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Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3277" align="alignleft" width="293"] Liatris spicata 'Kobold'[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3276" align="alignright" width="165"] Liatris spicata 'Kobold'[/caption] The prairie blazing star, Liatrisspicata, is a densely flowering, native perennial growing to 4’ in bloom.  Spikes of tufted, brilliant magenta flowers appear in mid-summer and last into August.  The flowers are…...

Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3255" align="alignright" width="255"] Hydrangea arborescens[/caption] This week is all about hydrangeas. Hydrangeaarborescens, or smooth hydrangea is a lovely native, colonizing shrub that prefers shaded conditions with average soil moisture.  Typically growing along stream banks and bluff bases, the smooth hydrangea develops woody stems with attractive…...

Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough   [caption id="attachment_3217" align="alignleft" width="169"] Hypericum prolificum[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3216" align="alignright" width="300"] Hypericum prolificum[/caption] First up is shrubby St. John’s wort, Hypericum prolificum, a shrub-like perennial reaching 3’ in height, with numerous branches, a woody base, and shredded bark.  In summer, lemon-yellow blooms open to reveal pom-pom…...

Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3155" align="alignleft" width="230"] Callirhoe involucrata[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3154" align="alignright" width="230"] Callirhoe involucrata[/caption] Purple poppy mallow (Callirhoe involucrate), is a creeping, spreading Missouri native perennial.  The brilliant magenta blooms appear beginning in late spring and persist through the summer, becoming sporadic into the fall.  Purple poppy mallow…...