Full Sun Shrubs

Shrubs for full sun bring lasting structure, seasonal color, and year-round presence to your brightest garden beds. These woody plants thrive on six or more hours of direct sunlight per day. Unlike annuals and perennials, shrubs grow larger each season, so they anchor your landscape and give it a sense of permanence.

At Garden Crossings, we hand-pick our full sun shrubs for reliable performance in hot, sunny conditions. You'll find varieties with showy blooms, colorful foliage, and strong form that look great across multiple seasons. Plant them in your sunniest spots and they'll reward you with beauty and structure for years to come.

A close-up of the Reminiscent® Coral Rose (Rosa) in full bloom reveals its soft, layered petals. The vibrant coral hue stands out strikingly against a backdrop of dark green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.
A close-up of Ripple Effect™ Summersweet (Clethra), featuring clusters of small, white, tubular flowers blooming above lush green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Ripple Effect™ Summersweet (Clethra) features upright clusters of fragrant white flower spikes above lush green foliage against a blurred background of greenery - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Ripple Effect™ Summersweet (Clethra)

$22.99
$22.99
A close-up of Castle Keep® Blue Holly (Ilex), an evergreen with glossy, spiky dark purple leaves featuring pink-tipped edges. Water droplets sit on the foliage, and a plant container is softly blurred in the background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCTop-down view of Castle Keep® Blue Holly (Ilex) is a dense evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green, spiky-edged leaves, reddish new growth, and droplets of water on its foliage. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Castle Keep® Blue Holly (Ilex)

$21.99
$21.99
Top-down view of Double Play® Gold Spiraea is a lush shrub with clusters of pink flowers and bright green leaves, adding vibrant color when planted beside brown mulch. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe Double Play® Gold Spiraea is a dense, flowering shrub with clusters of bright pink blooms and vibrant green leaves, thriving outdoors in natural light and admired for its striking gold foliage. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Double Play® Gold Spiraea

$22.99
$22.99
Two tall Spring Grove® Arborvitae (Thuja) with dense, conical forms stand side by side on a lawn under a clear sky, creating an appealing evergreen privacy screen with additional trees in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Spring Grove® Arborvitae (Thuja)

$21.99
$39.99 $21.99
Close-up of Trailblazer™ Silver Texas Sage (Leucophyllum) shows soft green-silver foliage and clusters of small tubular purple flowers. The blurred background highlights this drought-tolerant shrub’s vibrant hues and delicate petals. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of Trailblazer™ Silver Texas Sage (Leucophyllum), a drought-tolerant shrub with soft, silver, slightly fuzzy foliage densely packed on thin stems, echoing the lush look of oregano’s clustered leaves. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Trailblazer™ Silver Texas Sage (Leucophyllum)

$21.99
$21.99
A Haywire® False Cypress (Chamaecyparis), with compact, conical form and bluish-green needles, stands among evergreen shrubs in a mulched garden. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of the dense, needle-like bluish-green foliage of Haywire® False Cypress (Chamaecyparis), with darker green branches behind. The lush texture and unique colors make this evergreen shrub a standout in any landscape. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Haywire® False Cypress (Chamaecyparis)

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of Clusters of vibrant pink flowers with delicate petals and green leaves cover the compact Double Play® Princess™ Spiraea, displaying various bloom stages - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Double Play® Princess™ Spiraea is a dense, compact shrub covered in clusters of small pink flowers, thriving in a mulched landscape bed with a road visible behind it. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Double Play® Princess™ Spiraea

$22.99
$22.99
A large Summer Wine® Rosé Ninebark (Physocarpus) shrub with burgundy leaves and clusters of pale pinkish-white flowers grows in a garden among other green and flowering plants. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A lush garden features Summer Wine® Rosé Ninebark, a dense shrub with rich burgundy foliage and clusters of small, pale pink-white flowers, surrounded by green and flowering plants. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Summer Wine® Rosé Ninebark (Physocarpus)

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of lush green leaves and clusters of bright red, deer-resistant flowers on Buckhead Bold™ Distylium, a dense evergreen shrub with vibrant foliage and blooms emerging along the stems - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A Buckhead Bold™ Distylium, an evergreen shrub with dense foliage and deer resistance, grows before a green metal wall with reddish-purple plants at its base, all set in a mulched garden bed - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Buckhead Bold™ Distylium

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99
A close-up of Double Play Big Bang® Spiraea shows its pink blooms with delicate petals and stamens, surrounded by light green and yellow foliage. This shrub appears against a lush background of vibrant greenery. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of bright green leaves frame vibrant pink blooms on the Double Play Big Bang® Spiraea, with flowers in multiple stages, from buds to full blossoms. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Double Play Big Bang® Spiraea

$22.99
$22.99
Paraplu Adorned® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) features variegated foliage with a mix of light and dark green shades on its leaves, displayed along a branch against a softly blurred background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A close-up of Paraplu Adorned® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) shows a purple bloom with a red center and white stamen, framed by green leaves. Another similar flower appears softly blurred in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Paraplu Adorned® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus)

$22.99
$22.99
A dense, rounded Kodiak® Green Diervilla shrub with bright green leaves thrives in a garden among flowers and grass, while mulch and rose bushes provide background texture - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A lush Kodiak® Green Diervilla—shade tolerant with dense, bright green foliage—thrives in a pollinator garden, bordered by a manicured hedge in front and mulched with wood chips on the left - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Kodiak® Green Diervilla

$22.99
$22.99
Hedge Box® Japanese Holly (Ilex) is a compact, cone-shaped green shrub with dense foliage in a garden bed surrounded by leafy plants and mulch - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Close-up of a healthy Hedge Box® Japanese Holly (Ilex) with dense, upright branches and small, glossy leaves shown in a mulched garden setting with blurred greenery in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Hedge Box® Japanese Holly (Ilex)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99
Close-up of Sunjoy Really Red® Barberry (Berberis) with clusters of vibrant red and orange oval leaves, some glossy from rain. This shrub stands out against a softly blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Sunjoy Really Red® Barberry (Berberis) is a dense, rounded shrub with small dark red to purple leaves in a mulched garden bed surrounded by green grass and leafy plants - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Sunjoy Really Red® Barberry (Berberis)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99
Close-up of Paraplu Rouge® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) with delicate pink petals and a vibrant white, red, and yellow center, surrounded by green leaves; this deer-resistant shrub stands out against a dark, blurred background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of Paraplu Rouge® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) shows vibrant pink blooms with deep red centers and white stamens, surrounded by green foliage and unopened buds on this deer resistant shrub. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Paraplu Rouge® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus)

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of vibrant green leaves on Bayside Bonito™ Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica), an evergreen shrub with elongated leaves in varied green shades—new growth stands out among mature foliage, ideal for coastal landscapes. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of vibrant green, narrow, lance-shaped leaves growing in clusters on a Bayside Bonito™ Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica) evergreen shrub. Overlapping leaves point in various directions against a softly blurred coastal foliage backdrop. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Bayside Bonito™ Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica)

$21.99
$21.99
Clusters of vibrant red Center Stage® Red Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) flowers and dark foliage stand out, contrasted by a soft background of purple and green leaves. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A close-up of Center Stage® Red Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) shows slender stems and dense, deep burgundy-purple, oval leaves set against a blurred green background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Center Stage® Red Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia)

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of a Just Chill® Double White Camellia flower with ruffled white petals and yellow stamens, blooming on an evergreen shrub among glossy green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of the Just Chill® Double White Camellia in bloom on its evergreen shrub, with green leaves and buds. More foliage appears softly blurred in the background, highlighting this fall to winter blooming beauty - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Just Chill® Double White Camellia

$23.99
$23.99
Dense green foliage with variegated leaves and clusters of pink, tubular flower buds make Vinho Verde® Weigela a vibrant and colorful variegated shrub for any garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Vinho Verde® Weigela's dense green leaves edged and veined in purple, offering a striking contrast creatomg vibrant, eye-catching foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Vinho Verde® Weigela

$17.24
$22.99 $17.24

Just Chill Red Tip® Camellia is an evergreen shrub with glossy green and reddish-brown leaves, showcasing pink flowers with yellow centers. Fallen leaves are scattered on the grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of the Just Chill Red Tip® Camellia, an evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and vibrant red new growth, glistening with water droplets against a softly blurred background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Just Chill Red Tip® Camellia

$23.99
$41.99 $23.99
Pickleball™ Ninebark (Physocarpus) is a drought-tolerant shrub featuring clusters of small white flowers with pale pink buds, set against chartreuse-yellow foliage for outdoor gardens - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Clusters of small white and pink flower buds on chartreuse-yellow foliage of the Pickleball™ Ninebark (Physocarpus) with a bee collecting nectar from one of its flowers - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Pickleball™ Ninebark (Physocarpus)

$22.99
$22.99
Silverstone™ Cotoneaster, a dense, low-growing shrub with silvery-gray foliage grows on a grassy lawn surrounded by green and reddish shrubs and trees in a lush garden setting - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Dense, low-growing Silverstone™ Cotoneaster shrubs border a neatly trimmed lawn, with lush green bushes and blooming pink hydrangeas in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Silverstone™ Cotoneaster

$22.99
$22.99
A cluster of vibrant pink Paraplu® Red Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) flowers with lush green leaves and buds blooms outdoors as a tropical shrub in natural sunlight against a green leafy background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of a vibrant pink Paraplu® Red Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) flower with a deep red center and white stamen, surrounded by green leaves and a partially opened bud on this tropical shrub - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Paraplu® Red Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus)

$22.99
$22.99
A vibrant Oso Easy® Pathfinder™ Red Rose (Rosa) in bloom is surrounded by green leaves and rosebuds at various stages, with a soft background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A vibrant Oso Easy® Pathfinder™ Red Rose (Rosa) blooms among rosebuds and glossy green leaves, with water droplets on the petals - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Oso Easy® Pathfinder™ Red Rose (Rosa)

$22.99
$22.99