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Turn the Sunshine Up to High

For maximum color impact, full sun delivers. These perennials thrive and give back as well, feeding scores of nectar lovers and pollinators.

Full Sun = 6 or more hours of direct sun a day

Acontinum fischeri - Monkshood
Achillea Saucy Seduction - Yarrow
Agastache Blue Fortune - Anise Hyssop
Ajuga Cocolate Chip - Bugle Weed.
Alcea Halo Cherise - Hollyhock
Alchemilla Thriller - Lady's Mantle.
Allium Drumstick
Amorpha canescens - Lead Plant.
Amsonia hubrichtii - Arkansas Bluestar
Anaphalis m. - Pearly Everlasting
Anemone v. - Pasque Flower
Antennaria plantaginifolia - Pussytoes.
Aquilegia Songbird Robin - Columbine
Armeria Splendens - Sea Thrift
Artemisia Silver Mound.
Aruncus aethusifolius - Dwarf Goatsbeard
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed
Aster Kickin Lilac Blue - Michaelmas Daisy
Astilbe Maggie Daley.
Baptisia American Goldfinch - False Indigo
Belamcanda Freckle Face - Blackberry Lily
Bergenia Sakura - Pigsqueak.
Calamintha Marvelette Blue
Campanula Pink Octopus - Bellflower
Centaurea m. Blue - Mountian Bluet
Clematis Sweet Autumn
Conallaria majalis - Lily of the Valley.
Coreopsis Show Stopper - Tickseed
Crocosmia Lucifer - Montbretia
Dalea p. Stephanie - Prairie Clover
Delphinium Million Dollar Blues - Larkspur
Dianthus Arctic Fire - Pinks
Dictamnus a. Purpureus - Gas Plant
Echinacea Green Twister - Coneflower
Echinops Blue Glow - Globe Thistle
Eremurus bungei - Foxtail Lily
Eryingium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master
Euphorbia myrsinites - Donkey's Tail.
Gaillardia Arizona Apricot - Blanket Fower
Gaura Siskyou Pink - Beeblossom
Geranium Alpenglow - Cranesbill
Geum triforum - Prairie Smoke
Schizachyrium Smoke Signal - Little Blue Stem
Helenium Salud Embers - Sneezeweed
Heliopsis Sunburst - False Sunflower.
Hemerocallis Monterrey Jack - Daylily
Heuchera Northern Exposure Purple - Coral Bells.
Hibiscus Summer in Paradise.
Siberian Iris Contrast In Styles
Kniphofia First Sunrise - Red Hot Poker
English Lavender Hidecote
Leucanthemum - Shasta Daisy
Lewisia Consant Coral - Cliff Maids
Liatris spicata - Blazing Star
Linum Sapphire - Flax.
Lithodora Gold 'n Sapphires - Gromwell
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower
Lychnis Orange Gnome
Monarda Blue Moon - Bee Balm
Monardella Marian Sampson - Mint on Fire.
Nepeta Purrsian Blue - Catmint
Oenothera m. - Missouri Primrose
Penstemon Cherry Sparks - Beard Tongue
Perovskia Little Spire - Russian Sage
Phlox sub. Coral Eye - Creeping Phlox
Phlox Shockwave
Platycodon Sentimental Blue - Balloon Flower
Ratibida pinnata - Mexican Hat
Rodgersia Bronze Peacock.
Rudbeckia Cherry Brandy - Black-Eyed Susan
Salvia Caradonna
Sanguisorba Little Angel - Burnett.
Scabiosa Vivid Violet - Pincushion Flower.
Sedum Mr Goodbud - Stonecrop
Silene regia - Royal Catchfly
Sisyrinchium Lucerne - Blue-Eyed Grass
Solidago Crown of Rays - Goldenrod.
Stachys Hummelo - Betony
Stokesia Honeysong Purple - Stokes Aster
Thalictrum Black Stockings - Meadow Rue.
Tradescantia Lucky Charm - Spiderwort.
Trollius Golden Queen - Chinese Globeflower
Verbascum Plum Smokey.
Verbena Shauna Ann.
Vernonia Southern Cross - Ironweed
Veronica Aspire - Speedwell
Yucca Excalibur - Adams Needle

Achillea / Yarrow​

Aconitum / Monkshood

Agastache / Hyssop

Ajuga / Bugle Weed

Alcea / Hollyhock

Alchemilla / Lady's Mantle

Allium / Ornamental Onion

Amorpha / Lead Plant

Amsonia /Bluestar

Anaphalis / Pearly Everlasting

Anemone / Pasque Flower

Antennaria / Pussytoes

Aquilegia / Columbine

Armeria / Sea Thrift

Artemisia / Wormwood

Aruncus /Goat's Beard

Asclepias / Butterfly Weed

Aster / Michaelmas Daisy

Astilbe

Baptisia / False Indigo

Belamcanda / Blackberry Lily

Bergenia / Pigsqueak

Calamintha / Calamint

Campanula / Bellflower

Centaurea / Bluet

Clematis

Convallaria / Lily of the Valley

Coreopsis / Tickseed

Crocosmia / Montbretia

Dalea / Prairie Clover

Delphinium / Larkspur

Dianthus / Pinks

Dictamnus / Gas Plant

Echinacea / Coneflower

Echinops / Globe Thistle

Eremurus / Foxtail Lily

Eryngium / Sea Holly

Euphorbia / Donkey's Tail

Gaillardia / Blanket Flower

Gaura / Beeblossom

Geranium / Cranesbill

Geum / Prairie Smoke

Grasses

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Heliopsis / False Sunflower

Hemerocallis /Daylily

Heuchera / Coral Bells

Hibiscus / Rose Mallow

Iris 

Kniphofia / Red Hot Poker

Lavandula / English Lavender

Leucanthemum / Shasta Daisy

Lewisia / Cliff Maids

Liatris / Blazing Star

Linum / Flax

Lithodora / Gromwell

Lobelia / Cardinal Flower

Lychnis / Maltese Cross

Monarda / Bee Balm

Monardella / Mint on Fire

Nepeta / Catmint

Oenothera / Missouri Primrose

Penstemon / Beardtongue

Perovskia / Russian Sage

Phlox - Creeping

Phlox - Tall

Platycodon / Balloon Flower

Ratibida / Mexican Hat

Rodgersia / Fingerleaf

Rudbeckia / Black-Eyed Susan

Salvia

Sanguisorba / Burnett

Sedum / Stonecrop

Silene / Catchfly

Sisyrinchium / Blue-Eyed Grass

Solidago / Goldenrod

Stachys / Betony

Stokesia / Stokes Aster

Thalictrum / Meadow Rue

Tradescantia / Spiderwort

Trollius / Chinese Globeflower

Verbena / Vervain

Vernonia / Ironweed

Veronica / Speedwell

Yucca / Adam's Needle