10 Shrubs for Full Sun and Reflected Heat
One of the most difficult places in the landscape to grow plants is in areas that receive full sun as well as reflected heat.
Reflected heat occurs when sidewalks, walls, and patio decks absorb the heat during the day only to re-radiate that heat back out.
As you can imagine, when you couple the intensity of areas that get full sun AND reflected warmth, it can be hard to find plants that can not only survive but add beauty to these spaces.
Thankfully, there are a number of attractive plants that will thrive in these hot spots.
I recently shared 10 shrubs, in my latest article for Houzz, that can handle full sun as well as reflected warmth.
Do you have a plant that you like that does well in full, reflected sun?
**For additional shrub suggestions, I recommend Mary Irish’s book, Trees and Shrubs for the Southwest.
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I have some of these in our front yard here in Palm Desert. The sage does especially well, as the cassia. I also have Tithonia and sunflowers, which the birds enjoy. I still have some blue penstamon and some mint! I'm not sure how long any of them will last, however, in our 123 degree heat! Bouganvillas are doing fine.
Hi Trav4adventures,
Thanks for mentioning what is blooming in your garden this hot June. Despite the mess that they can cause, it's hard to beat bougainvillea for thriving in hot, inhospitable conditions while adding glorious color.
Now, if it would just cool off to 110 degrees 😉
Noelle – AZ Plant Lady
My bougainvillea's doing fine as well. Yep, we're at 108 in Tucson…not fun, but hopefully it'll cook down a bit in a few days!