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Amelanchier Autumn Brilliance, Apple Serviceberry
Award-winning small tree with multi-season interest.
Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Showy multi-seasonal interest.
Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
Asimina triloba – Pawpaw Tree
2022 Tree Of the Year, Missouri's Official State Fruit Tree
Aster laevis – Smooth Aster
Billowing panicles of soft blue flowers in autumn.
Buddleia – Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush
Ginormous flowers panicles slightly weep.
Buddleia – Lilac Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Buddleia – Prince Charming, Butterfly Bush
A flower color rarely seen.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush
Showy pinky-purple flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush
Large pink flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster White Butterfly Bush
Large white flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Queen of Hearts Butterfly Bush
A royal beauty.
Buddleia – Ruby Chip Butterfly Bush
Ruby pink flowers on petite sized shrubs. Adored by butterflies.
Buddleia – Violet Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry
Missouri native shrub with showy purple berries.
Caryopteris – Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
Caryopteris – Dark Knight Bluebeard
Showy blue flowers are pollinator magnets.
Caryopteris – Pavillion Blue Bluebeard Shrub
Lilac blue flowers late summer into fall.
Caryopteris – Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard Shrub
Sapphire flowers on golden foliage.
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.
Chionanthus virginicus – Fringe Tree
Missouri native tree with elaborate blooms.
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
Gorgeous Missouri native perennial for natural and formal settings.
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. John’s Wort
A popular native shrub with sunny yellow puff balls of blossoms.
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.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Lobelia siphilitica alba White Cardinal Flower
A rare white selection of our native Blue Cardinal Flower, perennial.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant
One of the best Native Missouri perennials for attracting birds.
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.
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.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Vernonia arkansana – Curlytop Ironweed
Featured plant of the Missouri Prairie Foundation Grow Native Pollinator Buffet program.
Viburnum Blue Muffin, Arrowwood Viburnum
Award winner. Showy blue berries follow large white flowers.
Viburnum Brandywine, Possumhaw Viburnum
The most beautiful berry display in the plant kingdom.
Viburnum dentatum, Arrowwood Viburnum
Excellent Missouri native shrub. Showy blue berries follow large white flowers.
Viburnum prunifolium, Blackhaw Viburnum
Showy flowers, berries and foliage.
Viburnum trilobum, American Cranberrybush
Missouri native shrub perfect for rain gardens or hedges.