Perennials

'Moonshine' Yarrow offers some of the best of the achillea hybrids' characteristic blue-gray, aromatic, fern-like foliage enhanced with silver highlights. In summer, bright yellow flower heads combine effortlessly in formal or naturalized landsca...

'Paprika' Yarrow offers tight, flat clusters of intense red flowers with bright yellow centers. The fern-like, aromatic, medium-green foliage has a strong, spicy aroma which persists when used in dry arrangements. This achillea is a vigorous growe...

'Saucy Seduction' is part of the Seduction series of achillea. All Seduction achillea are known for their sturdy, compact growth habit, long bloom period, and interesting flowers. 'Saucy Seduction' blooms all summer, providing abundant, large rosy...

'Strawberry Seduction' Yarrow produces clusters of tiny, velvety red florets with bright gold centers. Like other 'Seduction' series achillea, 'Strawberry Seduction' offers sturdy, compact growth habit, long bloom period and fabulous bloom color. ...

'Sunny Seduction' is another winning selection from the achillea Seduction series, all of which are known for their sturdy, compact growth habit, disease-resistance, long bloom period, and interesting flowers. 'Sunny Seduction' produces large, bri...

'Chocolate Chip Ajuga is an attractive ground cover with a mix of light and dark foliage. The purplish-burgundy foliage forms a tight mat with nice subtle shades of brown throughout. Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' has thinner, smaller and more elo...

Allium cernuum, or Nodding On...

Amsonia hubrichtii, or Bluestar is an uncommon perennial that is native to the Ouachita Mountains in central Arkansas. An erect, clump-forming plant that is primarily grown for its blue spring flowers, feathery green summ...

Anemone hupehensis 'September Charm' has beautiful rose-pink flowers that are suspended above the foliage and seem to dance in the wind, giving i...

The double blooms of 'Winky Double Blue-White' aquilegia will add a burst of color to the spring perennial garden. This compact, heavy blooming columbin...

The double blooms of 'Winky Double Red-White' aquilegia will add a burst of bright color to the spring perennial garden. This compact, heavy blooming co...

'Lime Frost' is an heirloom variety of Aquilegia with variegated blue-green and creme foliage. Producing mainly blue flowers in early summer, white or pink may appear occasionally on this delightful specimen. 'Lime Frost' columbine is beautiful in...

The tall and graceful Aquilegia in the McKana Group are heavy-flowering, large and brightly colored. By late spring to early summer they bear tall erect stems of upward facing or nodding large-spurred flowers that are strongly bicolored in a wide ...

Asclepias tuberosa, or Butterfly Weed is native to much of the United States, very much at home in open meadows. old fields, roadsides, and sunny summer gard...

Aster 'Wood's Pink' boasts densely-packed clusters of bright, clear pink daisy flowers that smother compact mounds of fine, dark-green foliage in late summer...

Dark purple daisy-like flowers cover Aster 'Purple Dome' with blooms from mid-August until early October or later. No staking is required on these North American natives. Attractive to butterflies and perfect for the middle of...

Astilbe 'Younique Silvery Pink' features a compact mound of lacy green foliage, topped with very thick soft silvery-pink plumes. A very floriferous bloomer, this variety produces double the number of flowers of older selections...

Astilbes are a popular choice for shade and woodland gardens. They are clump-forming perennials which feature graceful, fern-like mound...

Astilbes are clump-forming perennials which feature graceful, fern-like mounds with tiny flowers densely packed into erect to arching, plume-like flower panicles rising above the foliage on slender, upright stems. ‘Sprit...

Very different from other Astilbe blooms, 'Ostrich Plume' is a tall variety which blooms late and features gracefully weeping, loosely-branched, salmon-pink flowers on tall arching stems. Also known as 'Straussenfeder', O...

An old-fashioned shade garden favorite, Astilble offers gorgeous color to shady spots! The variety 'Amethyst' offers vibrant, soft feathery lavender flowers on tall spikes in late spring. Amethyst Astilbe has a fernlike foliage and will grow in ma...

Astilbe 'Fanal' offers deep red feathery plumes in the summer for a graceful addition to the perennial garden. 'Fanal' is noted for having perhaps the darkest red flowers of any of the astilbes and for its unique foliage. A compact astilbe, Fanal'...

'Deutschland' offers fern-like foliage with tall stalks of pure white plumes that rise above the glossy foliage in early to mid-summer. Astilbe provides lush, deeply-cut foliage that is attractive for the entire growing season and is colored from ...

Astilbe 'Lollypop' boasts hot pink blooms, dark purple stems and dark green shiny foliage. Lollypop's beautiful flowers contrast beautifully with the dark green foliage. This compact astilbe blooms in early summer. Lollypop Astilbe is also an exce...

Astilbe 'Peach Blossom' boasts airy plumes of bright salmon pink in the summer. The lush, deeply cut green lacy foliage of 'Peach Blossom' is attractive for the entire season. Astilbes lend a refined grace to shady perennial borders, gracefully mo...

'Rheinland' astilbe boasts large feathery blooms of luxuriant clear pink that sway in the summer breeze. A wonderful addition to any perennial border, 'Rheinland', like many other varieties of Astilbe, has deeply cut, glossy green fern-like foliag...

Baptisia australis, or Blue False Indigo, is an upright perennial which features violet blue, lupine-like flowers in erect spikes extending well above a foliage mound of clover-like, bluish-green leaves. The flowers are like m...

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial that is primarily grown for its attractive foliage. ‘...

Callirhoe involucrata, or Purple Poppy Mallow, is a Missouri native perennial which most frequently occurs in dryish, rocky soils in prairies, fields and along roadsides scattered in several counties mostly northeast of the Mi...

Campanula 'Blue Waterfall' also known as Serbian bellflower, creates a stream of lavender blue, 1-inch diameter star-shaped blossoms from late spring to early fall. 'Blue Waterfall' flows beautifully along perennial bed edges and through rock gard...

Chelone obliqua, or Turtlehead, is a stiffly erect, clump-forming Missouri native perennial which typically grows in moist woods, swampy areas and along streams. Hooded, snapdragon-like, two-lipped, deep rose flowers appear fr...

Chives are a charming addition to the garden, patio, and herb combination pots. It is smaller than garlic chives and has purple puffball blo...

Garlic chives is a fast-growing, clump-forming onion family member which may be grown for both culinary and ornamental purposes. Allium tuberosum produces deciduous to semi-evergreen clumps of flat, green, strap-like chives. Tiny, ...

'Zamphir' offers unique quilled petals that resemble tiny trumpets flaring out from the daisy-like center. It forms a low mound of small, rounded green leaves, bearing upright stems of golden-orange flowers beginning in early summer. Blooming cont...

Coreopsis Big Bang™ 'Full Moon' is an exciting variety that exhibits disease resistant foliage topped with hundreds of huge 3-inch canary-yellow flowers. Full Moon's foliage is thin and delicate on well-branched stems. Place in middle of the...

‘Sienna Sunset’ is a threadleaf-type coreopsis that typically grows in a clump with daisy-like flowers. 'Sienna Sunset' blooms from late spring to mid-summer into fall. Flowers emerge a burnt si...

Each yellow bloom of 'Presto' Coreopsis measures 2 to 2 1/2 inches wide, with a small golden-red center and frizzled, serrated petals that stand out beautifully. The eye-catching blooms of this variety of Coreopsis, also known as Tickseed, appear ...

Coreopsis lanceolata or Lanceleaf coreopsis is a Missouri native wildflower which typically grows to 2 feet tall and occurs in prairies, glades, fields and roadsides primarily in the Ozark region of the State. Features yellow, dais...

Coreopsis 'Little Sundial' is a shorter variety, measuring only 12 inches tall in bloom, but it makes up for its short stature with a profusion of blooms! 'Little Sundial' is covered in golden yellow flowers with eye catching maroon centers from e...

American Dream Coreopsis, also known as Tickseed, stands erect showing bright pink starry flowers with a beady yellow center in early spring. The foliage is thin and delicate, offering finely branching whorls that create an airy appearance. This E...

Coreopsis ‘Heaven’s Gate’ is noted for its profuse summer bloom of flowers in bicolor shades of pink and red. The daisy-like flower typically features rose pink petals with a darker ruby-red petal ring surrounding a tin...

Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee' is a vigorous version of the popular Moonbeam Coreopsis. 'Creme Brulee' fills in faster and has larger, darker yellow flowers that bloom all along the stems rather than just above the foliage. Plants will flower best in a ...

'Moonbeam' is a real standout and old-fashioned favorite with its pale yellow flowers borne in great abundance above delicate, needlelike, compact foliage. Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam', a threadleaf coreopsis, seems to blend w...

Coreopsis 'Zagreb', also known as tickseed and Threadleaf Coreopsis, is just a little bit shorter than 'Moonbeam' coreopsis. 'Zagreb' has bright yellow abundant flowers and blooms continuously throughout the entire summer. The tall, erect, somewha...

Much shorter in stature than typical delphiniums, the Magic Fountains Series were bred for their compact size and floriferous nature. From l...

Dianthus 'Coconut Surprise' showcases a mass of fragrant, double, white blooms with burgundy red centers and frilly edges. The blue-green foliage forms dense compact mounds, with short, sturdy stems that do not flop. Shear plants back li...

Dianthus 'Fire Star' (Devon Xera) forms a mound of grassy grey-green foliage, with an early summer display of fragrant fiery-red single flowers with a crimson eye. Cut plants back lightly after blooming to maintain a tigh...

Dianthus 'Zing Rose' offers showy, deep rose-red blooms with serrated edges that cover the dark green, evergreen foliage all summer long. This variety of Dianthus, also known as Maiden Pinks, will partially close its petals at dusk. In cooler weat...

Named Perennial Plant of the Year in 2006, Dianthus 'Firewitch' or 'Feuerhexe' forms a low dense mound of grassy blue-grey foliage, with a long summer display of fragrant bright magenta-pink blooms. These offer a spicy sweet fragrance that scents ...

A steady and reliable performer, Dicentra 'King of Hearts', has everything you could want in a fern-leaved bleeding heart. King of Hearts offers sun and heat tolerance, bright rose heart-shaped flowers that appear from late spring into fall, and l...

Dicentra spectabilis has been a popular, old-fashioned garden favorite for many years. It features gr...

Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine'  features graceful, powdery grey-green foliage with a somewhat fern-y...

Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain' is the first foxglove ever to have upward-facing flowers rather than the usual downward facing blooms. The effect is very colorful and showy. This foxglove bears tall spikes o...

A double-flowered Coneflower, 'Hot Papaya' has drooping ray petals of papaya-orange, surrounding a pompom center of red-ora...

Echinacea pallida, or pale coneflower, is an upright Missouri native perennial wildflower found primarily on limestone glades, fields, prairies and along railroads throughout most of the State. Features narrow, hairy...

A Missouri and Ozark Mountain native, Echinacea paradoxa or yellow coneflower boasts large, bright yellow flowerheads and is the only yellow-blooming species of echinacea. Its sweetly fragrant, daisy-like blooms appear in midsummer and h...

‘Green Jewel’ is a coneflower that features bright light green rays surrounding a center cone of da...

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' is a classic purple coneflower with very fragrant rose-pink ray petals surrounding a coppery-brown, spiky central cone forming flat horizontal flower heads. This coneflower's newer blooms are more intense in color and f...

Echinacea purpurea 'Milkshake' is a rather large and very strong plant with French vanilla-white, fully double pompom flowers.  The yellow center of the young flowers is very striking. The flower stems are well branching and p...

Echinacea ‘PowWow White’ is a white-flowered coneflower that typically grows in an upright clump on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Each flower features downward-arching, white ray petals which enc...

Echinacea 'PowWow Wild Berry’ is a coneflower that features large, deep magenta flowers in an upright clump on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Each flower features downward-arching, overlapping...

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' features large, daisy-like flowers with slightly drooping, white petals and large, coppery-orange central cones. Long summer bloom period. Best flower display is late June to late July, wit...

Echinacea 'Hot Coral' is part of the Sombrero™ series that were carefully bred and selected to have well-branched, sturdy and compact foliage with a high bud count. These sturdy, compact plants have proven hardiness for ye...

Echinacea 'Sandy Yellow' is part of the Sombrero™ series that were carefully bred and selected to have well-branched, sturdy and compact foliage with a high bud count. These sturdy, compact plants have proven hardiness for...

Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers' forms very low-growing mounds of narrow dark green leathery foliage, with feathery flowering spikes in spring with a multitude of russet-red florets. 'Red Feathers' boasts an exceptional long bloom time...

Eupatorium 'Little Joe' is the first truly compact selection of Joe-Pye Weed. It forms a bushy and substantial upright plant bearing enormous umbrella-like hea...

A very colorful version of Euphorbia, 'First Blush' has light green leaves with creamy white margins. From spring into summer, the leaves are tinted a rose pink for a lovely tri-color effect. Bright yellow bracts appear in spring and gradually mat...

The 2004 Perennial Plant of the year, Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' is a must-have for any shade garden. This variety of Japanese Painted Fern is low-maintenance and is one of the showiest ferns for shade gardens. 'Pictum' produces 12- to 18-inch fr...

Athyrium niponicum pictum 'Regal Red' is a striking variety of Japanese Painted Ferns with arching triangular leaves of silver boasting sh...

Autumn Fern is a colorful groundcover with pink fiddleheads that turn an especially bright coppery orange as they unfurl. The fronds of 'Brilliance' age to a lustrous dark green and remain well into winter. New growth continues through the season,...

Ostrich Fern is one of the largest and most popular ferns available. The dark green, pinnate fronds of Matteuccia struthiopteris are wide at the top and tapering down to a bare strip. This deciduous fern typically grows 2-3 feet tall in cultivatio...

Osmunda cinnamomea, or Cinnamon fern, is a Missouri native fern which occurs in moist, boggy ground along streams and on shaded ledges and bluffs, primarily in the eastern Ozark region of the State. Typically grows in clumps to 2-3...

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot' blooms profusely even in the first year, forming a low, compact mound. Long-lasting flowers are large orange-red ...

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Sun' blooms profusely even in the first year, forming a low, compact mound. Long-lasting flowers are large fl...

The wine-red blooms of Gaillardia 'Burgundy' measure a whopping 3 inches across. This blanket flower continues to provide interest as the middle of these striking red petals is a button-like center which emerges bright yellow and then slowly chang...

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Fanfare' features unique tubular petals that flare from brilliant scarlet to bright yellow at the tips. The upward-facing, daisy-like flowers are almost lacy in appearance and attractive to butterflies. Extremely free-flo...

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin' is a dwarf selection of blanket flower with a neat mounding habit and colorful daisy-like maroon flowers with ragged yellow edges that appear June–August. The flowers are perched on short stems above mounds of lig...

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow' is an early blooming, vigorous yellow blanket flower that will bloom nonstop all season, particularly if occasionally deadheaded. Plants produce mounds of soft green, slightly hairy leaves in ...

This old-fashioned hardy geranium is a garden classic. Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' forms large, branching mounds of finely textured leaves and produces cool blue-violet flowers from ear...

Geranium sanguineum 'Album', or 'Alba', features 5-petaled, clear white flowers and small, dark green leaves. Primarily blooms in May and June with a sparser rebloom occurring throughout the summer. One of the best choices for massed plantings, fi...

Geranium sanguineum 'Brookside' displays its deep violet-blue flowers all summer long against a backdrop of finely divided foliage. Also known as cranesbill, this pretty hybrid is distinguished by its neat mounded habit and long blooming period. T...

Geranium sanguineum 'Rozanne' offers a low, rambling habit and medium green leaves that are deeply divided. From late spring to fall, this hardy cranesbill produces lovely violet-blue cup-shaped flowers with white centers and purple veins. Foliage...

This clump-forming, upright, ornamental grass is a Missouri native plant and is perhaps most distinguished by t...

One of the most cold-hardy varieties of Pampas Grass, Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila' is also shorter and more compact than other varieties. Produces showy plumes of silvery-cream that can be used in dried flower arrangements. Wait until late winter,...

Versatile and pretty, festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue' or blue fescue is a semi-evergreen ornamental grass that is similar to the 'Elijah Blue' variety, but is shorter in height with taller flower stalks. 'Boulder Blue' is known ...

A grass for shade! Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ is a golden-striped form of Hakone grass. Few grasses have the elegant beauty of golden Japanese forest grass and even fewer are well adapted to shade. This clump-forming, variegated grass...

Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' or Japanese Blood Grass is an unusual and dramatic grass, slowly forming a low clump. Leaves are green at the base, with red tips that become more intense over the summer and fall until they turn a bright glowing re...

Koeleria macrantha, or Prairie Junegrass, is a cool season, clump-forming, tufted, perennial bunch grass that is native in Missouri, typically found in dry prairies and open woods in the southwestern and central parts of the s...

Give this grass plenty of room! The tall, variegated Japanese silvergrass, ‘Silver Feather, originates from eastern Asia and has a graceful arching habit. Its long slender blades are dark green with razor thin white midribs a...

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' or Zebra grass is a clump-forming grass noted for its horizontally banded foliage. 'Zebrinus' typically forms a substantial foliage clump 4-6' tall, however it sends up flower stalks to 2' above the foliage clum...

Dwarf Fountain Grass offers arching, deep green foliage in a compact growth habit. One of the most versatile of all ornamental grasses, it is also one of the most popular Pennisetum cultivars. The 'Hameln' variety has leaves that are deep green in...

A wonderful variety of Ivy, Baltic is a delightful evergreen groundcover that has smaller leaves then English Ivy but boasts the same deep green color and interesting white veins. A variety of Hedera that is most ideal for the northern zones for i...

Hedera helix, or English Ivy, ‘Gold Child’ has variegated leaves with a lobed, ivy shape and heart-shaped base. The leaf color is gray-green with irre...

An award winning variety, 'Teardrop' has dark green leaves that are a unique teardrop shape. This ivy is easy to grow and was awarded Ivy of the Year for 2002. Especially lovely when planted in hanging baskets or along rock walls where it can casc...

Compared to Baltic Ivy, 'Thorndale' ivy boasts attractive dark green leaves that are a bit smaller, have a more prominent central lobe, and display creamy white veins. Slow growing until rooted, it later spreads at a moderate pace and makes a thic...

Hedera helix 'Yellow Ripple' (also known as Golden Ripple) ivy boasts attractive, evergreen foliage that provides year-round interest. The yellow and green veriagated leaves almost glow! Great for erosion control on steep banks and...

Helenium autumnale, or sneezeweed, is a Missouri native perennial which occurs in moist soils along streams, ponds or ditches throughout most of Missouri. Typically grows 3-5' tall on rigid, distinctively winged stems which branch near t...

An extremely popular and widely-used reblooming daylily, Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns' boasts ruffled, lemon yellow flowers on naked stems rising above a clump of arching, linear, blade-like leaves. Individual flowers open for one d...

The canary yellow flowers of Hemerocallis 'Hyperion' are carried in profusion above vigorous clumps of arching grasslike foliage. This variety of Daylily has been around since 1925, but Hyperion remains unsurpassed in its color class. It's one of ...

A delightful dwarf daylily, Hemerocallis 'Little Business' will reward you by blooming twice a year! This outstanding variety produces mounds of tall foliage and boasts raspberry-red flowers with a green eye. Individual flowers open for one day. '...

A miniature daylily variety, Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me' offers beautiful, fragrant, cranberry red flowers with a narrow yellow-green throat. The petals of 'Pardon Me' have pie-crust edges, sepals are smooth, both are slightly recurved and appear in ...

Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy' features large coral-pink flowers with a strawberry-red eye and reddish picotee edge. Midseason, extended (16 hrs or longer) and repeat bloomer. Tetraploid. Semi-evergreen. Very strong grower and very popular d...

'Berry Smoothie' heuchera or coral bells, is a terrific choice for adding a touch of color towards the front of a border in shady areas. The larg...

Heuchera 'Georgia Peach’ is a vigorous, clump-forming coral bells noted for its vibrant foliage which changes colors throughout the growing season. In early spring, immense, showy leaves emerge peach-orange with darker veins. Leave...

Heuchera 'Stainless Steel' features metallic silver-green foliage with purple veins and eggplant-purple undersides. Early spring foliage is almost pure silver, and large white flowers appear in spring on chocolate brown stalks 18" above ...

The large, cocoa-colored leaves of Heuchera ‘Chocolate Veil’ are overlaid with a delicate, silvery purple making this perennial a striking addition to the garden. Its grown for its low, wide mounds of ric...

Heuchera 'Green Spice' has marvelous green leaves which are decorated with heavy silvering and are beautifully accented with rust red to purple veins. Green Spice, also known as coral bells, has tall spikes of flowers but they are insignificant as...

Caramel Heuchera has grayish-red new growth fading to soft apricot-caramel by summer. This variety of Coral Bells has fall color that is an intense salmon red. Caramel's lobed fuzzy foliage has a very sturdy habit, an excellent choice for hot, hum...

This spectacular variety of Heuchera emerges with spring boasting near black foliage speckled with hot pink flecks. As the summer heat intensifies, Midnight Rose's dark foliage lightens to a maroon-purple and the spots take on a lighter hue. Spray...

A wonderful variety of Heuchera, 'Obsidian' has wonderful deep purplish-black foliage with a polished glassy luster. The dark color of Obsidian is very unique and is closer to true black than any other Heuchera, also known as coral bells. Undersid...

With its glowing exotic-looking foliage, Heuchera 'Pistache' is a must have for the shade garden. Plant Heuchera 'Pistache' in full shade for lovely lime green foliage or plant it in partial shade for electrifying chartreuse-yellow leaves that wil...

A wonderful variety of Coral Bells, 'Tiramisu' is a wonderfully exotic Heuchera that boasts a rainbow of colors that change with the seasons. In the earliest days of spring, the young leaves emerge bright yellow combined with brick red centers tha...

Hibiscus lasiocarpos, or Rose Mallow, is a Missouri native plant which typically occurs in wet soils along ponds, in ditches or in damp woods. A vigorous, erect, often woody-based perennial that features large hollyhock-like, 5-pet...

Hosta ‘Dream Queen’ is a medium-sized hosta that forms neat spreading clumps. Its large, round to heart-shaped ribbed leaves are blue-green accented w...

In the spring, Hosta 'Fire and Ice' produces a clump of heart-shaped, wavy, twisted leaves of dark green with shocking white variegated centers. In midsummer, upright, sturdy stems of trumpet-shaped, pale lavender flowers appear above th...

Hosta 'Katsuragawa Beni'  has crimson stems with some red spotting continuing up the narrow, shiny green leaves.  In midsummer, up...

Hosta 'Liberty' is a mid-to-large hosta that boatst thick, wide-oval leaves blue-green in color with extremely wide yellow margins. As the leaves mature, the centers become greener and the margins lighten to creamy white. Funnel-shaped p...

Hosta ‘Love Pat’ boasts thick, heart-shaped, bold ice-blue foliage that is heavily quilted and deeply cupped. The leaves often fade to green late in the season, usually after flowering. In the summer months, plants produce tall st...

Hosta 'Pacific Blue Edger' is a dwarf selection has heart-shaped blue-green leaves, and a good vigorous habit. Pale lavender flowers appear on tall stems above the foliage in July. Hostas, also known as Plantain Lily or Funkia, are...

Hosta 'Praying Hands' is like no other hosta. This compact hosta has green leaves with white edges, each rolled or folded into a ruffled tube shape like praying hands. Pale lavender flowers appear in August.

Hosta are among the most popular of perennials for shady areas, forming sturdy mounds of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms. 'Stained Glass' is a ...

One of the largest growing and popular hostas of the day, 'Sum and Substance' is widely prized for its size and its huge, heavy leaves that are chartreuse-gold and have a waxy sheen. 'Sum and Substance' is a massive plant, with the leaves rising h...

The dark green leaves of Hosta 'Albopicta' have bright creme centers that eventually fade to soft green with the coming of early summer. Full shade will help keep the margins more distinct. A wonderfully growing Hosta, also known a...

In spring, Hosta 'Aureomarginata' produces a large clump of heart-shaped leaves of dark olive-green with wavy, variegated margins of pale yellow. In midsummer, upright, sturdy stems of trumpet-shaped, lavender-pink flowers appear 30 or more inche...

'Francee' is another popular variety of hosta that Green Gate Farms offers and this one's variegation holds up very well in sun. Francee's medium to dark green heart-shaped leaves have narrow, clean white margins. This variety forms a wide low mou...

'Minuteman' Hosta is a stunning variety with dark green leaves that are surrounded by a pure white margin. Minuteman's foliage has good substance and is usually cupped and slightly wavy. This variety of Hosta, also known as Funkia or Plantain Lily...

'Night Before Christmas' is a stunningly beautiful variety of Hosta with its thick, wavy, heart-shaped leaves that have a clear white center surrounded by a dark green border. In early summer, upright, sturdy stems of bell-shaped lavender flowers ...

'Queen Josephine' hosta, also known as Plantain Lily or Funkia, has very glossy heart-shaped leaves with dark green centers and wide yellow margins that mature white. In mid to late summer, upright stems of funnel-shaped flowers of light purple ap...

Hosta 'Whirlwind' lives up to its name with foliage color that continuously changes throughout the season. Dark green, streaked margins encompass an ever-changing center on this variety of hosta, also known as Plantain Lily or Funkia. With the com...

Golden Tiara's small heart-shaped verigated leaves of medium green change from chartreuse-colored margins to gold when planted in sun. This compact grower, also known as Funkia or Plantain Lily, exhibits good form and persistent color throughout t...

This hosta boasts awesome flower power! Guacamole has incredible fragrant blossoms of snow white in mid-summer which contrast beautifully with its light green foliage that has a darker green margin. This variety of hosta, also known as Funkia or P...

'Royal Standard' hosta forms a very large mound of glossy, corrugated, heart-shaped bright green leaves. The white trumpet-shaped flowers are highly fragrant with the scent more pronounced in the evening. Divide in spring or fall if plants become ...

'Bressingham Blue' Hosta, or Plantain Lily, offers huge, cupped, powdery blue leaves with a puckered appearance and heavy substance. Near-white bell-shaped flowers appear on tall stems above the foliage in July. More shade retains the blue leaves ...

'Big Daddy' is a hosta that lives up to its name with huge 15-inch very blue-grey foliage that exhibits deep texturing and is a wonderful selection for developing a background for bright colors in the landscape. Also known as Funkia, or Plantain L...

Blue Angel Hosta is a wonderful selection with gigantic, heart-shaped, blue-grey leaves that are of heavy substance and are very slug resistant. White trumpet-shaped flowers appear in mid-summer above the foliage. Also known as Funkia or Plantain ...

An old-timed favorite, 'Elegans' has large, heart-shaped, thick-textured, heavily corrugated, surface-cupped, blue-green leaves. In early summer, it produces strong, upright stems lined with white bell-shaped flowers tinged with lavender, tucked a...

The giant blue-green leaves of the 'Frances Williams' hosta have very wide, chartreuse to yellow margins. With maturity, the margins of this variety of Hosta, also known as Funkia or Plantain Lily, become wider. Its leaves are leathery, bold, rugg...

Boasting foliage of heavily ribbed, frosty blue-green, 'Halcyon' is a surperb grower whose thick leaves are pointed and offer good slug resistance. One of the best and most popular of the blue hosta cultivars. This variety of Hosta, also known as ...

Hosta 'June' has pointed leaves that boast a distinct and beautiful variegation. This variety of Hosta, also known as Funkia or Plantain Lily, exhibits leaves of heavy substance that are wide and streaked with blue-green margins with chartreuse ce...

Hosta ventricosa 'True Blue' has gorgeous dark green leaves with a twisted tip that are especially attractive when grown in a mass planting. This variety grows quickly and blooms medium purple flowers with distinctive striping on t...

Iris fulva is native to swamps and wetlands of the deep South and of the lower Mississippi Valley from Louisiana north to southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois. In Missouri, it is primarily found in bald cypress swamps, ponds...

'Caesar's Brother' has rich deep violet-purple flowers, blooming profusely in early to mid spring. This Siberian Iris variety has beardless flowers with narrow grassy upright foliage that remains beautiful until frost. 'Caesar's Brother' prefers s...

The 'Sky Wings' variety of Siberian Iris blooms dainty light-blue flowers that enhance the spring garden. The sword-like dark green foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season. Preforms best in moist boggy conditions, however will gro...

'Snow Queen' is aptly named as it boasts outstanding sparkling white blooms in early spring. The linear, almost grass-like, green foliage remains fresh and attractive throughout the growing season. As with many other varieties of Siberian Iris, Sn...

Iris virginica, or southern blue flag, is a wetland species of iris which features violet blue flowers with lower petals that are crested with yellow and white. Narrow, bright green leaves often lie on the ground or in water. ...

Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' is a distinctively variegated selection of spotted deadnett...

Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' is a distinctively variegated selection of spotted deadnettle that spreads quickly by rooting stems. ‘Purple Dragon’ has small, heart-shap...

Lamium is a perfect groundcover to brighten a shady spot. 'White Nancy' produces pure white clusters of small, hooded flowers in late spring and sporadically thru the summer. Stunning...

Lavandula angustifolia's rich lavender flower spikes fill the air with a sweet, intoxicating fragrance all summer long and 'Munstead' is one of the most popular varieties of Lavender today. A nice, compact habit and relatively short stature makes ...

The compact and beautiful 'Hidcote' is a classic lavender with especially dark lavender-purple flowers. It is a heavy bloomer, and its tidy, compact habit ma...

Lemon balm (or bee balm) is a bushy herbaceous perennial of the mint family that is typically grown in herb gardens and border fronts for its lemon-scented leaves. Wrinkled, medium green leaves appear in pairs on square stems&...

Leucanthemum 'Becky' is a very tall selection that exhibits excellent tolerance to summer heat and humidity. This Shasta daisy cultivar is larger than most others, growing 3-4 feet tall on rigid stems which do not require...

Vigorous, pretty, and easy to grow, Leucanthemum 'Crazy Daisy' is a frilly twist on the classic white Shasta daisy. Its tall, upright stems are topped with large, double, fringed...

'Snowcap' shasta daisy is a compact, yet large-flowered selection of this classic garden perennial. In early to midsummer, very big white daisies with yellow centers appear atop upright, rigid stems lined with course dark green fol...

Liatris aspera, or blazing star, is an upright, clump-forming, Missouri native perennial which typically grows in sunny, dry soils on prairies, open woods, meadows and along roads and railroad tracks. Rounded, fluffy, dee...

This short form of Liatris spicata, also known as Blazing Star or Gayfeather, is a small, compact, upright perennial which typically grows about two feet tall. 'Kobold' features spikes of rounded, fluffy, deep purple flower heads appearing atop ri...

A wonderful variety of Asiatic Lily, the deep red upward-facing blooms of 'Black Bird' lilium are spotted and shaded with satiny black highlights and appear on strong, compact plants and stems. The rich color of the flowers is intensified by dark ...

Lilium 'Tiny Bee' is a compact, early blooming Asiatic Lily variety that features unusually large, upward-facing bright yellow blooms with slightly recurved, black-freckled petals. The upright stems are lined with glossy green, narrow, lance-shape...

Liriope 'Big Blue' is a wonderful way to edge a path or bed. A clumping, grass-like evergreen with dark leaves, 'Big Blue' produces erect, showy flower spikes with tiered whorls of dense, lavender flowers in late summer. These are followed by blac...

From summer to fall, Liriope 'Royal Purple' produces tall clusters of deep violet-purple flowers on spikes held well above the foliage. Also known as lily turf or monkey grass, Liriope is a grass-like evergreen perennial originatin...

One of our best-known native wildflowers, Lobelia cardinalis, or Cardinal Flower, adapts well to gard...

Lobelia siphilitica, or Blue Cardinal Flower, is a Missouri native perennial which likes moist soil. It will naturalize along ditches and streams and features spires of colorful hood-like flowers on stately spikes in late summ...

A hallmark of the traditional English cottage garden, hybrid Lupinus 'Gallery Series’ lupines produce vividly colored flowers that bloom from late spring into early summer on candle-like spires. The shorter size of these hybrids makes them a...

Lysimachia nummelaria 'Aurea', also known most commonly as Creeping Jenny, is a vigorous groundcover that can be used in the garden or container and is known for its dense mat of bright chartreuse-colored, circular-leaved foliage. Best yellow colo...

The clump-forming herbaceous perennial Spearming is an aggressive plant that spreads quickly by underground creeping stems called rhizomes. ...

Chocolate Mint is an upright perennial which is most commonly grown as a culinary herb. Spreading by rhizomes to form an attractive ground cover, Chocolate Mint features small, glossy dark green leaves tinged with burgundy. Spikes ...

Perhaps the most famous herb of all, Peppermint has a flavor that is universally recognizable and amazingly versatile. The clump-forming herbaceous perennial is an aggressive plant that spreads quickly by underground creeping stems...

Monarda ‘Petite Wonder’ is a dwarf version of beebalm-half the height of most! It typically grows to only 9-10” tall with a rounded habit. Lovely clear pink flowers are sit atop stiff square stems clad with dark gr...

'Jacob Cline' is a variety of Bee Balm that exhibits vigorous growth and blooms enormous red frilly starburst heads that perch atop tall square stems of highly fragrant foliage. Great when used as a backdrop to a perennial border or landscape desi...

'Walker's Low' Catmint has soft, fragrant, gray-green foliage. In April, sprays of large, trumpet-shaped, distinct bluish purple flowers appear on upright arching stems and continue until October. Despite the name, 'Walker's Low' is best in the mi...

Oenotherea macrocarpa, or Missouri evening primrose, is a sprawling Missouri native plant featuring very large, 4-petaled, mildly fragrant, bright yellow flowers which open for only one day in the late afternoon and lasting overnigh...

The upright stems of Golden Oregano are lined with highly fragrant, small, oval leaves. The strong fragrance comes from oil-filled hairs along the surface of the leaves, called trichomes. In summer, clusters of small pinkish white ...

Origanum vulgare, or common oregano, is an herb that is grown almost exclusively for culinary use. A sprawling plant which features pungently aromatic, flavorful, oval, dark green leaves which are commonly used in cooking...

Penstemon barbatus 'Delft Blue Riding Hood' features an abundance of huge, bell-shaped, lavender blue flowers from late spring through summer have basil branching and thick glossy leaves. The Riding Hood series is a very showy, cold hardy Penstemo...

Penstemon barbatus 'Red Riding Hood' produces an abundance of bright watermelon-red flowers the very first year. A compact variety which makes it great for container production. Long-blooming with tubular flowers attractive to hummingbirds and but...

Penstemon digitalis is a Missouri-native perennial which typically occurs in prairies, fields, open woods and along railroad tracks throughout the state. Beard Tongue boasts white, two-lipped, tubular flowers on erec...

A native to North America, 'Husker Red' Penstemon makes a great landscape display with its brilliant white tubular flowers against the backdrop of its foliage of rich red leaves intermixed with green leaves. Tough in any condition and fairly easy ...

Penstemon tubaeflorus, or Beard Tongue, is a clump-forming, Missouri native perennial which occurs in dryish soils on prairies, limestone glades, open woods and along railroad tracks. Loose clusters of white, trumpet-shap...

Garden Phlox's most clear bright white variety, 'David' is wonderfully fragrant as well. Combined with its large blossoms of clustered petals that bloom all summer long and its mildew resistant foliage, 'David' garden phlox is a must-have for sunn...

A lovely variety of garden phlox, Flamingo's flowers are five-petaled, tubular and solid pink with dark magenta eyes. This strong-stemmed, vigorous tall garden phlox also has a wonderful fragrance, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds all summe...

This outstanding dwarf Phlox selection is one of the shortest yet introduced. Phlox paniculata 'Light Pink Flame' forms a bushy mound, perfect for near the front of a sunny border and used as an aromatic plant to attract hummingbirds and...

Very large clusters of pristine white blossoms cover Phlox paniculata Flame 'White'. This outstanding dwarf selection is one of the shortest yet introduced. It forms a bushy mound, pe...

Phlox subulata 'Pink' is a variety of creeping phlox, or moss phlox, that boasts flashy pink flowers with dark green glossy foliage and a wonderful compact growth habit. Phlox subulata is a vigorous, spreading, mat-forming, sun-loving phlox that i...

Polemonium reptans, or Creeping Jacob's Ladder, is a Missouri native wildflower that occurs in rich, moist woods and along streams throughout the State except for the far northeastern counties. Typically grows in a mound featuring ...

Beautiful and dainty, Prunella grandiflora 'Bella Blue' is covered with masses of showy violet-blue flowers from June to September. Extremely showy in the landscape, 'Bella Blue' is very well branched and forms dense mats...

Prunella 'Freelander Blue' simply has no idea how to stop flowering! One of the longest-blooming plants in any garden, its bloom clusters attract butterflies and bees from late spring through autumn. Great as edging, in t...

Ratibida pinnata, or grey-head coneflower, is a Missouri native plant which typically occurs in dry woods, prairies and along railroad tracks and roads. Tall and thinly foliaged, prairie coneflower shines in the meadow from summer ...

Rudbeckia 'Viette's Little Suzy' is a compact, upright, free-blooming coneflower featuring daisy-like flowers with yellow rays and dark brownish-purple center disks. Prolific flower production over a long mid-summer-to-fall bloom period. The bloom...

The bright gold daisy-like petals of 'Goldsturm' rudbeckia have a distinct brown cone that highlight any summer garden from July into September. In the wild, black-eyed Susan inhabits grasslands and prairies, so it grows best in sites with rich so...

A true dwarf, Rudbeckia 'Little Goldstar' forms a bushy, short clump of rich green foliage covered with starburst-shaped golden yellow blossoms with dark centers. Standing only 16 inches high compared to taller, waist-high varieties...

Rudbeckia missouriensis, or Missouri coneflower, features pretty green leaves and stems covered in conspicuous silvery white hairs, and displays golden yello...

The variegated leaves of Golden Sage offer year round interest to herb and perennial gardens alike. 'Icterina' has gray-green leaves with irregular gold edges tha...

Tricolor sage is a cultivar of the culinary sage but is grown primarily for its ornamental qualities. It is a compact, shrubby perennial which features wrinkled, oblong leaves marbled with grayish-green, white and purple ...

Salvia "Madeline' showcases beautiful spikes of violet-blue hooded flowers with a white lower lip edged in violet. More open and featuring a bushier growth habit, 'Madeline' re-blooms when cut back and is ideal for the sunny border or in container...

Violet blue flowers and glowing purple stems make 'Caradonna' sage stand out in the perennial border. Boasting a nice compact habit, Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' is a must-have for any lover of color. From summer to fall, erect flower spikes of dee...

Salvia 'East Friesland' brings vivid violet-purple spikes starting in early June and continuing all summer long. The heavy flower power of 'East Friesland' tops a compact mound of wrinkled, lance-shaped, aromatic light-green leaves. Attracts birds...

Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Friesland' offers a new look for an old time favorite with its pinkish-red flower spikes all summer long. This vigorous but tame, compact perennial bears upright spikes of dark pink flowers that appear in early summer and wil...

A very popular perennial, salvia 'May Night' is compact and produces beautiful flowers through much of the growing season. From summer to fall, flower spikes of bright violet-blue appear over the slightly aromatic, upright bushy plants of meadow s...

'Viola Klose' Salvia is a favorite with its spikey violet-blue flowers which are much deeper and more intense in color than any other perennial salvia. The compact foliage of this meadow sage is aromatic when crushed and is a selection that has pr...

'Butterfly Blue' Pincushion Flower produces a profusion of feathery, lavender-blue, pincushion-like flowers that last from early summer into fall with regular deadheading. As with other varieties of Scabiosa columbaria, Butterfly Blue's blooms sit...

A popular perennial that changes with the seasons, 'Autumn Joy' sedum is valued for its late season of bloom and waxy, succulent, attractive green leaves. In late summer to fall, strong, upright stems support enormous rounded clusters of numerous,...

Sedum 'Rosy Glow' is a low, clumping stonecrop that has blue-green succulent-like foliage and in late summer boasts rich ruby-red flower clusters until fall. The small stature of 'Rosy Glow' makes it perfect for edging the garden or border, and is...

Sedum acre 'Aureum' forms a low evergreen carpet of tiny succulent green leaves, the tips of each stem turning yellow in the spring. ...

Sedum album 'Chloroticum' has bright yellowish-green beadlike leaves. It stays close to the ground in a carpet-like fashion. In summer, white star-shaped flowers appear. Great for rock garden paths, or spilling over banks and ...

Sedum album 'Coral Carpet' can quickly form a dense mat of small, rounded, fleshy, succulent-like foliage. New growth emerges salmon-orange (coral), matures to bright green and eventually turns reddish-bronze in winter. Cluste...

Sedum Album 'Orange Ice' is popular for its orange fall and winter color. In spring, evergreen foliage changes to medium green color and white, star-shaped blooms appear in early to mid summer. Very low growing!

This evergreen sedum, or stonecrop, is attractive in all seasons! Sedum diffusum Middendorffianum starts out a deep green in the spring, then bright yellow flowers in the summer turn orange and red. In the fall, the foliage pi...

Sedum hybridum 'Immergrunchen' is an extremely coarse textured ground cover with a tight habit, vibrant green foliage and yellow blooms in the summer. Its leaves are actually semi-evergreen, some then shed during the wint...

Sedum 'kamtschaticum' makes a fine dense groundcover where soils are poor and winters dry and cold. Its spoon-shaped, fleshy, dark green leaves are toothed at their tips and densely borne on low stems. In the summer, starry orange-...

'Weihenstephaner Gold' Sedum is among the most popular groundcover sedums with its covering of tiny canary yellow star-shaped flower clusters in late spring.

‘Weihenstephaner Gold’ is a low-growing stonecrop th...

Delicate in appearance and yet very cold hardy, Sedum 'Golden Teardrop' is a ray of sunshine in cold climates. The small, succulent leaves are crowded on short stems attached to long trailing arms that root agressively as they go. ...

A very popular groundcover, 'Blue Spruce' sedum is great for rock gardens and ledges with its creeping blue foliage, highlighted by clusters of bright yellow star flowers in summer. Changing with the seasons, 'Blue Spruce' stonecrop has narrow, fl...

Angelina Sedum is a low, spreading sedum that will form a solid mat of foliage and is excellent for covering slopes or can be planted as a groundcover in sunny, dry areas. 'Angelina' stonecrop shines with brilliant golden-yellow, evergreen, needle...

Sexangulare or 'Sexangular' Sedum forms a low carpet of tiny, spiraling green leaves that spread to form a thick mat of foliage. A bronzy-green color provides late season interest and tiny, yellow, star-shaped flowers appear in June. On elevated l...

Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant' is popular due to its upright habit and generous flowering. 'Brilliant' boasts awesome late summer color as it is covered in large domed clusters of hot pink star flowers on succulent pale green gray-dusted leaves. A t...

'Dragon's Blood' sedum is a fast-growing ground cover that emerges with red succulent leaves, then turns to dark green with a purplish tinge and continues into late summer in a shade of red! Bright pink, star shaped clusters of flowers are a wonde...

Sedum spurium ‘Fuldaglut’ is a low-growing stonecrop or sedum with marroon-colored branching stems that are toothed near the ends. Tiny, star-shaped, rose-red flowers bloom in August. Leaves are attractive thr...

Sedum spurium 'John Creech’ is a small spreading stonecrop that typically grows to only 2” tall but can quickly form a dense groundcover of small, scalloped green leaves. Lovely pink flowers appear above the foliage in fall.

Sedum ‘Red Carpet’ is a low-growing, sprawling, red-leaved sedum or stonecrop (also commonly called two-row stonecrop) that is commonly grown as a ground cover. It is an evergreen plant with thick, succulent red leaves that are to...

The brightly colored green, pink and white foliage of 'Tricolor' works beautifully as a contrasting groundcover for rock gardens and containers. Though mainly grown for its colorful leaves, sedum spurium 'Tri-color' blooms small, pink, starry flow...

Sedum spurium ‘Voodoo’ is a low-growing, spreading stonecrop commonly grown as a ground cover.  Tiny, star-shaped, rose-red flowers bloom in late spring to mid summer. Thick, succulent, dark maroon-red le...

Mixed sedum flats are created here at Green Gate Farms using sedum favorites including 'Dragon's Blood', 'Blue Spruce', 'Tri Color' and more. Plant in a mass and create a sea of beautiful color! Drought-tolerant and very easy to gr...

Sisyrinchium angustifolium, or Blue-Eyed Grass, is noted for its profuse bloom of large, star-like, intense blue flowers with yellow centers over a long May-June bloom period. This is a low clump-forming perennial that features a fan-like tuft of ...

Stachys monieri 'Hummelo' is a cousin to the familiar Lamb's-Ears, but not at all similar. This is a clump...

English thyme is an upright, woody-based perennial which is primarily grown as a culinary herb in herb gardens. Numerous, somewhat woody stems grow upward to form a foliage mound.  Leaves ar...

Lemon thyme is primarily grown as a culinary herb for its rich, lemon-scented leaves. It is an erect, bushy, woody-based perennial with upward branching stems of tiny, dark green leaves with a strong lemon scent that reac...

This spiderwort hybrid is a compact, clump-forming perennial which produces clusters of purple-blue, three-petaled flowers accented by contrasting yellow stamens atop stiff stems. Numerous flower buds form in each cluster, but...

'Red Fox' Veronica has delightful upright spikes of reddish pink flowers that cover its low growing, dense foliage of glossy green in early summer continuing until fall. These are lightly fragrant, highly attractive to bees and butterflies and wil...

Offering a compact habit and two or more months of deep blue-purple flower spikes in late spring and summer, 'Royal Candles' is considered one of the best upright forms of Veronica. Appearing in candelabra-like clusters above mats of dark green le...

An excellent ground cover with dark green glossy foliage, vinca minor 'Bowles' variety is excellent for shady areas. In addition, 'Bowles' periwinkle, also known as Myrtle, has large purple-blue pinwheel flowers that appear late spring and continu...