Shrub/Vine

Showy 12-inch long bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny white flowers cover this 6-12 foot tall shrub in a spectacular mid-summer floral display. Handsome dark green palmate foliage turns bright yellow in autumn. This is one of the best...

Unusual, curved-trumpet-shaped, yellowish-green flowers resembling Dutch smoking pipes bloom in spring on this Missouri native twining vine that grows to 20-30 feet long. Flowers are often hidden behind large, densely-overlapping, ...

This compact, broad-leaved evergreen shrub grows very slowly to form a rounded foliage mound to only 12-18 inches tall. It makes an ideal accent for rock gardens, edgings, small hedges or foundations. If present, flowers are fragrant but not showy...

Large clusters of bright, glossy, spherical, amethyst-purple fruit adorn the leaf axils from late summer through fall on this graceful, deciduous shrub that typically grows 3-4 feet tall. Fruits are attractive to birds. Small laven...

Intensely fragrant flowers give this dense, rounded deciduous shrub its common name. It typically grows 6-9 feet tall, and features spicy-scented, dark reddish brown flowers in spring, lustrous dark green leaves in summer and golde...

Fragrant, tiny, tubular, white flowers compacted into spherical 1-inch diameter flower heads bloom in early summer on this deciduous shrub that grows to 6-12 feet tall. Each flower has a projecting style which gives the flower head...

This broadly conical evergreen is noted for its weeping, thread-like, golden foliage that provides excellent texture, contrast and color to foundation plantings, shrub borders and other sunny areas of the landscape. In ideal condit...

Cornelian cherry can be grown as a low-branching, round to oval multi-stemmed shrub or as a single-stemmed small tree growing to a height of 15 to 20 feet. Features star-like small yellow flowers in early spring before the foliage ...

This dogwood is primarily grown for its salmon-red stems which intensify in color as winter sets in and literally lights up a dreary winter landscape. Although not required, annual prunings will promote the best stem color. Cluster...

Discovered in an English hedgerow in the mid-1800s, this 4-10 foot tall shrub has persisted in cultivation as a curiously contorted version of the European hazelnut. Its twisted and spiraling branches, twigs and leaves bring a uniq...

Smoketree gets its name from the billowy hairs of the spent flower panicles which turn smoky purplish-pink in summer and cover the plant with fluffy, smoke-like puffs. Matures to 10-15 feet tall, but may be pruned smaller in early ...

This dwarf selection grows to only 20 inches tall but spreads to 4 feet wide. Light yellow flowers bloom in profusion in late winter to early spring before the foliage emerges, bringing the promise of spring to the often dreary Mar...

Native to the southeastern U. S., this dense, compact, deciduous shrub thrives in moist, acidic, organically rich, well-drained soils. Best ornamental features are fragrant white flowers in bottlebrush-like clusters in spring, qual...

This Missouri native deciduous shrub grows to 6–10 feet tall and is noted for its winter bloom of fragrant, frilly, stem-hugging flowers that are yellow tinged with red. Depending upon winter temperatures, flowers may appear ...

This selection of an old garden favorite features a profuse bloom of showy, pure white, hollyhock-like flowers over an extremely long early summer to fall bloom period. An erect, multi-stemmed shrub that grows to 5-8 feet tall with...

Climbing by clinging aerial rootlets to as much as 30-50 feet, this vigorous woody vine will easily grow up a variety of structures including arbors, fences, trunks of large trees or walls. It will also sprawl as a ground cover. It...

Flattened clusters of mostly fertile, dull, white flowers appear in late spring to early summer on this Missouri native shrub. Oval, serrate, dark green leaves are attractive throughout the growing season. Best form in garden areas...

Conical clusters of 4-12 inch long pure white flowers adorn this 4-6 foot tall shrub in a lengthy late spring to summer bloom. Flowers slowly age to pink and then brown, and are quite attractive in dried arrangements. Distinctive o...

A compact deciduous shrub to 3 feet tall that is valued for its abundant crop of bright red berries in fall. Berries are larger than those of the evergreen hollies and persist throughout winter unless consumed by local bird populat...

Erect to drooping 3-6 inch spires of fragrant creamy white flowers cover this compact, 3-4 foot tall shrub in early summer. Dark green leaves turn attractive shades of bronze, red and garnet in autumn, persisting well after first f...

From mid-summer to early fall, this deciduous, low-spreading crape myrtle produces a spectacular non-stop bloom of crinkly, crepe-papery, white flowers clustered in dense 7-inch panicles. Reddish-purple fall foliage color is an add...

This tough, broad-rounded, Missouri native shrub grows to 6-12 feet tall and is an excellent selection for shrub borders, open woodland gardens or along stream/pond edges. Fragrant, apetalous, yellow flowers bloom along the branche...

This non-invasive, semi-evergreen, twining honeysuckle vine is noted for its showy, non-stop, spring-to-fall bloom of two-toned tangerine red trumpets that flare at the tips revealing golden throats. Flowers appear in whorled clust...

This tough, thicket-forming, Missouri native deciduous shrub grows 5-8 feet tall with gracefully arching branches. Year round ornamental features include spirea-like clusters of pinkish to white flowers in spring, lobed dark green ...

This is an excellent evergreen azalea with cold hardiness down to -15 F. lt produces 3-inch deep rose colored flowers on dark green, glossy foliage that remains attractive throughout the season. The stems turn deep red in winter. P...

Intensely fragrant, funnel-shaped, soft yellow flowers with projecting stamens bloom in clusters in April-May on this deciduous azalea that typically grows to 4-5 feet tall. It is a perfect choice for wind-protected, part shade are...

This plant makes an excellent mass planting where a taller ground cover is desired or on an exposed embankment to hold the soil. Its height at maturity is about 2 feet, but spreads 6 to 8 feet in width. The leaves are fragrant and ...

This dwarf spreading deciduous shrub only grows to 1 1/2 feet tall but spreads over time to as much as 10 feet wide by outwardly arching stems whose tips often touch the ground. Bell-shaped, pink to white flowers appear in summer, ...

One of the easiest lilacs to grow where summers are hot. Compact plants grow 3 to 5 feet in height and produce mildly fragrant clustered flowers in late spring. Good as a medium height ground cover. Not affected by powdery mildew. ...

A densely rounded shrub, ‘Olympiad’ grows to 5-8 feet tall with a slightly larger spread. Unlike common weigela, this selection features outstanding chartreuse leaves which provide a striking contrast with the profuse f...