September Gold

September Gold

By Carol Davit, Missouri Prairie Foundation Executive Director Photo of rigid goldenrod (Solidago rigida) and blue sage (Salvia azurea) at Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Snowball Hill Prairie: Bruce Schuette. On prairies, prairie plantings, native gardens, many...
Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod

Bright yellow, flat-topped flowers in late summer and early fall. The flowers provide nectar for butterflies and birds love the seed. Clump-forming, aggressive goldenrod. Seeds feed winter birds.

Native Plant Database Scientific Name

American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana). Photo: Mervin Wallace Native Plant Database Pick the right native plant for the right place. Search Clear Selections Not Sure Where to Start? Check out the Grow Native! Committee’s Top Ten picks of native plants for...
Riddell’s Goldenrod

Riddell’s Goldenrod

A clump-forming goldenrod with outstanding foliage lasts from spring to fall when it blooms in September and October. Yellow flowers form flat-topped clusters on top of 30- to 48-inch stems.

Native Plant Database – Sort by Scientific Name

American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana). Photo: Mervin Wallace Native Plant Database Pick the right native plant for the right place. This searchable database of 300+ plants native to the lower Midwest includes trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, rushes, and...
Showy Goldenrod

Showy Goldenrod

Very showy clusters of bright yellow flowers on stiff reddish stems with narrow leaves. Clump forming plants bloom September – October. The vertical flower clusters go well with rough blazing stars, New England aster, and other tall species. Part of our...
Cliff Goldenrod

Cliff Goldenrod

Arching stems are covered at the ends with tiny, bright yellow flowers in late summer to fall. Flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators. This species is clump-forming and moderately spreads from seed.
Gray Goldenrod

Gray Goldenrod

Arching to upright stems with grayish hairs on stems and leaves give the plant its common name. Heads of densely packed, small yellow flowers are clustered at the ends of stems in late summer.
Zig Zag Goldenrod

Zig Zag Goldenrod

Low-growing perennial ground cover forming dense colonies with columns of fall-blooming yellow flowers. Performs well in a wide array of soil and moisture types in shade to part shade. Host plant for many moth species.
Ironweed

Ironweed

Large, iridescent, red-violet, flat-topped flower heads on top of tall, strong stalks from mid-summer to fall give a rich display of color. An attractive plant from head to toe, not a “weed.” Sizable plant for the back of beds and rain gardens. Dark-green,...
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