Missouri Native Plants
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Quercus macrocarpa – Bur Oak
Showy acorns and leaves on a statuesque tree.
Quercus rubra – Red Oak Tree
Statuesque MO and IL native tree.
Ratibida pinnata – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Fun Missouri native perennial.
Sambucus canadensis Bob Gordon – Elderberry
Showy lace cap flowers on this easy native shrub.
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Showy lace cap flowers on this easy native shrub.
Scutellaria incana – Downy Skullcap
Fun Missouri and Illinois native.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Verbena canadensis – Rose Verbena
2023 Native of the Year. Profuse blooming Missouri native perennial.
Zizia aptera – Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.
Coreopsis pubescens – Star Tickseed
Missouri and Illinois native perennial. Easy!
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Oxeye Sunflower
Popular Missouri native with people and pollinators.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Packera obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge or Oak Sedge
Native Sedge ideal for shade to deep shade where nothing else will grow.
Liatris aspera – Rough Blazing Star
An important food source for pollinators, Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Packera aurea – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Rhus glabra – Smooth Sumac
A Missouri native shrub with fascinating foliage and flowers.
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