Native Plants Work
Grow Native! is the native plant marketing and education program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.
Indian pink by Reva Dow, southern blue flag iris by Mervin Wallace, native bee on Eastern redbud by Ed Spevak, grasses and goldenrod by Frank Oberle, Polyphemus by Linda Williams.
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Grow Native! Events
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Pleasant Run Creek Prairie
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Pleasant Run Creek Prairie
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
NATIVE PLANTS WORK
Choose native plants and put them to work for you:
- Beautify your surroundings and fill your landscape with life!
- Sustain the hundreds of species of pollinators of the lower Midwest
- Feed monarch butterflies and help ensure that their awe-inspiring migration forever remains a wonder of planet Earth!
- Support native songbirds
- Manage stormwater and protect streams
- Store carbon with deep-rooted natives
- Build healthy soil
- Provide drought-tolerant forage for livestock and use natives in other ways on farms
- Provide native edibles for people–pawpaws, elderberries, persimmons, walnuts and more!
- Create and enhance habitat for wildlife
Find out more on our Learn page.
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September 21: St. Louis Community College Horticulture Program Native Plant Sale
Grow Native! professional member St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Horticulture Program is hosting a native plant sale on September 21! Saturday September 21, 9 – noon It will be a multi-vendor sale including herbaceous and woody native plants. Please note, some...
More Sites Added to Native Gardens of Excellence Program in 2024
Three additional sites have been inducted into the Grow Native! Native Gardens of Excellence program, which showcases native landscaping styles in the lower Midwest. The three new sites are in Missouri and include locations in Columbia, Sedalia, and Springfield. These...
Native Fern Survey: Please Participate
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! program, in partnership with the Specialty Crops Program at Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, is seeking input on the availability of ferns that are native to the lower Midwest, as well as consumer preferences....
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