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Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri and Illinois native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Salvia – Color Spires Crystal Blue Sage
Crystal blue flowers unlike any other.
Iris – All Night On Tall Bearded Iris
Dramatic purple, almost black, heavily ruffled blossoms.
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
Ideal native plant for hot sunny spots.
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 – Mighty Pip False Spirea
Excellent performer, staff favorite, highly recommended.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Calamintha – Calamint
2021 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Of Merit. Sun-loving perennial.
Callicarpa americana – American Beautyberry
Missouri and Illinois native shrub with showy purple berries.
Callirhoe bushii – Bush’s Poppy Mallow
Missouri native perennial with brilliant blossoms.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Carex grayi – Gray Sedge
Fun and funky Missouri native sedge.
Caryopteris – Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
Popular variety.
Chionanthus virginicus – Fringe Tree
Missouri native tree with elaborate blooms.
Coreopsis – Uptick Red Tickseed
Far superior than older varieties, nonstop blooms, hardy perennial.
Coreopsis lanceolata – Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Named 2021 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year for its outstanding qualities.
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.
Geranium maculatum – Hardy Geranium
Long-lived Missouri native shade perennial Geranium.
Iris cristata – Crested Iris
A delightful Missouri native Iris for shade.
Iris Immortality Repeat Blooming German Iris
One of the best Repeat Blooming German Iris.
Lamium – Purple Dragon Spotted Deadnettle
Fast spreading ground cover for shade.
Liatris pycnostachya – Prairie Blazing Star
A favorite of humans and other critters.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
Clouds of rich pink fall flowers.
Nepeta – Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect perennial it brings loads of dark indigo blue flowers.
Nepeta – Walker’s Low, Catmint
Major award winner.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
Multiple award winner with lavender-blue flowers and fantastic silver foliage.
Phlox divaricata – Blue Moon Wild Sweet William
Sweetly fragrant easy care shade perennial.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Ratibida pinnata – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Fun Missouri native perennial.
Rudbeckia – American Gold Rush Black-Eyed Susan
2023 Perennial Plant of the Year, winner of top 3 horticulture awards.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
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