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A nice choice for a shorter aster and it can tolerate a decent amount of shade. Supports lots of insects.

Blue fruit ripen in August and are eaten by many species of wildlife. May form a thicket.

Native to the Ozarks, this sunflower stands tall on mostly leafless stalks above large basal leaves. Sunflowers attract lots of pollinators to their flowers and birds to their developed seeds.

A warm season, clumping grass with beautiful fluffy, white seedheads in late summer and fall. Reseeds in disturbed soils and tolerates dry, harsh conditions.

A shorter aster, but a bit spindly. A study in KC showed that Symphyotrichum is one of the plant genera in our area that attracts the largest number of different bee species.

A cute little pea flower. Better massed together to make a statement. Great wildlife benefits for bees, butterflies, birds, and mammels.

Pollinators love this plant! Lovely mint fragrance. Beautiful texture. Spreads slowly by roots and seeds; not as aggressive as most mints. A study in KC showed that Pycnanthemum is one of the plant genera in our area that attracts the largest number of different bee species.

An annual that readily self-seeds in disturbed soils. Host of common buckeye butterfly. Hemiparasitic: this plant feeds of the roots of other plants and therefore should be planted among other species.

Annual from southern MO glades. Likes it dry and sunny. Hosts Bordered Patch and Dainty Sulphur butterflies and attracts other butterflies.

Beautiful, short structure and colorful leaves make this plant a great choice for formal garden borders.

Another wonderful, medium height aster to support pollinators in the fall. Nice, upright structure. Common name "smooth aster" comes from the texture of the shiny, hairless leaves. Attracts many bees and butterflies, and songbirds and small mammals eat the seeds.

Fast growing, thicket-forming shrub with beautiful, bright red berries on female plants, and bright red fall foliage. Supports several insects (including the Red-banded Hairstreak) and birds.

Annual, so allow to reseed. May cause skin irritation. Not preferred by deer or rabbits.

Nice, up-right, green texture for your garden. Can withstand growing in standing water; try in your rain garden or water garden.

Great plant for your water garden. Does best in full sun, in consistently moist, organic soils. Slowly spreads by rhizomes; can divide when plant gets over crowded.