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The gardens and habitats around Lakeside Nature Center are a vital part of our mission to conserve native Missouri plants. Enjoy these unique areas year-round, from dawn to dusk.
Gardens and Habitats
1, 2, 3.
Dry Sun Gardens
4, 5.
Rain Gardens
6, 7.
Dry Shade Gardens
8.
Pollinator Garden
9.
Tall Grass Prairie
10, 11.
Pond and Marsh
What’s Growing in our Gardens
Anise Hyssop
(Agastache foeniculum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Aromatic Aster
(Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Arrowhead
(Sagittaria latifolia)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Ashy Sunflower
(Helianthus mollis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Gardens
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Bee Balm
(Monarda fistulosa)
Location:
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Pam Carter from PIxabay
Beggar Ticks
(Bidens frondosa)
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: August to October
Bird’s Foot Violet
(Viola pedata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: March to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Black Chokeberry
(Aronia melanocarpa)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Black Haw Viburnum
(Viburnum prunifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Black-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia hirta)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Blood Flower
(Asclepias curassavica)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Blue Sage
(Salvia azurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Blue False Indigo
(Baptisia australis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © John Whiteman
Blue Vervain
(Verbena hastata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Bottle Gentian
(Gentiana andrewsii)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Brown-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Cattail
(Typha latifolia)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Cat Mint
(Nepeta racemosa)
Location: Perennial Garden
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © John Whiteman
Celandine Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: April to June
Photo © John Whiteman
Christmas Fern
(Polystichum acrostichoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Common Duckweed
(Lemna minor)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh, Pond/Stream
Bloom Time: Mostly non-flowering
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Downy Serviceberry
(Amelanchier arborea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: March to April
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Eastern Red Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Evening Primrose
(Oenothera biennis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © John Whiteman
Feverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium)
Location: Savannah
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Foxglove Beardtongue
(Penstemon digitalis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: April to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Garden Phlox
(Phlox paniculata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Golden Alexander
(Zizia aurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © John Whiteman
Goldenrod (Showy Goldenrod)
(Solidago speciosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Grey-headed Coneflower
(Ratibida pinnata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Hairy Aster
(Symphyotrichum pilosum)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Heath Aster
(Symphyotrichum ericoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Highbush Blueberry
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Pam Carter from Pixabay
Indian Blanket
(Gaillardia pulchella)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Inkberry Holly
(Ilex Glabra)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
(Coreopsis lanceolata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Large-flowered Tickseed
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Little Bluestem
(Schizachyrium scoparium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to February
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Lizard’s Tail
(Saururus cernuus)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Coneflower
(Rudbeckia missouriensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea simulata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
New England Aster
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Northern Sea Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Obedient Plant
(Physostegia virginiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Ohio Spiderwort
(Tradescantia ohiensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Oxeye Sunflower
(Heliopsis helianthoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Ozark Witch Hazel
(Hamamelis vernalis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: January to April
Photo © John Whiteman
Partridge Pea
(Chamaecrista fasciculata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Pennsylvania Sedge
(Carex pensylvanica)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Pickerel Weed
(Pontederia cordata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Plains Coreopsis
(Coreopsis tinctoria)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Pokeweed
(Phytolacca americana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Prairie Blazing Star
(Liatris pycnostachya)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Prairie Bundleflower
(Desmanthus illinoensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Prairie Coneflower
(Ratibida columnifera)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Prairie Coreopsis
(Coreopsis palmata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Prairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Purple Milkweed
(Asclepias purpurascens)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Purple Poppy Mallow
(Callirhoe involucrata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Rattlesnake Fern
(Botrychium virginianum)
Location: Fox Hollow Trail
Bloom Time: none
Photo © Linda Callahan
Rattlesnake Master
(Eryngium yuccifolium)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus lasiocarpos)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Pollinator Gardens
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Rose Verbena
(Glandularia canadensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: May to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Rosinweed
(Silphium integrifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Rough Blazing Star
(Liatris aspera)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Sand Phlox
(Phlox bifida)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Short’s Sedge
(Carex shortiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
Silky Dogwood
(Cornus amomum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Smooth Aster
(Symphyotrichum laeve)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: September to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Sneezeweed
(Helenium amarum)
Locations: Marsh, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Solomon’s Seal
(Polygonatum biflorum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations:
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Southern Blue Flag
(Iris virginica)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Spearmint
(Mentha spicata)
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Spider Lily
(Tradescantia virginiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Stiff Goldenrod
(Solidago rigida)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Summersweet
(Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Sunflower
(Helianthus annuus)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Swamp Milkweed
(Asclepias incarnata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Marsh, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Swamp Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Tall Boneset
(Eupatorium altissimum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Tall Coreopsis
(Coreopsis tripteris)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Turtlehead
(Chelone glabra)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Wild Bergamot
(Monarda fistulosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Wild Ginger
(Asarum canadense)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Wild Senna
(Senna marilandica)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Woodland Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Yellow Trout Lily
(Erythronium americanum)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
Zigzag Goldenrod
(Solidago flexicaulis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden