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Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Aronia – Autumn Magic Chokeberry
Multi seasonal nativar perfect for most locations.
Aronia melanocarpa – Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
Aster divaricatus – White Wood Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri native.
Aster novae angeliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri and Illinois native.
Aster oolentagiensis – Sky Blue Aster
A top favorite of gardeners and critters.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Betula – Fox Valley Dwarf River Birch – Little King Dwarf River Birch Tree
Extremely showy peeling bark.
Betula – Heritage River Birch Tree
Perfect shade tree for a patio.
Callicarpa americana – American Beautyberry
Missouri and Illinois native shrub with showy purple berries.
Caryopteris – Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
Popular variety.
Chelone glabra -Turtle Head
Illinois and Missouri native moisture-loving perennial.
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Clethra Ruby Spice – Summersweet
Award-winning fragrant pink flowers.
Convallaria majalis – Lily Of The Valley
A favorite shade loving ground cover.
Cornus – Garden Glow Red Twig Dogwood
Fantastic year-round color.
Cotinus obovatus – Smoke Tree
Showy foliage and airy flowers on a small tree.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
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.
Frangula (Rhamnus) caroliniana – Carolina Buckthorn
Showy foliage and airy flowers on small Mo native tree.
Geranium – Rozanne Hardy Geranium
Winner of multiple top awards.
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Hamamelis virginiana, Common Witch Hazel
Magnificent native shrub or small tree.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Ilex – Berry Heavy Female Winterberry
Abundance of red berries in winter.
Ilex – Little Goblin Red Female Winterberry
Huge red berries on dwarf nativar shrub.
Iris cristata – Crested Iris
A delightful Missouri native Iris for shade.
Itea – Henry’s Garnet Sweetspire
Beautiful scented flowers on a rugged, adaptable shrub.
Itea Fizzy Mizzy, Sweetspire
Fun small shrub with sweetly scented white flower spikes.
Itea virginica, Virginia Sweetspire
This small Missouri and Illinois native shrubs grows anywhere, sun, shade, wet, dry.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Nyssa sylvatica – Black Gum
Missouri native tree with brilliant fall color.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Quercus lyrata – Overcup Oak
Award-winning Missouri native tree.
Rudbeckia – American Gold Rush Black-Eyed Susan
2023 Perennial Plant of the Year, winner of top 3 horticulture awards.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia hirta – Black-Eyed Susan
An easy to grow Missouri native.
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Rudbeckia missouriensis – Missouri Black-Eyed Susan
An important food source for butterflies and hummingbirds, Mo native.
Sambucus canadensis Bob Gordon – Elderberry
Showy lace cap flowers on this easy native shrub.
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Showy lace cap flowers on this easy native shrub.
Scutellaria incana – Downy Skullcap
Fun Missouri and Illinois native.
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Thuja – Green Giant Arborvitae
Award-winning, fast growing evergreen. Perfect for living walls.
Thuja – Sugar and Spice Arborvitae
A gorgeous evergreen that grows 10' tall but only 30" wide. Grows in sun and shade.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Weigela Midnight Sun
Small showy shrub perfect for the front of border.
Weigela Sonic Bloom Pink – Repeat Blooming Weigela
Bright pink flowers. Repeat blooms all season.
Weigela Sonic Bloom Wine
First-ever! Repeat blooming Weigela with dark foliage.
Weigela Spilled Wine
Low-maintenance, showy shrub.
Weigela Tuxedo
Snow white flowers of dark foliage.
Weigela Vinho Verde
Interesting leaves on a tidy deer-resistant shrub.
Achillea – Moonshine Yarrow
Long time favorite with silvery foliage, sun loving perennial.
Achillea – New Vintage Rose Yarrow
Superior variety, vast improvement over older selections.
Achillea – New Vintage White Yarrow
Superior variety, vast improvement over older selections.
Buddleia – Black Knight Butterfly Bush
12" florets loaded with countless shades of pink petals.
Buddleia – Prince Charming, Butterfly Bush
A flower color rarely seen.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Multiple award winner. Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Caryopteris – Pavillion Pink Bluebeard Shrub
Cinderella Pink flowers late summer into fall.
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Oxeye Sunflower
Popular Missouri native with people and pollinators.
Liatris pycnostachya – Eureka Prairie Blazing Star
Spectacular 1' long dense purple flower tops 4-5' stem, tough perennial.
Lindera benzoin, Spicebush
Illinois and Missouri native host plant to Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
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!
Rudbeckia – Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan
A staff and customer favorite with huge yellow flowers that shine in pots and the garden.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Aster laevis – Smooth Aster
Billowing panicles of soft blue flowers in autumn.
Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Buddleia – Pink Cascade II Butterfly Bush
12" florets loaded with countless shades of pink petals.
Buddleia – Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush
Showy pinky-purple flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Pinker Butterfly Bush
Large pink flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster White Butterfly Bush
Large white flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Queen of Hearts Butterfly Bush
A royal beauty.
Buddleia – Ruby Chip Butterfly Bush
Ruby pink flowers on petite sized shrubs. Adored by butterflies.
Buddleia – Violet Cascade Butterfly Bush
Ginormous weeping flowers.
Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
Calycanthus Simply Scentsational – Carolina Allspice
Highly fragrant flowers with fruity fragrance.
Caryopteris – Dark Knight Bluebeard
Showy blue flowers are pollinator magnets.
Cephalanthus Fiber Optics Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri native. Showy flowers beloved by native wildlife.
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
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