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Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Showy Missouri native loved by butterflies.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Spigelia marilandica – Little Red Head Indian Pink
Superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with vibrant crimson trumpets.
Actea pachypoda – Doll’s Eyes
A Missouri and Illinois native perennial for shade.
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
Colorful year round with flowers, berries, foliage and bark.
Amsonia tabermontana – Willowleaf Blue Star
Top award-winning native with starry blue flowers.
Anemonella thalictroides – Rue Anemone
A delightful Missouri native with delicate flowers and foliage.
Aristolochia tomentosa – Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms on rapidly growing native vine.
Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri and Illinois native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
2019 Native of the Year. Long-blooming native Illinois and Missouri ground cover.
Calycanthus floridus – Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
Carex grayi – Gray Sedge
Fun and funky Missouri native sedge.
Carpinus caroliniana – American Hornbeam
Award-winning native tree for understory plantings.
Carya illinonensis, Pecan Tree
Large Missouri and Illinois native tree that produces delicious edible nuts.
Carya laciniosa – Shellbark Hickory
Showy bark, edible nuts on this pretty native tree.
Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud
Showy flowers on this easy native tree.
Chasmanthium latifolium – Northern Sea Oats
Bring beautiful form to your shade garden.
Chelone glabra -Turtle Head
Illinois and Missouri native moisture-loving perennial.
Coreopsis tripteris – Star Tickseed
Choice Missouri native for butterflies.
Cornus florida – White Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Cornus florida f. rubra Pink Flowering Dogwood Tree
Popular Missouri native tree.
Corylus americana – American Hazelnut
Edible native shrub with showy spring flowers. Grows in sun or shade.
Delphinium exaltatum – Larkspur
Missouri native perennial Larkspur.
Diospyros virginiana – American Persimmon
Pretty bark adds winter interest. Female plants produce sweet fruit.
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.
Frangula (Rhamnus) caroliniana – Carolina Buckthorn
Showy foliage and airy flowers on small Mo native tree.
Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky Coffee Tree
Award-winning tree to create shade.
Itea virginica, Virginia Sweetspire
This small Missouri and Illinois native shrubs grows anywhere, sun, shade, wet, dry.
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
Choice Missouri and Illinois native perennial with brilliant cardinal red blossoms.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri and Illinois native pollinator food source.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Platanus occidentalis – American Sycamore
Large tree with beautiful exfoliating bark.
Polemonium reptans – Jacob’s Ladder
Top Missouri native ground cover for shady areas.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner.
Quercus coccinea – Scarlet Oak
Vibrant red leaves in fall.
Quercus macrocarpa – Bur Oak
Showy acorns and leaves on a statuesque tree.
Quercus rubra – Red Oak Tree
Statuesque MO and IL native tree.
Ratibida pinnata – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Fun Missouri native perennial.
Rhus aromatica – Fragrant Sumac
Rugged native Missouri and Illinois ground cover shrub for tough spots.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Rudbeckia laciniata – Cutleaf Coneflower
A Missouri native and Monarch magnet!
Salvia azurea – Blue Sage
Azure blue flowers midsummer through fall. MO and IL native.
Sedum ternatum – Three-Leafed Stonecrop
Hard working Missouri and Illinois native ground cover for hot areas.
Sporobolus heterolepis – Prairie Dropseed
Popular Missouri native grass that smells like popcorn.
Taxodium distichum – Bald Cypress
Tough native tree that will grow just about anywhere in the sun.
Tradescantia ohiensis – Ohio Spiderwort
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Viburnum dentatum – Arrowwood Viburnum
Excellent Missouri native shrub. Showy blue berries follow large white flowers.
Anemone virginiana – Thimbleweed
Pearly white flowers and interesting seed heads for the sun or shade garden, MO and IL native perennial.
Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed
Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Mo Bot Garden's Plant of Merit winner.
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
#1 best selling Missouri native perennial.
Coreopsis pubescens – Star Tickseed
Missouri and Illinois native perennial. Easy!
Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
Native perennial with fascinating foliage and flowers.
Eragrostis spectabilis – Purple Lovegrass
Its misty display captures all eyes, perennial native grass.
Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
Missouri native perennial for sunny spots.
Hibiscus moscheutos – Swamp Rose Mallow
Among the largest flowers produced by a native perennial.
Iodanthus pinnatifidus – Purple Rocket
A Missouri and Illinois native that brings color to shady spots.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Polygonatum biflorum var commutatum – Solomon’s Seal
Dangling flowers appear in spring on this Illinois and Missouri native.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa – Sweet Coneflower
Armloads of cut flowers with the Missouri native sun perennial.
Thalictrum dasycarpum – Purple Meadow Rue
An elegant native perennial for shade.
Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Native plant with showy multi-seasonal interest.
Apios americana – Groundnut Vine
Missouri native vine for shade.
Asclepias viridis – Green Milkweed
Missouri native perennial.
Baptisia bracteata – Cream Wild Indigo
Easy to grow Missouri native perennial.
Carex vulpinoidea, Fox Sedge
Thrives in wet spots.
Chelone obliqua – Turtle Head
Popular native Missouri perennial with turtle head shaped flowers.
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Popular Missouri native tree.
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea simulata – Glade Coneflower
Tough Missouri native perennial.
Liatris scariosa Blazing Star
Has the largest flowers of all Missouri native Blazing Stars.
Oenothera missouriensis – Evening Sun Missouri Evening Primrose
A superior selection of our beloved Missouri Evening Primrose, sun perennial.
Penstemon hirsutus – Hairy Beardtongue
Hoards of purple and white dangling bells, U.S. native perennial.
Physocarpus opulifolius, Ninebark
Showy native shrub. Perfect for borders, erosion control and pollinator gardens.
Ratibida columnifera – Gray Head Mexican Hat
Rudbeckia – Goldquelle Cutleaf Coneflower
3" yellow pompoms appear mid-summer into fall.
Spigelia marilandica – Ragin Cajun Indian Pink
A superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with multitudes of brilliant orange-red blossoms.
Rhus glabra – Smooth Sumac
A Missouri native shrub with fascinating foliage and flowers.
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