bottlebrush buckeye/dwarf red buckeye
Aesculus parviflora (white)/pavia (red)
A. parviflora is easily grown in average soil in part to full shade and features … Continued
browse plants
mimosa, silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
Native to southwestern and eastern Asia, this deciduous tree makes a statement with its powder-puff … Continued
big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
This colorful, robust hardy grass is native from Canada to Mexico. Tall foliage turns light … Continued
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Showy milkweed produces dusty pink flower clusters in mid-summer atop large, glossy leaves that resemble … Continued
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed sports lightly fragrant flower clusters from early summer through fall. Plants grow 3-5′ … Continued
tall green milkweed
Asclepias hirtella
Plants grow up to 4′ and produce white flowers. This species prefers medium-wet to dry … Continued
whorled milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
According to the website Monarch Butterfly Garden, you shouldn’t rely on it as your main milkweed … Continued
false indigo
Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis is an upright native perennial which typically grows 3-4′ tall and occurs in … Continued
prairie baptisia
Baptisia lactea
A stately, native plant with white flowers in June followed by black pods that make … Continued
birch
Betula
nigra ’Dura Heat’ (clump river birch) Vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, Missouri native deciduous tree which occurs … Continued
catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Showy white flowers, giant heart-shaped leaves, bean-like seed pods. Grows 40–60’ high and 20–40’ wide … Continued
Clematis ‘Bees’ Jubilee’
Clematis 'Bees' Jubilee'
6–8″ mauve-pink flowers with deep pink bars put on a copius display in early summer, … Continued