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Astilbe – Pumila False Spirea
Makes a fantastic ground cover for shade.
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.
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 Pink Butterfly Bush
Large pink 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.
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.
Callirhoe bushii – Bush’s Poppy Mallow
Missouri native perennial with brilliant blossoms.
Carex grayi – Gray Sedge
Fun and funky Missouri native sedge.
Carex pensylvanica – Pennsylvania Sedge or Oak Sedge
Native Sedge ideal for shade to deep shade where nothing else will grow.
Carex vulpinoidea, Fox Sedge
Thrives in wet spots.
Caryopteris – Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
Popular variety.
Caryopteris – Dark Knight Bluebeard
Showy blue flowers are pollinator magnets.
Caryopteris – Grand Bleu Bluebeard
Showy blue flowers are pollinator magnets.
Caryopteris – Pavillion Pink Bluebeard Shrub
Cinderella Pink flowers late summer into fall.
Caryopteris – Sapphire Surf Bluebeard Shrub
Sapphire blue flowers late summer into fall.
Coreopsis – Uptick Gold and Bronze Tickseed
Far superior than older varieties.
Coreopsis – Uptick Red Tickseed
Far superior than older varieties, nonstop blooms, hardy perennial.
Coreopsis Charlize – Tickseed
Rich lemon yellow pompoms.
Coreopsis pubescens – Star Tickseed
Missouri and Illinois native perennial. Easy!
Coreopsis tripteris – Star Tickseed
Choice Missouri native for butterflies.
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Echinacea – Cara Mia Yellow Coneflower
Gorgeous flowers all summer until frost.
Echinacea – Dark Shadows Wicked Coneflower
Bright petals contrast against dark cones and stems.
Echinacea – Fresco Apricot Coneflower
A refreshing change in Coneflowers!
Echinacea – Kismet Intense Orange Coneflower
Intense orange Coneflowers appear for months.
Echinacea – Pow Wow Wildberry Coneflower
Major award winner.
Echinacea – Prima Ruby Coneflower
Large red petals surround dark, almost black, cones.
Echinacea – Prima Tiger Coneflower
Roars into bloom all summer.
Echinacea – Sombrero Lemon Yellow Coneflower
Produces tons of clear lemon yellow flowers.
Echinacea – SunSeekers Golden Sun Coneflower
Brilliant yellow blossoms all season.
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Eryngium – Blue Glitter Sea Holly
Fascinating intense blue flowers.
Gaillardia – Spin Top Copper Orange Blanket Flower
Fascinating fluted orange petals.
Geranium sanguineum Album – White Bloody Cranesbill
So darn easy to grow, and so darn pretty. Rare and choice perennial.
Gillenea trifolata – Bowman’s Root
Lacy star-shaped flowers on delightful Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Helianthus occidentalis – Western Sunflower
Large bold Missouri native for the sun garden.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Heliopsis – Bleeding Hearts Oxeye Sunflower
Parents are the Missouri native perennials.
Heliopsis Yellow Spider False Sunflower
A twist on our native prairie perennial.
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