Best Shrubs and Trees for St Louis Missouri Area
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Cephalanthus occidentalis – Buttonbush
Cercis – Forest Pansy Redbud
Glossy purple heart shaped leaves and vibrant flowers.
Cercis – Pink Pom Poms Redbud Tree
Fascinating flowers on mini tree.
Cercis – Ruby Falls Redbud
Weeping dwarf with elegant purple heart-shaped leaves and vibrant flowers.
Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud
Showy flowers on this easy native tree.
Chionanthus virginicus – Fringe Tree
Missouri native tree with elaborate blooms.
Clethra Ruby Spice – Summersweet
Award-winning fragrant pink flowers.
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Popular Missouri native tree.
Cornus florida – White Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Cornus florida f. rubra Pink Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Corylus americana – American Hazelnut
Edible native shrub with showy spring flowers. Grows in sun or shade.
Cotinus obovatus – Smoke Tree
Showy foliage and airy flowers on a small tree.
Diervilla Cool Splash – Bush Honeysuckle
Diospyros virginiana – American Persimmon
Pretty bark adds winter interest. Female plants produce sweet fruit.
Frangula (Rhamnus) caroliniana – Carolina Buckthorn
Showy foliage and airy flowers on small Mo native tree.
Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky Coffee Tree
Award-winning tree to create shade.
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbells
Hard to find tree with showy white bells
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Hydrangea – Alice N’ Wonderland Oakleaf Hydrangea
One of the most magnificent flowering shrubs.
Very rare and limited.
Hydrangea – Bobo Panicle Hydrangea
Award-winning tiny shrub with huge white flowers.
Hydrangea – Incrediball Smooth Hydrangea
Huge flowers the size of basketballs on sturdy stems.
Hydrangea – Limelight Panicle Hydrangea
Huge fluffy flowers reliably bloom in abundance every year. Comes in shrub or tree form.
Hydrangea – Pee Wee Oakleaf Hydrangea
Showy flowers, gorgeous foliage and petite shade shrub.
Hydrangea – Pinky Pollen Ring Smooth Hydrangea
Pink flowers create a flutter of activity in the garden!
Hydrangea a. – Incrediball Blush Smooth Hydrangea
Huge pink flowers bloom reliably year after year.
Hydrangea a. – Invincibelle Ruby Smooth Hydrangea
A red version of our native Hydrangea.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Hydrangea Garnetta, Smooth Hydrangea
Bright pink flowers bloom on petite shrubs.
Hydrangea paniculata – Pinky Winky Panicle Hydrangea
One of the most spectacular of all Hydrangeas.
Hydrangea Quick Fire Fab Panicle Hydrangea
Magnificent color-changing flowers last for months and months.
Hydrangea Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea
Showy flowers and foliage.
Hydrangea Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea
One of the most magnificent flowering shrubs.
Very rare and limited.
Hydrangea Wee White – Smooth Hydrangea
Easy-care miniature shrub. Perfect for landscapes or mixed in perennial gardens.
Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. John’s Wort
A popular native shrub with sunny yellow puff balls of blossoms.
Ilex – Berry Heavy Female Winterberry
Abundance of red berries in winter.
Ilex – Little Goblin Red Female Winterberry
Huge red berries on dwarf nativar shrub.
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