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Genus
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Bloom Time
Height
Uses
Resistance
Clematis – Stand By Me Bush Clematis
2023 Perennial of the Year. Wave after wave of enchanting blue bells all season.
Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebell
One of the first Missouri native perennials to bloom in early spring.
Hydrangea – Little Lime Panicle Hydrangea
Showy, award-winning, easy-care shrub or tree form.
Magnolia Butterflies
Lemon-yellow blossoms on an award-winning tree.
Magnolia Yellow Bird
Lemon-yellow blossoms burst forth in spring.
Viburnum Steady Eddy – Doublefile Viburnum
Blooms for months on end!
Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple
Showy red leaves create a pretty understory or focal point tree.
Acer saccharum – Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple
Intense fall color on a delight native cultivar.
Aesculus Pavia, Red Buckeye
2023 Tree of the Year. Award-winning Missouri Native.
Allium – Millenium Ornamental Onion
2018 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Amelanchier – Autumn Brilliance Apple Serviceberry
Award-winning small tree with multi-season interest.
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
Colorful year round with flowers, berries, foliage and bark.
Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Native plant with showy multi-seasonal interest.
Amsonia tabermontana – Willowleaf Blue Star
Top award-winning native with starry blue flowers.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aronia – Autumn Magic Chokeberry
Multi seasonal nativar perfect for most locations.
Aronia melanocarpa – Chokeberry
Showy Missouri native shrub. Tolerates wet soils.
Asimina – Shenandoah Peterson Pawpaw Tree
Abundant tasty fruit can be up to one pound in weight.
Astilbe – Dark Side of the Moon False Spirea
Dramatic chocolate burgundy foliage, deep purple flowers, shade perennial.
Astilbe – Fanal False Spirea
Long-time favorite red shade perennial.
Astilbe – Go Go Red Reblooming False Spirea
First Reblooming Red Astilbe! Long-lived Shade perennial.
Astilbe – Mighty Pip False Spirea
Excellent performer, staff favorite, highly recommended.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Betula – Fox Valley Dwarf River Birch – Little King Dwarf River Birch Tree
Extremely showy peeling bark.
Betula – Heritage River Birch Tree
Perfect shade tree for a patio.
Buxus – Green Mountain Boxwood
Great shape.
Buxus – Green Mountain Spiral Shaped Boxwood
Beautiful spiral shape.
Callicarpa americana – American Beautyberry
Missouri and Illinois native shrub with showy purple berries.
Carex albicans – White-Tinged Sedge
Pretty Missouri native Sedge.
Carex grayi – Gray Sedge
Fun and funky Missouri native sedge.
Carya illinonensis, Pecan Tree
Large Missouri and Illinois native tree that produces delicious edible nuts.
Cercis – Forest Pansy Redbud
Glossy purple heart shaped leaves and vibrant flowers.
Cercis – Pink Pom Poms Redbud Tree
Fascinating flowers on mini tree.
Cercis – Ruby Falls Redbud
Weeping dwarf with elegant purple heart-shaped leaves and vibrant flowers.
Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud
Showy flowers on this easy native tree.