false indigo
Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis is an upright native perennial which typically grows 3-4′ tall and occurs in … Continued
Browsing plants: low-maintenance landscape
false indigo ‘Pink Lemonade’/’Carolina Moonlight’
Baptisia 'Pink Lemonade'
It’s hard to improve on the striking blue blooms of native baptisia, but ‘Pink Lemonade’ … Continued
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’ / t. ‘Powwow’
‘Crimson Pygmy’ is a dwarf, dense, deciduous cultivar. One of the most popular of the … Continued
betony
Stachys officinalis ‘Cotton Candy’
Selected for continuous bloom, deep green foliage, and compact habit, ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ sports two-toned … Continued
birch
Betula
nigra ’Dura Heat’ (clump river birch) Vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, Missouri native deciduous tree which occurs … Continued
buffalo grass
Buchloe dactyloides
This drought-tolerant grass requires few mowings each summer to keep neat and trim. Can go … Continued
Japanese beautyberry
Callicarpa japonica
A rounded, deciduous shrub with upright-arching branches. The best ornamental feature of this shrub is … Continued
purple wine cups
Callirhoe involucrata
Low-growing mounds of cut-leaves are covered with large, purple, cup-shaped flowers all summer. Can self-seed … Continued
‘Kent Belle’ bellflower
Campanula glomerata ‘Kent Belle’
24″ upright stems are abundantly covered with glossy, purple, 2-in. long bell-shaped flowers. This reblooming … Continued
‘Pretoria’ canna lily
Canna Lily 'Pretoria'
Showy variegated yellow and green striped leaves and large orange bi-colored flowers make quite a … Continued
Carolina allspice
Calycanthus floridus
A dense, rounded deciduous native with a suckering habit with very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown … Continued
blue mist spirea, bluebeard
Caryopteris incana
This fragrant late summer bloomer sends up aromatic, whorled, blue-flowering spikes over striking bright chartruese … Continued