The flowers of this species of statice (also commonly called German statice, Tatarian statice or Tatarian sea-lavender) are attractive both fresh cut (often used as filler) and dried. Flat-topped clusters of rose-pink to rose-purple flowers appear late spring to late summer. It grows to 6-18” tall and can form an attractive ground cover. This Missouri native is commonly called rose verbena, clump verbena or rose vervain. Narrow, lance-shaped, stemless leaves (1-3" long) are occasionally spotted with maroon. Pinkish buds open to white flowers that slowly fade to pink. Gaura is a clump-forming perennial that can grow 5' tall. Common name is in reference to a former use of this plant as a treatment for rattlesnake bite. Flower heads appear in clusters typically rising to 3-4' (less frequently to 5-6') tall. Rattlesnake-master features bristly-edged, sword-shaped leaves (to 3' long) and tiny greenish-white flowers tightly packed into globular 1" diameter heads resembling thistles. Blooms in spring with some intermittent repeat bloom in summer. This mat-forming cheddar pink produces a blanket of fragrant, scented, bright magenta flowers (to 6" tall) arising from tufted mounds of attractive grassy, deep blue foliage. Solitary, upward facing, cup-shaped, poppy-like, magenta flowers (to 2.5" wide) continuously appear on thin stems above the foliage from mid-spring to fall.
Purple poppy mallow is a mat-forming Missouri native which typically forms a low foliage mound from 6-9" tall and 3' wide. This boltonia cultivar is noted for its compact habit (typically grows 3-4' tall), its grayish-green leaves and its tiny, pure white, 3/4" daisies which cover this aster-like plant with a profuse bloom from late summer to early autumn.
Flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies, and leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars).īoltonia asteroides var. Its long-lasting, bright yellow flowers appear throughout the summer on stiff, erect stems typically rising 2-3' tall.īutterfly weed is a Missouri native that typically grows in a clump 1-3' tall and features clusters of bright orange to yellow-orange flowers from late spring throughout the summer. 'Coronation Gold' is noted for its deeply-dissected, fern-like, aromatic, silvery to gray-green foliage. Plants are grouped alphabetically by sun requirements. For example, many cultivars of purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, are good, long-season bloomers, but only the species has been listed. The following plants were selected from perennials that have displayed a long-season of bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden based on several years of bloom data. In many cases, only the species or a good, representative cultivar of a species has been included.
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