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Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Echinacea simulata – Glade Coneflower
Tough Missouri native perennial.
Eryngium – Blue Glitter Sea Holly
Fascinating intense blue flowers.
Eupatorium – Gateway Joe Pye Weed
Just like its huge cousin, but at 5' only 1/2 as tall.
Eupatorium purpureum Eutrochium – Joe-Pye Weed
One of the largest Missouri native perennials.
Frangula (Rhamnus) caroliniana – Carolina Buckthorn
Showy foliage and airy flowers on small Mo native tree.
Gaillardia – Spin Top Copper Orange Blanket Flower
Fascinating fluted orange petals.
Gentiana andrewsii – Bottle Gentian
Geranium – Rozanne Hardy Geranium
Winner of multiple top awards.
Geranium sanguineum Album – White Bloody Cranesbill
So darn easy to grow, and so darn pretty. Rare and choice perennial.
Gillenea trifolata – Bowman’s Root
Lacy star-shaped flowers on delightful Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky Coffee Tree
Award-winning tree to create shade.
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
Helianthus occidentalis – Western Sunflower
Large bold Missouri native for the sun garden.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Heliopsis – Bleeding Hearts Oxeye Sunflower
Parents are the Missouri native perennials.
Heliopsis Yellow Spider False Sunflower
A twist on our native prairie perennial.