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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.
Eupatorium – Jojo Joe Pye Weed
Fluffy pink pom-pom flowers mid-summer until frost.
Geranium maculatum – Hardy Geranium
Long-lived Missouri native shade perennial Geranium.
Geranium sanguineum – Elke Cranesbill
Sun, shade, deer, rabbits, bad soil, who cares! It grows just about anywhere. Rare and choice.
Liatris microcephala – Smallhead Blazing Star
A US native perennial that delights humans and critters alike.
Liatris pycnostachya – Lavender Glowsticks Prairie Blazing Star
Spectacular 2' long purple flower spikes can be more than 1/2 of the 4' plant.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial with brilliant cardinal red blossoms.
Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
Clouds of rich pink fall flowers.
Nepeta – Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect perennial it brings loads of dark indigo blue flowers.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Penstemon – Blackbeard Beardtongue
Ahoy matey! You'll be in on the treasure with this jewel.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Phlox paniculata – Peppermint Twist Garden Phlox
Super fun two-colored blossoms on hardy sun perennial.
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. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit, Perennial Plant Association 2025 Perennial of the Year.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Rudbeckia – American Gold Rush Black-Eyed Susan
2023 Perennial Plant of the Year, winner of top 3 horticulture awards.
Rudbeckia – Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan
Major award-winner and staff favorite!
Rudbeckia hirta – Black-Eyed Susan
An easy to grow Missouri native.
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Rudbeckia occidentalis – Black Beauty Western Coneflower
Dramatic flowers add great interest, hard perennial.
Salvia – Blue By You Meadow Sage
2024 Perennial Of The Year, a vast improvement over old varieties.
Salvia – Color Spires Crystal Blue Sage
Crystal blue flowers unlike any other.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Meadow Sage
Largest flowers in its class, perennial.
Sedum – Plum Dazzled Stonecrop
Easy to grow succulent with dark foliage for sun, perennial.