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Betula – Fox Valley Dwarf River Birch – Little King Dwarf River Birch Tree
Extremely showy peeling bark.
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Chionanthus virginicus – Fringe Tree
Missouri native tree with elaborate blooms.
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Cimicifuga racemosa – Actea racemosa – Fairy Candles
Our most enchanting plant.
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Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. John’s Wort
A popular native shrub with sunny yellow puff balls of blossoms.
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Ligularia – The Rocket Ragwort
Yellow blossoms on almost black stems, shade lover.
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Magnolia Bracken’s Brown Beauty Southern Magnolia
Gorgeous tree with glossy evergreen foliage and showy flowers.
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Paeonia – Morning Lilac Itoh Peony
Expect at least 50 flowers on one mature plant. Bloom period can last up to 6 weeks!
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Spigelia marilandica – Little Red Head Indian Pink
Superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with vibrant crimson trumpets.
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Spigelia marilandica – Ragin Cajun Indian Pink
A superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with multitudes of brilliant orange-red blossoms.
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Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle
Easy to grow Missouri native vine.
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Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
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Thalictrum rochebrunianum – Meadow Rue
Top shade perennial highly recommended.
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Asimina triloba, Pawpaw Tree
2022 Tree Of the Year, Missouri's Official State Fruit Tree
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Amelanchier Autumn Brilliance, Apple Serviceberry
Showy flowers, berries and foliage.
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Aesculus parviflora, Bottlebrush Buckeye
Large showy hard to find shrub.
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Aesculus pavia, Red Buckeye
Bright red flowers attract hummingbirds.
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Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Showy multi-seasonal interest.
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Amsonia tabermontana – Blue Star
Award winning native with starry blue flowers.
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Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
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Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
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Aralia Sun King
2020 Perennial Plant Of The Year.
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Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
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Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
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Asimina Shenandoah Peterson Pawpaw Tree
Abundant tasty fruit can be up to one pound in weight.
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Asimina Susquehanna Peterson Pawpaw Tree
Exceptional Pawpaw tree with large tasty fruit and few seeds.
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Aster cordifolius – Blue Wood Aster
Shade loving Missouri native with clouds of rich blue flowers.
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Astilbe – Fanal False Spirea
Long-time favorite red.
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Astilbe – Pumila False Spirea
Makes a fantastic ground cover for shade.
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Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
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Buxus Green Mountain Boxwood
Great shape.
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Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry
Missouri native shrub with showy purple berries.
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Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
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Carex albicans – White-Tinged Sedge
Pretty Missouri native Sedge.
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Carex eburnea – Bristle Leaf Sedge
Looks like grass but no mowing required, shade lover.
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Carex pensylvanica, Pennsylvania Sedge
Easy to grow ground cover Sedge.
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Cephalanthus Fiber Optics Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri native. Showy flowers beloved by native wildlife.
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Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
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Cephalanthus Sugar Shack, Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri Native. Show flowers beloved by native wildlife.
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Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
Showy flowers on this easy native tree.
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