Full Sun Perennials

Full sun perennials form the backbone of a low-maintenance, high-impact garden. They thrive in spots that receive six or more hours of direct sunlight each day. Unlike annuals, they return stronger every year. Their long lifespan makes full sun perennials one of the smartest investments for your landscape.

At Garden Crossings, we hand-pick full sun perennials for reliable performance season after season. You’ll find varieties with bold blooms, interesting foliage, and long flowering windows that keep your garden looking great all summer. Plant them once and enjoy years of color, structure, and life in your sunniest beds.

Close-up of Color Spires® 'Pink Dawn' Perennial Salvia showcases tall, spiky purple-pink flower stems and green serrated leaves, standing out against a blurred garden background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.
A dense cluster of bright pink 'Paint the Town Magenta' Pinks (Dianthus) covers the ground like a vibrant carpet. Green foliage and more pink and light purple blooms appear behind, with a large pale rock on the left - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of vibrant 'Paint the Town Magenta' Pinks (Dianthus) fills a garden bed with lush green foliage, set against a blurred background of green lawn and other plants - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Paint the Town Magenta' Pinks (Dianthus)

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of 'Pardon My Lavender II' Bee Balm (Monarda) shows vibrant pink, spiky petals and green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Pardon My Lavender II' Bee Balm (Monarda)

$27.99
$27.99
Close-up of 'Pardon My Rose' Bee Balm (Monarda), a deer-resistant perennial with bright pink, spiky tubular petals, blooms among lush green leaves, with a few white flowers visible in the blurred background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of ‘Pardon My Rose’ Bee Balm (Monarda) blooms in bright pink clusters with spiky, tubular petals and dark green foliage. Several unopened buds are mixed among the open blooms - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Pardon My Rose' Bee Balm (Monarda)

$18.99
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Peachie's Pick' Stoke's Aster (Stokesia) displays vibrant blooms and bushy green foliage in the sun, thriving among other plants - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense bush of Peachie's Pick' Stoke's Aster (Stokesia) with abundant purple daisy-like blooms amid green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Peachie's Pick' Stoke's Aster (Stokesia)

$18.99
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Clusters of 'Perfect Edging' Tall Fescue Grass (Festuca) with narrow green leaves and feathery seed heads thrive in a mulched, low-maintenance garden bed, surrounded by more plants and green grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Close-up of bright green and yellow variegated leaves of 'Perfect Edging' Tall Fescue Grass (Festuca) stand upright against a backdrop of dry mulch and plant debris, emphasizing this low-maintenance, decorative grass’s garden appeal - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Perfect Edging' Tall Fescue Grass (Festuca)

$18.99
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A dense cluster of small, white flowers with green stems and leaves blooms in bright sunlight—'Peter Cottontail' Yarrow (Achillea) - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Clusters of small, white 'Peter Cottontail' Yarrow (Achillea) flowers with green stems grow densely outdoors in sunlight with a blurred background of soil and greenery - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Peter Cottontail' Yarrow (Achillea)

$17.99
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Top-down view of 'Pink Profusion' Perennial Salvia with tall spikes of vibrant purple and pink flowers packed among green leaves, creating a dense, colorful display all season from this reblooming perennial - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of 'Pink Profusion' Perennial Salvia features tall spikes of vibrant pink and purple blooms surrounded by green foliage, creating a lively, colorful garden display - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Pink Profusion' Perennial Salvia

$16.14
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Close-up of 'Prince of Orange' Oriental Poppy (Papaver) features bright orange blooms with dark purple centers and green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.'Prince of Orange' Oriental Poppy (Papaver) features bright red flowers with delicate petals and fuzzy green stems, set among lush green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Prince of Orange' Oriental Poppy (Papaver)

$17.99
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Spikes of 'Purple Passion' Hybrid Bee Delphinium feature deep purple blooms with white centers above lush green foliage. Some top buds stay unopened - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Tall spikes of 'Purple Passion' Hybrid Bee Delphinium with vibrant purple blooms and white centers rise above green, deeply lobed foliage, creating a stunning perennial display perfect for cut flowers. A blurred tree and fence provide a peaceful backdrop - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Purple Passion' Hybrid Bee Delphinium

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of a cluster of small, five-petaled 'Purple Sprite' Hybrid Spring Phlox flowers in purple and pink shades with dark centers and green foliage densely packed in bright natural light - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A vibrant cluster of 'Purple Sprite' Hybrid Spring Phlox blooms densely in a garden bed, featuring green leaves and brown mulch - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Purple Sprite' Hybrid Spring Phlox

$18.99
$18.99
Clusters of vibrant purple 'Rapido Blue' Bellflower (Campanula) bloom in a sunlit garden bed with lush green leaves, grass, and dark soil visible beneath - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-uip of 'Rapido Blue' Bellflower (Campanula) features purple, bell-shaped blooms above green foliage with several buds. Long, pointed leaves with green and yellow stripes add contrast in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Rapido Blue' Bellflower (Campanula)

$17.99
$17.99

Close-up of ‘Rays For Days’ False Sunflower (Heliopsis) features bright yellow double blooms with dense, layered petals set against lush green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A thriving clump of Rays For Days' False Sunflower (Heliopsis) displays bright yellow blooms and lush green leaves in a mulched, pollinator-friendly garden, set against a backdrop of grass - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Rays For Days' False Sunflower (Heliopsis)

$19.99
$19.99
A close-up of the vibrant 'Rebecca Cawthorne' Perennial Violet (Viola) showcases its purple and white blooms with green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of 'Rebecca Cawthorne' Perennial Violet (Viola) with ruffled petals in shades of deep violet, lavender, and creamy yellow-white, accented by green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Rebecca Cawthorne' Perennial Violet (Viola)

$17.99
$17.99
'Rise and Shine' Chinese Astilbe features tall clusters of vibrant hot pink blooms above lush green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.'Rise and Shine' Chinese Astilbe features tall, feathery hot pink blooms above lush green foliage that fills the frame. Blurred greenery and a wood fence in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Rise and Shine' Chinese Astilbe

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of 'Royal Anouk' Spanish Lavender (Lavandula) featuring blooming purple flowers with textured petals and slender green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

'Royal Anouk' Spanish Lavender (Lavandula)

$18.99
$18.99
Close-up of five 'Rozanne' Cranesbill (Geranium) flowers with delicate veins bloom among lush green leaves, creating a charming, colorful groundcover that's perfect for enhancing any garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.‘Rozanne’ Cranesbill (Geranium) is a bushy perennial with abundant small purple flowers and green leaves, thriving as a groundcover in sunny garden spots - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Rozanne' Cranesbill (Geranium)

$18.99
$18.99

‘Sage Advice’ Russian Sage (Perovskia) features dense, spiky purple blooms and green leaves in a garden. This drought-tolerant perennial stands out, complemented by pale greenish-yellow flower clusters in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.‘Sage Advice’ Russian Sage (Perovskia), a drought-tolerant perennial, features tall spikes of small purple flowers in mulch, surrounded by bright pink blooms and lush green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Sage Advice' Russian Sage (Perovskia)

$18.99
$18.99
Close-up of ‘Serendipity’ Allium features dense clusters of vibrant purple, spiky, ball-shaped flowers atop slender green stems - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of vibrant 'Serendipity' Allium, a perennial with globe-shaped purple blooms and tall green stems, grows outdoors in a garden with grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Serendipity' Allium

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of 'Silver Scent' Perennial Salvia, a deer resistant plant with dense clusters of elongated, velvety green leaves that have a silvery hue and textured surface - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Close-up of 'Silver Scent' Perennial Salvia features small, tubular purple blooms atop tall green stems with fragrant foliage. Its vibrant clusters brighten garden - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

'Silver Scent' Perennial Salvia

$15.29
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Close-up of 'Summer Cloud' Dwarf Delphinium features vibrant blue flowers with white and yellow centers, accented by green buds and leaves - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Summer Cloud' Delphinium

$17.99
$17.99
A close-up of the vibrant 'Summer in Paradise' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus) with deep pink petals, a striking yellow and red stamen, lush green leaves, and several flower buds in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.'Summer in Paradise' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus) features large, vibrant magenta flowers with dark centers on lush green foliage, creating a tropical feel in your garden among surrounding greenery - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Summer in Paradise' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus)

$21.99
$21.99

A garden bed showcases 'Summer Serenade' Lavender (Lavandula), with dense clusters of fragrant purple blooms and green stems, surrounded by lush foliage and yellow flowers - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Summer Serenade' Lavender (Lavandula)

$18.99
$18.99
Close-up of vibrant purple 'SuperBlue' Lavender (Lavandula) in bloom, this compact perennial features delicate petals and green stems against a softly blurred background of fragrant lavender plants - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A close-up of dense 'SuperBlue' Lavender (Lavandula) plants, showing vibrant purple flowers and green stems outdoors in natural sunlight - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

'SuperBlue' Lavender (Lavandula)

$25.99
$25.99

Close-up of a cluster of 'Sweet Summer Love' Sweet Autumn Clematis, with fragrant violet-red, star-shaped blooms and yellow centers among green leaves and buds in sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense cluster of 'Sweet Summer Love' Sweet Autumn Clematis, with violet-red and white blooms amid green leaves, is bathed in sunlight that highlights their vibrant colors in a fragrant clematis garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Sweet Summer Love' Sweet Autumn Clematis

$22.99
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