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Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri and Illinois native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
Colorful year round with flowers, berries, foliage and bark.
Amsonia tabermontana – Willowleaf Blue Star
Top award-winning native with starry blue flowers.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aster novae angeliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri and Illinois native.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Carya illinonensis, Pecan Tree
Large Missouri and Illinois native tree that produces delicious edible nuts.
Ceanothus americanus – New Jersey Tea
Fragrant flowers on small native shrub, butterflies and more adore it.
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 pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
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.
Frangula (Rhamnus) caroliniana – Carolina Buckthorn
Showy foliage and airy flowers on small Mo native tree.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Iris cristata – Crested Iris
A delightful Missouri native Iris for shade.
Itea virginica, Virginia Sweetspire
This small Missouri and Illinois native shrubs grows anywhere, sun, shade, wet, dry.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial with brilliant cardinal red blossoms.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
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.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.
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.
Stylophorum diphyllum – Celandine Poppy
Popular long-blooming Missouri native.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Viburnum dentatum – Arrowwood Viburnum
Excellent Missouri native shrub. Showy blue berries follow large white flowers.
Zizia aptera – Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.
Zizia aurea – Golden Alexander
Host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly.
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.
Coreopsis pubescens – Star Tickseed
Missouri and Illinois native perennial. Easy!
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
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.
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.
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.
Apios americana – Groundnut Vine
Missouri native vine for shade.
Aristolochia tomentosa, Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms.
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.
Aster laevis – Smooth Aster
Billowing panicles of soft blue flowers in autumn.
Baptisia bracteata – Cream Wild Indigo
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge or Oak Sedge
Native Sedge ideal for shade to deep shade where nothing else will grow.
Coreopsis palmata – Prairie Coreopsis
This US native perennial thrives in hot spots and poor soil.
Coreopsis tripteris – Star Tickseed
Choice Missouri native for butterflies.
Delphinium exaltatum – Larkspur
Missouri native perennial Larkspur.
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea simulata – Glade Coneflower
Tough Missouri native perennial.
Eryngium – Blue Glitter Sea Holly
Fascinating intense blue flowers.
Gentiana andrewsii – Bottle Gentian
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Heuchera richardsonii – Alum Root
Hibiscus laevis – Halberd Leaved Rose Mallow
Its interesting leaves resemble the 15th-16th century weapon the halberd spear.
Hydrangea – Haas’ Halo Smooth Hydrangea
If you only have room for 1 plant this is it. Spectacular 14" blossoms create stunning displays, rare and limited.
Hydrangea Pinky Pollen Ring Smooth Hydrangea
Pink flowers create a flutter of activity in the garden!
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