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Betula – Fox Valley Dwarf River Birch – Little King Dwarf River Birch Tree
Extremely showy peeling bark.
Buddleia – Lilac Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Buddleia – Violet Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Chionanthus virginicus – Fringe Tree
Missouri native tree with elaborate blooms.
Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. John’s Wort
A popular native shrub with sunny yellow puff balls of blossoms.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
2022 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year.
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Amelanchier Autumn Brilliance, Apple Serviceberry
Showy flowers, berries and foliage.
Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
Aster laevis – Smooth Aster
Billowing panicles of soft blue flowers in autumn.
Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Buddleia – Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush
Ginormous flowers panicles slightly weep.
Buddleia – Prince Charming, Butterfly Bush
A flower color rarely seen.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush
Showy pinky-purple flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Pink 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.
Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry
Missouri native shrub with showy purple berries.
Cephalanthus Fiber Optics Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri native. Showy flowers beloved by native wildlife.
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
Cephalanthus Sugar Shack, Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri Native. Show flowers beloved by native wildlife.
Cornus florida f. rubra Pink Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Cornus florida White Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
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.
Liatris aspera – Rough Blazing Star
An important food source for pollinators.
Liatris ligulistylis – Meadow Blazing Star
#1 favorite nectar plant for Monarch butterflies, Mo native.
Liatris mucronata – Narrow-Leaf Blazing Star
A Missouri native that delights humans and critters alike.
Liatris pycnostachya – Eureka Prairie Blazing Star
Huge purple spikes.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Liatris spicata – Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native, loved by butterflies.
Parthenium integrifolium – Wild Quinine
Interesting Missouri native perennial.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Prunus – Otto Luyken English Laurel
Great evergreen alternative to Boxwood.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
A Missouri native perennial that looks like a tropical.
Solidago flexicaulis Zig-zag Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Solidago speciosa – Showy Goldenrod
Important Mo. native pollinator plant.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Verbesina helianthoides – Yellow Crown Beard
Vernonia arkansana – Curlytop Ironweed
Featured plant of the Missouri Prairie Foundation Grow Native Pollinator Buffet program.
Viburnum Blue Muffin, Arrowwood Viburnum
Award winner. Showy blue berries follow large white flowers.
Viburnum Brandywine, Possumhaw Viburnum
The most beautiful berry display in the plant kingdom.
Viburnum prunifolium, Blackhaw Viburnum
Showy flowers, berries and foliage.