Butterfly Attracting Plants
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Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Packera obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful MO and IL native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Polygonatum biflorum var commutatum – Solomon’s Seal
Dangling flowers appear in spring on this Illinois and Missouri native.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Vernonia fasciculata – Prairie Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Achillea – Little Moonshine Yarrow
Bright yellow flower clusters with ferny green foliage, sun perennial.
Achillea – Peter Cottontail Yarrow
Adorable white puffy flowers all summer long.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Actea racemosa – Cimicifuga racemosa – Fairy Candles
Our most enchanting Missouri and Illinois native plant.
Aesculus parviflora, Bottlebrush Buckeye
Large showy hard to find shrub.
Aesculus Pavia, Red Buckeye
2023 Tree of the Year. Award-winning Missouri Native.
Agastache – Morello Hummingbird Mint
Dense bright raspberry pink flowers bloom spring through fall on this annual or short-lived perennial.
Agastache – Pink Pearl Hummingbird Mint
Vigorous hummingbird-loving sun perennial.
Agastache – Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbirds find it irresistible.
Agastache – Royal Raspberry Hummingbird Mint
Vigorous hummingbird-loving sun perennial.
Agastache Sunrise Rose Hummingbird Mint
Extremely long blooming selection.
Amelanchier – Spring Glory Serviceberry
A tidy well-formed tree with beautiful white flowers.
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
Colorful year round with flowers, berries, foliage and bark.
Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Native plant with showy multi-seasonal interest.
Anemone virginiana – Thimbleweed
Pearly white flowers and interesting seed heads for the sun or shade garden, MO and IL native perennial.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Apios americana – Groundnut Vine
Missouri native vine for shade.
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