Cut Flower Garden
One of the greatest joys of gardening is bringing fresh flowers full of sweet perfume into our homes. Here you will find plants that will overfill your vase and garden with beautiful flowers. Some of these possess fragrance.
Cut flower tip: pick fragrant flowers in the early morning or late afternoon – the volatile oils that carry the scent are evaporated by the sun. To experience the most intense experience of a flower’s fragrance, lean close and breathe lightly into it before inhaling. The heat and rush of air releases the fragrant oils. Fragrances seem to lose their scent after a few moments, but the flower hasn’t run out of perfume – rather, your olfactory system is saturated and you are numbed by the smell.
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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.
Salvia – Color Spires Crystal Blue Sage
Crystal blue flowers unlike any other.
Hydrangea – Little Lime Panicle Hydrangea
Showy, award-winning, easy-care shrub or tree form.
Iris – All Night On Tall Bearded Iris
Dramatic purple, almost black, heavily ruffled blossoms.
Syringa Scentara Double Blue, Lilac
Extremely fragrant and showy flowers, intense fragrance.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
Amsonia tabermontana – Willowleaf Blue Star
Top award-winning native with starry blue flowers.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aster divaricatus – White Wood Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri native.
Aster novae angeliae – New England Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri and Illinois native.
Aster oolentagiensis – Sky Blue Aster
A top favorite of gardeners and critters.
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 Chocolate Cherry False Spirea
Large dramatic red plumes soar to 45" tall.
Astilbe – Mighty Pip False Spirea
Excellent performer, staff favorite, highly recommended.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Callicarpa americana – American Beautyberry
Missouri and Illinois native shrub with showy purple berries.
Caryopteris – Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
Popular variety.
Chasmanthium latifolium – Northern Sea Oats
Bring beautiful form to your shade garden.
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Convallaria majalis – Lily Of The Valley
A favorite shade loving ground cover.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
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.
Hamamelis vernalis – Ozark Witch Hazel
Award winning native shrub.
Hamamelis virginiana, Common Witch Hazel
Magnificent native shrub or small tree.
Helleborus – Maid of Honor Lenten Rose
Spectacular shade perennial.
Hydrangea – Alice N’ Wonderland Oakleaf Hydrangea
One of the most magnificent flowering shrubs.
Very rare and limited.
Hydrangea – Bobo Panicle Hydrangea
Award-winning tiny shrub with huge white flowers.
Hydrangea – Incrediball Smooth Hydrangea
Huge flowers the size of basketballs on sturdy stems.
Hydrangea – Limelight Panicle Hydrangea
Huge fluffy flowers reliably bloom in abundance every year. Comes in shrub or tree form.
Hydrangea – Limelight Prime Panicle Hydrangea
Smaller improved version of the beloved Limelight Hydrangea.
Hydrangea ¡Arriba! – Reblooming Hydrangea
One of the most prolific flowering Hydrangeas to date.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Hydrangea paniculata – Little Quick Fire Panicle Hydrangea
Blooms earlier than other Panicle Hydrangeas.
Hydrangea paniculata – Pinky Winky Panicle Hydrangea
One of the most spectacular of all Hydrangeas.
Hydrangea Pop Star
An abundance of flowers on a delightful compact shrub.
Hydrangea Quick Fire Fab Panicle Hydrangea
Magnificent color-changing flowers last for months and months.
Hydrangea Sky View – Reblooming Hydrangea
Reliable flowers every year that easily turn blue.
Hydrangea Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea
One of the most magnificent flowering shrubs.
Very rare and limited.
Hydrangea Wee White – Smooth Hydrangea
Easy-care miniature shrub. Perfect for landscapes or mixed in perennial gardens.
Ilex – Berry Heavy Female Winterberry
Abundance of red berries in winter.
Ilex – Little Goblin Red Female Winterberry
Huge red berries on dwarf nativar shrub.
Iris Immortality Repeat Blooming German Iris
One of the best Repeat Blooming German Iris.
Leucanthemum – Becky Shasta Daisy
Top award winner.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Monarda Jacob Cline Bee Balm
Hummingbirds adore its ruby red blossoms, long-time favorite sun perennial.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
Clouds of rich pink fall flowers.
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