Many people who enjoy seeing native plants in the wild also like to grow them in their own gardens, so ANPS is providing a list of regional nurseries which sell native plant materials. The following nurseries sell responsibly sourced native plant materials, but some also sell non-native species and native cultivars.
As the interest in growing native plants has increased, so has the availability of native cultivars. There are columnar trees and dwarf shrubs, perennials with long lasting or unusual floral displays in trendy colors, and cultivars bred for exceptional fruit, disease resistance, fall color, and other desirable characteristics. These plants help expand the appeal of growing native plants and the roles they can fill in garden settings, but there are some tradeoffs to growing them. The characteristics that make cultivars attractive to the gardening public may make them less appealing, and even detrimental in some cases, to pollinators and wildlife (see xerces.org/blog/cultivar-conundrum), and the uniform characteristics that make them selling points for buyers come at the expense of preserving genetic diversity.
To make the biggest impact in preserving biodiversity and supporting wildlife, ANPS recommends buying plants grown from locally sourced seed and prioritizing species that grow wild in your area by buying straight species instead of cultivars.
The following is a list of regional nurseries that either specialize in growing native species or have native plant materials in their inventory.
If you would like your nursery listed and you will certify that you don’t obtain your plants from the wild, please contact the internet and social media officer.
ARKANSAS (by region):
NORTHWEST
Bluestem Hollow Nursery
Lincoln
Washington County
479-879-7489
Website: bluestemhollownursery.com
Moonlit Heights Native Nursery
3718 Madison 2340
Huntsville
Madison County
Website: moonlitheightsnursery.com
Ozark Homegrown Nursery
Fayetteville
479-222-1831
zach@ozarkhomegrown.com
Website: ozarkhomegrown.com
White River Nursery
5635 E Huntsville Rd
Fayetteville
Washington County
479-442-2061
Website: whiterivernursery.com
NORTH-CENTRAL
Woodland Wonders Nursery
Gilbert
Searcy County
870-221-1143
Website: facebook.com/woodland.wonders.nursery
NORTHEAST
WEST-CENTRAL
Pine Ridge Gardens
Dardanelle
Yell County
479-970-9143
Email: pineridgegardens@gmail.com
Website: pineridgegardens.com
CENTRAL
Buckthorn’s Native Nursery
Conway
Faulkner County
Email: buckthornsnativeplants@gmail.com
Website: https://buckthornsnativenursery.com
Grand Prairie Nursery
6800 Camp Robinson Rd
North Little Rock, AR
Pulaski County
877-945-4399
grandprairienursery@gmail.com
Website: grandprairienursery.com
River Valley Horticultural Products, Inc.
21701 Lawson Rd
Little Rock, AR
Pulaski County
501-821-4770
Website: rivervalleyhp.com
EASTERN
SOUTHWESTERN
SOUTHEASTERN
Native Sun Nursery
2800 Northridge Dr
White Hall, AR
870-692-5678
NativeSunNursery.AR@gmail.com
(by appointment only)
OUT OF STATE
Please ensure any plants purchased out-of-state are appropriate for your region!
MISSOURI:
Critsite Prairie and Wetland Center
Belton, MO
816-331-9738
Website: critsite.com
Forrest Keeling Nursery
Elsberry, MO
573-898-5571
Website: fknursery.com
Hamilton Native Outpost
Elk Creek, MO
417-967-2190
Website: hamiltonnativeoutpost.com
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Jefferson City, MO
573-496-3492
Website: mowildflowers.net
Ozark Soul Native Plants
Thornfield, MO
Website: www.ozarksoul.com
Email: natives@ozarksoul.com
