Best Perennial Plants for St. Louis Missouri Area
Here you will find the best perennial plants for St Louis Missouri.
Discover the many perennials that grow well in the St Louis area. You can narrow your selections on the left by many different attributes, including: perennials for sun, perennials for shade, rabbit-resistant perennials, deer-resistant perennials, perennials for cut flower gardens, and many more.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All perennial plants listed here are offered in-house subject to availability. Some of these perennial plants may be ordered online for pick up at the nursery.
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Clematis – Stand By Me Bush Clematis
2023 Perennial of the Year. Wave after wave of enchanting blue bells all season.
Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebell
One of the first Missouri native perennials to bloom in early spring.
Achillea – Moonshine Yarrow
Long time favorite with silvery foliage, sun loving perennial.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Allium – Millenium Ornamental Onion
2018 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aster divaricatus – White Wood Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri native.
Aster novae angeliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri and Illinois native.
Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Aster oolentagiensis – Sky Blue Aster
A top favorite of gardeners and critters.
Astilbe – Dark Side of the Moon False Spirea
Dramatic chocolate burgundy foliage, deep purple flowers, shade perennial.
Calamintha – Calamint
2021 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Of Merit. Sun-loving perennial.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Carex albicans – White-Tinged Sedge
Pretty Missouri native Sedge.
Carex muskingumensis – Palm Sedge
Popular Missouri native sedge.
Chelone glabra -Turtle Head
Illinois and Missouri native moisture-loving perennial.
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Convallaria majalis – Lily Of The Valley
A favorite shade loving ground cover.
Coreopsis – Uptick Red Tickseed
Far superior than older varieties, nonstop blooms, hardy perennial.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
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