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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.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Geranium sanguineum – Elke Cranesbill
Sun, shade, deer, rabbits, bad soil, who cares! It grows just about anywhere. Rare and choice.
Lonicera sempervirens – Coral Honeysuckle
Easy to grow Missouri native vine.
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 – 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.
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.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leaved Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Weigela – Snippet Dark Pink
Repeat blooming, petite shrub.
Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple
Showy red leaves create a pretty understory or focal point tree.
Aesculus parviflora, Bottlebrush Buckeye
Large showy hard to find shrub.
Asclepias perennis – Aquatic Millkweed
An important food source for Monarch butterflies and other flying gems.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Carpinus betula Fastigiata, European Hornbeam
Award winning regal tree.
Ceanothus americanus – New Jersey Tea
Fragrant flowers on small native shrub, butterflies and more adore it.
Cornus racemosa – Gray Dogwood
Native shrub with pretty flowers and berries.
Cotinus obovatus – Smoke Tree
Showy foliage and airy flowers on a small tree.
Eupatorium – Gateway Joe Pye Weed
Just like its huge cousin, but at 5' only 1/2 as tall.
Geranium sanguineum Album – White Bloody Cranesbill
So darn easy to grow, and so darn pretty. Rare and choice perennial.
Gillenea trifolata – Bowman’s Root
Lacy star-shaped flowers on delightful Missouri and Illinois native perennial.
Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbells
Hard to find tree with showy white bells
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Helianthus occidentalis – Western Sunflower
Large bold Missouri native for the sun garden.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
Juniperus – Taylor Juniper
Award winning nativar shrub. Perfect for focal points and living walls.
Juniperus Blue Point Juniper
Excellent for a living wall or hedge.
Magnolia Yellow Bird
Lemon-yellow blossoms burst forth in spring.
Malus – Royal Raindrops Crabapple Tree
Award-winning, easy-care tree with multi-seasonal interest.
Melanthium virginicum – Bunchflower
One of the showiest Missouri and Illinois native plants.
Nepeta – Walker’s Low, Catmint
Major award winner.
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Easy to grow Missouri native fern.
Paeonia – Candy Stripe Peony – Fresh Dug Roots for Fall Planting
A wonderfully fragrant Peony with fascinating streaked petals.
Paeonia – Coral Sunset Peony – Fresh Dug Roots for Fall Planting
Famous for its gorgeous blend of coral, a major award winning Peony.
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