Rabbit Resistant Plants
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Buddleia – Little Rockstars Red Butterfly Bush
At 1' tall, it is the shortest Butterfly Bush we know of.
Astilbe x thunbergii – Straussenfeder – Ostrich Plume Japanese Astilbe
Magnificent in bloom with unique cascading peach-colored blossoms, shade perennial.
Achillea – Little Moonshine Yarrow
Bright yellow flower clusters with ferny green foliage, sun perennial.
Asclepias syriaca – 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.
Astilbe – Go Go Red Reblooming False Spirea
First Reblooming Red Astilbe! Long-lived Shade perennial.
Astilbe – Mighty Pip False Spirea
Excellent performer, staff favorite, highly recommended.
Astilbe – Red Sentinal False Spirea
Considered one of the best for years, shade perennial.
Baptisia – Lunar Eclipse False Indigo
Dramatic multi-toned spires of white, icy-blue to deep blue, long-lived perennial.
Buddleia – Prince Charming Butterfly Bush
A flower color rarely seen.
Caryopteris – Gold Crest Bluebeard
Sapphire-blue flowers over vibrant gold foliage.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
Geranium maculatum – Hardy Geranium
Long-lived Missouri native shade perennial Geranium.
Geranium sanguineum – Elke Cranesbill
Sun, shade, deer, rabbits, bad soil, who cares! It grows just about anywhere. Rare and choice.
Hydrangea – Haas’ Halo Smooth Hydrangea
Highly sought after, rare and limited.
Hydrangea – Incrediball Storm Proof Smooth Hydrangea
Showy flowers do not flop.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial with brilliant cardinal red blossoms.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Nepeta – Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect perennial it brings loads of dark indigo blue flowers.
Nepeta – Nova Catmint
Lavender purple blossoms all season on low 4" tall sun perennial.
Packera obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit, Perennial Plant Association 2025 Perennial of the Year.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Salvia – Blue By You Meadow Sage
2024 Perennial Of The Year, a vast improvement over old varieties.
Salvia – Color Spires Crystal Blue Sage
Crystal blue flowers unlike any other.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Meadow Sage
Largest flowers in its class, perennial.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leaved Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
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