Full-Sun Perennial Flowers

At Garden Crossings, we hand-pick sun-loving 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.
Top-down view of‘Paint the Town Fancy’ Pinks (Dianthus) showcases bright pink, fringed flowers with deep pink centers in clusters above green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Vivid pink, fringed flowers with deep magenta centers bloom amid slender green leaves on 'Paint the Town Fancy' Pinks (Dianthus) - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Paint the Town Fancy' Pinks (Dianthus)

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Clusters of vibrant 'Paint the Town Fuchsia' Pinks (Dianthus) bloom low to the ground, surrounded by green stems and mulch - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense patch of 'Paint the Town Fuchsia' Pinks (Dianthus) with fringed fuchsia blooms, grows low in a garden bed, surrounded by mulch and green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Paint the Town Fuchsia' Pinks (Dianthus)

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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)

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A cluster of bright magenta 'Paint the Town Red' Pinks (Dianthus) with serrated petals blooms in a mulched garden bed, surrounded by green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense cluster of vibrant pink 'Paint the Town Red' Pinks (Dianthus) blooms closely together on green stems surrounded by garden soil - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Paint the Town Red' Pinks (Dianthus)

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The 'Pardon My Cerise' Bee Balm (Monarda) showcases bright pink, spiky blooms with many tubular petals on lush green foliag - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of bright pink, spiky flowers with lush green foliage grows packed blooms - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Pardon My Cerise' Bee Balm (Monarda)

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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)

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A close-up of 'Pardon My Pink' Monarda, featuring vibrant pink perennial blooms with long, thin petals and green leaves, brightens a garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of a single ‘Pardon My Pink’ Monarda, a vibrant pink perennial with long tubular petals and spiky stamens, nestled among lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Pardon My Pink' Monarda

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A cluster of 'Pardon My Purple' Bee Balm (Monarda), a compact purple perennial with spiky petals and lush green leaves, blooms vibrantly in a garden among other plants - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A yellow pot holds 'Pardon My Purple' Bee Balm (Monarda), a compact purple perennial with spiky flowers and dark green leaves, set outdoors on a table with grass and another pot of white flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

'Pardon My Purple' Bee Balm (Monarda)

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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)

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'Paris' Coral Bells (Heuchera) feature clusters of vibrant pink flowers atop tall stems above silvery-patterned green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Clusters of small, bright pink flowers on slender stems rise above green and burgundy variegated leaves of 'Paris' Coral Bells (Heuchera) with softly blurred yellow and orange foliage in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Paris' Coral Bells (Heuchera)

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Close-up of Peach Melba Montbretia (Crocosmia) with bright orange blooms with long, slender green leaves. This photo shows open flowers displaying vibrant yellow stamens and some buds still waiting to unfurl - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A vast field of vibrant orange Peach Melba Montbretia (Crocosmia) blooms stretches under a cloudy sky, with green leaves and distant trees and buildings on the horizon - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Peach Melba' Montbretia (Crocosmia)

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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)

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Tall stalks filed with soft pink blooms of the Peppermint Patty' Pigsqueak (Bergenia), with large, thick leaves against a blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Close-up of the soft pink Peppermint Patty' Pigsqueak (Bergenia) blooms against a blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Peppermint Patty' Pigsqueak (Bergenia)

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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)

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Close-up of tall spikes of pale lavender-white flowers rise from green stems on 'Perfect Profusion' Perennial Salvia with a soft, blurred backdrop in lush outdoor gardens - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.'Perfect Profusion' Perennial Salvia forms dense clusters of tall, slender spikes with small pale purple and white blossoms amid lush green foliage, all vibrant in sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Perfect Profusion' Perennial Salvia

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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)

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A close-up of a vibrant 'Piilu' Clematis flower with yellow stamens and green leaves in bright sunlight. Another compact 'Piilu' Clematis bloom appears partially in the lower left corner - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

'Piilu' Clematis

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Close-up of a dense cluster of vibrant purple-pink 'Pink Crush' New England Aster flowers with narrow petals and green stems, set against grass and rocks - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.‘Pink Crush’ New England Aster forms a dense, rounded bush covered in vivid purple-pink blooms, brightening mulched garden beds and green lawns - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Pink Crush' New England Aster

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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

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A close-up of a 'Pinkerton' Japanese iris shows its light purple petals with subtle yellow and white accents, surrounded by green leaves and other irises in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A close-up of a 'Pinkerton' Japanese Iris with delicate pale pink petals and yellow accents at the center, surrounded by lush green leaves and more pale pink 'Pinkerton' Iris blooms in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Pinkerton' Japanese (Iris)

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Prairie Princess' Ironweed (Vernonia) is a dense, rounded shrub with narrow green leaves and vibrant purple flower clusters that add bold color to mulched pollinator gardens alongside native perennials - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Close-up of Prairie Princess' Ironweed (Vernonia) features clusters of bright purple, spiky-petaled flowers and narrow green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Prairie Princess' Ironweed (Vernonia)

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The 'Prima Angelina' Stonecrop (Sedum) features bright green, needle-like foliage and forms a dense, bushy mound outdoors, adding vibrant color and texture alongside other garden greenery - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc. Decorative pot not included.A dense cluster of yellow-green, needle-like 'Prima Angelina' Stonecrop (Sedum) grows low to the ground, featuring reddish stem tips and dark soil visible at the base - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

'Prima Angelina' Stonecrop (Sedum)

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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)

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A dense clump of 'Puppy Love' Fountain Grass (Pennisetum) features tall, slender green leaves and many fuzzy brownish-purple flower spikes growing upright in an outdoor garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of 'Puppy Love' Fountain Grass (Pennisetum) with tall green leaves and fluffy brownish-purple flower spikes grows in a sunny garden, surrounded by mulch and lawn - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

'Puppy Love' Fountain Grass (Pennisetum)

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a bush of lavender full-sun perennial flowers in a field

Watch Your Perennials Thrive in Direct Sun

Heat-tolerant perennials form the backbone of a low-maintenance garden. They thrive in spots that receive six or more hours of direct sunlight each day. And unlike annuals, they return stronger every year. Their long lifespan makes these perennial plants one of the smartest investments for your landscape.

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Brighten Your Garden

From rose mallow to coneflower, our full-sun perennial flowers are ready to bring color (and with some species, pollinators) to your garden. Browse sun-loving perennials at Garden Crossings, personally selected for your growing needs and inspected for quality before shipping.

FAQs

These perennials need 6 or more hours of sunlight every day. This includes morning and afternoon hours. You should ideally place them away from large overhanging trees and deep shade structures so they can soak up the sun.

The rule of thumb is one deep watering per week so the plant develops deep, strong roots and an increased drought tolerance. Specific watering and soil needs can vary from species to species. Always check your plant’s information to set yourself up for success. You can also learn more on our guide to caring for your perennial plants, or from our gardening experts.

Coneflowers, catmint, and daylilies are among the best. They thrive in full sun and bloom beautifully with minimal maintenance. Make sure the perennials are hardy in your growing zone before choosing a species!