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Beautiful peeling bark makes this a wonderful statement tree. Beautiful yellow fall leaves. This tree provides garden interest in every season. Often trained to be multi-trunked in landscapes. Fast growing. Can be kind of messy with fallen twigs.

Beautiful fall seed heads are prolific reseeders. Plant in masses that are bordered to keep under control.

A native succulent that likes rocky, sandy, or well drained soil.

Biennial that blooms the second year then must reseed to continue. Plant some this year and next year to get a consistent show of color for years to come. Native to southern and eastern Missouri.

Like many natives, this plant may not bloom the first year. Can cut back in late spring to reduce flowering height. A nice late bloomer for a wet, partially shady area.

Large, showy flowers can range from white to a light pink. Requires moist soil, like in the base of your rain garden. Taller plants may need to be staked.

Tolerates very dry conditions. Birds love the seeds. Can be aggressive.

Good in dry, poor soils. Butterflies love the Blazing Stars! But rodents also like to eat the corms.

Though the flower may not be showy, the silvery-leaves, brown winter seedheads, and strong up-right stature make a beautiful statement, especially when massed together or planted in grasses. Great wildlife benefits for bees, butterflies, birds, and mammel

Can be used as a ground cover in consistently moist areas. A good early summer bloom for a shadier garden. Packera is one of the plant genera in our area that attracts the largest number of different bee species.

Likes some shade. Soil must be well drained. Plant multiple and allow for disturbed soil for better chance of reproduction. Spreads slowly. Sticky stems trap insects and the plant's enzymes break down the insect bodies.

Native to the southern half of Missouri and Southeast Kansas. May be used as a ground cover with a long, early summer bloom. Often found in rocky and acidic soils and prefers partial to full sun but tolerates lots of conditions.

Wonderful choice for a shorter liatris. Butterflies love the Blazing Stars!

Rain garden plant - likes wet places. Also called rattlebox because of the square shaped fruit that rattles when dried.

The leaves curl when you touch them, but be careful, it will poke back (hence the name).