Here’s a perennial plant list for full sun perennials
The list below contains the most commonly available plants and while there are others for specialist growers, these will suffice for all but the most berserker of gardeners. Yeah, I know I’ve grown more than these but hey, I’ve been doing this for far too many years.
Do These Three Things Before You Start Collecting The Flowers Listed Below
- The first is to improve the soil by adding organic matter. This does a number of really good things for the plants — from increasing fertility to increasing the water holiding capacity of the soil (both good things to do in the full sun).
- The second is to water properly. Soak at least once a week but do not water shallowly regularly. One deep soaking a week is better than 5 little applications.
- The third is to mulch with organic matter. I’ve written about the benefits of mulch and nowhere is this more evident in the full sun garden.
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List of Full Sun Perennials
- Acaena
- Acanthus
- Achillea
- Aconitum
- Acorus
- Adenophora
- Agapanthus
- Agastache
- Ajania
- Alcea
- Alchemilla
- Allium
- Alyssum
- Amsonia
- Anaphalis
- Anchusa
- Anemone
- Angelica
- Antennaria
- Anthemis
- Aquilegia
- Arabis
- Arctanthemum
- Arctostaphylos
- Arenaria
- Armeria
- Artemisia
- Aruncus
- Asclepias
- Aster
- Astilboides
- Astrantia
- Aubrieta
- Aurinia
- Azorella
- Baptisia
- Belamcanda
- Bellis
- Bergenia
- Boltonia
- Brugmansia
- Brunnera
- Buddleia
- Calamintha
- Caltha
- Camassia
- Campanula
- Caryopteris
- Castilleja
- Catananche
- Centaurea
- Centranthus
- Cerastium
- Ceratostigma
- Chelone
- Chelonopsis
- Chrysanthemum
- Cimicifuga
- Clematis
- Convolvulus
- Coreopsis
- Coronilla
- Cosmos
- Crambe
- Crocosmia
- Darmera
- Delosperma
- Delphinium
- Dianthus
- Diascia
- Dictamnus
- Digitalis
- Dodecatheon
- Doronicum
- Draba
- Dracocephalum
- Echinacea
- Echinops
- Eremurus
- Erigeron
- Erodium
- Eryngium
- Erysimum
- Eupatorium
- Euphorbia
- Fargesia
- Filipendula
- Fragaria
- Gaillardia
- Gaura
- Gazania
- Genista
- Gentiana
- Geranium
- Geum
- Goniolimon
- Gunnera
- Gypsophila
- Hebe
- Hedera
- Helenium
- Helianthemum
- Helianthus
- Helichrysum
- Heliopsis
- Helleborus
- Hemerocallis
- Hesperis
- Heuchera
- Heucherella
- Hibiscus
- Hieracium
- Houttuynia
- Humulus
- Hypericum
- Iberis
- Incarvillea
- Inula
- Iris
- Isotoma
- Jasione
- Jovibarba
- Kalimeris
- Knautia
- Kniphofia
- Lathyrus
- Lavandula
- Lavatera
- Leontopodium
- Leucanthemum
- Lewisia
- Liatris
- Ligularia
- Lilium
- Limonium
- Linum
- Liriope
- Lithodora
- Lobelia
- Lotus
- Lunaria
- Lupinus
- Luzula
- Lychnis
- Lysimachia
- Macleaya
- Malva
- Malvastrum
- Mazus
- Meconopsis
- Mertensia
- Monarda
- Myosotis
- Nepeta
- Nipponanthemum
- Oenanthe
- Oenothera
- Origanum
- Oxalis
- Paeonia
- Papaver
- Patrinia
- Penstemon
- Perovskia
- Persicaria
- Petasites
- Phalaris
- Phlomis
- Phlox
- Phormium
- Phragmites
- Physalis
- Physostegia
- Plantago
- Platycodon
- Polemonium
- Potentilla
- Pulmonaria
- Pulsatilla
- Pycnanthemum
- Ranunculus
- Raoulia
- Ratibida
- Rheum
- Rodgersia
- Rubus
- Rudbeckia
- Rumex
- Sagina
- Salvia
- Sanguisorba
- Santolina
- Saponaria
- Scabiosa
- Scutellaria
- Sedum
- Sempervivum
- Sidalcea
- Silene
- Silphium
- Sisyrinchium
- Solidago
- Solidaster
- Stachys
- Stokesia
- Symphyandra
- Symphytum
- Tanacetum
- Teucrium
- Thalictrum
- Thymus
- Tradescantia
- Trifolium
- Trollius
- Verbascum
- Verbena
- Vernonia
- Veronica
- Veronicastrum
- Viola
- Yucca
- Zantedeschia
- Zauschneria
Doug, I know you addressed this matter a long time ago. I can’t recall why you prefer using the latin names for flowers.
For me this presents a real difficulty as I know only the English names and can’t see the advantage of learning the Latin.
Love your site and your wonderful advice otherwise. Thanks
Maude – the issue is one of regional and neighbourhood differences. A plant’s common name differs wildly from gardener to gardener and place to place so there’s no consistency nor a way to tell we’re all talking about the same plant. The Horticultural Latin solves this problem nicely. I understand some folks don’t like to have to learn the Latin but I’ll continue using it here so readers from all parts of the world know what I’m talking about.