A Grow Native! professional tour visits the Alpine Shop located in downtown Kirkwood. The Alpine Shop landscape features native plants supplied by Bohn's Farm and Greenhouses. (Photo credit: Robert Weaver, The Gateway Gardener Magazine)
Native Plants
Specializing in Native Plants of the Lower Midwest
Bohn's Farm and Greenhouses strives to produce, within a managed production nursery setting, the most extensive selection of Midwest native perennials found in the lower Midwest. Our extensive selection of ecotype species and landscape "nativars" are grown in a variety of container sizes to suit the needs of both the landscape professional and the retail merchant. Special production emphasis in recent years includes native species required for constructing rain gardens, bioswales, and stormwater detention and retension infrastructures according to the "St.Louis County Phase II Stormwater Management Plan" and "Sustainable Practices" adopted by the St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD).
Additional Information
Bohn's Farm wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the Shaw Nature Reserve team for their educational assistance to expand our knowledge of native plants via their educational programs and ongoing development and management of The Whitmire Wildflower Garden.
An active member since the inception of the program, Bohn's Farm also values association with the Grow Native! a native plant awareness program jointly managed by the Missori Department of Conservation and Missouri Department of Agriculture.
Bohn's Farm RESPONSIBLE CODE OF CONDUCT: All native plants we offer are propagated from seeds responsibly collected or vegetative cuttings from controlled nursery-produced stock plants. We DO NOT purchase propagated materials from plant material collected in the wild.
Salvia azureaSage, Blue
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Schizachyrium (syn Andropogon) scopariumGrass, Little Bluestem
Green to blue-green leaves turn deep red in the fall. One of our native prairie grasses that is perfectly suited to hot humid summers.
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Schizachyrium (syn Andropogon) scoparium 'Blaze'Grass, Little Bluestem
Valued ornamentally for its vivid red fall foliage. In winter it remains a standout as the leaves fade to deep pink. Easily grown and adapts to any soil type, including clay. Heat and drought tolerant.
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Schizachyrium (syn Andropogon) scoparium 'Blue Heaven'Grass, Little Bluestem
Tall, upright form with beautiful blue-grey foliage that turns to burgundy red with purple and violet highlights in fall. The fall color lasts well into November. Small, fluffy white flowers form in late summer.
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Schizachyrium (syn Andropogon) scoparium 'Carousel'Grass, Little Bluestem
An improved selection of the native bluestem, with stems that remain sturdy through the winter. Compact blue-green foliage turns shades of copper, beiges and oranges in the autumn.
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Schizachyrium (syn Andropogon) scoparium 'Prairie Blues'Grass, Little Bluestem
An improved selection of the native bluestem. It offers striking gray-blue, upright foliage that takes on reddish-orange tones in the fall. Fluffy silver seed heads from late summer well into fall.
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Sedum ternatumStonecrop, Woodland
Blooms late April through May.
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Senecio (syn Packera) obovatusSquaw-Weed
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Silphium laciniatumCompass Plant
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Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne'Grass, Blue-Eyed
Bright blue star shaped flowers with gold centers rise above fine, Iris-like foliage from late April or early May until July. Excellent for edging.
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Solidago drummondiiGoldenrod, Cliff
Graceful, arching stems are crowded with tiny, bright yellow, daisy like flowers in late summer to fall. Flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators. Basal leaves generally dry up and disappear by flowering time but leaves toward the top of stems remain. Plant Cliff Goldenrod where it can hang over a rock wall for a be
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Solidago flexicaulisGoldenrod, Zigazg
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Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'Goldenrod
Impressive, lacy sprays of golden yellow flowers in September and October. Flower clusters radiate out in all directions and resemble fireworks on arching bushy foliage. Basal foliage is evergreen. Extremely drought tolerant, as exhibited at Alwerdt's Gardens in Altamont, Il during the summer 2002 drought.
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Solidago speciosaGoldenrod, Showy
Dense, erect clusters of bright yellow flowers top tall reddish stems in late summer and early fall. "Speciosa" is Latin for "showy," and this goldenrod certainly fits that bill. Clump forming.
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Sorghastrum nutansGrass, Indian
Upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves turn golden yellow in fall. Stiff, vertical flowering stems, topped with 12" long, narrow, light brown flower panicles with yellow stamens, rise well above the foliage in late summer.
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Spartina pectinataGrass, Prairie Cordgrass
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Spigelia marilandicaIndian Pink
Indian pink is a clump-forming, Missouri native perennial which occurs in moist woods and streambanks in the far southeastern part of the State. Features one-sided cymes of upward facing, trumpet-shaped, red flowers (to 2" long) atop stiff stems growing to 18" tall. Each flower is yellow inside and flares at the top to form five pointed lobes (a yellow star). Flowers bloom in June. Glossy green, ovate to lance-shaped leaves (to 4" long).
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Sporobolus heterolepisGrass, Prairie Dropseed
Fine textured tufts of green foliage turn gold or deep orange in autumn. Pink flowers appear in August with fragrant seeds. Heat and drought tolerant. Attracts songbirds and wildlife.
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Sporobolus wrightiiGrass, Giant Sacaton
Gray-green foliage sports airy clouds of flowers atop tall stems in summer. This grass is good as a single specimen or in a group as a showy backdrop. Fast growing. Drought, heat and salt tolerant. Supstitute for Pampas Grass.
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Stylophorum diphyllumPoppy, Celandine
Blooms April through June and frequently into July.
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