Missouri Native Plants
Here you will find Missouri native plants for the St Louis Missouri area.
Making Missouri native plant selections can be daunting. We’ve done your homework for you, we specialize in Missouri native plants here at our St Louis nursery. From these you will find Missouri native plants for the St. Louis Missouri area that will possess the qualities you need for your own unique garden.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All the Missouri native plants listed here are offered in the nursery, subject to availability. Some of these Missouri native plants may be ordered online for pickup at the nursery.
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Stylophorum diphyllum – Celandine Poppy
Popular long blooming Missouri native.
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Verbena canadensis – Rose Verbena
2023 Native of the Year. Profuse blooming Missouri native perennial.
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Aesculus Pavia, Red Buckeye
2023 Tree of the Year. Award-winning Missouri Native.
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Aster oolentagiensis – Sky Blue Aster
A top favorite of gardeners and critters.
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Engelmannia Engelman Daisy
Hard to find Missouri native with continuous summer blossoms.
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Oenothera missouriensis – Evening Sun Missouri Evening Primrose
A superior selection of our beloved Missouri Evening Primrose, sun perennial.
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Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Showy multi-seasonal interest.
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Amsonia tabermontana – Blue Star
Award winning native with starry blue flowers.
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Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
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Antennaria plantaginifolia – Pussytoes
Missouri native with fun flowers in the shape of a cat's paw.
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Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
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Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
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Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri native with clouds of pink blossoms.
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Asclepias purpurascens – Purple Milkweed
Highly coveted, difficult to find, limited availability.
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Asclepias sullivantii – Prairie Milkweed
Important food source for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
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Asclepias syrica – Common Milkweed
Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Mo Bot Garden's Plant of Merit winner.
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Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
#1 best selling Missouri native perennial.
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Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
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Asclepias viridis – Green Milkweed
Missouri native perennial.
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Asimina triloba – Pawpaw Tree
2022 Tree Of the Year, Missouri's Official State Fruit Tree
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Aster cordifolius – Blue Wood Aster
Shade loving Missouri native with clouds of rich blue flowers.
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Aster laevis – Smooth Aster
Billowing panicles of soft blue flowers in autumn.
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Aster novae angeliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri native.
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Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
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Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
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Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry
Missouri native shrub with showy purple berries.
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Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year.
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Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
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Carex albicans – White-Tinged Sedge
Pretty Missouri native Sedge.
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Carex eburnea – Bristle Leaf Sedge
Looks like grass but no mowing required, shade lover.
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Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge or Oak Sedge
Native Sedge ideal for shade to deep shade where nothing else will grow.
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Cephalanthus Fiber Optics Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri native. Showy flowers beloved by native wildlife.
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Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
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Cephalanthus Sugar Shack, Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri Native. Show flowers beloved by native wildlife.
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Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
Showy flowers on this easy native tree.
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Chasmanthium latifolium Northern Sea Oats
Bring beautiful form to your shade garden.
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Chelone glabra -Turtle Head
Missouri native moisture loving perennial.
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Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
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Chionanthus virginicus – Fringe Tree
Missouri native tree with elaborate blooms.
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Cladrastis kentukea, Yellowwood
Missouri native tree with showy flowers and foliage.
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Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
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Coreopsis palmata – Prairie Coreopsis
This US native perennial thrives in hot spots and poor soil.
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