It can get pretty hot sitting in the sun all day.
Low growing annuals for full sun.
What are full sun annuals.
So you have to choose wisely when selecting annual flowers for the sunny spots in your garden.
Some even make a good small scale ground cover.
Growing plants in the full sun can be challenging but it s doable with the right plants.
The list below includes flowers that are native mainly to the southern united states mexico and south america.
These low growing perennial beauties are great in sun grow 1 to 12 inches tall should be planted along the edges of beds or in rockeries.
These are flowers that can tolerate full exposure to the sunlight.
Firespinner is one of the lovelier varieties says nolan.
While some plants wither in direct sunlight many sun loving perennials thrive in these conditions.
Summer annuals are easy to grow and will bring life to your garden regardless of its size.
You can still grow beautiful plants even if you have obstacles in your garden that block full exposure to the sun.
These plants do best in dry climes.
Some plants love it.
Too much rain makes them collapse and rot so if you re in mobile alabama or new orleans where almost 6 feet of rain falls each year this may not be the plant for you.
They can also be grown in pots if you don t have enough space.
Annuals houseplants perennials.
In this article we ll discuss 17 of the best sun annuals that will bloom all summer to add life and color to your garden.
And the category of plants that prefer full sun is vast.
These full sun perennials are perfect.
It s this really beautiful blend of orange fuschia and white colors zones 5 9.
These sun loving plants are drought and heat tolerant too so they can take the toughest weather summer can dish out.
Luckily there are lots of eye catching annuals that add vibrant colors and life to your garden and can perfectly survive in partial shade.
Flowers plants seeds.
Being only 1 to 2 2 3 cm tall this is a perfect plant to give you a green cushion of foliage in large sunny areas.
The creeping thyme thymus serpyllum is a low growing low maintenance sun loving ground cover plant that produces stunning flowers every year this hardy tiny plant has tall long creeping stems that provide good evergreen cover in your garden.
Many perennials with deep tap roots and water conserving leaves can handle lots of sunshine but annuals that never get the chance to develop an extensive root system tend to struggle.
Here are a just a few of the many great varieties we have to offer.
This low growing plant features succulent spreading leaves and striking flowers that open in the sunshine and close when it s shadier.
The portulaca flower is an annual succulent.
Trees buildings and fences will deprive some of your garden plants of continuous access to the sunlight.
Low growing sun perennials.
Lately we ve been talking a lot about perennials that grow well in the shade and part shade.