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Gillenea trifolata – Bowman’s Root
Lacy star-shaped flowers on delightful Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky Coffee Tree
Award-winning tree to create shade.
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.
Heuchera richardsonii – Alum Root
Missouri native perennial.
Juniperus – Taylor Juniper
Award winning nativar shrub. Perfect for focal points and living walls.
Kniphofia – Jackpot Red Hot Poker
A sure bet for stunning blossoms.
Kniphofia – Lady Luck Red Hot Poker
With 5.5' flower stalks our largest Red Hot Poker.
Kniphofia – Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker
An explosion of dramatic orange blossoms all summer.
Kniphofia – Rocket’s Red Glare Red Hot Poker
As dramatic as the song with huge hot colored blossoms.
Lamium – Purple Dragon Spotted Deadnettle
Fast spreading ground cover for shade.
Lathyrus latifolius – Pearl Mix Sweet Pea
Old-fashioned favorite to use as a climber or ground cover.
Leucanthemum – Becky Shasta Daisy
Top award winner.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Liatris scariosa – Blazing Star
Has the largest flowers of all Missouri native Blazing Stars.
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native loved by butterflies.
Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
Illinois and Missouri native host plant to Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.
Melanthium virginicum – Bunchflower
One of the showiest Missouri and Illinois native plants.
Monarda Jacob Cline Bee Balm
Hummingbirds adore its ruby red blossoms, long-time favorite sun perennial.
Nepeta – Walker’s Low, Catmint
Major award winner.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Packera aurea – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Paeonia – High Noon Tree Peony
Winner of the prestigious American Peony Society’s Gold Medal award, the Society’s highest honor
Paeonia – Red Tree Peony
Wonderfully scented, crimson blossoms.
Panicum – Blood Brothers Red Switch Grass
Dramatic grass with wine red blades, easy to grow.
Panicum – Hot Rod Red Switch Grass
Early season color-changing grass!
Panicum Cheyenne Sky – Switch Grass
Wine red blades on tough plants.
Penstemon cobaea – Foxglove Beardtongue
Beautiful Missouri native with huge blossoms.
Penstemon hirsutus – Hairy Beardtongue
Hoards of purple and white dangling bells, U.S. native perennial.
Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
Multiple award winner with lavender-blue flowers and fantastic silver foliage.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful MO and IL native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Podophyllum peltatum – Mayapple
Early blooming Missouri native perennial.
Polystichum acrostichoides – Christmas Fern
Evergreen Missouri native fern.
Ratibida columnifera – Gray Head Mexican Hat
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.
Rhus Gro Low Fragrant Sumac
Rugged ground cover shrub with beautiful leaves. Perfect for fixing erosion issues.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia missouriensis – Missouri Black-Eyed Susan
An important food source for butterflies and hummingbirds, Mo native.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Ruellia hymilis – Wild Petunia
Pretty lilac-blue flowers attract beautiful flying guests, native perennial.
Salvia – Color Spires Azure Snow Sage
Bicolored flowers unlike any other.
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.