St Louis Native Plants
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Ratibida pinnata – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Fun Missouri native perennial.
Rhus aromatica – Fragrant Sumac
Rugged native Missouri and Illinois ground cover shrub for tough spots.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia hirta – Black-Eyed Susan
An easy to grow Missouri native.
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Rudbeckia missouriensis – Missouri Black-Eyed Susan
An important food source for butterflies and hummingbirds, Mo native.
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.
Sambucus canadensis Bob Gordon – Elderberry
Showy lace cap flowers on this easy native shrub.
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Showy lace cap flowers on this easy native shrub.
Scutellaria incana – Downy Skullcap
Fun Missouri and Illinois native.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leafed Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Senecio obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO and IL native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Sporobolus heterolepis – Prairie Dropseed
Popular Missouri native grass that smells like popcorn.
Stylophorum diphyllum – Celandine Poppy
Popular long-blooming Missouri native.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Verbena canadensis – Rose Verbena
2023 Native of the Year. Profuse blooming Missouri native perennial.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Zizia aptera – Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.
Zizia aurea – Golden Alexander
Host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly.
Amsonia ciliata – Fringed Blue Star
Missouri native with soft sky blue blossoms.
Anemone virginiana – Thimbleweed
Pearly white flowers and interesting seed heads for the sun or shade garden, MO and IL native 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.
Asimina triloba – Pawpaw Tree
2022 Tree Of the Year, Missouri's Official State Fruit Tree
Coreopsis pubescens – Star Tickseed
Missouri and Illinois native perennial. Easy!
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Eragrostis spectabilis – Purple Lovegrass
Its misty display captures all eyes, perennial native grass.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Oxeye Sunflower
Popular Missouri native with people and pollinators.
Hibiscus moscheutos – Swamp Rose Mallow
Among the largest flowers produced by a native perennial.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
Liatris pycnostachya – Eureka Prairie Blazing Star
Spectacular 1' long dense purple flower tops 4-5' stem, tough perennial.
Lindera benzoin, Spicebush
Illinois and Missouri native host plant to Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.
Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle
Easy to grow Missouri native vine.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Packera obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Polygonatum biflorum var commutatum – Solomon’s Seal
Dangling flowers appear in spring on this Illinois and Missouri native.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Thalictrum dasycarpum – Purple Meadow Rue
An elegant native perennial for shade.
Vernonia fasciculata – Prairie Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Vernonia missurica – Missouri Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Actea racemosa – Cimicifuga racemosa – Fairy Candles
Our most enchanting Missouri and Illinois native plant.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Apios americana – Groundnut Vine
Missouri native vine for shade.
Aristolochia tomentosa, Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms.
Aruncus dioicus – Goat’s Beard
Top Missouri native perennial for shade.
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 verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Asclepias viridis – Green Milkweed
Missouri native perennial.
Aster cordifolius – Blue Wood Aster
Shade loving Missouri native with clouds of rich blue flowers.
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