Plants convert sunlight into usable energy through the photosynthetic process and light is the most important environmental factor to be considered when placing a plant. However, all plants differ in the amount of sunlight they need--too much or too little sunlight can cause wilting, burning, or the need for more fertilizer and water just to survive. Using SunStick, you can have happier, healthier plants receiving the right amount of sunlight for their photosynthesis needs. Already have a distressed plant in your garden? Use SunStick to make sure you're meeting its sunlight requirements before using fertilizer or water to treat the plant.
The following is an extensive list of plants that work best under the various sunlight conditions. We hope this helps you in choosing plants and flowers that will best work in your garden.
Plants and Their Sunlight Requirements
| Perennials |
| Aconitum |
| Ajuga |
| Alchemilla-Lady's Mantle |
| Amsonia |
| Anemone, Japanese |
| Arisaema |
| Asarum |
| Asteromoea |
| Astilbe |
| Athyrium |
| Bergenia |
| Boltonia |
| Cimicifuga |
| Coral Bells |
| Corydalis-fumitory |
| Dicentra, Goldheart"-Bleeding Heart |
| Epimedium-Barrenwort |
| Ferns |
| Filipendula |
| Galium-Sweet Woodruff |
| Globeflower |
| Gloxinia |
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| Perennials - Continued |
| Helleborus-Lenten Rose |
| Hosta |
| Houttuynia |
| Impatiens |
| Lamium-Spotted Dead Nettle |
| Liatris |
| Lily of the Valley |
| Matteuccio-Ostrich Fern |
| Mazus |
| Meconopsis-poppies |
| Mertensia-Viginia Bluebells |
| Monkshood |
| Myosotia-forget-me-not |
| Omphalodes-navelwort |
| Osmunda-Cinnamon Fern |
| Pachysandra |
| Pachysandra, variegated |
| Phlox |
| Polygonatum-Solomon's Seal |
| Primrose |
| Pulmonaria |
| Rudbeckia |
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| Annuals |
| Begonia, common |
| Begonia, DoubleRed Maxima |
| Begonia, Lace |
| Begonia, Non-Stop |
| Begonia, Pink Halo |
| Begonia, Sensation |
| Coleus, common |
| Coleus, Mars |
| Coleus, Near Black |
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| Shrubs |
| Fatsia |
| Gaultheria |
| Kerria |
| Pee Gee Hydrangea |
| Rhododendron |
| Trees |
| Chinese Evergreen |
| Ficus |
| Magnolia Sieboldii |
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| Perennials |
| Achillea |
| Aconitum |
| Ajuga |
| Alchemilla-Lady's Mantle |
| Amsonia |
| Arisaema |
| Asarina |
| Asteromoea |
| Astilbe |
| Astilboides |
| Athyruium |
| Bellis |
| Bells of Ireland |
| Bergenia |
| Black Eyed Susan |
| Bleeding Heart |
| Brunnera |
| Ceratostigma |
| Chrysanthemum |
| Cimicifuga |
| Columbine |
| Coneflower |
| Coral Bells |
| Coreopsis |
| Corydalis |
| Cranesbill |
| Cyclamen |
| Darmera |
| Daylily |
| Dicentra, Goldheart |
| Dichondra |
| Digitalis |
| Epimedium |
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| Perennials - Continued |
| Ferns |
| Filipendula |
| Forget-Me-Not |
| Foxglove |
| Galium-Sweet Woodruff |
| Gentian |
| German Statice |
| Geum |
| Globeflower |
| Helleborus |
| Hosta |
| Houttuynia |
| Jacob's Ladder |
| Lamium |
| Liatris-Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Liriope |
| Matteuccio-Ostrich Fern |
| Mazus |
| Mertensia-Viginia Bluebells |
| Monkshood |
| Myosotia-forget-me-not |
| Omphalodes |
| Osmunda |
| Pachysandra, variegated |
| Phlox |
| Primrose |
| Primula |
| Pulmonaria-lungwort |
| Rudbeckia |
| Sedum |
| Violet |
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| Annuals |
| African Violet |
| Balsam |
| Banana (Ornamental) |
| Begonia, common |
| Begonia, Double Red Maxima |
| Begonia, Lace |
| Begonia, Non-stop |
| Begonia, Pink Halo |
| Begonia, Sensation |
| Bird of Paradise |
| Browallia |
| Caladium |
| Coleus, Mars |
| Coleus, Near Black |
| Cordyline |
| Cuphea |
| Fuchsia |
| Gardenia |
| Geranium |
| Hypoestes |
| Impatiens |
| Mimulus |
| Moses-In-A-Boat |
| Pansy |
| Passionflower |
| zinnia |
|
| Shrubs |
| Abeliphyllum |
| Azalea |
| Blueberry |
| Bougainvillea |
| Fatshedera |
| Gaultheria |
| Hibiscus |
| Hydrangea |
| Kerria |
| Passiflora |
| Pee Gee Hydrangea |
| Rhododendron |
| Rose, climbing |
| Trees |
| Chinese Evergreen |
| Magnolia Sieboldii |
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| Perennials |
| Acanthus Mollis |
| Achillea |
| Alexander lysimachia |
| Anemone, Japanese |
| Anemones, Poppy |
| Balloon Flower |
| Bee Balm |
| Bellflower |
| Bergenia |
| Black Eyed Susan |
| Black Mondo Grass |
| Brugmansia |
| Buddleia |
| Coreopsis |
| Cornflower |
| Cranesbill |
| Crocosmia |
| Daylily |
| Dictamnus |
| Early Hybris Kniphofia |
| Echinacea-coneflowers |
| Eupatorium-Joe Pye Weed |
| Galium-Sweet Woodruff |
| Geum |
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| Perennials - Continued |
| Hemerocallis |
| Heuchera |
| Honeysuckle |
| Iris, Japanese |
| Iris, Re-blooming |
| Iris, Siberian |
| Lady's Mantle |
| Liatris-Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Lilium |
| Lupinus |
| Lysimachia-loosestrife |
| Monarda |
| Nepeta |
| Pachysandra |
| Papaver |
| Peony |
| Primrose |
| Sedum |
| Snow-in-summer-cerastium |
| Trumpet Vine |
| Yellow Sweet Flag |
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| Annuals |
| African Mallow |
| Aloe |
| Alstroemeria |
| Begonia, Sunset |
| Bromeliad |
| Hibiscus |
| Jasmine, Pink Chile |
| Kale, Flowering |
| Lobelia |
| Night Scented Tobacco |
| Ornamental Rhubarb |
| Ranunculus |
| Sweet Potato |
| Verbena |
| Zinnia |
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| Shrubs |
| Abeliphyllum |
| Forsythia |
| Gaultheria |
| Kerria |
| Mandevilla |
| Pee Gee Hydrangea |
| Privet |
| Rose of Sharon |
| Rose, Climbing |
| Rose, Species |
| Viburnum |
| Weigela |
| Wisteria |
| Bulbs |
| Daffodil |
| Gladiolus |
| Jonquils |
| Narcissus |
| Tulip |
| Trees |
| Almond, flowering |
| Dogwood, Chinese |
| Mock Orange |
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| Perennials |
| Achillea (Yarrow) |
| Aethionema-Fragrant Persian Stonecress |
| Agapanthus |
| Agastache (Giant Hyssop) |
| Alcea-Hollyhock |
| Ammi-Queen Anne's Lace |
| Ammobium |
| Anaphalis-Pearly Everlasting |
| Anemone, Japanese |
| Anisodontea-mallow |
| Arabis |
| Argyranthemum-Marguerite |
| Armeria (Sea Pink) |
| Artemisia (White Sage/Mugwort) |
| Aruncus (Goat's Beard) |
| Asclepias (Butterfly Weed) |
| Aster |
| Baby's Breath |
| Bachelor's Buttons |
| Baptisia |
| Beards Tongue |
| Bee Balm |
| Bergenia |
| Black Eyed Susan |
| Blue Lyme Grass |
| Buttercups, Pink |
| Calamintha |
| Calceolaria |
| Calendula |
| Candytuff |
| Cardiospermum |
| Carnation |
| Caryopteris-blue spirea |
| Catanache-white cupid's dart |
| Cerastium-snow-in-summer |
| Chrysanthemum |
| Cleome |
| Coneflower |
| Convallaria |
| Convolvulus |
| Coreopsis |
| Crambe |
| Cranesbill |
| Cushion Spurge |
| Daylily |
| Delphinium |
|
| Perennials - Continued |
| Dianthus |
| Gaillardia |
| Gaura |
| German Statice |
| Geum |
| Goldenrod |
| Gypsophila |
| Heather |
| Hedychium-ginger lily |
| Helenium-sneezeweed |
| Helianthemum-sunflower |
| Hollyhock |
| Iris, Bearded |
| Kniphofia |
| Lady's Mantle |
| Larkspur |
| Lavandula-Lavender |
| Liatris-Blazing Star, Gayfeather |
| Marigold |
| Money Plant |
| Nigella |
| Pachysandra |
| Pampas Grass |
| Penstemon |
| Peony |
| Perovskia |
| Poppy |
| Potentilla |
| Primrose |
| Pussywillow |
| Rhodochiton |
| Russian Sage |
| Salvia |
| Sedum |
| Shasta Daisy |
| Silvermound-Artemesia |
| Stachys-lamb's ear |
| Statice |
| Sweet William |
| Thrift |
| Verbascum-mullein |
| Vinca Minor |
| Viola |
| Yarrow |
| Zebra Grass |
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| Annuals |
| Abelmoschus-musk mallow |
| Acroclinium-(daisy-like) |
| Ageratum |
| Alyssum |
| Anagallis |
| Antirrhinum-snapdragon |
| Arctotis-African Daisy |
| Baby Blue Eyes |
| Bamboo |
| Belamcanda (Blackberry Lily) |
| Bougainvillea |
| Brachycome |
| Broom Corn |
| Cactus |
| Calibrachoa |
| Calla Lily |
| Carthamus-safflower |
| Celosia-cockscomb |
| Clivia |
| Coleus, Mars |
| Coleus, Near Black |
| Cosmos |
| Dusty Miller |
| Freesia |
| Geranium |
| Helichrysum |
| Heliotropium |
| Hibiscus |
| Lantana |
| Moon Vine |
| Morning Glory |
| Nasturtium |
| Nicotiana |
| Orsteospermum |
| Petunia |
| Sunflower |
| Zinnia |
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