Very good Flowers to Plant in Part Sun

Plants that require a full-sun exposure, at least six to eight hours of sunlight every day, may survive in part sun but will bloom less or not at all. To get a fantastic floral display in part sun or partial shade regions that get just four or five hours of direct sunlight, choose plants that thrive naturally in these conditions. In addition to sun exposure, the plant’s soil and moisture requirements should be considered when selecting flowering plants to your garden or landscape.

Spring to Fall Flowers

Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa) is a great plant for yellow flowers in which the land is sandy and nutrient-poor. It’s highly tolerant of drought, deer and salty conditions. The plants grow to a height of 2 to 4 ft using gray-green foliage. They are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 to 10 and remain evergreen in the winter in USDA zones 8 to 10. Part sun is ideal for them in hot Mediterranean neighborhoods. Moss verbena (Glandularia puchella) is fantastic for pink, purple or white flowers in sites where the soil is average but drains well. The plants grow to a height of 1 foot using delicate-looking, gray-green to light-green foliage. Their little flowers are made in 3-inch-diameter clusters from early spring through fall. This drought-tolerant perennial is evergreen in USDA zones 9B to 11. At USDA zones 7B to 9A, the stems are killed by frost but grow back as soon as the weather warms.

Cool-season Flowers

Pansies (Viola x Wittrockiana) are great for cool-season blossoms in warm Mediterranean neighborhoods. The plants grow to a height of 4 to 10 inches and can be found in an assortment of flower colors from blue, purple, red or white to apricot or brown and red bicolors. They are hardy in USDA zones 7 to 10 and grow in any soil type, though organic matter should be added to extremely sandy soil. Lenten rose plants (Helleborus orientalis) are great for green, pink, purple white and red winter blooms in USDA zones 4 to 9. The plants grow to a height of 16 to 20 inches and create 2- to 3-inch-diameter flowers. They prefer soil that is high in organic matter. Pansies and Lenten roses are both deer-tolerant.

Spring Flowers

Daffodils (Narcissus spp.) Are great for spring blooms in sandy or sandy-loam soils in part sun. They’ve deep-green, strap-type leaves and range in height from 4 inches to 2 feet. The blossoms are most commonly yellow but may also be white with pink, pink or red centers. They are hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8 or 9, depending on the species. Moss phlox (Phlox subulata) are great for pink, purple, red or white spring blooms in part sun sites with soil that is high in organic matter. The plants are 3 to 6 inches tall and create an abundance of 3/4-inch-diameter blooms. They are drought- and air pollution-tolerant, hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9 and so are seldom bothered by deer browsing.

Year-round Flowers

Pincushion blossoms (Scabiosa columbaria) and Knock Out roses (Rosa Radrazz) are great plants for almost year-round flowery interest in Mediterranean climates. Pincushion flowers, also known as butterfly blue or small scabious, create 1-1/2-inch-diameter blooms in blue, pink, white or purple. The plants grow to 1 to 2 feet tall using gray-green foliage. They are hardy in USDA zones 4 to 10, deer- and drought-tolerant and grow in part sun with average garden soil. Knock Out roses produce 3- to 5-inch-diameter blossoms which can be single- or even double-form and multicolored, pink, red or yellow. The shrubs grow to a height of 3 to 4 ft using burgundy-green foliage. This shrub rose hybrid thrives in part sun with as little as three hours of sunlight every day. They are immune to the usual rose diseases, drought- and air pollution-tolerant and hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9.

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