Best Full Sun Annuals for Vibrant Gardens

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Full Sun Annuals

If you have a sunny garden, you'll be able to choose from a huge selection of annuals, in all colors, shapes, and sizes. The majority of annuals require full sun, which means they need direct light for at least six to eight hours daily. Before planting, you'll want to watch the different areas in your yard to see how much sun they get, especially when surrounding trees and shrubs are in full foliage and may be casting more shade.

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If your garden won't provide full sunlight, you still have several options. You can plant an annual that does well in partial or full shade, like Coleus. Or you can make a spot in your garden with full sun by removing branches, fences, or other obstacles that block the light.

This page includes links to annuals, grouped by light condition and color. Remember, if your plants aren't getting enough sun, you won't get as many flowers.

Blue to Purple Full Sun Annuals:

• Bachelor's Button, Cornflower
• Heliotrope, Cherry Pie
• Lantana
• Lisianthus, Prairie Gentian
• Nierembergia, Cup Flower
• Nigella, Love in a Mist
• Perilla
• Sweet Alyssum

Edible Full Sun Annuals:

• Basil
• Capsicum, Peppers

Full Sun Annual Grasses and Foliage:

• Basil
• Capsicum, Peppers
• Dusty Miller
• Gazania, Treasure Flower
• Geranium Zonal
• Globe Amaranth
• Nigella, Love in a Mist
• Perilla

Multicolor Full Sun Annuals:

• Amaranthus, Summer Poinsettia
• Bachelor's Button, Cornflower
• Calendula, Pot Marigold
• Celosia
• Cleome, Spider Flower
• Cosmos
• Dahlia
• Gazania, Treasure Flower
• Geranium, Zonal
• Globe Amaranth
• Petunia
• Portulaca, Moss Rose
• Snapdragon
• Swan River Daisy
• Sweet Pea
• Verbena
• Zinnia

Pink to Fuchsia Full Sun Annuals:

• Bachelor's Button, Cornflower
• Celosia
• Cleome, Spider Flower
• Lantana
• Lavatera, Rose Mallow
• Lisianthus, Prairie Gentian
• Nigella, Love in a Mist
• Sweet Alyssum
• Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle

Red Full Sun Annuals:

• Amaranthus, Summer Poinsettia
• Calendula, Pot Marigold
• Capsicum, Peppers
• Celosia
• Lantana
• Nasturtium
• Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle

White to Green Full Sun Annuals:

• Amaranthus, Summer Poinsettia
• Bachelor's Button, Cornflower
• Calendula, Pot Marigold
• Cleome, Spider Flower
• Lisianthus, Prairie Gentian
• Nigella, Love in a Mist
• Sweet Alyssum
• Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle

Full Sun Annuals:

• Amaranthus, Summer Poinsettia
• Calendula, Pot Marigold
• California Poppy
• Capsicum, Peppers
• Celosia
• Coreopsis
• Dahlberg Daisy Golden Fleece
• Lantana
• Marigold
• Melampodium
• Nasturtium
• Sunflower

Full Sun and Partial Shade Annuals:

• Ageratum, Floss Flower
• Browallia, Sapphire Flower
• Lobelia
• Nicotiana, Flowering Tobacco
• Pansy, Viola
• Salvia, Scarlet Sage
• Sanvitallia, Creeping Zinnia

Full Sun, Partial Shade, and Full Shade Annuals:

• Wax Begonia, Fibrous Begonia

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