Things To Do > Gardens, Habitats and Trails > What’s Growing
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
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What’s Growing in our Gardens
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Anise Hyssop
(Agastache foeniculum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Arrowhead
(Sagittaria latifolia)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Ashy Sunflower
(Helianthus mollis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Gardens
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Bee Balm
(Monarda fistulosa)
Location:
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Pam Carter from PIxabay
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Beggar Ticks
(Bidens frondosa)
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: August to October
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Bird’s Foot Violet
(Viola pedata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: March to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Black Chokeberry
(Aronia melanocarpa)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Black Haw Viburnum
(Viburnum prunifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Blood Flower
(Asclepias curassavica)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Blue Sage
(Salvia azurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Blue False Indigo
(Baptisia australis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © John Whiteman
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Blue Vervain
(Verbena hastata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Bottle Gentian
(Gentiana andrewsii)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Brown-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Cattail
(Typha latifolia)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Cat Mint
(Nepeta racemosa)
Location: Perennial Garden
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © John Whiteman
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Celandine Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: April to June
Photo © John Whiteman
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Christmas Fern
(Polystichum acrostichoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Common Duckweed
(Lemna minor)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh, Pond/Stream
Bloom Time: Mostly non-flowering
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Downy Serviceberry
(Amelanchier arborea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: March to April
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Eastern Red Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Evening Primrose
(Oenothera biennis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © John Whiteman
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Feverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium)
Location: Savannah
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Garden Phlox
(Phlox paniculata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Golden Alexander
(Zizia aurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © John Whiteman
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Goldenrod (Showy Goldenrod)
(Solidago speciosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Hairy Aster
(Symphyotrichum pilosum)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Heath Aster
(Symphyotrichum ericoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Highbush Blueberry
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Pam Carter from Pixabay
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Indian Blanket
(Gaillardia pulchella)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Inkberry Holly
(Ilex Glabra)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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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
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Large-flowered Tickseed
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Little Bluestem
(Schizachyrium scoparium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to February
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Lizard’s Tail
(Saururus cernuus)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Missouri Coneflower
(Rudbeckia missouriensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Missouri Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea simulata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Northern Sea Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Obedient Plant
(Physostegia virginiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Ohio Spiderwort
(Tradescantia ohiensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Ozark Witch Hazel
(Hamamelis vernalis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: January to April
Photo © John Whiteman
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Partridge Pea
(Chamaecrista fasciculata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Pennsylvania Sedge
(Carex pensylvanica)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Pickerel Weed
(Pontederia cordata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Pokeweed
(Phytolacca americana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Prairie Bundleflower
(Desmanthus illinoensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Prairie Coneflower
(Ratibida columnifera)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Prairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Purple Milkweed
(Asclepias purpurascens)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Purple Poppy Mallow
(Callirhoe involucrata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Rattlesnake Fern
(Botrychium virginianum)
Location: Fox Hollow Trail
Bloom Time: none
Photo © Linda Callahan
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Rattlesnake Master
(Eryngium yuccifolium)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus lasiocarpos)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Pollinator Gardens
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Rose Verbena
(Glandularia canadensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: May to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Rosinweed
(Silphium integrifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Rough Blazing Star
(Liatris aspera)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Sand Phlox
(Phlox bifida)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Short’s Sedge
(Carex shortiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
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Silky Dogwood
(Cornus amomum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Smooth Aster
(Symphyotrichum laeve)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: September to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Sneezeweed
(Helenium amarum)
Locations: Marsh, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Solomon’s Seal
(Polygonatum biflorum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations:
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Southern Blue Flag
(Iris virginica)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Spearmint
(Mentha spicata)
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
![](https://i0.wp.com/lakesidenaturecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Virginia-Spiderwort.jpg?resize=640%2C479&ssl=1)
Spider Lily
(Tradescantia virginiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Summersweet
(Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Sunflower
(Helianthus annuus)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Swamp Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Tall Boneset
(Eupatorium altissimum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Turtlehead
(Chelone glabra)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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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
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Wild Ginger
(Asarum canadense)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Wild Senna
(Senna marilandica)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Woodland Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Yellow Trout Lily
(Erythronium americanum)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden
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Zigzag Goldenrod
(Solidago flexicaulis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden