by Erika Van Vranken | September 28, 2022 | Blog
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...
by Brian Edmond | May 28, 2020
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.
by Tina Casagrand | August 12, 2020
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...
by Hayley Howard | September 18, 2020
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.
by Tina Casagrand | September 15, 2020
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...
by Brian Edmond | May 28, 2020
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...
by Brian Edmond | May 28, 2020
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.
by Brian Edmond | May 28, 2020
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.
by Brian Edmond | May 28, 2020
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.
by Brian Edmond | May 28, 2020
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,...