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Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri and Illinois native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed
Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Mo Bot Garden's Plant of Merit winner.
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
#1 best selling Missouri native perennial.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
Echinacea – Artisan Yellow Ombre Coneflower
Major award winner with prolific golden blooms, sun perennial.
Echinacea – Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Fabulous colors, winner of major awards.
Echinacea – Pretty Parasols Coneflower
5+ months of striking two-toned blossoms. Staff favorite.
Echinacea – SunSeekers Rainbow Coneflower
Hues of pink, blush, coral, lavender, salmon and more.
Echinacea – White Swan Coneflower
The long time favorite white.
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.
Liatris aspera – Rough Blazing Star
An important food source for pollinators, Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Liatris ligulistylis – Meadow Blazing Star
#1 favorite nectar plant source for Monarch butterflies, Mo native.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Nepeta – Nova Catmint
Lavender purple blossoms all season on low 4" tall sun perennial.
Penstemon – Blackbeard Beardtongue
Ahoy matey! You'll be in on the treasure with this jewel.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Salvia – Blue By You Meadow Sage
2024 Perennial Of The Year, a vast improvement over old varieties.
Salvia – Color Spires Crystal Blue Sage
Crystal blue flowers unlike any other.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Meadow Sage
Largest flowers in its class, perennial.
Sedum – Plum Dazzled Stonecrop
Easy to grow succulent with dark foliage for sun, perennial.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Solidago flexicaulis Zig-zag Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Verbena canadensis – Rose Verbena
2023 Native of the Year. Profuse blooming Missouri native perennial.
Achillea – Moonshine Yarrow
Long time favorite with silvery foliage, sun loving perennial.
Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
Grows anywhere--sun, shade, even dry shade.
Antennaria plantaginifolia – Pussytoes
Missouri and Illinois native with fun flowers shaped like a cat's paw.
Asclepias viridis – Green Milkweed
A Missouri and Illinois fascinating native perennial.
Aster cordifolius – Blue Wood Aster
Shade loving Missouri native with clouds of rich blue flowers.
Calamintha – Calamint
2021 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Of Merit. Sun-loving perennial.
Coreopsis pubescens – Star Tickseed
Missouri and Illinois native perennial. Easy!
Coreopsis tripteris – Star Tickseed
Choice Missouri native for butterflies.
Corylus americana – American Hazelnut
Edible native shrub with showy spring flowers. Grows in sun or shade.
Cotinus obovatus – Smoke Tree
Showy foliage and airy flowers on a small tree.
Diospyros virginiana – American Persimmon
Pretty bark adds winter interest. Female plants produce sweet fruit.
Echinacea – Cara Mia Yellow Coneflower
Gorgeous flowers all summer until frost.
Echinacea – Dark Shadows Wicked Coneflower
Bright petals contrast against dark cones and stems.
Echinacea – Fresco Apricot Coneflower
A refreshing change in Coneflowers!
Echinacea – Kismet Intense Orange Coneflower
Intense orange Coneflowers appear for months.
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