If You Want to See Wildlife, Missouri Says Plant These Flowers

Some people love seeing wildlife in their yard while others don't. If you're in the first camp, the state of Missouri has some recommendations about specific flowers that you can plant on your property that will attract wildlife.

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The Missouri Department of Conservation shared a brand new video called "Nature's Calling" and it included some helpful tips about planting flowers in your yard that tend to attract wildlife. Here are a few examples they gave.

Butterfly Weed

Purple Coneflower

Missouri Primrose

The key is planting flowers that are native to Missouri as they're already acclimated for the weather in this part of America and will flourish. Some flowers attract butterfly while others will bring deer to your property if they have a habitat nearby.

The new video from the Missouri Department of Conservation goes on to recommend great places to bird watch in the state and how deer will shed the velvet off their antlers. The more you know.