My home faces the west,what flowers and plants survive best in direct sunlight?

Where do you live? We can give better help if we know where you are. Suggestions for a west-facing house in Phoenix will be a bit different than for one in Portland %26lt;g%26gt;.





Whatever you choose, try to keep it at least 18%26quot; away from the house wall at maturity... that%26#039;ll help avoid the heat trap effect,


and it%26#039;s easier on your siding.

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersI heard Irises like a lot of shade, however that doesn%26#039;t mean they can%26#039;t handle that light too. But I do know that petunias love a lot of sun. Roses love sun too.
Reply:Try hostas, black-eyed Susans, lillies, chives (They make great little bushes), and irises. My hostas are in full sun and they do great.
Reply:Don%26#039;t try hostas they love shade. My house faces the south/west. My yard is gorgeous try Angles Trumpet they don%26#039;t take alot of care and also not much water. They get really large so if you don%26#039;t have a fairly large area they will not have enough room. I live in OK. and they come back every year also, because they drop alot of seeds that do not freeze here in the winter. Good luck from a Gardner.
Reply:There are lots and lots. Go to a nursery/garden center and when you see something you like, read the little tag that is sticking in the soil of the plant. The tag will tell you if it will take the direct sun.





Send for some free gardening catalogs and read the directions under each flower. Here are just a couple:





http://www.parkseed.com


http://www.burpee.com


http://www.wildseedfarms.com





Here are just a very few that comes to mind:





Bright Lights cosmos (has to be %26#039;Bright Lights%26#039;, is a drought flower);


Laura Bush petunias (has to be %26#039;Laura Bush%26#039;);


Zinnia;


Mexican sunflower (shrub);


Roses (takes lots of water and monthly fertilizer);


Canna-two types now-tall and dwarf (takes lots of water);


Mexican petunias (good drought flower);


Moss roses (good drought flower);


Hardy hibiscus (shrub);


Tropical hibiscus (shrub);


Boxwood shrubs-there are different types and heights;


Crepe Myrtle-beautiful shrub or short tree;


The list goes on and on.





Happy gardening, fellow gardener!loan