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Zizia aurea – Golden Alexander
2025 Native Plant of the Year - gorgeous, easy, and, most importantly, supports pollinators and wildlife.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa – Yellow Wild Indigo
Spectacular Missouri wildflower.
Carex albicans – Oak Sedge – White-Tinged Sedge
Fantastic native sedge for dry shade.
Carex eburnea – Bristle Leaf Sedge
Looks like grass but no mowing required, shade lover.
Geranium maculatum – Hardy Geranium
Long-lived Missouri native shade perennial Geranium.
Geranium sanguineum – Elke Cranesbill
Sun, shade, deer, rabbits, bad soil, who cares! It grows just about anywhere. Rare and choice.
Hydrangea Fairytrail Bride – Cascading Hydrangea
First-ever Cascading Hydrangea!
Hydrangea Fairytrail Fresco – Cascading Hydrangea
First-ever Blue or Pink Cascading Hydrangea!
Packera obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Polemonium reptans – Jacob’s Ladder
Top Missouri native ground cover for shady areas.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Meadow Sage
Largest flowers in its class, perennial.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leaved Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Spigelia marilandica – Apple Slices Indian Pink
Wildly popular among plant enthusiasts and highly sought after.