Native Plants

Native Species are plants and animals that occur naturally in an area without human intervention. Species native to North America are recognized as occurring on the continent prior to European settlement. As native plants and wildlife become displaced by invasives, other dependent species may also disappear.

For more information on Native Plants, please refer to the following resources:

• North American Native Plant Society
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Guide
• Native Plants for Different Environments Information Sheets, Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
• Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
• Common Trees of Pennsylvania (DCNR) (includes some non-natives)
• Herbaceous Perennials: Ferns
• American Fern Society

Wildlife Benefits of Native Plants:

• Landscaping for Wildlife, PSU Extension
• Native Trees and Shrubs and their wildlife users, Natural Lands Trust
• Plants for Beneficial Insects, National Audubon Society

Nurseries for Native Plants (Local):

• Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (New Hope, PA- retail seed packets and semi-annual plant sales- woody and herbaceous)
• Moss Acres (Poconos- Mosses)
• New Moon Nursery (Kennett Square- wholesale - herbaceous)
• Octoraro Native Plant Nursery (wholesale only - trees and shrubs)
• Redbud Native Plant Nursery (Glen Mills- wholesale and retail- trees, shrubs, herbaceous)
• Taproot Native Design (West Grove- habitat restoration)
• Yellow Springs Farm (Chester Springs- retail- trees, shrubs, herbaceous)

Nurseries for Native Plants (Mail/Internet):

• American Chestnut Cooperators' Foundation (blight-resistant American chestnuts)
• Ernst Conservation Seeds Catalog, (Meadville, PA- retail- woody and herbaceous)
• New England Wildflower Society (MA- retail- herbaceous)
• Pinelands Nursery and Supply Catalog, (NJ- wholesale- woody and herbaceous)
• Prairie Moon Nursery (MN- retail w/online ordering- woody and herbaceous)
• Prairie Nursery (WI- retail- herbaceous)
• Shooting Star Nursery (KY- retail- woody and herbaceous)