The following information is provided as a guide to assist you in finding businesses that sell native plants or seeds. The information contained herein is not all inclusive nor is it an endorsement or recommendation of the vendors; however, we have satisfactorily purchased plants from many of the nurseries listed. Also, please note that some of the vendors sell non-native as well as native plants.
For the most up-to-date information on dates and times of local plant sales, nursery hours and visitation policies, plant descriptions and availability, etc., please click on the website address for each entry.
To the best of our knowledge, these nurseries support conservation through propagation and do not collect from the wild. We recommend that you contact the nurseries prior to purchase if you have any specific questions or concerns.
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Links to sources of native plants
This is a searchable site for retail and wholesale nurseries, garden centers and plant sales in the Delaware Valley area provided by the Chanticleer Foundation, Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group, and the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
http://plantinfo.umn.edu/default.asp
Plant Information Online is a comprehensive nationwide collection of databases of interest to plant and gardening enthusiasts and students, as well as professional botanists, horticulturists, and researchers. This searchable site is a free service of the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Within the southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland region a number of organizations hold annual plant sales. These sales provide an opportunity to purchase common and uncommon native plants while supporting not-for-profit organizations.
For the most up-to-date information on dates and times for local plant sales, please click on the website address for each entry.
Adkins Arboretum
12610 Eveland Road
Ridgely, MD 21660
(410) 634-2847
www.adkinsarboretum.org
Plant sales May and September
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938-0685
(215) 862-2924
www.bhwp.org/
Plant sales May and September
Brandywine Conservancy
Routes 1 and 100, P.O. Box 141
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
(610) 388-2700
www.brandywinemuseum.org/gardens.html
Native plant and seed sale Mother’s Day weekend
Delaware Native Plant Society
PO Box 369
Dover, DE 19903
www.delawarenativeplants.org
Plant sale first Saturday in November
Delaware Nature Society
Ashland Nature Center
P.O. Box 700
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 239-2334
www.delawarenaturesociety.org
Native Plant Sale April 30th – May 1st
Friends Meeting House
Route 926 at Newark Road
London Grove, PA
(610) 268-8466
Plant sale early May
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
100 E. Northwestern AvePhiladelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-5777
www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/
Plant sale Mother’s Day weekend
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
(610) 328-8025The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
www.scottarboretum.org
Scott Associates’ Fall Plant Sale, odd years
Temple University Annual Plant Sale
580 Meetinghouse Road
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 283-1330
http://www.temple.edu/ambler/news/CommunityEngagement-SpecialEvents.htm
Plant sale April
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media, PA 19063
(610) 566-9134
www.tylerarboretum.org/
Plant sale last Friday in April
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
Newark, DE 19716(302) 831-0153
http://ag.udel.edu/udbg/events/annualsale.html
Plant sales in April and September
Following is a list of nurseries in the southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey area that sell native plants.
All Seasons Nursery and Garden Center
1325 S. Governors Ave
Dover, DE 19904
(302)-734-2060
Woody plants
Retail garden center
Brandywine Conservancy
Routes 1 and 100, P.O. Box 141
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
(610) 388-2700
www.brandywinemuseum.org/gardens.html
Seeds
Retail
Doyle Farm Nursery
Jacquelin Doyle
158 Norris Road
Delta, PA 17314
(717) 862-3134
www.doylefarm.com
Herbaceous only
Retail mail-order only
East Coast Garden Center
70 Creek Drive
Millsboro, DE 19966
(302) 945-5853
http://www.eastcoastgardencenter.com
Perennial and woody plants
Retail garden center
Fairweather Gardens
PO Box 330
Greenwich, NJ 08323
(856) 451-6261
www.fairweathergardens.com
Distinctive native and non-native plants
Retail mail-order
Gateway Garden Center
7277 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 239-2727
www.gatewaygardens.com
Trees, shrubs, perennials
Retail garden center
Groff's Plant Farm
6128 Street Road
Kirkwood, PA 17536
(717) 529-2249
www.groffsplantfarm.com
Annuals, perennials, shrubs
Seasonal retail shop
Handmade Gardens
320 West Uwchlan Avenue
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 873-2830
www.handmadegardens.net
Retail nursery
Lord’s Landscaping
315 Atlantic Avenue
Millville, DE 19967
(302) 539-6119
Woody plants
Garden center
Old Country Gardens
414 Wilson Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
(302) 652-3317
http://www.oldcountrygardens.com
Perennials and woody plants
Retail garden center
Mostardi Nursery
4033 West Chester Pike
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 356-8035
http://www.mostardi.com/about.html
Retail garden center
RareFind Nursery
957 Patterson Road
Jackson, NJ 08527
(732) 833-0613
www.rarefindnursery.com
Native and non-native
Retail shop and mail-order
Redbud Native Plant Nursery
1214 N. Middletown Road
Glen Mills, PA 19342
(610) 358-4300
www.redbudnativeplantnursery.com
Retail and wholesale, no shipping
Waterloo Gardens
200 North Whitfield Road
Exton, PA 19341-2099
(610) 363-6416
http://www.waterloogardens.com
Retail garden center
Yellow Springs Farm
1165 Yellow Springs Road
Chester Springs, PA 19425
(610) 827-2114
http://www.yellowspringsfarm.com
Perennials, ferns, grasses, woody plants
Retail mail-order
Following is a list of nurseries found outside of our region that sell native plants. Some businesses will ship while others require on-site pick up. For details, please contact a nursery directly or visit their web-site for additional information.
Appalachian Wildflower Nursery
723 Honey Creek
Reedsville, PA 17084
(717) 667-6998
Retail mail-order
Arborvillage Farm Nursery
15806 County Rd. "CC"
Box 227
Holt, MO 64048
www.arborvillagellc.com
Native and non-native cultivars
Retail mail-order and nursery pick-up
Beaver Creek Nursery
7526 Pelleaux Road
Knoxville, TN 37938
(865) 922-3961
www.beavercreeknursery.net
Unusual native species and cultivars
Retail shop, no mail-order
Broken Arrow Nursery
13 Broken Arrow Road
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 288-1026
www.brokenarrownursery.com
Native and non-native, Kalmia specialist
Retail shop and mail-order
Camellia Forest Nursery
626 Highway 54 West
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-968-0504
http://www.camforest.com
Native and non-native woody plants
Retail shop and mail-order
Carolina Native Nursery
1126 Prices Creek Road
Burnsville, NC 28714
(828) 682-1471
www.carolinanativenursery.com
Wholesale and retail
Carolina Wild
314 Camellia Dr.
Anderson, SC 29625
(864) 261-0659
www.carolinawild.com
Native wildflowers and grasses
Limited hours, no shipping
The Crownsville Nursery
P.O. Box 309
Strasburg, VA 22657
(540) 631-9411
www.crownsvillenursery.com
Retail mail-order
Elk Mountain Nursery
142 Ward Cove Road
Asheville, NC 28804
(704) 258-8066
http://www.elk-mountain.com
Perennials, grasses and woody plants
Retail mail-order
Forest Farm
990 Tetherow Road
Williams, OR 97544-9599
(541) 846-7269
www.forestfarm.com
Native and non-native
Retail mail-order
Forrest Keeling Nursery
88 Forrest Keeling Lane
Elsberry, MO 63343
(800) 356-2401
http://www.fknursery.com
Native trees, shrubs, evergreens
Retail shop and wholesale
Head-Lee Nursery
2365 Blue Ridge Boulevard
Seneca, SC 29672
(864) 882-3663
http://www.headleenursery.com
Natives and non-natives
Trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals
Retail
Klehm’s Song Sparrow Nursery
13101 E. Rye Road
Avalon, WI 53505
(800) 553-3715
http://www.songsparrow.com
Native and non-native
Trees, shrubs, and perennials
Retail mail-order
Lazy K Nursery
705 Wright Road
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
(706) 663-4991
www.lazyknursery.com
Native azaleas, trees, shrubs and perennials
Wholesale and retail mail-order
Lazy S'S Farm Nursery
2360 Spotswood Trail
Barboursville, VA 22923
www.lazyssfarm.com
Trees, shrubs, herbaceous
Retail mail-order
Meadowbrook Nursery/We-Du Natives
2055 Polly Spout Road
Marion, NC 28752
(828) 738-8300
www.we-du.com
Trees, shrubs, perennials, ferns
Retail mail-order
Missouri Wildflower Nursery
9814 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Jefferson Coty, MO 65109
(573) 496-3492
http://www.mowildflowers.net/index.htm
Perennials
Retail mail-order
Munchkin Nursery and Gardens
323 Woodside Drive, NW
Depauw, IN 47115-9039
(812) 633-4858
www.munchkinnursery.com
Native and non-native rare and unusual shade perennials
Retail mail-order and by appointment
Nearly Native Nursery
776 McBride Road
Fayetteville, GA 30215
(770) 460-6284
www.nearlynativenursery.com
Southeastern trees, shrubs, perennials
Retail shop and mail-order
New England Wild Flower Society
Nasami Farm
128 North Street
Whately, MA
(413) 397-9922
http://www.newfs.org/visit/nasami-farm
Trees, shrubs, wildflowers
Niche Gardens
1111 Dawson Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 967-0078
www.nichegardens.com
Southeastern natives and non-natives
Retail shop and mail-order
Nurseries Caroliniana
143 Mims Grove Church Road
N. Augusta, SC 29841
(803) 279-2707
http://www.nurcar.com
Native and non-native
Wholesale, retail shop and mail-order
Pine Ridge Gardens
P O Box 200
832 Sycamore Road
London, AK
479-293-4359
http://www.pineridgegardens.com/
Perennials, grasses, and woody plants
Retail mail-order and by appointment
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc.
9241 Sails Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 772-4794
www.plantdel.com
Native and non-native plants
Retail mail-order, open house days, and by appointment
Prairie Moon Nursery
Route 3, Box 163
Winona. MN 55987
(507) 452-1362
www.prairiemoonnursery.com
Native plants and seeds
Wholesale and retail mail-order
Prairie Nursery
PO Box 306
Westfield, WI 53964
www.prairienursery.com/store/
(800) 476-9453
Native plants and seeds
Wholesale and retail mail-order
Seasonal retail shop
Russell Graham, Purveyor of Plants
4030 Eagle Crest Road NW
Salem, OR 97304-9787
(503) 362-1135
Native and non-native plants
Retail mail-order
Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 County Route 57
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 342-5915
www.senecahillperennials.com
Native and non-native plants
Retail mail-order
Spangle Creek Labs
21950 County Road 445
Bovey, MN 55709-8364
(218) 247-0245
www.spanglecreeklabs.com/
Native and non-native orchids from tissue culture
Retail mail-order
Sunlight Gardens
174 Golden Lane
Andersonville, TN 37705
(800) 272-7396
www.sunlightgardens.com
Eastern native perennials
Retail mail-order
Sunshine Farm and Gardens
HC 67, Box 539 C
Renick, WV 24966
(304) 497-2208
http://www.sunfarm.com/
Native and non-native
Wholesale and limited retail
Toadshade Wildflower Farm
53 Everittstown Road
Frenchtown, NJ 08825
www.toadshade.com
Perennials and woody plants
Retail mail-order
Trilliums Unlimited
111 Edgemoor Drive
Burlington, VT 05401-1921
(802) 865-3113
www.trilliumsunlimited.com/
Trillium seeds
Retail mail-order
Wildflower, Inc.
234 Oak Tree Trail
Wilsonville, AL 35186
(205) 669-4097
Jan Midgley, (jwildflwr@aol.com)
Perennials, ferns and woody plants
Wholesale and retail
The Wild Orchid Company
PO Box 164
Carversville, PA 18913-0164
(215) 297-5053
www.wildorchidcompany.com/
Hardy terrestrial orchid species
Wholesale and retail mail-order
Woodlanders, Inc.
1128 Colleton Avenue
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 648-7522
www.woodlanders.net/
Hard-to-find natives, woody and herbaceous plants
Retail mail-order, visit by appointment
American Native Plants Maryland Native Nurseries, Inc.
P.O. Box 158
Perry Hall, MD 21128
(410) 529-0552
www.americannativeplants.net/
Native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants
Wholesale only
Aquascapes Unlimited, Inc.
PO Box 364
Pipersville, PA 18947
(215) 766-8151
www.aquascapeinc.com/
Wholesale only
Atlantic Star Nursery
620 Pyle Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050-1520
(410) 838-7950
atlanstr@magnus.net
Wholesale only
Birmingham Gardens
1257 Birmingham Road
West Chester, PA 19328
(610) 793-1494
Native and non-native woody plants
Wholesale only
Bluebird Nursery, Inc.
519 Bryan Street
Clarkson, NE 68629
(800) 356-9164
www.bluebirdnursery.com/
Perennials, grasses
Wholesale only
Bobtown Nursery
16212 Country Club Road
Melfa, VA 23410
(757) 787-8484
Wholesale only
Conard-Pyle Company
372 Rosehill Road
West Grove, PA 19390-9701
(800) 458-6559
www.conard-pyle.com/
Wholesale only
Crow Dog Native Ferns and Gardens
376 Carrick Creek Road
Pickens, SC 29671-8374
(864) 878-1786
www.crowdognativeferns.com/index.html
Native ferns
Wholesale only
Dodd & Dodd Native Nurseries
Drawer 439
Semmes, AL 36575
(334) 645-2222
www.doddnatives.com/
Wholesale only
Ernst Conservation Seed
9006 Mercer Pike
Meadville, PA 16350
(800) 873-3321
www.ernstseed.com/
Native grasses and perennials
Wholesale only
Heritage Seedlings, Inc.
4194 71st Avenue SE
Salem. OR 97317-9208
(503) 585-9835
www.heritageseedlings.com/
Trees, shrubs, perennials
Wholesale only
Hoffman Nursery
5520 Bahama Rd.
Rougemont, NC
(919) 479-6620
www.hoffmannursery.com/
Ornamental and native grasses
Wholesale only
Jelitto Perennial Seeds
1125 Chenoweth Lane
Suite 301
Louisville, KY 40207
abush@jelitto.com
Wholesale
Seeds
Kurt Bluemel, Inc
2740 Greene Lane
Baldwin, MD. 21013
(800) 498-1560
www.kurtbluemel.com/
Ornamental grasses, perennials, ferns
Wholesale only
Natural Landscapes Nursery
354 North Jennersville Road
West Grove, PA 19390
(610) 869-3788
www.naturallandscapesnursery.com
Wholesale only
New Moon Nursery, LLC
975 Barretts Run Road
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(888) 998-1951
www.NewMoonNursery.com
Perennials, grasses, aquatics, ferns
Wholesale only
North Creek Nurseries, Inc.
388 North Creek Road
Landenberg, PA 19350
(610) 255-0100
www.northcreeknurseries.com/
Native perennials, grasses, ferns, woodies
Wholesale only
Octoraro Native Plant Nursery
6126 Street Road
Kirkwood, PA 17536
(717) 529-3160
www.octoraro.com
Wholesale only
Pinelands Nursery
323 Island Road
Columbus, NJ 08022
(609) 291-9486
www.pinelandsnursery.com
Native plants and erosion control
Wholesale only
Pleasant Run Nursery, Inc.
93 Ellisdale Road
Allentown, NJ 08501
(609) 259-8585
www.pleasantrunnursery.com/
Native and non-native plants
Wholesale only
The Primrose Path
921 Scottsdale-Dawson Road
Scottsdale, PA 15683
(724) 887-6756
http://www.theprimrosepath.com/
Specialty perennials
Wholesale only
Shadow Nursery
254 Shadow Nursery Road
Winchester, TN 37398
(931) 967-6059
http://www.shadownursery.com/
Trees, shrubs
Wholesale only
Spring Meadow, Inc.
12601 120th Avenue
Grand Haven, MI 49417-9621
(800) 633-8859
www.springmeadownursery.com/
Shrub liners
Wholesale only
Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc.
Kensington, Ct 06037
(800) 732-1627
www.sunnyborder.com/
Perennials, ferns, grasses,
Vines, roses, herbs
Wholesale only
Sylva Native Nursery and Seed Company
3815 Roser Road
Glen Rock, PA 17327
(717) 227-0486
www.sylvanative.com
Native plants and seeds
Wholesale only
Temple University Native Plant Propagation Center
580 Meetinghouse Road
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 283-1330
Wholesale only
Tom Dodd Nurseries, Inc.
Semmes, AL
(888) 866-3663
www.tomdodd.com
Native shrubs and perennials
Wholesale only
Several lists of native plant sources have been developed. Below are links to just a few of the sites.
www.mdflora.org/publications/nurseries.html
Maryland Native Plant Society, native plant sources for Middle Atlantic Region.
http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/48/
North Carolina Botanical Garden, recommended sources for native plants.
www.ncwildflower.org/natives/sources.htm
North Carolina Native Plant Society, nursery sources for native seeds and plants.
www.pawildflower.org/04_links/links2.htm
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society, native plant sources.
www.vnps.org/nurserylist.pdf
Virginia Native Plant Society, Virginia nursery sources for native plants.
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dep/rainscapes/pdf/nurseries.pdf
Potomac Conservancy and Montgomery County Department of Environmental Resources native plant sources.
www.npsnj.org/sources_native_plants.htm
Native Plant Society of New Jersey, native plant sources.
www.wildflower.org/suppliers/
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, national supplier’s directory.
http://na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/pdfs/Native_Resource_Guide_NA.pdf
U.S. Forest Service Eastern Resource Directory for Native Plants.