Butterfly Attracting Plants
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Geranium – Rozanne Hardy Geranium
Winner of multiple top awards.
Geranium sanguineum – Elke Cranesbill
Sun, shade, deer, rabbits, bad soil, who cares! It grows just about anywhere. Rare and choice.
Geranium sanguineum Album – White Bloody Cranesbill
So darn easy to grow, and so darn pretty. Rare and choice perennial.
Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky Coffee Tree
Award-winning tree to create shade.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Heuchera Forever Purple Coral Bell
The most spectacular purple Coral Bell.
Hibiscus – Holy Grail Rose Mallow
Only a gift from heaven could be named Holy Grail.
Itea – Henry’s Garnet Sweetspire
Beautiful scented flowers on a rugged, adaptable shrub.
Kniphofia – Jackpot Red Hot Poker
A sure bet for stunning blossoms.
Kniphofia – Rocket’s Red Glare Red Hot Poker
As dramatic as the song with huge hot colored blossoms.
Lathyrus latifolius – Pearl Mix Sweet Pea
Old-fashioned favorite to use as a climber or ground cover.
Leucanthemum – Becky Shasta Daisy
Top award winner.
Liatris aspera – Rough Blazing Star
An important food source for pollinators, Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Liriodendron tulipifera – Tulip Tree
Stately native tree.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial with brilliant cardinal red blossoms.
Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Magnolia virginiana – Glauca Sweet Bay Magnolia
Grows a little smaller than the species Magnolia virginiana.
Malus – Royal Raindrops Crabapple Tree
Award-winning, easy-care tree with multi-seasonal interest.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Monarda Jacob Cline Bee Balm
Hummingbirds adore its ruby red blossoms, long-time favorite sun perennial.
Nepeta – Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect perennial it brings loads of dark indigo blue flowers.
Nepeta – Prelude Blue Catmint
Flowers appear all the way up its stem.
Nepeta – Walker’s Low, Catmint
Major award winner.
Nyssa sylvatica – Black Gum
Missouri native tree with brilliant fall color.
Panicum – Blood Brothers Red Switch Grass
Dramatic grass with wine red blades, easy to grow.
Panicum – Hot Rod Red Switch Grass
Early season color-changing grass!
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Phlox – Olympus Variegated Tall Garden Phlox
Gorgeous leaves and flowers, hardy perennial.
Phlox divaricata – Blue Moon Wild Sweet William
Sweetly fragrant easy care shade perennial.
Phlox paniculata – Coral Creme Drop Garden Phlox
Spectacular scented blossoms all summer.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
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