Full Sun or Shade Tolerance
There are many plants that tolerate full sun. In fact, most showy flowering trees and shrubs will not produce flowers well if they don't receive most of the day's available sunlight. Here are examples of plants with different sunlight requirements.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | |
| Does best in FULL SUN: | ||
| Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' | PeeGee Hydrangea | |
| Berberis koreana | Korean Barberry | |
| Acer truncatum | Shantung Maple | |
| Acer ginnala | Amur Maple | |
| Abies ginnala | White Fir | |
| Aronia melanocarpa elata | Black Chokeberry | |
| Euonymus alatus | Winged Euonymus | |
| Malus species | Crabapples | |
| Ostrya virginiana | American Hophornbeam, Ironwood | |
| Paxistima canbyi | Canby Paxistima | |
| Pinus species | various Pines | |
| Tolerates some SHADE: | ||
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak | |
| Sorbus aucuparia | European Mountain Ash | |
| Ostrya virginiana | Ironwood | |
| Spiraea x bumalda 'Froebelii' | Froebel Spirea | |
| Sorbaria sorbifolia | Ash Leaf Spirea | |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw | |
| Viburnum lentago | Wayfaring Shrub | |
| Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red' | Canada Red Cherry | |
| Cornus sericea 'Bailey' | Red-Twigged Dogwood | |
| Cornus racemosa | Grey Dogwood | |
| Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' and 'Grandiflora' | Annablle and Hills of Snow Hydrangea | |
| Physocarpos opulifolius | Common and Dwarf Ninebark | |
| Euonymus alatus, E. alata 'Compacta' | Winged and Dwarf Winged Euonymus | |
| Rhododendron 'Mollis' | Mollis Azalea | |
| Rhododendron x 'PJM' | PJM Rhododendron | |
| Berberis koreana | Korean Barberry | |
| Sambucus pubens | Red Berried Elder | |
| Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Red Indian Currant | |
| Symphoricarpos albus | White Snowberry | |
| Ribes alpinum | Alpine Currant | |
| Lonicera x xglosteoides | Clavevy's Dwarf Honeysuckle | |
| Ajuga species | Ajuga, Bugleweed | |
| Aegopodium podagraria | Bishop's Weed | |
| Coronilla varia | Crown Vetch | |
| Pachistima canbyi | Canby Paxistima | |
| Pachysandra terminalis | Japanese Spurge | |
| Hosta species | Hosta | |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Techny' | Techny Arborvitae | |
| Juniperus scopulorum 'Moffetti' | Moffet Rocky Mountain Juniper | |
| Juniperus horizontalis 'Webberi' | Weber Juniper | |
| Junipererus chinensis pfitzeriana | Pfitzer Juniper | |
| Junipererus chinensis 'sargenti glauca' | Sargent Juniper | |
| Taxus cuspidata 'Nana' | Dwarf Japanese Yew | |
| T. cuspidata | Spreading Japanese Yew | |
| T. cuspidata 'Capitata' | Japanese Upright Yew | |