Greenhouse & Nursery

Opening to the public in Spring 2027.

We're adding a greenhouse and nursery to the farm. Stock will be limited and change through the season. Contact us with any questions.

Perennials

  • Black-Eyed Susan

    Several black-eyed Susan flowers with bright golden-yellow petals and dark brown centers, among green stems and grasses.

    Rudbeckia hirta

    Black-eyed Susan is a native wildflower with golden-yellow petals around a dark brown center, blooming from summer into fall. It's short-lived, but it reseeds freely, so it usually stays in the garden. Goldfinches eat the seeds.

    Height
    2 to 4 feet
    Zones
    3 to 8
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Blue Flag Iris

    A blue flag iris flower with deep violet-blue petals veined in white and yellow at the center, among tall green leaves.

    Iris versicolor

    Blue flag iris is a native iris for wet places, with purple-blue flowers in May and June. It grows in rain gardens, pond edges, and even a few inches of standing water. The roots are poisonous if eaten.

    Height
    2 to 3 feet
    Zones
    3 to 9
    Sun
    Full sun for the best flowers

  • Christmas Fern

    A healthy clump of Christmas fern with many glossy green fronds arching out from the center, growing in a garden bed.

    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Christmas fern is a native evergreen fern that stays green all winter. It's one of the most common ferns in Missouri's woods, grows in dry to moist shade, and handles drought and deer once established.

    Height
    1 to 3 feet
    Zones
    3 to 9
    Sun
    Part shade to deep shade

  • Dutchman's Breeches

    A row of white Dutchman's breeches flowers, each shaped like a pair of upside-down pants with yellow tips, hanging from an arching stem.

    Dicentra cucullaria

    Dutchman's breeches is a small native spring wildflower with white flowers shaped like upside-down pants and lacy blue-green leaves. It blooms in March to May, then goes dormant by summer. It's poisonous if eaten.

    Height
    3 to 12 inches
    Zones
    3 to 7
    Sun
    Part shade or dappled light

  • Indian Pink

    Three tubular Indian pink flowers, bright red on the outside, each opening at the tip into a yellow five-pointed star, against a black background.

    Spigelia marilandica

    Indian pink is a native woodland wildflower with upright red and yellow tubular flowers in late spring and early summer. Hummingbirds visit the flowers. It grows in part to full shade in moist, rich soil. All parts are poisonous if eaten.

    Height
    1 to 2 feet, sometimes 3 feet
    Zones
    5 to 9
    Sun
    Part shade to full shade

  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit

    A jack-in-the-pulpit flower, a green hood with pale stripes curving over an upright green club, next to a broad three-part leaf.

    Arisaema triphyllum

    Jack-in-the-pulpit is a native woodland wildflower with a striped, hooded flower in spring and a cluster of bright red berries in late summer. It wants shade and rich, constantly moist soil. All parts are poisonous if eaten.

    Height
    1 to 2 feet, occasionally 2 1/2 feet
    Zones
    4 to 9
    Sun
    Part shade to full shade

  • Lily of the Valley

    A stem of small white bell-shaped lily of the valley flowers hanging beside a broad green leaf.

    Convallaria majalis

    Lily of the valley is a low, spreading ground cover for shade with small, very fragrant white bell-shaped flowers in spring. It spreads by roots and can take over, and it's reported as invasive in some states. All parts are poisonous.

    Height
    6 to 12 inches
    Zones
    3 to 7
    Sun
    Part shade to full shade

  • Orange Daylily

    Two orange daylily flowers with six curved petals, each with a paler stripe down the middle, growing in front of a stone wall.

    Hemerocallis fulva

    Orange daylily is a tough, easy plant with orange, trumpet-shaped flowers in summer, each lasting one day. It spreads by roots into dense clumps and can crowd out other plants. Every part of it is highly toxic to cats.

    Height
    About 3 feet in flower
    Zones
    3 to 8
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Ostrich Fern

    A young ostrich fern with tall, bright green, feather-like fronds arching up from a mulched bed beside a house.

    Matteuccia struthiopteris

    Ostrich fern is a tall fern with plume-like fronds up to 5 feet tall. It needs shade and constant moisture, especially in warm climates, and it spreads into colonies. Its young fiddleheads are edible only when fully cooked.

    Height
    3 to 5 feet
    Zones
    3 to 8
    Sun
    Part shade to full shade

  • Solomon's Seal

    Pairs of pale greenish-white bell-shaped flowers hanging beneath an arching Solomon's seal stem, against a dark background.

    Polygonatum biflorum

    Solomon's seal is a native woodland plant with tall, arching stems and small greenish-white bells hanging beneath the leaves in spring, followed by blue-black berries. It grows wild across Missouri and slowly spreads in shade.

    Height
    Usually about 3 feet
    Zones
    3 to 9
    Sun
    Part shade to full shade

  • White Baneberry

    A white baneberry plant with divided, toothed leaves and two clusters of white berries on red stalks, growing in a mulched bed.

    Actaea pachypoda

    White baneberry, or doll's eyes, is a native woodland plant with white flowers in spring and striking white berries with a black dot on thick red stalks in fall. The berries and roots are highly poisonous and can be deadly. Don't plant it where young children play.

    Height
    1 to 3 feet
    Zones
    3 to 8
    Sun
    Part shade to full shade

  • Yellow Trillium

    Several yellow trillium plants, each with three broad, mottled green leaves and a single upright yellow flower in the center.

    Trillium luteum

    Yellow trillium is a woodland wildflower from the Smoky Mountains region with a single upright yellow flower above three leaves in spring. The flower has a lemony scent. It grows slowly in shade and moist, rich soil.

    Height
    8 to 18 inches
    Zones
    4 to 8
    Sun
    Part shade to full shade

Trees

  • Sourwood

    Oxydendrum arboreum

    Sourwood is a slow-growing small tree with drooping sprays of white flowers in early summer and red fall color. Bees make a well-known honey from it. It needs acidic, moist, well-drained soil.

    Height
    20 to 30 feet
    Zones
    5 to 9
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Sugar Maple

    The upper branches of a sugar maple in fall, covered in bright red-orange leaves against a clear blue sky.

    Acer saccharum

    Sugar maple is a big, long-lived shade tree that grows wild across Missouri. It's known for its fall color and as the source of real maple syrup. It grows slowly and wants room, deep soil, and steady moisture.

    Height
    60 to 75 feet in a yard
    Zones
    3 to 8
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Tulip Poplar

    A cup-shaped tulip poplar flower with pale yellow-green petals banded in orange at the base, surrounded by the tree's squared-off, lobed leaves.

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Tulip poplar is a tall, fast-growing shade tree with tulip-shaped yellow and orange flowers in late spring and golden fall color. It needs a big yard, full sun, and deep, moist soil.

    Height
    60 to 90 feet in a yard
    Zones
    4 to 9
    Sun
    Full sun

Shrubs

  • Black Chokeberry

    A cluster of small white five-petaled black chokeberry flowers with pink-tipped stamens, above glossy green leaves.

    Aronia melanocarpa

    Black chokeberry is a tough native shrub with white spring flowers, glossy black berries, and deep red fall color. It grows in wet or dry soil and spreads by suckers. The berries are edible but very tart.

    Height
    3 to 8 feet, sometimes to 10 feet
    Zones
    3 to 8
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Blackhaw Viburnum

    A dense, rounded cluster of tiny white blackhaw flowers surrounded by glossy dark green leaves.

    Viburnum prunifolium

    Blackhaw is a native shrub or small tree with flat clusters of white flowers in spring, sweet blue-black fruit in fall, and red to purple fall color. It grows in every county in Missouri and handles heat, drought, and most soils.

    Height
    12 to 15 feet as a shrub
    Zones
    3 to 9
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Elderberry

    A broad, lacy cluster of tiny white elderberry flowers against a dark background, with a smaller cluster below it.

    Sambucus canadensis

    American elderberry is a native shrub with big, flat clusters of white flowers in June and purple-black berries in late summer. The ripe berries are cooked into jelly, pie, and syrup. It likes sun and steady moisture, and it spreads into a thicket.

    Height
    5 to 12 feet
    Zones
    4 to 8
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Lilac

    A large, dense cluster of pinkish-purple lilac flowers against a clear blue sky.

    Syringa vulgaris

    Common lilac is an old-fashioned shrub with very fragrant clusters of purple flowers in May. It needs full sun, good drainage, and cold winters, so it does best in the cooler parts of our area.

    Height
    8 to 16 feet
    Zones
    3 to 7
    Sun
    Full sun

  • Nikko Blue Hydrangea

    A close-up of a Nikko Blue hydrangea flower head packed with sky-blue four-petaled florets.

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'

    Nikko Blue is a bigleaf hydrangea with big, round clusters of flowers in late spring and summer. They're blue in acidic soil and pink in alkaline soil. It wants morning sun, afternoon shade, and steady moisture. All parts are mildly poisonous.

    Height
    About 4 feet
    Zones
    6 to 11
    Sun
    Part shade

  • Pink Crepe Myrtle

    Clusters of bright pink, crinkled crepe myrtle flowers against a blue sky, beside the ornate roof of a garden pavilion.

    Lagerstroemia indica

    Crepe myrtle is a summer-blooming shrub or small tree with big clusters of crinkled pink flowers from July to September and smooth, peeling bark. It loves heat and full sun.

    Height
    6 to 30 feet, depending on the variety
    Zones
    6 to 9
    Sun
    Full sun

  • Pink Weigela

    Deep rosy pink, trumpet-shaped weigela flowers and buds on upright stems with bronze-tinged leaves.

    Weigela florida

    Weigela is an easy, old-fashioned shrub covered in rosy pink, trumpet-shaped flowers in late spring, with a few more later in summer. Hummingbirds visit the flowers. It does best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil.

    Height
    6 to 9 feet
    Zones
    4 to 8
    Sun
    Full sun for the most flowers

  • Red Osier Dogwood

    Clumps of bare, bright red dogwood stems standing in snow, with a fence line and fields behind them.

    Cornus sericea

    Red osier dogwood is a fast-growing native shrub grown for its bright red winter stems. It has white flowers in late spring and white berries in late summer, and it handles wet soil. It's a cold-climate plant that can struggle in hot summers.

    Height
    6 to 9 feet
    Zones
    2 to 7
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • Red Rose of Sharon

    Hibiscus syriacus

    Rose of Sharon is a hardy hibiscus shrub with red flowers from early summer into fall. It's easy to grow in most soils, but it reseeds and can spread if you don't remove the seed pods.

    Height
    8 to 12 feet
    Zones
    5 to 9
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

  • White Rose of Sharon

    A single pure white rose of Sharon flower with five broad, slightly ruffled petals and a pale yellow center column, among green leaves.

    Hibiscus syriacus

    Rose of Sharon is a hardy hibiscus shrub with white flowers from early summer into fall. It's easy to grow in most soils, but it reseeds and can spread if you don't remove the seed pods.

    Height
    8 to 12 feet
    Zones
    5 to 9
    Sun
    Full sun to part shade

Growing Zones in Our Area

Our customers come from Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas, Northeast Oklahoma, and Southeast Kansas. That area runs from USDA zone 6b to 8a. The farm is in zone 6b. Not sure which zone you're in? Look up your ZIP code on the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Hardiness zones in our area
ZoneColdest winter night (average)Towns in this zone
6b (our farm) -5 to 0 °F Lebanon, MO; Bolivar, MO; Iola, KS; Garnett, KS
7a 0 to 5 °F Springfield, MO; Joplin, MO; Fayetteville, AR; Bentonville, AR; Bartlesville, OK; Miami, OK; Pittsburg, KS; Chanute, KS
7b 5 to 10 °F Harrison, AR; Tulsa, OK; Broken Arrow, OK; Tahlequah, OK
8a 10 to 15 °F Van Buren, AR; Alma, AR

Official 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Maps. Tap a map to open it full size.

Maps: USDA Agricultural Research Service, with mapping by the PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University.