Missouri Native Plants
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Aristolochia tomentosa, Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms.
Aruncus dioicus – Goat’s Beard
Top Missouri native perennial for shade.
Asclepias purpurascens – Purple Milkweed
Highly coveted, difficult to find, limited availability.
Asclepias sullivantii – Prairie Milkweed
Important food source for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Asclepias viridis – Green Milkweed
Missouri native perennial.
Aster cordifolius – Blue Wood Aster
Shade loving Missouri native with clouds of rich blue flowers.
Aster laevis – Smooth Aster
Billowing panicles of soft blue flowers in autumn.
Aster oblongifolium – Aromatic Aster
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Baptisia alba – White Wild Indigo
A tough Missouri native perennial.
Baptisia bracteata – Cream Wild Indigo
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa – Yellow Wild Indigo
Spectacular Missouri wildflower.
Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge or Oak Sedge
Native Sedge ideal for shade to deep shade where nothing else will grow.
Carex vulpinoidea, Fox Sedge
Thrives in wet spots.
Cephalanthus Fiber Optics Buttonbush
Dwarf variety of Missouri native. Showy flowers beloved by native wildlife.
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
Cimicifuga racemosa – Actea racemosa – Fairy Candles
Our most enchanting Missouri plant.
Coreopsis palmata – Prairie Coreopsis
This US native perennial thrives in hot spots and poor soil.
Coreopsis tripteris – Star Tickseed
Choice Missouri native for butterflies.
Corylus americana, American Hazelnut
Edible native shrub with showy spring flowers. Grows in sun or shade.
Delphinium exaltatum – Larkspur
Missouri native perennial Larkspur.
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
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