Plant and Seed Sources
The Kansas Native Plant Society maintains a list of retail sources of wildflower seeds and plants as a resource for individuals interested in plant community restoration and growing native plants.
Birds, Bees and Butterflies Nursery Towanda, KS
Birds, Bees and Butterflies Nursery is a nursery specializing in Native Prairie Wildflowers as well as Trees and Shrubs that attract and feed Birds, Bees and Butterflies.
Bluebird Nursery, Inc. Clarkson, NE
Bluebird Nursery participates in Great Plants Program, a joint effort of the Nebraska Nursery and Landscape Association and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Program is designed to identify plants with potential to do well in the Great Plains area, promote public awareness of new or underutilized plants, generate consumer enthusiasm and increase the selection of plants available to the consumer.
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains Hesston, KS
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains sponsors the FloraKansas plant sales. Their website contains information about the use of native species in landscapes as well as other valuable information regarding native plants.
Feyh Farm Seed Company Alma, KS
Feyh Farm Seed Company is a family farm in Kansas producing native grasses, cool season grasses, millets and wildflowers.
Hamilton Seeds Elk Creek, MO
Hamilton Seeds specialized in native grasses and wildflowers of the Midwest. Their website contains information about the use of native species, seed mixed, and instructions on getting started.
Ion Exchange Harpers Ferry, IA
Ion Exchange provides custom seed mixes for prairies, marshes, savannas, woodlands, and CRP acres. Staff also can provide special mixes for butterflies and hummingbirds. An assortment of plant resources is available through the web site.
Jubilee Native Emporia, KS
Jubilee Native sells native grasses and wild flowers. All of their plants are grown from locally collected seed, so their genetic base is local. This makes their plants well adapted to local soil and weather conditions.
Kansas Native Plants Topeka, KS
Kansas Native Plants offers seeds and plants of a variety of plant species native to Kansas. Seeds are available via mail order from the website. Potted plants are available for pickup by appointment only.
Kaw River Restoration Nurseries Lawrence, KS
Kaw River Restoration Nurseries offer high-quality, genetically appropriate, native seed and plants along with the expertise to use and care for them.
Lawyer Nursery, Inc. Plains, MT
Lawyer Nursery specializes in deciduous seedlings and transplants, rootstocks, ornamental shrubs, fruit trees, flowering crabs, and conifers adapted for USDA Hardiness Zone 5.
Loma Vista Nursery Ottawa, KS
Loma Vista Nursery is a wholesale nursery. They supply native grasses and a small selection of native woodies and perennials.
Longview Gardens, Inc. Kansas City, MO
Longview Gardens operates a full-line garden center, with trees, evergreens, blooming shrubs, roses, perennials, annuals, herbs, grasses, vines, vegetable transplants, and plants for the water garden.
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery Jefferson City, MO
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery sells native Missouri perennials, both seeds and plants. Our plants are nursery propagated. Missouri is the genetic origin of the plants, so they are best adapted to states east of the Rockies. View our plants online or visit the nursery near Jefferson City.
Prairie and Wetland Center Belton, MO
The Prairie and Wetland Center is an outlet for Critsite, the Midwest’s largest producer of native plants, trees, and shrubs. Critsite has four other production facilities and grows and markets more than 2 million plants annually. It also offers a comprehensive selection of landscaping needs. A calendar of events is maintained on the Prairie and Wetland Center web site.
Prairie Moon Nursery Winona, MN
Prairie Moon Nursery offers seeds, plants, and information to people interested in restoring native plants and plant communities of the upper Midwest. More than 500 species of native prairie wildflowers and grasses. They also can provide pre-designed wetland seed mixes, prairie seed mixes, detention seed mixes, savanna seed mixes, and woodland seed mixes. Other products offered are books on restoration landscaping, plant identification, and medicinal plants.
Prairie Nursery, Inc. Westfield, WI
Prairie Nursery offers a large selection of native plants and seeds for “ecological gardening.” The web site offers “how to” information about prairie establishment, gardening with prairie plants, and seeding. They also provide an assortment of services, including custom design services, landscape installation, and specialized seed mixes.
Sharp Bros. Seed Company Healy, KS & Greeley, CO & Clinton, MO
Sharp Bros. Seed Company provides native grass and forb seeds for both public and private uses. They offer warm and cool season grasses, legumes, forbs, and wildflowers for use in the Great Plains and Intermountain areas. Staff works with conservation agencies, cattlemen’s associations, reclamation agencies, prairie restoration groups, and ranchers and farmers.
Skinner Garden Store Topeka, KS
Skinner Garden Store sells a wide selection of natives trees and shrubs. They also sell roses, trees, fruits & nuts, shrubs, evergreens, grasses, groundcovers, vines, and perennials.
Star Seed, Inc. Beloit, KS & Osborne, KS
Star Seed, Inc. sells native grass and forb seeds.
Stock Seed Farms Murdock, NE
Stock Seed Farms provides an assortment of seeds of prairie grasses and forbs. They also have a variety of prairie, wildflower, landscape, lawn and pasture, and blended mixes available.
Vinland Valley Nursery Baldwin City, KS
Vinland Valley Nursery promotes the creation of suburban and urban garden habitat by offering native plants that have excellent ornamental value to gardeners while offering basic shelter and food resources to wildlife.
