Missouri Native Plants for the St Louis Area
Here you will find Missouri native plants for the St Louis area.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All Missouri native plants listed here are offered in the nursery, subject to availability. Some of these Missouri native plants may be purchased online for pick up at the nursery.
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Chionanthus virginicus – Fringe Tree
Missouri native tree with elaborate blooms.
Cimicifuga racemosa – Actea racemosa – Fairy Candles
Our most enchanting plant.
Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. John’s Wort
A popular native shrub with sunny yellow puff balls of blossoms.
Spigelia marilandica – Little Red Head Indian Pink
Superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with vibrant crimson trumpets.
Spigelia marilandica – Ragin Cajun Indian Pink
A superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with multitudes of brilliant orange-red blossoms.
Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle
Easy to grow Missouri native vine.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
2022 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year.
Quercus bicolor – Swamp White Oak Tree
Bring the gift of nature home with this beauty.
Asimina triloba, Pawpaw Tree
2022 Tree Of the Year, Missouri's Official State Fruit Tree
Aesculus pavia, Red Buckeye
Bright red flowers attract hummingbirds.
Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Showy multi-seasonal interest.
Amsonia tabermontana – Blue Star
Award winning native with starry blue flowers.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Antennaria plantaginifolia – Pussytoes
Missouri native with fun flowers in the shape of a cat's paw.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Asclepias purpurascens – Purple Milkweed
Highly coveted, difficult to find, limited availability.
Asclepias sullivantii – Prairie Milkweed
Important food source for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
Asclepias syrica – Common Milkweed
Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Mo Bot Garden's Plant of Merit winner.
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
#1 best selling Missouri native perennial.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Asclepias vir[dis – Green Milkweed
Missouri native perennial.
Aster cordifolius – Blue Wood Aster
Shade loving Missouri native with clouds of rich blue flowers.
Aster laevis – Smooth Aster
Billowing panicles of soft blue flowers in autumn.
Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry
Missouri native shrub with showy purple berries.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year.
Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
Carex albicans – White-Tinged Sedge
Pretty Missouri native Sedge.
Carex eburnea – Bristle Leaf Sedge
Carex pensylvanica, Pennsylvania Sedge
Cephalanthus Fiber Optics Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri native. Showy flowers beloved by native wildlife.
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
Cephalanthus Sugar Shack, Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri Native. Show flowers beloved by native wildlife.
Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
Showy flowers on this easy native tree.
Chelone glabra -Turtle Head
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Cladrastis kentukea, Yellowwood
Missouri native tree with showy flowers and foliage.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
Coreopsis palmata – Prairie Coreopsis
This US native perennial thrives in hot spots and poor soil.
Coreopsis pubescens – Star Tickseed
Coreopsis tripteris – Star Tickseed
Choice Missouri native for butterflies.
Cornus florida f. rubra Pink Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Cornus florida White Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Delphinium exaltatum – Larkspur
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Echinacea paradoxa – Ozark Coneflower
A rare Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
Gorgeous Missouri native perennial for natural and formal settings.
Echinacea simulata – Glade Coneflower
Tough Missouri native perennial.
Eryngium yuccifolium – Rattlesnake Master
Great Missouri native for hot, dry aeas.
Eupatorium purpureum – Joe-Pye Weed
One of the largest Missouri native perennials.
Geranium maculatum – Hardy Geranium
Missouri native perennial Geranium.
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
Helianthus occidentalis – Western Sunflower
Large bold Missouri native for the sun garden.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Oxeye Sunflower
Popular Missouri native with people and pollinators.
Hibiscus lasiocarpus – Rose Mallow
Hydrangea – Haas’ Halo Smooth Hydrangea
Spectacular 14" blossoms create stunning displays.
Hydrangea arborescens, Smooth Hydrangea
Top Missouri native shrub.
Ilex Little Goblin Guy, Male Winterberry
Male pollinator for the Female Winterberry. Dwarf version of the beloved Missouri native shrub.
Ilex Little Goblin Red, Female Winterberry
Huge red berries on dwarf nativar shrub.
Ilex Magical Winter Jewel, Female Winterberry
Huge red berries on dwarf nativar shrub which are perfect for cut arrangements.
Ilex v. Berry Poppins, Female Winterberry
Iris virginica shrevei – Southern Blue Flag
Missouri native Iris for wet spots.
Liatris aspera – Rough Blazing Star
An important food source for pollinators.
Liatris ligulistylis – Meadow Blazing Star
#1 favorite nectar plant for Monarch butterflies, Mo native.
Liatris mucronata – Narrow-Leaf Blazing Star
A Missouri native that delights humans and critters alike.
Liatris pycnostachya – Eureka Prairie Blazing Star
Huge purple spikes.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Liatris spicata – Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native, loved by butterflies.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri native perennial.
Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri native pollinator food source.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri native perennial cactus.
Packera aurea – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Packera obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Parthenium integrifolium – Wild Quinine
Interesting Missouri native perennial.
Penstemon cobaea – Foxglove Beardtongue
Beautiful Missouri native with huge blossoms.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful Missouri native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Phlox pilosa var. ozarkana – Ozark Prairie Phlox
Makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Physocarpus opulifolius, Ninebark
Showy native shrub. Perfect for borders, erosion control and pollinator gardens.
Polygonatum biflorum – Solomon’s Seal
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Ratibida columnifera – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Ratibida pinnata – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Fun Missouri native perennial.
Rudbeckia – Goldquelle Cutleaf Coneflower
3" yellow pompoms appear mid-summer into fall.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia hirta – Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Rudbeckia missouriensis – Missouri Black-Eyed Susan
An important food source for butterflies and hummingbirds.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers.
Ruellia hymilis – Wild Petunia
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. Mo native.
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Showy lace cap flowers on this easy native shrub.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leafed Stonecrop
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Solidago flexicaulis Zig-zag Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Solidago speciosa – Showy Goldenrod
Important Mo. native pollinator plant.
Thalictrum dioicum – Early Meadow Rue
Its beautiful ferny foliage turns gorgeous olive green in fall.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Verbesina helianthoides – Yellow Crown Beard
Vernonia arkansana – Curlytop Ironweed
Featured plant of the Missouri Prairie Foundation Grow Native Pollinator Buffet program.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Viburnum prunifolium, Blackhaw Viburnum
Showy flowers, berries and foliage.
Zizia aptera – Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.