Best Perennial Plants for St. Louis Missouri Area
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Rudbeckia – American Gold Rush Black-Eyed Susan
2023 Perennial Plant of the Year, winner of top 3 horticulture awards.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia hirta – Black-Eyed Susan
An easy to grow Missouri native.
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Rudbeckia missouriensis – Missouri Black-Eyed Susan
An important food source for butterflies and hummingbirds, Mo native.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Meadow Sage
Largest flowers in its class, perennial.
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.
Scutellaria incana – Downy Skullcap
Fun Missouri and Illinois native.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leafed Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Senecio obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO and IL native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Spigelia marilandica – Little Red Head Indian Pink
Superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with vibrant crimson trumpets.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Verbena canadensis – Rose Verbena
2023 Native of the Year. Profuse blooming Missouri native perennial.
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.
Achillea – Moonshine Yarrow
Long time favorite with silvery foliage, sun loving perennial.
Achillea – New Vintage White Yarrow
Superior variety, vast improvement over older selections.
Agastache – Kudos Red Hummingbird Mint
Intense carmine blossoms all season.
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