Sunday, July 5, 2009


Sun-Lovers









































Full sun perennial flowers

Are you looking for summer color in an area of your yard that gets full sun? Many gardeners have a south facing section of their garden that receives a lot of strong sun from dawn to dusk.


These colorful plants require at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight per day:

Achillea (Yarrow), Allysum Saxatile (Basket-of-Gold), Blue Iris, Davodils, Stachys (Lambs Ear), Lavender, Monarda (Bee Balm), Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Shrub, Poppies, Echinacea (Purple Cone Flower), Salvia, Sedum Autumn Joy & Autumn Fire, Black Elderberry Shrub and Weigelas.