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Grow Native! is the native plant marketing and education program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.

Updated Grow Native! Resource Guide

Find professional members that provide native plant products and services

Top Ten Native Plants for Poorly Drained Clay Soil

Grow Native! Top Ten Native Plants that Grow in Poorly Drained Clay Soil

2025 Webinars

Master classes and webinars continue in 2025

Native Plant Database

Search 369 native plants

Web of Life

Oaks and other natives feed caterpillars. Caterpillars feed songbirds.

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.

What is the Lower Midwest?
Map of lower midwest showing Grow Native service area
Grow Native! helps protect and restore biodiversity by increasing conservation awareness of native plants and their effective use in urban, suburban, and rural developed landscapes of the Lower Midwest—Missouri, southwestern Illinois, northern Arkansas, and eastern Kansas.
Grow Native! Events

NATIVE PLANTS WORK

Choose native plants and put them to work for you:

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Good to Know: Top 10 Lists to Grow

For a quarter century, the Grow Native! native plant education and marketing program has aided the growth of the native landscaping movement in the lower Midwest in many ways, including the on-going development of curated one-pagers, lists, and databases to meet...

Certified Pro Spotlight – Sue Bartelette

Today’s spotlight is on Grow Native! Certified Pro Sue Bartelette, who became certified in 2023. Sue owns Grow Native! professional member Flower and Garden Design in Jamestown, Missouri, and also works with Grow Native! professional member Lincoln University...

Grow Native! Webinars and Master Classes

The Missouri Prairie Foundation and its Grow Native! program are hosting biweekly virtual webinars and master classes to learn more about native plants, natural communities, and more.

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