Here are sources for California native plants in the Bay Area and beyond:
Call before visiting nurseries. All cities are located in California, USA. Also see the California Native Plant Link Exchange for additional sources for native plants. |
NURSERIES AND SEED SOURCES
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| Annie's Annuals & Perennials |
740 Market Ave.
Richmond, CA 94801
(510) 215-3301 |
Retail and mail order nursery with a large section dedicated to native plants. |
| Bay Natives |
10 Cargo Way
San Francisco 94124
(415) 287-6755 |
Wholesale and retail nursery with a wide selection of rare and endemic Bay Area native plants as well as choice species from across the state. |
| Berkeley Horticultural Nursery |
1310 McGee Avenue
Berkeley 94703
(510) 526-4704 |
Retail with one section devoted to natives. |
| California Flora Nursery |
PO Box 3, Somers and D Street
Fulton 95439
(707) 528 8813 |
Cal Flora is devoted to natives and habitat gardening with an exceptional diversity of offerings. Knowledgeable and experienced with attention to local Bay Area needs and conditions. |
| Capital Wholesale Nursery |
2938 Everdale Drive
San Jose, CA 95148
(408) 239-0589 |
Uncommon perennials, Mediterranean and California natives. Both wholesale and retail |
| Central Coast Wilds |
336 A Golf Club Drive
Santa Cruz 95060
(831) 459-0656 |
California native seeds, plants, revegetation, consulting, and habitat restoration for professionals and home gardeners. |
| East Bay Wilds Native Plant Nursery |
28th Ave at Foothill Blvd
Fruitvale District of Oakland
510-409-5858 |
Call for hours. Native plants plus demonstration garden. |
| Grassroots Ecology Native Plant Nursery |
Foothills Park
Palo Alto
650-949-3158 |
Most plants grown from local native stock. Order online and pick up plants at the nursery. |
| Larner Seeds |
PO Box 407
235 Grove Road
Bolinas 94971
(415) 868-9407 |
Mail order seeds and California native wildflowers, perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees. Demonstration garden. Retail plants at the nursery from October through July. |
| Las Pilitas Nursery |
3232 Las Pilitas Rd
Santa Margarita, CA 93453
(805) 438-5992 |
Mail order and on-site nursery. Extensive native plants list. Excellent descriptions of plants along with planting guidelines. |
| Linda Vista Native Plants |
San Jose.
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Order online with plant pickup in Saratoga. Occasional public sales announced to their email list. |
| Mission Blue Nursery |
1 Mountain Flora Parkway
Brisbane, CA 940056
(415) 467-6631
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Quarterly and by-appointment sales. Mission Blue Nursery grows plants entirely from seeds and cuttings collected on San Bruno Mountain. |
| Mostly Natives Nursery |
54 B Street, Unit D
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-8835
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Wholesale and retail coastal natives and drought-tolerant plants. Call for open hours. |
| Native Here Nursery |
101 Golf Course Drive in Tilden Regional Park
Berkeley 94708
(510) 549-0211 |
Alameda and Contra Costa County natives. Nursery is operated by East Bay CNPS for East Bay Regional Parks District. Tuesday noon-3pm, Friday 9am-noon, Saturday 10am-1pm. |
| Native Revival Nursery |
(831) 684-1811 |
Online-only. Wholesale and retail seeds and plants, contract collection and growing, revegetation and restoration. |
| Oaktown Native Plant Nursery |
702 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA
(510) 387-9744 |
Retail and wholesale. Offers contract growing for restoration and large landscaping projects. |
| Our City Forest |
1000 Spring St.
San Jose, CA 95110
(408)785-2302 |
Retail |
| Pacific Coast Seed |
533 Hawthorne Place
Livermore 94550
(925) 373-4417 or (800) 733-3462 |
Wholesale or through local nurseries. Wildflower and grass seeds. |
| Payless Nursery |
2927 S. King Road
San Jose 95122
(4080 274-7815 |
This independent nursery devotes a section to a varied selection of native trees, shrubs and perennials. Address your native plant questions to Wanda Olson. |
| Rana Nursery |
7480 Williams Ranch Road
Carmel, CA 93923
(831) 659-3820 |
Native grass seed production and four-acre native plant nursery. Wholesale only. Revegetation, seed, container, and bare root plants. |
| Regional Parks Botanic Garden |
Southpark Drive and Wildcat Canyon Road in Tilden Regional Park
Berkeley 94708
(510) 841-8732 |
Check website for sale hours. |
| San Diego Chapter, California Native Plant Society seed store |
Contact Form
San Diego, CA
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Sells California native seeds primarily from Southern California in small quantities for home and demonstration gardens |
| Seedhunt |
PO Box 96
Freedom 95019 |
Mail order annual and perennial seed with hard to find selections and about one-third native |
| Sierra Azul Nursery & Gardens |
2660 East Lake Avenue (Highway 152)
Watsonville 95076
(831) 763 0939 |
Mediterranean, native, and water-conserving plants for California displayed in demonstration gardens as well as the nursery. |
| S&S Seeds |
P.O. Box 1275
Carpinteria, CA 93014
(805) 684-0436 |
Wholesale seeds, with $150 minimum order. |
| SummerWinds Nursery |
725 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(650) 493-5136 |
Retail. There are several locations, but the Palo Alto store has the best selection of natives. Ask for Judith for assistance. |
| Suncrest Nurseries, Inc |
400 Casserly Road
Watsonville 95076
(831) 728-2595 |
Wholesale only. See website for retail outlets. Develops new and unusual coastal plants with some natives. |
| Tree of Life Nursery |
PO Box 635
33201 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano 92693
(949) 728-0685 |
Wholesale and retail. Contract collects and grows. Round House Plant Store has plants and books for home gardener. |
| Watershed Nursery |
601 A Canal Blvd.
Richmond, CA 94804
(510) 234-22225 |
Retail native plants. Contract collects and grows. |
| Yerba Buena Nursery |
12511 San Mateo Rd. (Hwy 92)
Half Moon Bay
(650) 851-1668 |
Retail native plants with some seed. |
NATIVE PLANT SALES
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| Strybing Arboretum Arboretum and Botanical Gardens |
Golden Gate Park, 9th Ave at Lincoln Way, San Francisco (415) 661-1316 |
Saturday sales with one for natives in the autumn. |
| University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden |
200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley (510) 642-3343 |
Autumn sale with some natives that are hard to find. |
| University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum |
Empire Grade at Western Drive, Santa Cruz (831) 427-2998 |
Joint sale with CNPS Santa Cruz Chapter in April. |
ONLINE SOURCES & RESOURCES
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| California Gardens |
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Extensive list of California native plants. Pictures and plant descriptions. Ojai, California e-business. |
| California Native Grass Association |
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Information packets, seed sources, workshops, website resources. Primary focus is grassland restoration, but resource list is broader. |
| El Nativo Growers Inc |
(626) 969-8449 |
Good source of information on natives in the landscape. Wholesale only. |
| The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants Inc. |
10459 Tuxford Street, Sun Valley 91352 (818) 768-1802 |
Promotes and restores landscapes and habitats, propagates and sells native plants and educates about native plants. Sells native seeds in quantity. |
