Here are sources for California native plants in the Bay Area and beyond:
Call before visiting nurseries. All cities are located in California. Also see Calscape and the California Native Plant Link Exchange for additional sources for native plants. |
NURSERIES AND SEED SOURCES
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| Bay Natives |
10 Cargo Way
San Francisco 94124
(415) 287-6755 |
Wholesale and retail nursery with a selection of rare and endemic Bay Area native plants as well as 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. |
| California Native Landscapes |
254 Shoreline Highway
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 888-8471 |
Organic, chemical-free, California native plants. Specializes in natural habitat restoration, pollinator friendly plants |
| 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. |
| CNPS SCV Nursery |
CNPS SCV Nursery at Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills |
CNPS Santa Clara Valley Chapter's nursery. Public sale in October. Periodic pop-up sales. |
| Curious Flora Nursery |
740 Market Ave.
Richmond, CA 94801
(341) 215-8734 |
Retail and mail order nursery with a large section dedicated to native plants. |
| 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. |
| 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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| Regional Parks Botanic Garden |
Southpark Drive and Wildcat Canyon Road in Tilden Regional Park
Berkeley 94708
(510) 841-8732 |
Check website for sale days and hours. |
| 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. |
| San Marcos Growers |
(805) 683-1561 |
This page has links to the database entries for all of the California native plants that they grow and also features articles about native plants and links to other sites that have information about California native plants. The information is written by staff horticulturist Randy Baldwin with contributuions by Carol Bornstein. 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. |
