Illinois Native Plants
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Hydrangea – Pinky Pollen Ring Smooth Hydrangea
Pink flowers create a flutter of activity in the garden!
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. John’s Wort
A popular native shrub with sunny yellow puff balls of blossoms.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
Iris cristata – Crested Iris
A delightful Missouri native Iris for shade.
Iris virginica shrevei – Southern Blue Flag
Missouri and Illinois native Iris for wet spots.
Itea virginica, Virginia Sweetspire
This small Missouri and Illinois native shrubs grows anywhere, sun, shade, wet, dry.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Liatris scariosa – Blazing Star
Has the largest flowers of all Missouri native Blazing Stars.
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native loved by butterflies.
Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
Illinois and Missouri native host plant to Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.
Liriodendron tulipifera – Tulip Tree
Stately native tree.
Melanthium virginicum – Bunchflower
One of the showiest Missouri and Illinois native plants.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum – Cinnamon Fern
Packera aurea – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Penstemon hirsutus – Hairy Beardtongue
Hoards of purple and white dangling bells, U.S. native perennial.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful MO and IL native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Physocarpus opulifolius, Ninebark
Showy native shrub. Perfect for borders, erosion control and pollinator gardens.
Platanus occidentalis – American Sycamore
Large tree with beautiful exfoliating bark.
Podophyllum peltatum – Mayapple
Early blooming Missouri native perennial.
Polygonatum biflorum var commutatum – Solomon’s Seal
Dangling flowers appear in spring on this Illinois and Missouri native.
Ptelea trifoliata – Hop Tree
Host plant for Giant Swallowtail Butterfly.
Quercus bicolor – Swamp White Oak Tree
Bring the gift of nature home with this beauty, MO and IL native.
Quercus coccinea – Scarlet Oak
Vibrant red leaves in fall.
Quercus macrocarpa – Bur Oak
Showy acorns and leaves on a statuesque tree.
Quercus rubra – Red Oak Tree
Statuesque MO and IL native tree.
Rhus aromatica – Fragrant Sumac
Rugged native Missouri and Illinois ground cover shrub for tough spots.
Rhus glabra – Smooth Sumac
A Missouri native shrub with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Rudbeckia – Goldquelle Cutleaf Coneflower
3" yellow pompoms appear mid-summer into fall.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Ruellia hymilis – Wild Petunia
Pretty lilac-blue flowers attract beautiful flying guests, native perennial.
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.
Scutellaria incana – Downy Skullcap
Fun Missouri and Illinois native.
Senecio obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO and IL native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Spigelia marilandica – Ragin Cajun Indian Pink
A superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with multitudes of brilliant orange-red blossoms.
Taxodium distichum – Bald Cypress
Tough native tree that will grow just about anywhere in the sun.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Vernonia arkansana – Curlytop Ironweed
Featured plant of the Missouri Prairie Foundation Grow Native Pollinator Buffet program.
Vernonia fasciculata – Prairie Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Vernonia missurica – Missouri Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Viburnum dentatum – Arrowwood Viburnum
Excellent Missouri native shrub. Showy blue berries follow large white flowers.
Viburnum lentago – Nanberry Viburnum
Fluffy white flowers. Hostplant for the Spring Azure butterfly.
Viburnum nudum – Possumhaw Viburnum – Smooth Witherod
Birds love this Missouri and Illinois native shrub for its multi-colored berries.
Zizia aptera – Heart Shaped Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.
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