Spring
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Genus
Common Name
Light Requirement
Flower Color
Height
Uses
Resistance
Geranium sanguineum Album – White Bloody Cranesbill
So darn easy to grow, and so darn pretty. Rare and choice perennial.
Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky Coffee Tree
Award-winning tree to create shade.
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbells
Hard to find tree with showy white bells
Ilex – Berry Heavy Female Winterberry
Abundance of red berries in winter.
Ilex – Little Goblin Red Female Winterberry
Huge red berries on dwarf nativar shrub.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
Lamium – Purple Dragon Spotted Deadnettle
Fast spreading ground cover for shade.
Leucanthemum – Becky Shasta Daisy
Top award winner.
Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
Illinois and Missouri native host plant to Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.
Liriodendron tulipifera – Tulip Tree
Stately native tree.
Magnolia Bracken’s Brown Beauty Southern Magnolia
Gorgeous tree with glossy evergreen foliage and showy flowers.
Magnolia Butterflies
Lemon-yellow blossoms on an award-winning tree.
Magnolia virginiana – Glauca Sweet Bay Magnolia
Grows a little smaller than the species Magnolia virginiana.
Magnolia Yellow Bird
Lemon-yellow blossoms burst forth in spring.
Malus – Blushing Delight Fruit Snacks Apple Tree
Delicious full-sized fruit on columnar trees.
Malus – Golden Treat Fruit Snacks Apple Tree
Large crisp apples on columnar trees.
Malus – Royal Raindrops Crabapple Tree
Award-winning, easy-care tree with multi-seasonal interest.
Nepeta – Walker’s Low, Catmint
Major award winner.
Nyssa sylvatica – Black Gum
Missouri native tree with brilliant fall color.
Packera aurea – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Paeonia – Candy Stripe Peony – Fresh Dug Roots for Fall Planting
A wonderfully fragrant Peony with fascinating streaked petals.
Paeonia – Coral Sunset Peony – Fresh Dug Roots for Fall Planting
Famous for its gorgeous blend of coral, a major award winning Peony.
Paeonia – High Noon Tree Peony
Winner of the prestigious American Peony Society’s Gold Medal award, the Society’s highest honor
Paeonia – Red Tree Peony
Wonderfully scented, crimson blossoms.
Penstemon cobaea – Foxglove Beardtongue
Beautiful Missouri native with huge blossoms.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful MO and IL native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.