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Gillenea trifolata – Bowman’s Root
Lacy star-shaped flowers on delightful Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
Hydrangea – Pinky Pollen Ring Smooth Hydrangea
Pink flowers create a flutter of activity in the garden!
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. John’s Wort
A popular native shrub with sunny yellow puff balls of blossoms.
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.
Iris virginica shrevei – Southern Blue Flag
Missouri and Illinois native Iris for wet spots.
Itea – Fizzy Mizzy Sweetspire
Fun small shrub with sweetly scented white flower spikes.
Itea – Henry’s Garnet Sweetspire
Beautiful scented flowers on a rugged, adaptable shrub.
Itea – Scentlandia Sweetspire
Sweetly scented flowers bloom on an easy-going shrub that grows almost anywhere.
Itea – Short N’ Sweet Sweetspire
Fragrant flowers that will grow just about anywhere.
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.
Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
Illinois and Missouri native host plant to Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.
Matteuccia struthiopteris – Ostrich Fern
A vigorous handsome Missouri native fern.
Melanthium virginicum – Bunchflower
One of the showiest Missouri and Illinois native plants.
Nyssa sylvatica – Black Gum
Missouri native tree with brilliant fall color.
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Easy to grow Missouri native fern.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
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.
Parthenium integrifolium – Wild Quinine
Interesting Missouri native perennial.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Physocarpus opulifolius, Ninebark
Showy native shrub. Perfect for borders, erosion control and pollinator gardens.
Quercus – Regal Prince Narrow Oak
Award-winning Narrow Oak Tree.
Quercus lyrata – Overcup Oak
Award-winning Missouri native tree.
Rhus glabra – Smooth Sumac
A Missouri native shrub with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Rudbeckia – Goldquelle Cutleaf Coneflower
3" yellow pompoms appear mid-summer into fall.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
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.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
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 laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Solidago speciosa – Showy Goldenrod
Important Mo. native pollinator plant.
Thuja – Green Giant Arborvitae
Award-winning, fast growing evergreen. Perfect for living walls.
Thuja – Northern Spire Arborvitae
Perfect evergreen for privacy hedges in smaller yards.
Thuja – Spring Grove Arborvitae
Rugged mid-sized Arborvitae.
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 Spilled Wine
Low-maintenance, showy shrub.
Weigela Tuxedo
Snow white flowers of dark foliage.
Weigela Wine & Roses
Rosy pink flowers over deep wine-red foliage.
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