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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Agastache – Pink Pearl Hummingbird Mint
Vigorous hummingbird-loving sun perennial.
Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri and Illinois native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Heliopsis – Sunstruck Perennial Sunflower
Striking foliage and flowers. Sun loving perennial.
Hibiscus lasiocarpus – Rose Mallow
Big showy plant with giant flowers, native perennial.
Phlox paniculata – Early Purple Eye Garden Phlox
Blooms 3 weeks earlier than other similar perennial Phlox.
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Salvia – Blue By You Meadow Sage
2024 Perennial Of The Year, a vast improvement over old varieties.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Meadow Sage
Largest flowers in its class, perennial.
Spigelia marilandica – Little Red Head Indian Pink
Superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with vibrant crimson trumpets.
Agastache – Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbirds find it irresistible.
Anemone – Puff Pink Windflower
Unbelievable pink flowers!
Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed
Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Mo Bot Garden's Plant of Merit winner.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Astilbe – Go Go Red Reblooming False Spirea
First Reblooming Red Astilbe! Long-lived Shade perennial.
Echinacea – Fresco Apricot Coneflower
A refreshing change in Coneflowers!
Hibiscus – Edge of Night Rose Mallow
Striking jet black foliage and bubblegum pink blossoms on this hardy perennial.
Hibiscus – Summerific Cherry Choco Latte Rose Mallow
Over 9" flowers!
Hibiscus moscheutos – Swamp Rose Mallow
Among the largest flowers produced by a native perennial.
Kalimeris – Blue Star
Sky blue blossoms appear for months. Highly recommended. Sun to part sun perennial.
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native loved by butterflies.
Monarda – Balmy Tricolor Bee Balm
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Phlox paniculata – Jeana Garden Phlox
Best performer in top field trial, top award winner.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Ratibida pinnata – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Fun Missouri native perennial.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Multiple award winner. Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Echinacea – Prima Ruby Coneflower
Large red petals surround dark, almost black, cones.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Helianthus occidentalis – Western Sunflower
Large bold Missouri native for the sun garden.
Echinacea paradoxa – Ozark Coneflower
A rare Missouri native perennial.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Spigelia marilandica – Ragin Cajun Indian Pink
A superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with multitudes of brilliant orange-red blossoms.
Achillea – Milly Rock Red Yarrow
Stunning red blossoms highlighted with yellow spring-fall.
Achillea – New Vintage Rose Yarrow
Superior variety, vast improvement over older selections.
Allium – Millenium Ornamental Onion
2018 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Amsonia illustris – Shining Blue Star
Popular, easy-to-grow Missouri native perennial.
Amsonia tabermontana – Willowleaf Blue Star
Top award-winning native with starry blue flowers.
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge or Oak Sedge
Native Sedge ideal for shade to deep shade where nothing else will grow.
Coreopsis Charlize – Tickseed
Rich lemon yellow pompoms.
Eryngium yuccifolium – Rattlesnake Master
Tough and unique Missouri and Illinois native for hot, dry areas.
Geranium sanguineum Album – White Bloody Cranesbill
So darn easy to grow, and so darn pretty. Rare and choice perennial.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Hibiscus – Holy Grail Rose Mallow
Only a gift from heaven could be named Holy Grail.
Leucanthemum – Becky Shasta Daisy
Top award winner.
Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Nepeta – Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect perennial it brings loads of dark indigo blue flowers.
Paeonia – High Noon Tree Peony
Winner of the prestigious American Peony Society’s Gold Medal award, the Society’s highest honor
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Podophyllum pelatatum – Mayapple
Early blooming Missouri native perennial.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Zizia aptera – Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.
Zizia aurea – Golden Alexander
Host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly.
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Oxeye Sunflower
Popular Missouri native with people and pollinators.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
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