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This information is provided for those of you who wish to buy NC native plants from NC nurseries.

We have compiled responses to our letter asking if a nursery abides by the NCNPS native plant provenance and invasive plant guidelines. We have taken a nursery's word and have not visited each one for verification.

We stated in our letter that:

"... For our purposes it's best to propagate from seed, tissue culture and vegetative cuttings and we do not deny the fact that "progress" will happen and some plants can be rescued from native extirpation. We do believe that collecting/digging native plants from the wild will not sustain the natural populations over time and we will not endorse nurseries that engage in or buy from people who engage in this activity.

As for invasives, now who can deny that Chinese Wisteria or Princess Trees aren't beautiful? But plants like these do far too much damage to our native plant life. We have created a list of invasive exotic plants in North Carolina. In the list, plant species are ranked according to their invasiveness, with Rank 1 presenting the most severe threat to native ecosystems. While we discourage the sale of any plants included on our list in Ranks 1-3, if you sell species in the most severe category, Rank 1, we will not list your business in our materials."

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If you should visit any of these nurseries or if you know of any other good nurseries that sell NC native plants, please send your comments or have the nursery contact us at tom[at]ncwildflower.org. The nursery may fill out the Nursery Information Form and mail it in.

For additional information on selecting suppliers, you can check the list of suitable suppliers on the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center web site, or those listed on the North Carolina Botanical Garden website. You may also be interested in whether a nursery is certified in NC (see also this searchable directory of Certified Nurseries and Plant Collectors of NC).

Placing a nursery on this list does not constitute an endorsement from the NC Native Plant Society

We recommend that you set up an appointment before visiting a nursery.

Nurseries, listed alphabetically

Campbell Family Nursery: Kevin Campbell; 118 Crater Road; Harmony, NC 28634; Phone/Fax: 704-775-2425; Email: nativeplant@yadtel.net or campbellfamilynursery@gmail.com; Website: http://foothillplanttreasures.blogspot.com/; We are a small second and third generation family owned and operated nursery in northern Iredell county. We grow Ilex opaca named cultivars, Aesculus parviflora, Calycanthus floridus, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Panicum virgatum, and many other native perennials and plants.

Carolina Heritage Nursery: Lisa Tompkins, Vikki Tesar; 6607 Sadler Road; Waxhaw, NC 28712; Phone: 704-877-6934; Email: carolinaheritagenursery@gmail.com; Website: www.facebook.com/CarolinaHeritageNursery; Native and Heirloom plants of and for the Carolina piedmont. Retail sales at the Waxhaw Farmers Market, Matthews, NC. Farmers Market, special events and by appointment. Whole sale discount for landscapers.

Carolina Native Nursery: Bill Jones; 1126 Prices Creek Road; Burnsville, NC 28714; Phone/Fax: 828-682-1471; Email: bill@carolinanativenursery.com; Website: http://www.carolinanativenursery.com/

Carolina Wetland Services, Inc.: Gregg Antemann, PWS; Principal Biologist; 550 East Westinghouse Blvd.; Charlotte, NC 28273; Mobile: 704-408-1683; Phone: 704-527-1177 ext. 101; Fax: 704-527-1133; Email: gregg@cws-inc.net; Website: www.cws-inc.net; We believe in your society's values and are involved in many grass roots efforts to stop the promotion of invasive plants and find good native plant alternatives.

Cill Ide Native Plant Nursery: Maureen Seelinger; 621 Starburst Lane; Raleigh, NC 27603; Phone: 919-302-6900; Fax: 509-351-5324; Email: info@wetlandplantnursery.com; Website: http://www.wetlandplantnursery.com/; Catalog: free on the web

Coastal Plain Conservation Nursery, Inc.: Ellen J. Colodney, MD; 3067 Conners Drive(Office) 812 Drummonds Point Road (Nursery); Edenton, NC 27932; Phone: 252.482.5707; Fax: 252.482.4987; Email: team@coastalplainnursery.com; Web Site: www.CoastalPlainNursery.com; Catalogue cost: view online – save a tree!; Coastal Plain Conservation Nursery, Inc. provides native herbaceous wetland plants for ecosystem restoration projects including stormwater ponds and wetlands, bioretention cells, herbaceous riparian wetlands, shoreline erosion control, wastewater wetlands and habitat improvement. Our plants are container grown, of North Carolina, South Carolina, and southeastern Virginia genetic origin and propagated by seed whenever possible.

Cure Nursery: Bill & Jennifer Cure; 880 Buteo Ridge Road; Pittsboro, NC 27312; Phone/Fax: 919-542-6186; Email: curenursery@mindspring.com; Website: http://www.curenursery.com; We are a wholesale nursery supplying species native to the southeast in small containers. We have been in business since 1995.

Gardens of the Blue Ridge, Inc.: Rob Fletcher; PO Box 10, 9056 Wildflower Lane; Pineola, NC 28662; Phone: 828-733-2417; Fax: 828-733-8894; Email: gardensblueridge@boone.net; Website: http://www.gardensoftheblueridge.com/; Catalog: $2.00; Family owned business since 1892, specializing in growing native plants.

Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek: Dottie H Fennell; 4078 Old Field Creek Road,; Grassy Creek, NC 28631; Mail: PO Box 22, Crumpler, NC 28617; Phone: 336-384-2288; Email: dottie@gardensinthewood.com; Website: www.gardensinthewood.com; Catalog: view online – save a tree!; Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek is a small nursery in the mountains of NC that specializes in species perennials and native wildflowers. It is primarily a mail order business, but visitors are welcome to shop and/or pick up plants if they call ahead.

Growing Native Nursery: Sadie Adams; 2171 Riceville Road; Asheville, NC 28805; Phone/Fax: 828-450-6705; Email: growingnative@gmail.com; Website: www.growingnativenursery.com

Growing Wild Nursery: Alistair Glen; 193 Murphy Road; Burgaw, NC 28425; Phone: 910-200-2112; Email: info@growingwildnursery.net; Catalogue: Available online; Specializing in coastal plain native plants. Open by appointment

Hanging Dog Valley Nursery: John & Pam Strawn; 2600 Boiling Springs Road; Murphy, NC 28906; Phone/Fax: 828-837-7921; Email: strawn@webworkz.com; Wholesale grower--field grown & container grown

Lumber River Native Plants: Jep Whitlock; 7000 Livingston Road; P. O. Box 42; Gibson, NC 28343; Phone: 336-601-8787; Fax: 910-268-4679; Email: whitlocknative@att.net; Website: www.ncnativeplants.com; Catalog: Call, email or fax for plant info; We are a wholesale family owned and operated nursery specializing in native plants of the Carolinas, with an emphasis on wetland plants. Most of our plants are grown from seed that we collect throughout the Carolinas.

Mellow Marsh Farm: Sharon Day; 1312 Woody Store Road; Siler City, NC 27344; Phone/Fax: 919-742-1200; Email: mellowmarsh@mindspring.com; Website: http://www.mellowmarshfarm.com/; Catalog: online plant list; We grow mostly native wetland plants, herbaceous and woody.

Mountain Landscapes and Horticulture: Sharon Eller; 2323 Copeland Road; Warrensville, NC 28693; Office: 336-385-2234; Cell: 336-620-3844

"My Garden" Plants Company: Duane Truscott; 2243 Rockhill Road; Castle Hayne, NC 28429-5384; Phone: 910-675-1205; Email: truscottd@bellsouth.net; We grow native trees, shrubs, ground covers, grasses and many beautiful wildflowers. Keeping in mind the diverse plant communities that surround this area of the coastal plain of NC, we strive to have natives to fit your particular circumstance from filling in a hole in the perennial flower bed to restoring the native habitat that once stood where your home is today. Please feel free to contact us about plant availability or consulting about your particular needs. Sincerely, "My Garden" Plants Company

Native Roots Nursery: Matthew Pearson; 571 Moseley Ave.; Clinton, NC 28328; Phone: 910-385-8385; Fax: 910-592-2773; Email: sales@nativerootsnursery.com; Website: http://www.nativerootsnursery.com

Niche Gardens: Blair Durant; 1111 Dawson Road; Chapel Hill, NC 27516; Phone: 919-967-0078; Fax: 919-967-4026; Email: mail@nichegardens.com; Website: http://www.nichegardens.com; Catalog: Free, one per year; About 60% native, and growing with an emphasis on wildlife gardening, growing for birds, butterflies & other pollinators. Always nursery propagated, never dug from the wild.

Old Salem Garden Shop: Old Salem Museums & Gardens; Vonnie Hannah, L. Robbie King; 626 South Main Street (location); 600 South Main Street (mailing); Winston-Salem, NC 27101; Phone: (retail) 336-721-7335, (horticulture dept) 336-721-7357; Fax: 336-721-7335; Email: vhannah@oldsalem.org; Website: www.oldsalem.org/gardens; Catalogue: none; Old Salem Museums and Gardens utilizes a specified plant list to populate not only it’s restored and interpreted gardens but also provide the inventory for its garden retail operations. This guiding plant list contains only species which are recorded as native to the surrounding region in 1759 or which were recorded in Salem prior to 1849. Old Salem Museums and Gardens propagates all of the heirloom plants employed in its museum and retail activities from authentic cultivars existing in its gardens or from certified seed retailers or seed saver exchanges.

Painters Greenhouse: Deenie & Brad Owen; 734 Roy Moore Road; Old Fort, NC 28762; Phone: 828-668-7225; Email: paintersgreenhouse1@gmail.com; Website: http://www.paintersgreenhouse.com/; We offer over 80 different species of native herbaceous perennials, ferns, aquatics,shrubs & trees.; We offer both straight species and native cultivars (nativars).

Renfrow Hardware & General Merchandise: David Blackley; 188 North Trade Street; Matthews, NC 28105; Phone: 704-847-4088; We are real big in vegetables, herbs, berries and native/perennials, etc. that are edible. If it grows and you can eat it, we try to sell it. Thanks for your letter. I agree with what you are doing. We want every household to have a blueberry bush & fig tree & 'mater plant in its yard!

Southeastern Native Plant Nursery: Brad Martin; 36 Kel-Co Road; Chandler, NC 28715; Phone: 828-670-8330; Fax: 828-670-8331; Email: brad@southeasternnatives.com; Website: http://www.southeasternnatives.com

Southern Heritage Nursery: Mary Holcombe; 2556 Old Tiger Bridge Road; Greer, SC 29651; Phone: 864-373-3660; Email: info@southernheritagenursery.com; Website: www.southernheritagenursery.com; We specialize in trees and shrubs that are native to the Southeast. Mary took over Wes Burlingame's Laurel Springs Nursery when Wed retired, and moved it to her place in SC, near the NC border.

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