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Recommended Sources for Native Plants

We hope the following information is helpful to gardeners who want to grow native plants without threatening natural populations. To the best of our knowledge, all nurseries listed here propagate their own plants. At the North Carolina Botanical Garden, we refer to conservation-oriented practices, such as propagating native plants (as opposed to collecting them from the wild), as conservation through propagation.

Conservation through propagation helps you and the environment by:

Supporting and encouraging ethical nursery growers
Assisting in the survival of native species in the wild by discouraging collection in our natural areas
Enhancing your garden with the beauty of nursery-propagated native plants that are more likely to survive than transplants from the wild
Providing you with more value dollar for dollar

The North Carolina Botanical Garden conducts a daily Plant Sale from April through October, where we offer staff- and volunteer-propagated native plants.

This list is intended as a guide for native plant gardeners and is by no means complete. It is impossible for us to list all the nurseries that propagate their own native plants. If you have questions or comments, contact us at:

Propagated Plant & Seed Sources
NORTH CAROLINA BOTANICAL GARDEN
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3375, Totten Center
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375
Phone 919-962-0522
Fax 919-962-3531

Many nurseries require — and we strongly suggest — that you make an appointment for your visit. If a nursery does not list a catalog price, send a business-sized self-addressed stamped envelope for return of price list or other information. For a printable version of this list, download here[PDF].

American Meadows 223 Ave D, Suite 30 Williston, VT 05495 887-309-7333 www.americanmeadows.com Seeds	California Carnivores 2833 Old Gravenstein Hwy South Sebastopol, CA 95472 707-824-0433 www.californiacarnivores.com Carnivorous plants
Campbell Family Nursery 192 Little Wilkesboro Rd Harmony, NC 28634 704-546-5920 www.campbellfamilynursery.com E-mail for plant list Native plants	Carolina Greenery 375 Carthage Rd West End, NC 27376 910-947-3150 www.carolinagreenery.com Call for price list Native plants (local Carolina genotypes)
Carolina Native Nursery 1126 Prices Creek Rd Burnsville, NC 28714 828-682-1471 www.carolinanativenursery.com Wholesale and retail Native trees and shrubs	Carrboro Farmers' Market 301 West Main St Carrboro, NC 27510 Spring - Fall Saturdays, 7 am-12 noon Winter Saturdays, 9 am-noon
Coastal Plain Conservation Nursery 3067 Conners Dr Edenton, NC 27932 252-482-5707 Coastal plain woody plants	Clyde Robin Seed Company, Inc. PO Box 411 Santa Clara, CA 84765 510-315-6720 www.clyderobin.com Free catalog Seeds
Cure Nursery 880 Buteo Rd Pittsboro, NC 27312 919-542-6186 www.curenursery.com Wholesale & retail by appointment Wetland trees &shrubs	Doyle Farm Nursery 158 Norris Rd Delta, PA 17314 717-862-3134 Free Catalog Plants
Elk Mountain Nursery PO Box 599 Asheville, NC 28802 828-683-9330 www.elk-mountain.com Plants	Ernst Conservation Seeds 9006 Mercer Pike Meadville, PA 16335 800-873-3321 www.ernstseed.com Native seeds
Fairweather Gardens PO Box 330 Greenwich, NJ 08323 856-451-6261 www.fairweathergardens.com Catalog $5 Plants, pitcher plants	Fancy Fronds PO Box 1090 Gold Bar, WA 98251 360-793-1472 www.fancyfronds.com Ferns
Foliage Gardens 2003 128th Ave SE Bellevue, WA 98005 425-747-2998 www.foliagegardens.com Catalog $2 Ferns	Forestfarm 990 Tetherow Rd. Williams, OR 97544-9599 541-846-7269 www.forestfarm.com Plants
Growing Wild Nursery 193 Murphy Rd Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-6361 www.growingwildnursery.net Native coastal plain plants By appointment only	Hanging Dog Valley Nursery 2600 Boiling Springs Rd Murphy, NC 28906 828-837-7921 Wholesale only Woody plants
Hoffman Nursery 5520 Bahama Rd Rougemont, NC 27572 www.hoffmannursery.com 919-479-6620 Wholesale only Grasses, sedges, and rushes	Hyla Brook Farm 270 Valentine Mill Rd Louisa, Va 23093 540-967-6160 www.hylabrookfarm.com Native plants and plants for wildlife
JF New's Native Plant Nursery 128 Sunset Dr Walkerton, IN 46574 574-586-2412 www.jfnew.com Free resource catalog Native plants and seeds	Mail-Order Natives PO Box 9366 Lee, FL 32059 850-973-6830 www.mailordernatives.com Native plants
Meadowbrook Nursery and We-Du Natives 2055 Polly Spout Rd Marion, NC 28752 828—738-8300 www.we-du.com Plants	Mellow Marsh Farm 1312 Woody Store Rd Siler City, NC 27344 919-742-1200 www.mellowmarshfarm.com Plants wholesale, seeds retail Wetland plants
Mich Gardens at Jordan Lake 86 Beaver Creek Rd Apex, NC 27502 919-387-0402 No mail order Plants	Missouri Wildflowers Nursery 9814 Pleasant Hill Rd Jefferson City, MO 65109 573-496-3492 www.mowildflowers.net Native plants
Mountain Gardens 546 Shuford Creek Rd Burnsville, NC 28714 828-675-5664 www.mountaingardensherbs.com Medicinal herbs	Native Gardens 5737 Fisher Ln Greenback, TN 37742 865-856-0220 www.native-gardens.com Native plants
Niche Gardens 1111 Dawson Rd Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-967-0078 www.nichegardens.com Plants and pitcher plants	North Creek Nurseries, Inc. 388 North Creek Rd Landenberg, PA 19350 610-255-0100 www.northcreeknurseries.com Wholesale only Plants
Overhill Gardens 1404 Citico Rd Vonore, TN 37885 423-925-2288 www.overhillgardens.com Shrubs, grasses, ferns, trees	Pine Knot Farms 681 Rock Church Rd Clarksville, VA 23927 434-252-1990 www.pineknotfarms.com Wholesale and retail
Pine Ridge Gardens PO Box 200 London, AR 72847 479-293-4359 www.pineridgegardens.com Catalog $5/3-yr subscription Plants	Piping Tree Gardens &Nursery 13171 Scotchtown Rd Beaverdam, VA 23015 804-227-3238 Catalog Native plants
Plant Delights Nursery 9241 Sauls Rd Raleigh, NC 27603 919-772-4794 www.plantdelights.com Catalog — ten stamps or a box of chocolates! Plants and carnivorous plants	Prairie Moon Nursery 31837 Bur Oak Ln Winona, MN 55987 866-417-8156 www.prairiemoon.com Free catalog Native plants and seeds
Prairie Nursery PO Box 306 Westfield, WI 53964 800-476-9453 www.prairienursery.com Free catalog Native plants and seeds of wildflowers and grasses	Primrose Path 921 Scottdale-Dawson Rd Scottdale, PA 15683 724-887-6756 www.theprimrosepath.com Heucheras, tiarellas, heucherellas
RareBird Nursery 252 Collie Rd Castalia, NC 27816 919-853-2716 www.rarebirdnursery.com Plants with wildlife value	Shooting Star Nursery 160 Soards Rd Georgetown, KY 40324-9425 502-867-7979 www.shootingstarnursery.com Catalog $5 Native plants and seeds
Stock Seed Farm, Inc. 28008 Mill Rd Murdock, NE 68407-2350 800-759-1520 www.stockseed.com Free catalog Seeds—prairie grasses and wildflowers	Sunlight Gardens 174 Golden Ln Andersonville, TN 37705 800-272-7396 www.sunlightgardens.com Native plants
Sylva Native Nursery &Seed Co. 3815 Roser Rd Glen Rock, PA 17327 717-227-0486 www.sylvanative.com Native plants &seeds	Taylor’s Nursery 3705 New Bern Ave Raleigh, NC 27610 919-231-6161 www.taylorsnursery.com Woody ornamentals
Wildseed Farms, Inc 100 Legacy Dr PO Box 3000 Fredericksburg, TX 78624 800-848-0078 www.wildseedfarms.com Free catalog Seeds	Woodlanders, Inc 1128 Colleton Ave Aiken, SC 29801 803-648-7522 www.woodlanders.net Plants
Yucca Do Nursery PO Box 907 Hempstead, TX 77445 979-826-4580 www.yuccado.com Deep South plants

Last updated by Laura Cotterman on March 14, 2008 at 03:22:16 pm.

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2008 Wildflower of the Year

photo of photo of white wood-aster

White Wood-aster
A fall bloomer for a shady spot . . .

White wood-aster, Eurybia divaricata, is a great perennial for shady areas of the garden. It blooms at a time when most shade perennials are spent but before the fall asters are putting on their show. Its ease of cultivation, distinctive prostrate habit, and starry charm make this a plant worth trying.

The many small white blooms have relatively few rays. This gives each inflorescence a starry appearance which is especially effective in a shady corner. The disk flowers, comprising the center of the inflorescence, are yellow at first and age to shades of burgundy and brown. The basal foliage is toothed and heart shaped while stem leaves decline in size from the bottom up and may be heart shaped or more lance shaped.

Expect this low-growing aster to form a lax mound of foliage and flowers. Sprawling stems may find support by leaning on their neighbors or make a lovely tangle on the ground. Cardinal-flower, great blue lobelia, and axillary goldenrod are three perennials of similar scale, growing requirements, and bloom time. Plant white wood-aster among these or medium-sized ferns such as northern maidenhair to increase structure and visual interest. White wood-aster can also be useful as a shade-tolerant ground cover. A large patch is not difficult to establish, and once the plants mature they will bloom for weeks and weeks. The heart-shaped basal foliage maintains a presence in the landscape before and after the flowers steal the show.

This species is adapted to shady conditions and performs well in average to moist soil. As with many woodland wildflowers, it will benefit from a well-drained organic soil, but this tolerant plant can thrive in a broad range of soil conditions.

White wood-aster is common in the mountains and piedmont of North Carolina and present, though less common, in the coastal plain. Watch for its flowers in woodlands and along roadsides in late summer and fall.

A color illustration of the white wood-aster, painted by Dot Wilbur-Brooks, has been printed on T-shirts and is available for purchase in our Gift and Book Shop at the Totten Center.