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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.
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 microcephala – Smallhead Blazing Star
A US native perennial that delights humans and critters alike.
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.
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.
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