As California native plants gain in popularity, they are becoming available in more nurseries throughout our region. There are at least a half dozen native plant nurseries that supply plants to home gardeners and landscaping professionals. Local retail nurseries are also supplying more California native plants and many will order them for you if they do not have what you want. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is an excellent source for a great variety of plants during its fall and spring sales (first weekend in November, and first Saturday in April, respectively). Plants are also available and can be ordered at the California Garden Shop all year around. The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) has a comprehensive list of statewide native plant sources.
The following list provides information on native plant distributors including botanic gardens, societies, and retail and wholesale nurseries. This information is provided as a service and does not constitute an endorsement by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.
Botanic Gardens, Foundations and Societies California Native Plant Society (Local Chapters) Website: http://www.cnps.org/ Local chapters run plant sales
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1500 North College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711-3157 Ph: (909) 625-8767; Website: http://www.rsabg.org/ Fall and spring sales (first full weekend in November and first Saturday in April, respectively), and year around sale in the California Garden Shop
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Ph: (805) 682-4726; Website: http://www.sbbg.org/ Spring and fall sales, all year in the Garden Growers Nursery
Theodore Payne Foundation 10459 Tuxford Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352-2126 Ph: (818) 768-1802; Website: http://www.theodorepayne.org/ Nonprofit retail California native plant nursery
U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens University of California – Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 Ph: (909) 784-6962; Website: http://www.gardens.ucr.edu/ Fall plant sale includes natives
Commercial Wholesale and Retail Native Plant Nurseries Cal-Native Plants 25735 Garbani Rd., Menifee, CA 92584 Ph: (951) 301-8075 Website: http://cal-nativeplants.com/ Open to the general public by appointment
Cornflower Farms, Inc. P.O. Box 896, Elk Grove, CA 95759 Ph: (916) 689-1015; Website: http://cornflowerfarms.com/
Mockingbird Nursery, 1670 Jackson St., Riverside, CA 92504 Ph: (951) 780-3571
Monterey Bay Nursery, Inc. 748 San Miguel Canyon Rd, Royal Oaks, CA 95076 Ph: (831) 724-6361; Website: http://www.montereybaynsy.com/
Moosa Creek Nursery California Native Plant Nursery 28435 Wilkes Road, Valley Center, CA 92082 Ph: (760) 751-1929; Website: http://www.moosacreeknursery.com/
Mountain States Wholesale Nursery 10020 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85307 Ph: (623) 247-8509 or (800) 840-8509; Website: http://mswn.com/
Native Sons, Inc. 379 W. El Campo Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Ph: (805) 481-5996; Website: http://www.nativeson.com/
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