Shrubs for Full Sun
Sun-loving shrubs give structure and a long season of interest in the brightest borders. These all relish a full-sun position.
shrubAlder Buckthorn
Frangula alnusHardy H7
shrubAngular jasmine
Jasminum angulareHardy H2
shrubApothecary's Rose
Rosa gallicaHardy H7
shrubBarberry
Berberis
shrubBasil-leaved Rockrose
Cistus × candidus
shrubBearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursiHardy H7
shrubBell heather
Erica cinereaHardy H7
shrubbigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophyllaHardy H5
shrubBlackberry
Rubus fruticosusHardy H6
shrubBlackthorn
Prunus spinosaHardy H7
shrubBlireana plum
Prunus × blireanaHardy H5
shrubBodnant viburnum
Viburnum bodnantenseHardy H6
shrubBoxwood
Buxus sempervirensHardy H6
shrubBrilliant fuchsia
Fuchsia fulgensHardy H2
shrubbutterfly-bush
Buddleja davidiiHardy H6
shrubCardinal sage
Salvia fulgensHardy H2
shrubChenille Plant
Acalypha hispidaHardy H1b
shrubCommon Hazel
Corylus avellanaHardy H6
shrubCommon Lilac
Syringa vulgarisHardy H6
shrubcommon thyme
Thymus vulgarisHardy H5
shrubCootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyanaHardy H3
shrubCorrugated Sage
Salvia corrugataHardy H3
shrubDaphne Rhododendron
Rhododendron campylogynumHardy H5
shrubDarley Dale heath
Erica × darleyensis
shrubdaurian rhododendron
Rhododendron dauricumHardy H6
shrubDavidson's Rhododendron
Rhododendron davidsonianumHardy H5
shrubDog Rose
Rosa rugosaHardy H6
shrubDogwood
Cornus
shrubDogwood
Cornus sanguineaHardy H6
shrubDwarf rock rose
Cistus × dansereaui
shrubearly azalea
Rhododendron lutescensHardy H5
shrubElder
Sambucus nigraHardy H6
shrubEnglish lavender
Lavandula angustifoliaHardy H5
shrubFarges willow
Salix fargesiiHardy H6
shrubFire Heath
Erica cerinthoidesHardy H2
shrubFlaky Juniper
Juniperus squamataHardy H7
shrubFragrant snowball
Viburnum × carlcephalumHardy H6
shrubfuchsias
Fuchsia
shrubGorse
Ulex europaeusHardy H6
shrubGuelder Rose
Viburnum opulusHardy H6
shrubGum Rock Rhododendron
Rhododendron calostrotumHardy H5
shrubHairy Grey Heather
Erica canaliculataHardy H3
shrubHeather
Calluna vulgarisHardy H7
shrubHebe
Hebe pinguifoliaHardy H4
shrubhighbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosumHardy H6
shrubholly
Ilex aquifoliumHardy H6
shrubhoneysuckle fuchsia
Fuchsia triphyllaHardy H1c
shrubHypericum dummeri
Hypericum × dummeri
shrubJame sage
Salvia × jamensisHardy H5
shrubJapanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergiiHardy H7
shrubJapanese maple
Acer palmatumHardy H6
shrubJapanese Spiraea
Spiraea japonicaHardy H6
shrubKorean rhododendron
Rhododendron mucronulatumHardy H6
shrublady's eardrops
Fuchsia bolivianaHardy H3
shrubMartin's Spurge
Euphorbia martiniHardy H5
shrubMediterranean spurge
Euphorbia characiasHardy H4
shrubMountain-loving Rhododendron
Rhododendron oreotrephesHardy H5
shrubNinebark
Physocarpus opulifoliusHardy H7
shrubNotable Rhododendron
Rhododendron insigneHardy H6
shrubOven Wattle
Acacia pravissimaHardy H3
shrubPanicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculataHardy H5
shrubPrivet
Ligustrum vulgareHardy H6
shrubPrunus cistena
Prunus × cistenaHardy H6
shrubPumpkin
Cucurbita maximaHardy H2
shrubPurplish-blue rhododendron
Rhododendron russatumHardy H6
shrubRed Currant
Ribes rubrumHardy H6
shrubRed-barked dogwood
Cornus albaHardy H7
shrubRhododendron
RhododendronHardy H5
shrubRock rose
Cistus × aguilariiHardy H4
shrubRock rose
Cistus cypriusHardy H4
shrubRock rose
Cistus ingwerseniiHardy H4
shrubrose
RosaHardy H6
shrubrosemary
Salvia rosmarinusHardy H4
shrubRosy Rhododendron
Rhododendron oreodoxa
shrubRound-leaved Rhododendron
Rhododendron orbiculareHardy H5
shrubRue
Ruta graveolensHardy H5
shrubScarlet-plume
Euphorbia fulgensHardy H1b
shrubShrubby Rock-roses
Cistus
shrubSmooth Azalea
Rhododendron arborescensHardy H6
shrubSpanish heath
Erica australisHardy H4
shrubSt. John's worts
Hypericum
shrubviburnums
Viburnum
shrubViolet willow
Salix acutifoliaHardy H6
shrubViolet willow
Salix daphnoidesHardy H6
shrubWall Speedwell
Veronica albicansHardy H4
shrubWayfaring Tree
Viburnum lantanaHardy H7
shrubWeigela
Weigela floridaHardy H6
shrubWillow
Salix viminalisHardy H7
shrubWinter heath
Erica carneaHardy H6
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