Whoa Josh!!! Gee, thanks for all the neat "links" you posted for me!! I was in reading last night for quite a length of time, & there is much info on alot of this stuff! Now, I'm not sure if Missouri's type of foliage & flowers are similar to ours here in Idaho, as I think they might "differ" a bit... mostly due to our Desert climate right in our area. The MOBOT Herbarium Instruction page was a "mind-blower," as it was some really in-depth reading, and I could go for hours on that one! Wow! I was really glad to hear you know what "Prickly-Pear" Cactus' are, because they grow wild here, by the "scads," and alot of folks use them in their rock gardens & such. When roaming or hiking in the mountains or Desert areas around here, you really have to watch where you're stepping, because of the large groups of them that grow everywhere! I've even seen them growing right out of the tops of lava rocks around here... with no soil!!! Too bad I can't figure out a way to get the beautiful blossoms off of them to "press & dry!" (... that would be a real fiasco` though, because of how sharp they are!) You had mentioned the "Yucca" Plant. That is one I am not very familiar with. I did try to grow some "Yucca" at one time out here, but as usual, I had no luck. It is just too dry on our Ranch here. I will have to ask around & see if folks grow any Yucca around here. I have not navigated around on the Site much here yet, since I have been a Member, so haven't went into the "Native forum" yet... but will do that. Thanks. You are right when you stated that right now, we should have a vast array of tiny flowers & things growing out in the Desert here on our Ranch. Always in the Spring time here in our area, everything of Nature is just loaded with many unusual Spring flowers & foliage. I am hoping to get out and pick some wild "Indian Paint Brush" to press & dry, that's for sure! This was something I wanted to do over the Easter week-end, but our weather was really stormy with alot of high gusts of Wind,... so I couldn't get out to do that. I am like you Josh... not only do I like to attempt to press & dry "flowers," but I also like the foliage... alot of it, & am always so interested in dried "leaves" and such. "Moss" fascinates me too!! I was reading on some of the previous "links" you gave to me on various plants, & it was telling how to "skeletonize" leaves & such... That was quite interesting to me! (maybe something I'll have to try sometime, but realize it's also difficult to do.) As far as me "trading" any plants from your area, I would be willing just to send you some of my Western "sage" foliage from out here... because that's all it is, is "leaves," but I would have to "press & dry" some first. Let me know what you think? Thank you for responding & Posting Josh.. it's always good to hear from you, & I will be in reading more of the info in the "links" you sent to me as well. Take care, & I will anticipate hearing from you again~ Warmest regards, ~ IndianPaintBrush ~

It was Phillip who posted your pictures. I am sure he will help you because I only know how to use imageshack. Wildflower is a larger flower and is quite lovely but it seems to be sensitive to cold like many reds. But you are in Kona which is plumeria heaven. I think of the hedges I could grow in Kona: California Sally, Daisy Wilcox, wildfire, aztec gold, my valentine, and Jeannie Moragne - that would be a line of big colors (could add Puu Kahea, Charlotte Ebert to make 8 trees). From my newer plants I would have to wait for all to bloom to see what I would love to arrange. What would your eight tree hedge be and in what order? Bill

Leaves look right for r. nudiflora. Wise to be cautious. Bill Welch warns they're "nothing more than troublesome and persistent weeds." ... which seems a bit harsh. They will add a lot of weeding work within a typical flower bed or any neighboring lawn space, but have some nice attributes for the right locations. We keep some as host and nectar plants for several butterflies in an alley border where most of the seeds get washed down the storm drain. As ocgf mentioned, flowers don't last long, but foliage can pass as a very heat and drought tolerant ground cover. Responds well to mowing or trimming to reduce the weedy look. The photo shows a small patch we have in heavy shade at the base of an American beautyberry bush; it flowers only a bit less here than in full sun, so spreading volunteers still pose a challenge. This post was edited by bostedo on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 1:09

I looked up your suggestions and it looks like definite matches for rudbeckia, snow on the mountain, campanula, verbena hastada, ironweed, and fleabane. I'm not sure on the yellow one. Thank you everyone! It's overwhelming when searching for these on the wildflower websites and trying to narrow it down so thanks for your expertise.