Sun Perennials
A sunny bed is the easiest place to grow a garden that blooms all summer. These perennials want six or more hours of direct sun a day, and they reward you with flowers year after year, along with butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.
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Long-Season Bloomers for Full Sun
- Purple Coneflower: pink-purple daisies from June into fall
- Black-Eyed Susan: golden petals around a dark center
- Blanket Flower: red and yellow blooms that handle heat and dry soil
- Blazing Star: tall purple spikes in midsummer
- Tall Phlox: fragrant clusters in pink, purple and white
Plants for Butterflies
Milkweed is the host plant monarch caterpillars need, and its flowers feed many other pollinators. Late in the season, Maximilian Sunflower and Evening Primrose keep the nectar coming.
Sun-Loving Plants for Wet Spots
If your sunny area stays damp, try Cardinal Flower, Great Blue Lobelia and Blue Flag Iris.
Planning Your Bed
Plant taller flowers at the back and shorter ones in front. Group three to five of each kind for a fuller look. Our perennial calculator tells you how many plants you need, and our coneflower companion plants guide has a sample layout.
Grown on Our Farm
TN Nursery has grown perennials in Tennessee since 1959. Every order is guaranteed to arrive alive. See all perennial plants or full sun plants.
Buying sun perennials online: what to know
Start with your zone. Every sun perennial on this page shows the zones it thrives in, so one marked for your zone is ready for your winters and summers.
Plan for the grown-up sun perennial
Check the mature height on each card before you choose a spot, so every sun perennial has room to stretch as it grows.
Bare root, ready to plant
Bare root plants arrive freshly dug and packed ready for planting. Soak the roots, set the sun perennial at the depth it grew, and water it in well. Most thrive in well-drained soil and a few inches of mulch.
Ask a grower
Want a second opinion? Call our growers at 931-692-4252, or read the warranty page to see how our live-arrival guarantee works.
Sun Perennials for sale: questions
Do you ship sun perennials outside Tennessee?
Yes. We grow in Tennessee and ship nationwide.
How do the sun perennials arrive?
Each product page says how it ships. Bare root plants arrive freshly dug and packed ready for planting.
Is there a guarantee?
Every order comes with our live-arrival guarantee. See the warranty page for the details.
How do I pick a sun perennial for my zone?
Set your zone at the top of the page and turn on the zone switch. Every card shows the zones the sun perennial thrives in.
What is the best perennial to plant in full sun?
What is the easiest plant to grow in full sun?
What plants like direct sunlight and heat?
Not sure which sun perennial is right?
Talk to a grower at our Tennessee nursery. Tell us your zone and your yard, and we will help you choose a sun perennial that thrives there.
Why buy sun perennials from TN Nursery
Grown since 1959
A family-owned Tennessee nursery, growing plants for generations of gardeners.
Freshly dug, bare root
Dug and packed ready for planting, so roots settle in fast.
Shipped nationwide
We grow in Tennessee and ship nationwide.
Live-arrival guarantee
Every order comes with our live-arrival guarantee.
