Sun • Shade • Part Shade?

For a planting area to be considered a full sun location, on most days the area must receive six to eight hours of direct sunlight mostly between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

 The terms partial sun and partial shade are often used interchangeably to mean four to six hours of sun exposure each day, preferably in the cooler hours of the morning. 

 Full shade does not equate to no sun because very few plants, other than mushrooms, can tolerate a complete lack of sunlight. Plants that require full shade are those that can survive with four hours of full sunlight mostly in the morning or late afternoon or a full day of dappled sunlight.