Effect® Weigela

$22.99
$22.99
My Monet® Weigela is a flowering shrub with green and white variegated foliage, featuring clusters of trumpet-shaped pink-purple blooms - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCMy Monet® Weigela, a dense flowering shrub with green leaves edged in white and pink, grows outdoors among rocks and other plants. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

My Monet® Weigela

$22.99
$22.99

Mystic Illusion Dahlia features bright yellow blooms with dark centers, surrounded by lush dark foliage. Broad petals overlap slightly - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A vibrant garden scene showcases the bright yellow Mystic Illusion Dahlia, lush dark green foliage, tall leaves, and clusters of red blossoms in the foreground for a colorful, layered display - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Mystic Illusion Dahlia

$16.99
$16.99

Close-up of ripe red Napa Grape Hybrid' Tomato Cherry (Lycopersicon) on the vine, with smaller, less ripe tomatoes below. The blurred background highlights their vibrant color and sweet appearance - Photo Courtesy of Burpee.

Napa Grape Hybrid' Tomato Cherry (Lycopersicon)

$9.99
$9.99

A close-up of a neatly trimmed Neatball® Boxwood (Buxus) with dense, round form and small, glossy leaves. This evergreen shrub sits in an outdoor garden, surrounded by other greenery - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of a small Neatball® Boxwood (Buxus), a compact, evergreen shrub with oval leaves, thriving in sunny, mulched beds - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Neatball® Boxwood (Buxus)

$22.99
$22.99

A split image displays the New Orleans II Annual Combination: Supertunia Mini Vista Yellow petunias on the left, Superbena Royale Plum Wine verbena in the center, and pink petunias with dark veins on the right - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

New Orleans II Annual Combination

$15.99
$15.99
Close-up of small, bright red New Vintage™ Red Yarrow (Achillea) flowers bloom on fern-like stems and leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A dense field of New Vintage™ Red Yarrow, a drought-tolerant plant, showcases clusters of small red flowers and fern-like green leaves, with yellowish-white blooms - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

New Vintage™ Red Yarrow (Achillea)

$17.99
$17.99
Clusters of bright pink New Vintage™ Rose Yarrow (Achillea) flowers bloom above green, fern-like foliage with some visible buds. Background shows more yarrow amid blurred greenery - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Clusters of bright pink New Vintage™ Rose Yarrow (Achillea) with fern-like green leaves grow densely in the garden. Some blooms are lighter pink - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

New Vintage™ Rose Yarrow (Achillea)

$17.99
$17.99

Close-up of small, delicate peach and yellow flowers bloom closely on New Vintage™ Terracotta Yarrow (Achillea) with green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Clusters of yellow and light orange flowers bloom on tall green stems of New Vintage™ Terracotta Yarrow (Achillea), surrounded by lush foliage - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

New Vintage™ Terracotta Yarrow (Achillea)

$17.99
$17.99

New Vintage™ Violet Yarrow (Achillea) features bright pink blooms with clusters of tiny flowers and feathery green foliage, plus green buds in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

New Vintage™ Violet Yarrow (Achillea)

$17.99
$17.99

Close-up of New Vintage™ White Yarrow (Achillea) features clusters of small white flowers with yellow-white centers and feathery green foliage, creating a dense, drought-tolerant, and pollinator-friendly plant - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.New Vintage™ White Yarrow (Achillea) features clusters of small white, yellow-centered flowers in a heart-like shape above fern-like green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC. Decorative pot not included.

New Vintage™ White Yarrow (Achillea)

$17.99
$17.99

A close-up of the New Zealand 'Mini Pinks' Hybrid Bee Delphinium in full bloom, its tall vibrant purple spikes perfect for attracting pollinators, surrounded by lush green foliage and softly blurred purple flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

New Zealand 'Mini Pinks' Hybrid Bee Delphinium

$18.99
$18.99

A Newgen Freedom® Boxwood (Buxus), neatly trimmed and round with dense foliage, grows in a mulched garden bed outdoors, serving as an attractive evergreen foundation plant against greenery and a house - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A Newgen Freedom® Boxwood (Buxus), with dense green leaves, is planted in mulch in front of a light blue house with a screened porch, serving as an attractive evergreen foundation shrub - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Newgen Freedom® Boxwood (Buxus)

$22.99
$22.99
Rounded, blight-resistant Newgen Independence® Boxwood shrubs and white hydrangea flowers thrive in a mulched garden bed bordered by a white wooden fence - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A neatly trimmed Newgen Independence® Boxwood (Buxus) with dense leaves grows in a garden bed, surrounded by other greenery and white flowers near a building - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Newgen Independence® Boxwood (Buxus)

$22.99
$22.99

The Nightingale Annual Combination features vibrant Supertunia Vista Jazzberry, Superbells Dreamsicle, and lush foliage for a lively floral displa - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Nightingale Annual Combination

$15.99
$15.99
Five tall North Pole® Arborvitae (Thuja) trees are planted in a row on mulch in a garden, with assorted shrubs and trees in the background beneath a clear blue sky - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of North Pole® Arborvitae (Thuja) trees grows in a mulched bed with shrubs and flowers, bordered by grass and set against a cloudy sky - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

North Pole® Arborvitae (Thuja)

$22.99
$22.99

A North Star® Boxwood (Buxus) with small leaves forms a dense, neat globe in a mulched garden bed, standing out against a grassy backdrop - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.North Star® Boxwood (Buxus) forms a dense, rounded shrub with small, bright green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

North Star® Boxwood (Buxus)

$22.99
$22.99

A close-up of Ocean Sunset™ Orange Glow Ice Plant (Delosperma) flower featuring vibrant orange flowers with long, narrow petals tinged purple at the tips, yellow centers, and green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Ocean Sunset™ Orange Glow Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99

Close-up of Ocean Sunset™ Orange Vibe Ice Plant (Delosperma) flower featuring long, narrow orange petals with a pale yellow center and green succulent leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Ocean Sunset™ Orange Vibe Ice Plant (Delosperma) features bright orange flowers and green succulent leaves near a brick border - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Ocean Sunset™ Orange Vibe Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99
Close-up of vibrant pink Ocean Sunset™ Violet Flare Ice Plant (Delosperma) flowers with thin petals and pale yellow centers, set against green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Close-up of a cluster of vibrant Ocean Sunset™ Violet Flare Ice Plant (Delosperma) with spiky purple flowers, white centers, and thick green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Ocean Sunset™ Violet Flare Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99
Close-up of a vibrant purple Ocean Sunset™ Violet Ice Plant (Delosperma) flower with a yellow center, surrounded by green foliage and blurred purple flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A dense patch of Ocean Sunset™ Violet Ice Plant (Delosperma) used as groundcover with bright pink flowers and green foliage, fills most of the image, bordered on the right by a stone or concrete edge - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Ocean Sunset™ Violet Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99
Close-up of Onion' Chives (Allium) with round purple flower heads and tall green stems, surrounded by more blossoms and foliage - Photo Courtesy of Burpee

Onion' Chives (Allium)

$9.99
$9.99
The Orange A-Peel® Black-Eyed Susan Vine features bright orange flowers with smooth petals and a dark center, set against green leaves for a striking contrast similar to classic Black-Eyed Susan vines- Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Two vibrant orange blooms of the Orange A-Peel® Black-Eyed Susan Vine with dark centers and slightly overlapping petals stand out sharply against a backdrop of lush green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Orange A-Peel® Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia)

$11.99
$11.99

Close-up of 'Orange Zest' Garden Mum (Chrysanthemum) with vibrant orange blooms, layered petals, yellow centers, and lush green foliage—classic fall flowers for a lively and colorful display. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Orange Zest' Garden Mum (Chrysanthemum)

$11.99
$11.99