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Caryopteris – Dark Knight Bluebeard
Showy blue flowers are pollinator magnets.
Kniphofia – Lady Luck Red Hot Poker
With 5.5' flower stalks our largest Red Hot Poker.
Coreopsis – Uptick Gold and Bronze Tickseed
Far superior than older varieties.
Liatris ligulistylis – Meadow Blazing Star
#1 favorite nectar plant source for Monarch butterflies, Mo native.
Achillea – Milly Rock Red Yarrow
Stunning red blossoms highlighted with yellow spring-fall.
Coreopsis Charlize – Tickseed
Rich lemon yellow pompoms.
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Monarda Jacob Cline Bee Balm
Hummingbirds adore its ruby red blossoms, long-time favorite sun perennial.
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.
Vernonia missurica – Missouri Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Liatris microcephala – Smallhead Blazing Star
A US native perennial that delights humans and critters alike.
Anemone virginiana – Thimbleweed
Pearly white flowers and interesting seed heads for the sun or shade garden, MO and IL native perennial.
Gaillardia – Spin Top Copper Orange Blanket Flower
Fascinating fluted orange petals.
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.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial with brilliant cardinal red blossoms.
Scutellaria incana – Downy Skullcap
Fun Missouri and Illinois native.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Iris cristata – Crested Iris
A delightful Missouri native Iris for shade.
Coreopsis tripteris – Star Tickseed
Choice Missouri native for butterflies.
Eupatorium purpureum Eutrochium – Joe-Pye Weed
One of the largest Missouri native perennials.
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Callirhoe bushii – Bush’s Poppy Mallow
Missouri native perennial with brilliant blossoms.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful MO and IL native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leafed Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Podophyllum pelatatum – Mayapple
Early blooming Missouri native perennial.
Phlox paniculata – Early Purple Eye Garden Phlox
Blooms 3 weeks earlier than other similar perennial Phlox.
Heuchera richardsonii – Alum Root
Missouri native perennial.
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.
Vernonia fasciculata – Prairie Ironweed
Feeds countless butterflies and other important pollinators.
Penstemon hirsutus – Hairy Beardtongue
Hoards of purple and white dangling bells, U.S. native perennial.
Senecio obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO and IL native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Agastache Sunrise Rose Hummingbird Mint
Extremely long blooming selection.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
Lathyrus latifolius – Pearl Mix Sweet Pea
Old-fashioned favorite to use as a climber or ground cover.
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.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
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.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Carex albicans – White-Tinged Sedge
Pretty Missouri native Sedge.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
Andropogon garardii Big Blue Stem Grass
Majestic Missouri native grass.
Echinacea – Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Fabulous colors, winner of major awards.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
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