It is evergreen in warm winter climates and semi-evergreen elsewhere. Foliage and dead flowers persist well into the winter providing additional interest.Įvergreen candytuft is a low-growing, spreading, woody-based perennial which typically forms a foliage mound 6-12" tall and spreading to 18" wide. Flowers appear in large, 3-6", flattened heads atop stems of grayish-green succulent-like leaves growing typically to 2' tall. This ox eye daisy cultivar is a compact, clump-forming, upright perennial which typically grows 2-3' tall and features single to double, daisy-like flowers (2-3" diameter) with golden yellow rays and deep orange-yellow center disks from summer to early fall. Good fresh cut flower.Ī clump-forming perennial that features masses of tiny, star-like flowers which emerge pink, gradually change to deep rose-red and then coppery-rust in autumn. It has narrow, drooping, willow-like leaves (5-7") and grows 5-6' (less frequently to 8') tall. Willow-leaved sunflower is a Missouri native plant that features clusters of 2-2.5" wide sunflowers with bright yellow rays and dark brown center disks from late summer to fall. Sprays of baby's breath are frequently used as filler in bouquets and floral arrangements. This cultivar is a diffusely branched, mound-forming plant that features numerous, long-lasting, double white flowers (1/4" wide) in open, airy panicles in summer. Flower stalks appear in summer and rise 12-18” tall bearing miniature tubular flowers that look white from a distance. 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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