Missouri Botanical Gardens Plants of Merit Winners
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Baptisia sphaerocarpa – Yellow Wild Indigo
Spectacular Missouri wildflower.
Calamintha – Calamint
2021 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Of Merit. Sun-loving perennial.
Calycanthus – Aphrodite Carolina Allspice
Beautiful fragrant flowers.
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
Calycanthus Simply Scentsational – Carolina Allspice
Highly fragrant flowers with fruity fragrance.
Hibiscus – Holy Grail Rose Mallow
Only a gift from heaven could be named Holy Grail.
Hydrangea – Bobo Panicle Hydrangea
Award-winning tiny shrub with huge white flowers.
Hydrangea – Pee Wee Oakleaf Hydrangea
Showy flowers, gorgeous foliage and petite shade shrub.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Hydrangea Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea
Showy flowers and foliage.
Juniperus – Taylor Juniper
Award winning nativar shrub. Perfect for focal points and living walls.
Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
Illinois and Missouri native host plant to Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.
Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
Multiple award winner with lavender-blue flowers and fantastic silver foliage.
Physocarpus opulifolius, Ninebark
Showy native shrub. Perfect for borders, erosion control and pollinator gardens.
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Thalictrum – My Little Favorite Meadow Rue
Airy foliage and flowers, shade-loving perennial.
Thalictrum rochebrunianum – Meadow Rue
Top shade perennial highly recommended.
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