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Helianthus occidentalis – Western Sunflower
Large bold Missouri native for the sun garden.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Hibiscus moscheutos – Swamp Rose Mallow
Among the largest flowers produced by a native perennial.
Zizia aurea – Golden Alexander
Host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly.
Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native loved by butterflies.
Echinacea paradoxa – Ozark Coneflower
A rare Missouri native perennial.
Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed
Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Mo Bot Garden's Plant of Merit winner.
Phlox paniculata – Jeana Garden Phlox
Best performer in top field trial, top award winner.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Achillea – New Vintage Rose Yarrow
Superior variety, vast improvement over older selections.
Achillea – Milly Rock Red Yarrow
Stunning red blossoms highlighted with yellow spring-fall.
Coreopsis Charlize – Tickseed
Rich lemon yellow pompoms.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Kalimeris – Blue Star
Sky blue blossoms appear for months. Highly recommended. Sun to part sun perennial.
Hibiscus lasiocarpus – Rose Mallow
Big showy plant with giant flowers, native perennial.
Agastache – Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbirds find it irresistible.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Eragrostis spectabilis – Purple Lovegrass
Its misty display captures all eyes, perennial native grass.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Zizia aptera – Golden Alexander
A top choice for pollinators.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Amsonia illustris – Shining Blue Star
Popular, easy-to-grow Missouri native perennial.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Podophyllum pelatatum – Mayapple
Early blooming Missouri native perennial.
Phlox paniculata – Early Purple Eye Garden Phlox
Blooms 3 weeks earlier than other similar perennial Phlox.
Eryngium yuccifolium – Rattlesnake Master
Tough and unique Missouri and Illinois native for hot, dry areas.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa – Yellow Wild Indigo
Spectacular Missouri wildflower.
Amsonia tabermontana – Willowleaf Blue Star
Top award-winning native with starry blue flowers.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Oxeye Sunflower
Popular Missouri native with people and pollinators.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Andropogon garardii Big Blue Stem Grass
Majestic Missouri native grass.
Echinacea – Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Fabulous colors, winner of major awards.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
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