Partial shade
Moderate
Spring
Full sun
Very low
Spring (rarely blooms in cultivation)
Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)
Low to moderate
Fall through spring
Summer
Rarely flowers (grown for foliage)
Low
Late winter to early spring
Morning sun / afternoon shade
Late spring to summer
Once at maturity (monocarpic)
Spring to early summer (monocarpic)
Late spring to early summer
Spring to early summer
Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Moderate to high
Non-flowering (cone-bearing conifer)
Spring (unharvested buds open to purple thistle flowers)
Spring through fall (reduced bloom and bud drop in peak summer heat)
Spring through fall; peak in summer
Spring through fall
Nearly year-round / heaviest in spring and fall
