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Hibiscus – Holy Grail Rose Mallow
Only a gift from heaven could be named Holy Grail.
Hibiscus – Summer Carnival Rose Mallow
Bold, beautiful flowers, gorgeous variegated foliage.
Hibiscus – Summerific Cherry Choco Latte Rose Mallow
Over 9" flowers!
Hibiscus laevis – Halberd Leaved Rose Mallow
Its interesting leaves resemble the 15th-16th century weapon the halberd spear.
Hibiscus lasiocarpus – Rose Mallow
Big showy plant with giant flowers, native perennial.
Hibiscus moscheutos – Swamp Rose Mallow
Among the largest flowers produced by a native perennial.
Kniphofia – Jackpot Red Hot Poker
A sure bet for stunning blossoms.
Kniphofia – Lady Luck Red Hot Poker
With 5.5' flower stalks our largest Red Hot Poker.
Kniphofia – Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker
An explosion of dramatic orange blossoms all summer.
Kniphofia – Rocket’s Red Glare Red Hot Poker
As dramatic as the song with huge hot colored blossoms.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Lobelia Starship – Scarlet Bronze Leaf Cardinal Flower
The best in its class, it dazzles with majestic spires of ruby red flowers and black stems.
Nepeta – Prelude Blue Catmint
Flowers appear all the way up its stem.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
Multiple award winner with lavender-blue flowers and fantastic silver foliage.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia missouriensis – Missouri Black-Eyed Susan
An important food source for butterflies and hummingbirds, Mo native.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Salvia – Color Spires Azure Snow Sage
Bicolored flowers unlike any other.
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.
Schizachyrium scoparium – Little Bluestem Grass
2022 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year
Mo native with slender green leaves highlighted with blue.
Schizachyrium Standing Ovation – Little Bluestem Grass
2022 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. A superior selection of our native grass.
Scutellaria incana – Downy Skullcap
Fun Missouri and Illinois native.
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Solidago speciosa – Showy Goldenrod
Important Mo. native pollinator plant.
Sporobolus heterolepis – Prairie Dropseed
Popular Missouri native grass that smells like popcorn.
Thalictrum – My Little Favorite Meadow Rue
Airy foliage and flowers, shade-loving perennial.
Thalictrum rochebrunianum – Meadow Rue
Top shade perennial highly recommended.
Vernonia arkansana – Curlytop Ironweed
Featured plant of the Missouri Prairie Foundation Grow Native Pollinator Buffet program.
Vernonia fasciculata – Prairie Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Vernonia missurica – Missouri Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Zizia aptera – Heart Shaped Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.