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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.
Penstemon pallidus – Pale Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Phlox paniculata – Gzhel Russian Lady Garden Phlox
From Russia comes unusual petals, one half blue, the other half white, perennial.
Phlox paniculata – Jeana Garden Phlox
Best performer in top field trial, top award winner.
Phlox paniculata – Peppermint Twist Garden Phlox
Super fun two-colored blossoms on hardy sun perennial.
Phlox paniculata – Sherbet Blend Garden Phlox
Unique colors on a flamboyant plant, hardy perennial.
Phlox paniculata – Stars and Stripes Garden Phlox
Pink blossoms with radiant star-spangled red centers, hardy perennial.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit, Perennial Plant Association 2025 Perennial of the Year.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Rudbeckia – American Gold Rush Black-Eyed Susan
2023 Perennial Plant of the Year, winner of top 3 horticulture awards.
Rudbeckia – Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan
Major award-winner and staff favorite!
Rudbeckia hirta – Black-Eyed Susan
An easy to grow Missouri native.
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Rudbeckia occidentalis – Black Beauty Western Coneflower
Dramatic flowers add great interest, hard perennial.
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.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leaved Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Senecio aureus – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Solidago flexicaulis Zig-zag Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
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