Plant List

Missouri Natives

These plants are grown by Prairie Hill Farms in Auxvasse, MO.

  • Aristolochia tomentosa (dutchman’s pipe vine)
  • Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed)
  • Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)
  • Asclepias veridis (green milkweed)
  • Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed)
  • Aster oblongifolius (aromatic aster)
  • Baptisia australis (blue false indigo)
  • Blephilia ciliata (Ohio horsemint)
  • Bouteloua curtipendula (sideoats grama)
  • Callirhoe involucrata (purple poppy mallow)
  • Cephalanthus occidentalis (button bush)
  • Chasammanthium latifolium (river oats)
  • Coreopsis lanceolata (lance leaf coreopsis)
  • Eryngium yuccifolium (rattlesnake master)
  • Eupatorium purpureum (Joe Pye weed)
  • Glandularia canadensis (rose verbena)
  • Helenium autumnal (sneezeweed)
  • Heliopsis helianthoides (false sunflower)
  • Iris cristata (dwarf crested iris)
  • Iris fulva (copper iris)
  • Juncus effusus (common rush)
  • Lobelia siphilitica (blue cardinal flower)
  • Monarda fistulosa (wild Bergamot/bee balm)
  • Oenthera macrocarpa (Missouri evening primrose)
  • Opuntia humifusa (low prickly pear)
  • Penstemon cobaea (dew flower)
  • Phlox divaricata (wild sweet William)
  • Phlox pilosa (prairie phlox)
  • Pycanthemum tenuifolium (slender mountain mint)
  • Ruellia humilis (wild petunia)
  • Salvia azurea (blue sage)
  • Scutellaria incana (downy skullcap)
  • Silene regia (royal catchfly)
  • Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed)
  • Stylophorum diphyllum (celandine poppy)
  • Tradescantia bracteata (prairie spiderwort)
  • Veronia arkansana (Arkansas ironweed)

Hanging Baskets

A lovely display in sun or shade.

Subject to availability

  • Flowering Basket
  • Foliage Basket
  • Deluxe Combination Basket

Annuals

Annuals are plants that bloom all season long, but do not come back each year.

Subject to availability

  • Abutilon
  • Acalypha pendula
  • Ageratum
  • Alyssum
  • Angelonia
  • Begonia
  • Bidens
  • Bracteantha (strawflower)
  • Calibrachoa
  • Celosia
  • Coleus
  • Cosmos
  • Cleome
  • Croton
  • Cuphea
  • Dianthus
  • Didelta
  • Dorotheanthus
  • Dracaena indivisa (spikes)
  • Duranta Repens (sky flower)
  • Dusty Miller
  • Eucalyptus
  • Fuchsia
  • Fuchsia (trailing)
  • Gaillardia (blanket flower)
  • Gazania (African daisy)
  • Geranium
  • Geranium (brocade)
  • Geranium (zonal)
  • Geranium (ivy)
  • Gerbera
  • Gomphrena
  • Helichrysum petiolare
  • Heliotrope
  • Impatiens
  • Ipomoea
  • Iresene
  • Ivy Geranium
  • Lantana
  • Lobelia
  • Lysimachia
  • Marigold
  • Morning Glory
  • Nicotiana
  • Ornamental Kale
  • Ornamental Pepper
  • Pansy
  • Pentas
  • Petunia
  • Portulaca
  • Salvia
  • Satureja
  • Scaevola
  • Sedum
  • Setcreasea
  • Snapdragon
  • Splash
  • Strobilanthes
  • Tithonia
  • Torenia
  • Verbena
  • Vinca (trailing)
  • Vinca
  • Vinca vine
  • Zinnia

Perennials

Perennials are plants that come back each year.

Subject to availability

  • Achillea (yarrow)
  • Aegopidium (snow on the mountain)
  • Agastache (Anise hyssop)
  • Ajuga reptans (bugleweed)
  • Alyssum
  • Anemone (windflower)
  • Aquilegia (columbine)
  • Aralia
  • Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
  • Aster
  • Baptisia (indigo)
  • Belamcanda (blackberry lily)
  • Brunnera
  • Buddleia (butterfly bush)
  • Campanula glomerata (clustered bellflower)
  • Canna
  • Lamium mac (spotted dead nettle)
  • Cerastium (snow in summer)
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Clematis
  • Coreopsis (tickseed)
  • Delosperma Delmara
  • Delphinium grandiflorum
  • Dianthus (maiden pinks)
  • Dicentra (bleeding heart)
  • Echinacea (coneflower)
  • Filipendula ulmaria (queen of the meadows)
  • Galium odoratum (sweet woodruff)
  • Gaura
  • Grass
  • Helenium autumnale (sneezeweed)
  • Hemerocallis (daylily)
  • Heuchera (coral bells)
  • Hibiscus
  • Hosta
  • Leucanthemum (shasta daisy)
  • Liatris
  • Lily
  • Liriope spicata (lilyturf)
  • Lobelia (cardinal flower)
  • Lonicera (honeysuckle)
  • Monarda (bee balm)
  • Nepeta (catmint)
  • Oenothera missouriensis (ozark sundrops)
  • Penstemon (beardtongue)
  • Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage)
  • Phlox
  • Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)
  • Platycodon grandiflorus (balloon flower)
  • Polygonatum biflorum nanum (Solomon’s seal)
  • Primula vulgaris (primrose)
  • Pulmonaria (lungwort)
  • Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan)
  • Rudbeckia triloba (brown-eyed Susan)
  • Salvia nemorosa (sage)
  • Sedum (stonecrop)
  • Sedum (creeping)
  • Sempervivum (hens & chicks)
  • Sisyrinchium angustifolium (blue eyed grass)
  • Stachys byzantina (lamb’s ear)
  • Stachys monieri (common betony)
  • Stokesia laevis (Stoke’s aster)
  • Thyme
  • Tradescantia (spiderwort)
  • Tricyrtis formosana (toad lily)
  • Veronica

Succulents & Fairy Garden Plants

Design your own garden or buy one already finished!

  • Belle’s Pink Cranesbill
  • JoJo’s Fiber Optic Grass
  • Kellie’s Peperomia
  • Olivia’s Friendship Plant
  • Di’s Artillery Plant
  • Sammy’s Macaw ColeusAli’s Sensitive Plant
  • Echeveria
  • Firesticks
  • Haworthia
  • Jade
  • Aloe
  • Crassula
  • Sempervivum

Tropical Plants

For that tropical feel on your porch or deck.

  • Alocasia
  • Banana basjoo
  • Calathea
  • Cordyline
  • Croton
  • Dipladenia
  • Ensete
  • Fern
  • Ficus lyrata
  • Ficus robusta
  • Gardenia
  • Hibiscus
  • Mandevilla
  • Nephrolepis exaltata (Boston fern)
  • Palm
  • Philodendron
  • Plumbago auriculata
  • Plumeria
  • Sansevieria laurentii

Vegetables & Herbs

Most are grown by seed right here at Giving Gardens.

  • Basil
  • Catnip
  • Chives (Onion)
  • Cilantro
  • Dill
  • Lavandula
  • Lemon Verbena
  • Mint
  • Mushroom plant
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Rosemary
  • Rumex
  • Sage
  • Sorrel
  • Spearmint
  • Stevia
  • Tarragon
  • Thyme
  • Blueberry
  • Horseradish
  • Raspberry
  • Strawberry
  • Broccoli
  • Brussel Sprouts
  • Bush Bean
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower
  • Cucumber
  • Eggplant
  • Kale
  • Muskmelon
  • Okra
  • Pepper (hot)
  • Pepper (sweet)
  • Rhubarb
  • Squash
  • Swiss Chard
  • Tomato

Mums

All are hardy chrysanthemums, available in the fall.

White

  • Giga Snow
  • Stavinski White
  • Vanna Snow (Daisy)

Yellow

  • Allegra Yellow
  • Amiko Yellow
  • Conaco Yellow
  • Conella Yellow
  • Dark Veria Yellow
  • Espero Yellow
  • Gigi Yellow
  • Gigi Gold
  • Golden Cheryl
  • Matador Yellow
  • Malmo Yellow

Yellow (cont.)

  • Mouria Yellow
  • Sizzling Igloo Yellow (daisy)
  • Sparkling Cheryl Yellow
  • Stavinski Yellow

Pink/Purple

  • Adiva Purple
  • Daybreak Appleblossom
  • Gigi Dark Pink
  • Magnus Violet
  • Mefisto Purple
  • Patty Purple
  • Stavinski Pink
  • Zaza Purple

Orange/Bronze

  • Antica Bronze
  • Beverly Orange
  • Conaco Orange
  • Gigi Orange
  • Jacqueline Orange Fusion
  • Jasoda Orange
  • Meridian Bronze Bicolor
  • Meridian Orange
  • Mika Orange
  • Spicy Cheryl Orange
  • Stacy Dazzling Orange
  • Sunbeam Apple Cider
  • Sunbeam Dark Bronze

Red

  • Bonnie Red
  • Camina Red
  • Christina Red
  • Hestia Hot Red
  • Kathleen Dark Red
  • Lava Red
  • Pobo Red
  • Stavinski Red
  • Sunbeam Chili Red

Shrubs

All are zoned for Boone County.

  • Crapemyrtle
  • Hydrangea
  • Rose
  • Spirea
  • Weigela

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