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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Spigelia marilandica – Little Red Head Indian Pink
Superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with vibrant crimson trumpets.
Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri and Illinois native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
#1 best selling Missouri native perennial.
Bignonia capreolata – Cross Vine
2" trumpet shaped blossoms, Missouri and Illinois native vine.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native loved by butterflies.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Liatris ligulistylis – Meadow Blazing Star
#1 favorite nectar plant source for Monarch butterflies, Mo native.
Ptelea trifoliata – Hop Tree
Host plant for Giant Swallowtail Butterfly.
Spigelia marilandica – Ragin Cajun Indian Pink
A superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with multitudes of brilliant orange-red blossoms.
Actea pachypoda – Doll’s Eyes
A Missouri and Illinois native perennial for shade.
Actea racemosa – Cimicifuga racemosa – Fairy Candles
Our most enchanting Missouri and Illinois native plant.
Aesculus Pavia, Red Buckeye
2023 Tree of the Year. Award-winning Missouri Native.
Amelanchier alnifolia – Obelisk Downy Serviceberry
Upright narrow form of Serviceberry, perfect for small spots.
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
Colorful year round with flowers, berries, foliage and bark.
Amsonia illustris – Shining Blue Star
Popular, easy-to-grow Missouri native perennial.
Amsonia tabermontana – Willowleaf Blue Star
Top award-winning native with starry blue flowers.
Anemone virginiana – Thimbleweed
Pearly white flowers and interesting seed heads for the sun or shade garden, MO and IL native perennial.
Anemonella thalictroides – Rue Anemone
A delightful Missouri native with delicate flowers and foliage.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aristolochia tomentosa – Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms on rapidly growing native vine.
Aronia melanocarpa – Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
Aster oolentagiensis – Sky Blue Aster
A top favorite of gardeners and critters.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Callicarpa americana – American Beautyberry
Missouri and Illinois native shrub with showy purple berries.
Callirhoe bushii – Bush’s Poppy Mallow
Missouri native perennial with brilliant blossoms.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Carex grayi – Gray Sedge
Fun and funky Missouri native sedge.
Carpinus caroliniana – American Hornbeam
Award-winning native tree for understory plantings.
Carya illinonensis, Pecan Tree
Large Missouri and Illinois native tree that produces delicious edible nuts.
Carya laciniosa – Shellbark Hickory
Showy bark, edible nuts on this pretty native tree.
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