Monday, February 13, 2012

What are good plants that take sun all day long?

I am doing some landscaping in a few months and wanted to get a few names of some plants that don't require a lot of water and are good in sun all day long....we live in Missouri, by the way. Thanks.
What are good plants that take sun all day long?
. 1 Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

2. Devil's Ivy or Pothos (Scindapsus or Epipremnum)

Mother-in-law's tongue or Snake plant or Bird's-nest plant (Sansevieria

4. Jade plant (Crassula argentea)

5. Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus or Schlumbergera)

6. Rubber plant or Rubber tree (Ficus elastica)

7. Parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans)

8. African Violet (Saintpaulia

9. Aloe (Aloe)



Well if you don't want house plants. Plants good for outdoors are:

Roses: Almost all roses need at least six hours of sun a day to bloom their best, so roses are perfect for all your sunny spots

Butterfly Bush: A perfect choice for southern gardens, butterfly bushes are extremely tolerant of heat and humidity. They thrive in difficult conditions like very sunny spots and have tons of beautiful blooms, which can range in color from blue to lavender, pink to red, and even white.

Daisies: There are few flowers as cheerful as daisies. A mass planting of daisies in bloom is sure to bring a smile to anyone��s face, and they are perfect additions to any sunny garden.

Lilies and lavenders are a great choice for a sunny walkway!





All of these plants are good in the sun and require little water. Just google them and see if you like them.
Reply:I think the previous answer is for house plants. Could you please expand your question and tell me if you want trees, shrubs or flowers?
Reply:Lots and lots. Camelia, gardenia, boxwood, willow, cherry, peach and a gazillion other shrubs/trees. Black eyed susans, day lillies, dahlia, carnation, wild flowers, geranium, zinnia, new guinnea impatiens and bunches more flowers.



have fun
Reply:With respect to azaleas, there are few, if any, which will take unrelieved sun, especially during summer months. The best candidates for this are in the Southern Indica variety, but even there one has to be careful. Salmon colors tend to fade in too much sun. So 'Judge Solomon' would fall into that category. A better possibility might be 'Phoenicia' or 'George Lindley Taber'. Those are possibilities, not guarantees. The next question would be your winter temperatures, e.g. how far below freezing do they generally go and when do they tend to begin and end. October/November? March/April?



Some succulents would work well in sun all day with a minimum of water. The question there, too, would be how cold your temperatures get in the winter.



One good plant which will survive a fair degree of heat and cold is Burfordi Holly. It can be planted individually or used in a hedge form. Crepe Myrtle is another, though it can become a tree, if not trimmed back from time to time. It has the advantage of several good colors, e.g. white, orchid, various hues of red. A vine which tends to remain evergreen is 'Carolina Jessamine' which is often sold as 'Carolina Jasmine'. The yellow flowers on it appear in profusion in the spring. It will take the cold and heat.
Reply:cannas need full sun and water to bloom. it can be 120 degrees in full sun with water. 90 and full sun is pefered. cannas are bulbs cold hardy to 5 degrees.Since you get colder than that, waith till frost when the plant dies back, then cut the plant, and take the bulb out. then in the spring re-plant the bulbs



Agrave

do a search on agraves to find out some of these plants are cold hardy to -20. An example is parrys agrave.



here is a link and some photos of a parry agrave

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/6064...



this requires full sun, and needs to be dry

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