Cut Flower Garden
One of the greatest joys of gardening is bringing fresh flowers full of sweet perfume into our homes. Here you will find plants that will overfill your vase and garden with beautiful flowers. Some of these possess fragrance.
Cut flower tip: pick fragrant flowers in the early morning or late afternoon – the volatile oils that carry the scent are evaporated by the sun. To experience the most intense experience of a flower’s fragrance, lean close and breathe lightly into it before inhaling. The heat and rush of air releases the fragrant oils. Fragrances seem to lose their scent after a few moments, but the flower hasn’t run out of perfume – rather, your olfactory system is saturated and you are numbed by the smell.
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Syringa Beauty of Moscow, Lilac
Highly fragrant double flowers.
Clematis – Stand By Me Bush Clematis
2023 Perennial of the Year. Wave after wave of enchanting blue bells all season.
Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebell
One of the first Missouri native perennials to bloom in early spring.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
Clouds of rich pink fall flowers.
Achillea – Moonshine Yarrow
Long time favorite with silvery foliage, sun loving perennial.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aster divaricatus – White Wood Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri native.
Aster novae angeliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri and Illinois native.
Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Aster oolentagiensis – Sky Blue Aster
A top favorite of gardeners and critters.
Astilbe – Dark Side of the Moon False Spirea
Dramatic chocolate burgundy foliage, deep purple flowers, shade perennial.
Chasmanthium latifolium – Northern Sea Oats
Bring beautiful form to your shade garden.
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Convallaria majalis – Lily Of The Valley
A favorite shade loving ground cover.
Echinacea paradoxa – Ozark Coneflower
A rare Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
Gorgeous Missouri native perennial for natural and formal settings.
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