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Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aster novae angeliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri and Illinois native.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Chelone glabra -Turtle Head
Illinois and Missouri native moisture-loving perennial.
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
Echinacea paradoxa – Ozark Coneflower
A rare Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
Gorgeous Missouri native perennial for natural and formal settings.
Eryngium yuccifolium – Rattlesnake Master
Tough and unique Missouri and Illinois native for hot, dry areas.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Polemonium reptans – Jacob’s Ladder
Top Missouri native ground cover for shady areas.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Quercus bicolor – Swamp White Oak Tree
Bring the gift of nature home with this beauty, MO and IL native.
Quercus rubra – Red Oak Tree
Statuesque MO and IL native tree.
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.
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leafed Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
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.
Stylophorum diphyllum – Celandine Poppy
Popular long-blooming Missouri native.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Vernonia fasciculata – Prairie Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
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