What plants are good for afternoon sun?

The area is shady in the morning and gets afternoon sun about 1-5 pm. I'm in zone 7.





Thanks.

What plants are good for afternoon sun?
Thank you for the zone number but also where would help. For example talking about Georgia is different than New Mexico.





As you've discovered, west exposures are tough. They are hot and dry. So your better plants are those with smaller leaves, waxy would help opposed to those who's leaves are large, thin and unwaxed.





First thought is Russian Sage, this shrub/perennial (it fits in both catagories) flowers virtually all summer. I loves heat and well drained soil. Another blue/purple plant for well drained soils is lavender.





It also goes well with Achillea (yarrow) which also tolerates dry and hot. Powis Castle Aretmisia would add a nice silver touch and ov course Jupiter's Beard..Centranthus would work in there well.





Red Yucca is another possible choice. And keeping in the red spike catagory, how about Red Hot Pokers (Kniphofia). A really cool smaller shrub/perennial for hot dry areas is Zauschneria (hummingbird trumpet) which flowers in late summer and loves it hot.





Does rosemary grow for you? That should work. Vitex is a large shrub/small tree that tolerates hot conditions. The flowers resemble lilacs, OK skinnier, and with a scent I wouldn't describe as sweet. The leaves resemble marijuana somewhat and to me the plant's fragrance is not great....so my plant is well away from any walkway or window.





If your area is wetter than what I'm thinking about, then how daylilies, iris, hollyhock, veronicas, sedums, and liatris?
Reply:ITS BECAUSE PLANTS TAKE IN CARBON-DIOXIDE AND IN AFTERNOONS ITS VERY HOT IF PLANTS TAKE IN CO2 THAN THEY WILL GIVE OXYGEN THAT WILL MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE COOLER.
Reply:irises,daylilies,shasta daisies,foxglove,lupine,snap dragons.....these can tolerate the hot sun of the afternoon
Reply:For this kind of area I would choose succulent plants and cacti especially if the soil is sandy and prone to drying out:





1. Portulaca grandiflora (Moss Rose)- Annual succulent with spectacular flowers





2. Mesembryanthemum criniflorum (Livingstone Daisy); also known by several other Latin names. Juicy narrow leaves covered with glistening hairs that make the plant look like it's covered in a layer of frost. Brilliant flowers like huge colourful daisies. Annual





3. Sempervivum (House Leeks)- great spiky green succulents which live for many years until they flower (when they die).





4. Sedums- thick, fleshy green/grey leaves in a variety of shapes and sizes, and small flowers.





The above is just to give you some ideas: there are many plants which you could also grow.