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Golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) and Blue false indigo (Baptisia australis). Photo: Scott Woodbury

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Grow Native! Announces Launch of New Publication

Grow Native! Announces Launch of New Publication

The Grow Native! program announces a brand new digital resource, free to all. Native Plants for Stormwater Management Projects: Species Selection for the Lower Midwest, by Daniel Shaw and Rusty Schmidt, provides descriptions and photos of 160 native plants and 14...

Grow Native! Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Grow Native! Celebrates 25th Anniversary

In 2025, the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! program is 25 years old. For a quarter century, this native plant education and marketing program has been a significant catalyst for the growth of the native landscaping movement in the lower Midwest and beyond....

Native Fern Survey: Please Participate

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....

2023 Native Landscape Challenge

2023 Native Landscape Challenge

Every year, the St. Louis and St. Charles Area Chapters of Wild Ones, with the support of Grow Native!, sponsor the Landscape Challenge, which encourages homeowners to landscape with native plants. Each program chooses a lucky homeowner whose yard receives a makeover,...