Flowers That Grow In Full Sun In Florida

Comes in a rainbow of colors and likes full to part sun.

Flowers that grow in full sun in florida.

How to grow safflower. Flowers that don t wilt under the intense florida sun include marigolds zinnias canna lilies wishbone pansies lantanas and crinum. Golden dewdrop is a tropical flowering shrub. Other small native florida trees and shrubs worth investigating include yucca smalliana coontie zamia floridana gallberry ilex glabra gopher apple licania michauxii and spanish bayonet yucca aloifolia.

Blue daze thrives in heat and humidity making it the perfect plant for floridians to grow. It features beautiful white or blue flowers all summer long. Zinnias grow easily and come in a huge array of colors. Its showy flowers come in shades such as pink lavender and white.

Though a common garden plant even in cooler climates this perennial is hardy enough to withstand a florida summer. They prefer moister soil. Canna lilies love full sunlight. Grow firebush in full sun to partial shade.

Full sun in florida can mean hot humid days during the summer and these conditions are perfect for a variety of colorful plants ranging from shrubs to flowers. A tropical plant with large colorful leaves and showy blooms in reds oranges yellows and whites cannas canna are tall perennials with tuberous roots. Blue daze grows best in zones 9 11 and prefers full sun. The plant can grow up to 2 3 feet tall.

The white and the purple lantanas stay lower and multi colored anne marie pictured above grows in a well behaved mound. It is an annual plant that blooms from summer into fall. Grow blanket flower in full sun and provide afternoon shade in summer in peak tropical summer to save it. The heat tolerant plant loves full sun and you only need a few plants to put on a show.

Bahama cassia is a florida native with lovely yellow flowers. Lantana seedlings can be invasive so plant selections that set little or no seed such as gold mound and pinkie. It attracts butterflies as a nectar source and as the. Marigolds are bright cheerful and fragrant and take well to both sandy soil and loam.

Some tend to grow leggy cut back regularly to stay full and bushy at about 2 feet. Also known as blanket flower gaillardia is a heat resistant and drought tolerant plant belongs to the sunflower family. Rosy periwinkle catharanthus roseus is originally from madagascar but is now cultivated around the world. The blooms look so attractive and become excellent cut flowers.