Sun Plants for St Louis Missouri
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Agastache – Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbirds find it irresistible.
Agastache – Royal Raspberry Hummingbird Mint
Vigorous hummingbird-loving sun perennial.
Agastache Sunrise Rose Hummingbird Mint
Extremely long blooming selection.
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.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Antennaria plantaginifolia – Pussytoes
Missouri and Illinois native with fun flowers shaped like a cat's paw.
Aristolochia tomentosa – Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms on rapidly growing native vine.
Aronia – Autumn Magic Chokeberry
Multi seasonal nativar perfect for most locations.
Aronia melanocarpa – Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
Asclepias perennis – Aquatic Millkweed
An important food source for Monarch butterflies and other flying gems.
Asclepias sullivantii – Prairie Milkweed
Important food source for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Asclepias viridis – Green Milkweed
A Missouri and Illinois fascinating native perennial.
Asimina – Shenandoah Peterson Pawpaw Tree
Abundant tasty fruit can be up to one pound in weight.
Asimina triloba – Pawpaw Tree
2022 Tree Of the Year, Missouri's Official State Fruit Tree
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 oolentagiensis – Sky Blue Aster
A top favorite of gardeners and critters.
Baptisia alba – White Wild Indigo
A tough Missouri native perennial.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Baptisia bracteata – Cream Wild Indigo
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Bignonia capreolata – Cross Vine
2" trumpet shaped blossoms, Missouri and Illinois native vine.
Buddleia – Black Knight Butterfly Bush
12" florets loaded with countless shades of pink petals.
Buddleia – Chrysalis Cranberry Butterfly Bush
Vibrant flowers on a petite plant.
Buddleia – Pink Cascade II Butterfly Bush
12" florets loaded with countless shades of pink petals.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Multiple award winner. Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush
Showy pinky-purple flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Pinker Butterfly Bush
Large pink flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster White Butterfly Bush
Large white flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Ruby Chip Butterfly Bush
Ruby pink flowers on petite sized shrubs. Adored by butterflies.
Buddleia – Violet Cascade Butterfly Bush
Ginormous weeping flowers.
Buxus – Green Mountain Boxwood
Great shape.
Buxus Green Tower, Boxwood
Ideal tall evergreen hedge for small spaces.
Calamintha – Calamint
2021 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Of Merit. Sun-loving perennial.
Callicarpa americana – American Beautyberry
Missouri and Illinois native shrub with showy purple berries.
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.
Carex grayi – Gray Sedge
Fun and funky Missouri native sedge.
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