What Plants Can Take Full Sun And Heat

Weve curated a long list of options for your full-sun containers here including bright annuals hardy perennials versatile succulents and bold tropical plants all of which can stand up to the full sun and heat of a long summer day.

What plants can take full sun and heat. While it can take the heat its also cold-hardy and can be used as a beautiful flowering groundcover. Also known as Egyptian star flower this annual can handle the heat because its native to Africa Arabia and Madagascar. This rugged plant tolerates many conditions including cold and heat and poor soil making it ideal for xeriscaping.

Its tough drought-resistant and works well in shade but thrives in the sun. Its mature size of 2 to 3 feet tall and full makes it. Its never too hot or too dry for a lantana planting.

Were thinking that a succulent wall garden will be the envy of the neighborhood-and it will still look great at summers end. A beautifully potted lantana will give color all summer and fall. The heat-tolerant plant loves full sun and you only need a few plants to put on a show.

Many ferns thrive in the shade because the rich soil stays moist longer than in the sun. They bloom best in full sun. When the heat cranks up and the sun is high these full-sun container plants step up to bring the beauty.

Construct a living vertical wall garden its easier than it looks and fill it with heat-tolerant plants like begonias lantana sweet potato vines and succulents. Lantana seedlings can be invasive so plant selections that set little or no seed such as Gold Mound and Pinkie. Full Sun Border Plants Sunny borders are popular locations for flowers that do well in direct sun.

For instance rosemary is an attractive heat-tolerant sun-loving herb that can be grown in areas with full sun as well as containers. Sun Tolerant Plants Liriope. Many types of ferns are easy to grow in full sun conditions but the key is to provide them with consistently moist soil to prevent the plants from drying out.