27 Juglone Tolerant Sun Loving Plants For Black Walnut Tree Areas
So you have Black Walnut trees and searching for some juglone tolerant Sun loving plants for your garden? Something to plant near your walnut tree and that tolerates lots of Sun. These are garden areas that have been troublesome in the past. Maybe we can help.
We’ve gathered a list of 27 juglone tolerant Sun loving plants that might help you turn your yard into a beautiful garden. Plants that are happiest with full Sun or part Sun and part shade but most important – they don’t mind juglone. Be sure to add organic matter to your garden bed before adding new plants. And follow the grower’s planting instructions for light and watering requirements. Take a look at these plants and tell us what you think.
- Achillea Apricot Delight or Yarrow
Sun loving Achillea Apricot Delight has fragrant cluster blooms in shades of soft apricot to rich rose pink with gray-green fern-like foliage. Apricot Delight grows in zones 3 to 9, tops out 18 to 24 inches and grows in normal, acidic, clay, or sandy soil. Compact Apricot Delight blooms midSummer to mid Fall, attracts butterflies, and deer and rabbit resistant. Beneficial for pollinators, and use as cut flowers. Ideal for use on a slope or bank, tolerant of hot dry sites, humidity, and seaside/salt areas. Apricot Delight blooms for 4 weeks or more and likes full Sun to mostly sunny spots.
2. Achillea Coronation Gold or Yarrow
Sun loving Achillea Coronation Gold or Yarrow has grayish green fern-like foliage with golden yellow cluster flowers in early to late Summer. Coronation Gold grows in zones 3 to 9, tops out 24 and 36 inches, and likes full Sun to mostly sunny areas. Butterfly attracting Yarrow can be used on a slope or bank, and beneficial for pollinators. Makes great cut flowers, is deer resistant, and blooms for 4 weeks or more. It tolerates hot dry sites, humidity, and seaside/salt gardens. Provides garden Winter interest. Coronation Gold likes normal, clay, or sandy soils.
3. Echinacea Purpurea or Coneflower
Deer resistant Echinacea Purpurea or Coneflower has lavender pink daisy-like blooms with coppery orange center cones. An excellent cut flower, Echinacea Purpurea like gardens with full Sun to half Sun and half shade, and grows in zones 3 to 9. Attracting butterflies, Echinacea Purpurea reaches up to 36 inches tall, blooms from early Summer to early Fall, and likes normal or clay soil. Classic Coneflower can be planted on a slope or bank, beneficial for pollinators, tolerant of hot dry sites and humidity gardens. Blooms for 4 weeks or more and provides garden Winter interest.
4. Geranium Rozanne or Cranesbill
Deep blue and long blooming Geranium Rozanne or Cranesbill blooms from early Summer until early Fall. Heat tolerant Rozanne grows in zone 3 to 8, likes full Sun to part Sun and part shade and grows 20 inches tall. Rozanne likes normal, acidic, or sandy soil. Deer resistant Rozanne is ideal for planting on a bank or slope, beneficial for pollinators and attracts butterflies. Blooms for 4 weeks or more, can be grown in containers, and used as groundcover. A heavenly deep blue flower color with foliage that turns red during the Fall.
5. Helianthus Microcephalus or Perennial Sunflower
Sun loving Helianthus Microcephalus or Perennial Sunflower has cheerful yellow flowers early Summer to early Fall. Helianthus Microcephalus grows in zones 4 to 8 reaching a whopping 5 feet tall! Blooms early Summer to early Fall, attracts butterflies. Native Sunflower makes gorgeous cut flowers, beneficial for pollinators, and blooms for 4 weeks or more. Finch loving Sunflower can be planted in normal or clay soil and grown in containers.
Hemerocallis or Daylily
The next three perennials are Hemerocallis or Daylily and like full Sun or mostly sunny garden. Available from Bluestone Perennials for growing under Black Walnut trees. Bluestone Perennials is located in Madison, Ohio.
6. Hemerocallis Blizzard Bay or Daylily
A strong rebloomer with white flowers tinted in yellow with crimped petals, Hemerocallis Blizzard Bay or Daylily adapts to many growing conditions. Sun loving Blizzard Bay grows in zones 3 to 9, topping off at 26 inches and likes normal, clay, or acidic soil. Hardy Blizzard Bay attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, rabbit resistant, and planted in containers. It is tolerant of hot dry and seaside/salt garden conditions. Blizzard Bay Hemerocallis blooms from mid to late Summer. A real beauty.
7. Hemerocallis South Seas or Daylily
The fragrant Hemerocallis South Seas or Daylily has orange to coral peach blooms from early to midSummer. 30 inch tall South Seas grows in zones 3 to 9, and likes normal, clay, or acidic soil. Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, South Seas can be used in containers, rabbit resistant, and seaside/salt tolerant. The tropical looking South Seas is tolerant of a hot dry site and likes a full Sun garden spot.
8. Hemerocallis Wedding Band or Daylily
Sun loving Hemerocallis Wedding Band or Daylily has fragrant glimmering white flowers with ruffled petals edged in a gold band that has a citron green throat and stamens. Topping out at 26 inches, Wedding Band grows in zones 3 to 9 and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. The mid to late Summer blooming Daylily is rabbit resistant, hot dry site tolerant, and be used in containers. Seaside/salt tolerant, award winning Wedding Band Daylily likes normal, clay, or acidic soil.
9. Heuchera Fire Alarm or Coral Bell
Heuchera Fire Alarm or Coral Bell has pink flowers on reddish stems from early to late Summer. Sun loving and Shade loving Fire Alarm has red foliage in early Spring and Fall and grows in zones 4 to 9. Reaching 9 inches tall without blooms, and 13 inches tall when blooming! Fire Alarm likes normal or acidic soil. This hot color heuchera attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, can be used as cut flowers, and grown in containers.
10. Hosta Island Breeze or Plantain Lily
Lavender color blooming Hosta Island Breeze or Plantain Lily has foliage with bright yellow centers edged in dark green that illuminates a garden. Grown in zones 3 to 8, Island Breeze tops out at 12 inches and 28 inches with floral stalks. Hummingbird attracting Island Breeze blooms from mid to late Summer and likes normal or acidic soil. The Plantain Lily grows in a mostly sunny to mostly shady garden. Tolerant in dry shade, humidity, and shade, Island Breeze can be used in containers.
11. Hosta Blue Mouse Ears or Plantain Lily
Hosta Blue Mouse Ears or Plantain Lily has tiny mounds of grey-green to blue-green leaves with lavender bell-shaped flowers that bloom from mid to late Summer. Miniature Blue Mouse Ears grows in zones 3 to 8 and likes mostly sunny to mostly shady garden. Topping out at 8 inches, Blue Mouse Ears is a delightful addition to any garden, only reaching 12 inches tall when blooming with its floral spires. Mini Blue Mouse Ears grows in normal or acidic soil, attracts hummingbirds, and grows in containers. Cold hardy and tolerant of dry shade, shade, and humidity (even in Gulf State!).
Iris or Siberian Iris
The next three perennials are Iris or Siberian Iris which tolerate a full Sun garden.
12. Iris Pink Parfait or Siberian Iris
Easy to grow Iris Pink Parfait or Siberian Iris has lavender pink double blossoms with white and yellow sunburst halos within the ruffled petals. Pink Parfait grows in zones 3 to 9, grows between 24 to 30 inches tall, and blooms mid to late Spring. Deer resistant Pink Parfait likes a garden with light conditions of full Sun to mostly shady and normal, clay, or acidic soil. Hummingbird attracting Pink Parfait provides Winter interest in the garden, and tolerant of shade, humidity, or wet site gardens. Settles in nicely in either a garden bed or moist garden area.
13. Iris Lady Vanessa or Siberian Iris
Iris Lady Vanessa or Siberian Iris is a wine and red bi-color with light lavender blossoms that have intricate white blaze with yellow. Lovely Lady Vanessa likes a full Sun to mostly shady garden, grows in zones 3 to 9, reaching about 36 inches tall. Deer resistant Lady Vanessa attracts hummingbirds, provides Winter Interest in a garden, and tolerant of shade, humidity, and wet site areas. Lady Vanessa blooms make their appearance from mid to late Spring and likes normal, clay, or acidic.
14. Iris Silver Edge or Siberian Iris
Iris Silver Edge or Siberian Iris has deep sky blue flowers shaded with darker blue tones edged in silver, yellow and white blazes that bloom from early to midSummer. Deer resistant Silver Edge attracts hummingbirds and grows in zones 3 to 9. Sun loving Silver Edge tops out between 24 to 30 inches, and likes normal, clay, or acidic soil. Provides Winter interest to any garden. Silver Edge is tolerant of humidity and wet sites. An elegant and dramatic addition to any garden.
15. Liriope Big Blue or Lilyturf
Reaching 14 inches tall, Liriope Big Blue or Lilyturf has blue floral spikes over tufted arching grass-like foliage. Summer blooming Big Blue grows in zones 5 to 10 and in full Sun to mostly shade gardens. Big Blue grows in many light conditions and in difficult garden sites with normal, acidic, sandy, or clay soil. Big Blue, an evergreen groundcover, is a garden solution for landscapes with slopes or banks. Deer resistant Big Blue is tolerant of dry shade, shade, humidity, foot traffic, and seaside/salt conditions. A great use for ornamental or edging plants in a garden bed especially in the Gulf states.
16. Sensitive Fern or Bead Fern
Spreads by rhizomes, Sensitive Fern or Bead Fern has spore-producing “seed stalks” that look like clusters of beads. Deer resistant Sensitive Fern grows in zone 3 to 9, tops out between 2 to 3 feet tall, and blooms in June, July, and August. An excellent groundcover, Sensitive Fern likes a full Sun to part Sun and part shade garden, and likes sand, loam, or clay soil.
17. Physostegia Summer Snow or False Dragonhead, Obedient Plant
Sun loving Physostegia Summer Snow or False Dragonhead, Obedient Plant has white blooms on vertical rows up spikes. Spikes that open sequentially from bottom to top in late Summer until early Fall. Topping out at 3 feet tall, Summer Snow grows in zone 3 to 9, and likes normal, clay, or acidic soil. Cold hardy and easy to grow Summer Snow can be planted on a slope or bank, beneficial for pollinators, and deer resistant. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, used for cut flowers, blooms for 4 weeks or more, tolerant of wet site, and seaside/salt.
18. Phlox Paniculata David or Summer Phlox, Garden Phlox
Phlox Paniculata David and also know as Summer Phlox or Garden Phlox. David has white blooms with light green foliage, blooms from late Summer to early Fall. Fragrant David grows in zones 4 to 8, tops out between 2 to 4 feet tall, and likes normal, clay, or sandy soil. A Sun lover, David attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, used as cut flowers, and blooms for 4 weeks or more. Named 2002 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year.
19. Monarda Purple Rooster or Bee Balm
Attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds Monarda Purple Rooster or Bee Balm has royal purple flowers that bloom all summer on sturdy stems. Topping out at 3 feet tall, Purple Rooster grows in zones 4 to 9, and likes a full Sun to part Sun and part shade garden location. Summer blooming Purple Rooster is beneficial for pollinators. Deer and rabbit resistant, Purple Rooster blooms for 4 weeks or more, tolerant of wet site and seaside/salt locations. Likes either normal or clay soil.
20. Winter aconite or Eranthis hyemalis
Winter aconite or Eranthis hyemalis has glossy bright yellow buttercup blooms in early Spring. Winter aconite grows in zones 3 to 7, grows 3 inches tall, and likes normal soil conditions. Deer and rabbit resistant, Winter aconite likes full Sun to part Sun and part shade. Use on a slope or bank, or containers.
21. Black Eyed Susan or Rudbeckia
Showy and easy to grow Black Eyed Susan or Rudbeckia is a biennial that has yellow petals, dark center seed heads. Tops out between 1 to 3 feet tall, Black Eyed Susan grows in zones 3 to 10, and blooms from July until September. Deer resistant and likes full Sun to part Sun and part shade. The floral display of Black Eyed Susan attracts butterflies and other beneficial insects and at season’s end seed heads attract finches and other birds. Drought tolerant Rudbeckia will tolerate heat, a wide range of soils such as sand, loam, or clay. A must for beneficial pollinators and birds.
22. Scilla Sibirica or Siberian Squill
Deer and rabbit resistant Scilla Sibirica or Siberian Squill has porcelain blue flowers in early Spring. Reaching 5 inches tall, Siberian Squill grows in zones 2 to 8, and likes a full Sun to part Sun and part shade garden location. Plant in groupings, Siberian Squill can be planted on a slope, bank, or in a container, beneficial for pollinators, and attracts butterflies.
23. Sedum Autumn Fire or Stonecrop
Hardy, easy to grow Sedum Autumn Fire or Stonecrop has intense brick red rose colored clusters in early to mid Fall. Rabbit resistant Sedum Autumn Fire grows in zone 3 to 9, reaching 18 to 24 inches tall, and likes a full Sun to mostly sunny garden location. Upright perennial likes normal, clay, or sandy soil. Butterfly attracting Sedum Autumn Fire can be grown on a slope or bank, used as cut flowers, grown in containers, and tolerant of hot dry site. Autumn Fire blooms for 4 weeks or more and provides gardens with Winter Interest.
24. Sedum Turkish Delight or Stonecrop
A dwarf Stonecrop, Sedum Turkish Delight has deep burgundy foliage with carmine pink blooms in late Summer to early Fall. Rabbit resistant Sedum Turkish Delight grows in zones 3 to 10, tops at 4 to 6 inches tall, and likes a full Sun to part Sun and part shade location. Stonecrop likes normal, sandy, or clay soil. Low maintenance, easy to grow Turkish Delight is perfect for rock gardens, containers, troughs and borders or on a slope, bank. Planted as an edger in a garden bed, blooms for 4 weeks or more, and hot dry site tolerant.
25. Stachys Helen Von Stein or Lamb’s Ears
Resistant to both deer and rabbits Stachys Helen Von Stein or Lamb’s Ears has soft, velvety silver-green foliage that doesn’t flower much. Leaf shape and texture resembles that of a lamb’s ear – soft and so velvety! Reaching 10 inches tall, Lamb’s Ears grows in zones 4 to 8 and like full Sun to mostly sunny. Heat tolerant Lamb’s Ears likes normal or sandy soil and use as groundcover.
26. Veronica Hocus Pocus or Speedwell
Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds Veronica Hocus Pocus or Speedwell has long wands of violet purple, showy and long lasting. Summer blooming Hocus Pocus grows in zones 4 to 8, grows 16 to 20 inches tall, and likes full Sun to part Sun and part shade. Hocus Pocus likes normal or acidic soil, great for cut flowers, and blooms for 4 weeks or more. Plant in containers and tolerant of hot dry and seaside/salt areas. Easy to grow speedwell that is deer resistant!
27. Veronica Icicle or Speedwell
Summer blooming Veronica Icicle or Speedwell has long lasting white florets on 6 inch spikes a stand out in an evening garden. Rabbit and deer resistant Veronica Icicle grows in zones 4 to 8 and reaches 26 inches tall. Icicle likes full Sun to part Sun and part shade and normal, clay, or sandy soil. Butterfly and hummingbird attracting Icicle is tolerant of hot dry sites and seaside/salt areas.
These are 27 juglone tolerant Sun loving plants for full Sun to part Sun and part shade garden areas. If you try any of this plants let us know how your make out.
For informational resources on gardening with toxic black walnut trees read our post Ultimate Resource Guide to Gardening with Toxic Black Walnut Trees. For information on juglone tolerant shade plants, see our post 23 Juglone Tolerant Shade Plants. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us in the comments below. We always are ready to help you out.
