The following three tables include sources for California
native plants:
Native Plant Nurseries and Seed Sources (mainly local wholesale or retail);
Native Plant Sales in the San Francisco Bay Area; and
Buying Online (sites for California native plants and seeds).
Call before visiting nurseries. All cities are located in California, USA.
Also see the California Native Plant Link Exchange for sources for native plants.
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NATIVE PLANT NURSERIES AND SEED SOURCES PRIMARILY IN S.F. BAY AREA
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Albright Seed Company
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189 Arthur Road
Martinez 94553
(925) 372-8245
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Bulk sales grass, wildflower, shrub and tree seed, 50% native, excellent online newsletter
with wide range of ecological topics, California Bioregion seed mixes.
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| Bayview Gardens |
1201 Bay Street
Santa Cruz 95060 |
Catalog listing Pacific Coast native irises is available for $3.00 from
Joe Ghio by mail. |
| Berkeley Horticultural Nursery |
1310 McGee Avenue
Berkeley 94703
(510) 526-4704 |
Retail with one section devoted to natives. |
| C.H. Baccus |
900 Boynton Avenue
San Jose 95117
(408) 244-2923 |
Bulbs by mail order. Specializes in Calochortus, Fritillaria, and other Western bulbs. Spring container and dormant bulbs
sold by appointment. Call between 7-8am, 12-1pm or 4-8pm. |
| California Flora Nursery |
PO Box 3, Somers and D Street
Fulton 95439
(707) 528 8813 |
Uncommon perennials, Mediterranean and California natives.
Both wholesale and retail. Call for open hours. |
| Central Coast Wilds |
114 Liberty Street
Santa Cruz 95060
(831) 750 2363 |
California native seeds, plants, revegetation, consulting, and habitat
restoration for professionals and home gardeners. Small nursery in Soquel by appointment
and Wednesday at Santa Cruz Farmer's Market. |
| Common Ground Organic Garden Supply |
559 College Avenue
Palo Alto 94306
(650) 493-6072 |
Seeds, plants and classes. Promotes homegrown foods. |
| Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge |
PO Box 524, east end of Dumbarton Bridge on Marshlands Road
Newark 94560
(510) 792-0222 |
October plant sale of natives grown on-site. |
| Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery |
PO Box 270
1957B Highway 1
Moss Landing 95039
(831) 763-1207 |
Wholesale on Monday through Friday, retail is only Wednesday 10am-3pm. Call for directions.
Native plants, seeds, container and bare root, contract collection/growing plus demonstration garden. |
| Far West Bulb Farm |
14499 Lower Colfax Road
Grass Valley 95945
(530) 272 4775 |
Alliums, brodiaeas, Calochortus, Chlorogalum (Soap Plant), Dichelostema (blue dicks and others),
Erythronium (Fawn Lilies), Triteleia (Ithurial's Spear and others), and Lilium |
| Go Native Nursery c/o Cypress Flower Farm |
333 Cypress Street
Moss Beach 94038
(650) 728-0728 |
Call for hours and current location. |
| 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. |
| Mostly Natives Nursery |
PO Box 258
27235 Highway 1
Tomales 94971
(707) 878-2009 |
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. Friday 9am-noon, Saturday 10am-1pm. |
| Native Revival Nursery |
2600 Mar Vista Drive
Aptos 95003
(831) 684-1811 |
Wholesale and retail seeds and plants, contract collection and growing,
revegetation and restoration. Closed Monday. |
| Pacific Coast Seed |
6144A Industrial Way
Livermore 94551
(925) 373-4417 or (800) 733-3462 |
Wholesale or through local nurseries. Seeds, wildflowers, shrubs, grasses
and trees. |
| 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, perennials, and Annie's Annuals. Shade are included many natives. Address your native plant
questions to Wanda Olson.
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| Rana Creek Habitat Restoration |
35351 East Carmel Valley Road
Carmel 93924
(831) 659-3820 |
Native grass seed production and four-acre native plant nursery. Wholesale
and retail on Wednesday and Friday and the first Saturday of each month. 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 |
Retail plants on Thursday 10am-noon. Seed is available in Visitor Center in fall
and winter. April Spring Plant Sale. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| The Dry Garden |
6556 Shattuck Ave
Oakland 94609
(510) 547-3564 |
Specializes in drought-resistant plants including California 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. |
| Yerba Buena Nursery |
19500 Skyline Boulevard
Woodside 94062
(650) 851-1668 |
Retail native plants with some seed. Two-acre demonstration garden of mature
native plants with shop and tea house. |
NATIVE PLANT SALES IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
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| California Native Plant Society (CNPS) |
See chapter websites below or call for details, Sacramento
(916) 447-2677 |
Bookstore, photo gallery, links to local chapters and many other websites.
CNPS has journal Fremontia about native plant gardening. |
| CNPS East Bay Chapter |
October at Merritt College, Oakland |
October sale. |
| CNPS Marin Chapter |
Richardson Bay Audubon Center, Tiburon |
Mid-April sale. |
| CNPS Milo Baker Chapter |
Veteran's Memorial Building, Santa Rosa |
October sale. |
| CNPS Monterey Bay Chapter |
Monterey Peninsula College |
October sale. |
| CNPS Napa Chapter |
2201 East Imola Avenue in Skyline Park, Napa |
October sale. |
| CNPS Santa Clara Valley Chapter |
October and May at CNPS Nursery at Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
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CNPS Nursery is at Hidden Villa Ranch on Moody Road, two miles west of Foothill College.
Take the El Monte exit from 280 and go west 2.5 miles to 26870 Moody Rd, Los Altos Hills. The nursery is
behind the Visitor's Center at Hidden Villa. |
| CNPS Santa Cruz Chapter |
UCSC Arboretum in Eucalyptus Grove, Santa Cruz |
October sale including natives and exotics. |
| CNPS Willis Linn Jepson Chapter |
Benicia State Capitol Park, Benicia |
October sale. |
| CNPS Yerba Buena Chapter |
Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way. San Francisco |
November sale. |
| Cabrillo College Horticulture Garden and Nursery |
6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos
(831) 479-6439 |
Spring Plant Sale on Mother's Day Weekend includes many natives, especially salvias. |
| Regional Parks Botanical Garden, Tilden Regional Park |
Wildcat Canyon Rd at foot of South Park Drive in Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
(510) 841-8732 |
Third Saturday in April by the Volunteers of Regional Parks Botanical Garden. |
| 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. |
BUYING ONLINE AND OTHER SITES
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| California Gardens |
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Extensive list of California native plants. Pictures and plant descriptions. Ojai, California e-business. |
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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. |
| Freshwater Farms, Inc |
5851 Myrtle Avenue,
Eureka 95503
(707) 444-8261 or (800) 200-8969 |
Custom growing nursery, wetland plant focus, with Education Center and native seed
bank, plants and seeds. Wholesale only. |
| Las Pilitas Nursery |
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Planning tool gives you an instant native
plant list for your ZIP Code, soil type, sun/shade exposure, wide variety plant purchases available.
Deer problems link. Extensive native plants lists. |
| Native Habitats |
17287 Skyline Blvd #102, Woodside 94062 |
Commercial source lists of natives, seeds, bulbs, publications.
Organization advocates restoration and preservation of native ecosystems. |
| The Reveg Edge Services |
PO Box 609,
Redwood City 94064
(650) 325 7373 |
Formerly Redwood City Seed Company. Plants, seeds, classes and booklets. Custom
growing of supplied seed. |
| 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. |
| Upcountry Gardens and PlantsToGo |
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Upcountry Gardens of Shingletown, California near Mt Lassen. Lots of plant info
and orders can be shipped. |
