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Zizia aurea – Golden Alexander
2025 Native Plant of the Year - gorgeous, easy, and, most importantly, supports pollinators and wildlife.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
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.
Aster divaricatus – White Wood Aster
You'll believe it's snowing in summer with this Missouri native.
Aster novae angliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Carex albicans – Oak Sedge – White-Tinged Sedge
Fantastic native sedge for dry shade.
Carex eburnea – Bristle Leaf Sedge
Looks like grass but no mowing required, shade lover.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
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.
Geranium maculatum – Hardy Geranium
Long-lived Missouri native shade perennial Geranium.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Oxeye Sunflower
Popular Missouri native with people and pollinators.
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.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial with brilliant cardinal red blossoms.
Lonicera sempervirens – Coral Honeysuckle
Easy to grow Missouri native vine.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
Clouds of rich pink fall flowers.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Packera obovata – Squaw Weed
Fantastic MO native evergreen ground cover for sun or shade.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Polemonium reptans – Jacob’s Ladder
Top Missouri native ground cover for shady areas.
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 hirta – Black-Eyed Susan
An easy to grow Missouri native.
Rudbeckia occidentalis – Black Beauty Western Coneflower
Dramatic flowers add great interest, hard 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.
Spigelia marilandica – Little Red Head Indian Pink
Superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with vibrant crimson trumpets.
Verbena canadensis – Rose Verbena
2023 Native of the Year. Profuse blooming Missouri native perennial.
Amsonia illustris – Shining Blue Star
Popular, easy-to-grow Missouri native perennial.
Carpinus caroliniana – American Hornbeam
Award-winning native tree for understory plantings.
Carya illinonensis, Pecan Tree
Large Missouri and Illinois native tree that produces delicious edible nuts.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky Coffee Tree
Award-winning tree to create shade.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native loved by butterflies.
Packera aurea – Golden Groundsel
Dream plant for tough dry shade spots.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Polygonatum biflorum var commutatum – Solomon’s Seal
Dangling flowers appear in spring on this Illinois and Missouri native.
Quercus rubra – Red Oak Tree
Statuesque MO and IL native tree.
Taxodium distichum – Bald Cypress
Tough native tree that will grow just about anywhere in the sun.
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Majestic Missouri native perennial.
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