Plants That Like Afternoon Sun
The wildflowers attract birds bees and butterflies and make excellent cut flowers.
Plants that like afternoon sun. Mountain laurel kalmia latifolia. These southern natives thrive in heat and humidity. Sun loving coleus and bronze leafed wax begonias may work. Here are a few plants you should try.
A short list of plants that are proven winners in areas of late afternoon sun include daylily hemerocallis ornamental sage salvia stonecrop sedum icelandic poppy papaver nudicaule and. Just keep the soil moist. Purple heart setcreasea purpurea pentas and four o clocks are other annuals to consider. For perennials try dwarf mexican petunia ruellia lilyturf daylilies and speedwell veronica.
Roses less black spot due to pm drying sedum autumn joy daylilies brambles both raspberries and blackberries strawberries tansy mint black eyed susans rudbekia goldenrods asiatic lilies grape hyacinth. Ostrich fern matteuccia struthiopteris sun loving ferns with stunning height. It is faster growing than manzanita and its flowers are wands of blue. Most sun loving perennials should do all right as long as they get afternoon sun.
Coneflowers can be drought tolerant but should be watered regularly in their first season. Pineapple sage salvia elegans also adds interest. Noted by pink or white blossoms with purple markings the plant is also well recognized by its dark green foliage. Best plants for morning shade and afternoon sun baptisia.
Springing from the ground early in the year in warm afternoon sun sites long flowering perennials for full sun sites provide long lasting color. California lilac ceanothus is another excellent native plant for morning shade and afternoon sun exposure. Evergreen shrubs for sun. I know i have success in my iowa garden with plants like baptisia amsonia salvia peonies etc in half day sun.
You will love this plant from the time that it blooms in the spring right through the first hard frost because. Cinnamon fern osmundastrum cinnamomea royal. This spring bloomer that grows up to 4 feet tall. Flowers bloom in late spring.
Among manzanita and california lilac species you find not only shrubs of every size from compact to arboreal types but ground cover species as well.