I'm starting a new flower perennial garden in area that receives widely varying sunlight levels throughout the seasons. Early in the spring, some sunlight shines through the bare trees. When the sun rises above the treeline during mid May, June, and July, the area receives 5 - 6 hours of sun. By September the spot is shady as the sun dips back below the fully leaved treeline.
Will full sun perennials do okay in this spot or should I opt for partial sun plants? I'm worried that plants that like some shade will get burned during the sunnier months while full sun plants won't get enough sun at the end of summer.
Is the sun that it gets in morning or afternoon? If it is morning sun I would go with a shade garden. Also knowing you location would help , sun in the South is way different then Northern sun.
I'm in New Jersey, zone 6. At it's sunniest (late May-July when the sun is above the treeline), the location gets Sun late morning and through the afternoon. August is more partial sun. Right now, the location gets some dappled shade at best.
Since you sound like you are pretty close to me I have Hosta , Hellebore, Heuchera ,Heucherella,Ferns, Hydrangea,Turtleheads and Tiarella in similar gardens.
Thanks for your help. This summer I acquired those same plants for my garden as well, with the turtlehead growing in the sunniest location, and everything else against a shaded wall of the house. We inherited a beautiful hellebore that put on some nice growth this year. We moved to this property last summer and it has a lot of garden areas, most of which are dappled to partial shade.
