Where Can I Buy Native Plants?

We recommend that local genotype plant material be used for your restoration site. This insures that the plants you install will be highly adapted to your region, and this practice protects nearby wild plant populations from being overwhelmed by potentially mal-adapted genes. Therefore, we recommend that you purchase plant materials from a grower in your region.

Illinois

North
  • Landscape Naturally, Inc.
  • 1021 Janet St.
  • Sycamore, IL 60178
  • 815.899.7574
  • Offers seeds from within 90 miles of St. Charles, and consulting for prairie restorations.
  • Midwest Wildflowers
  • Box 64
  • Rockton, IL 61072
  • Offers native wildflower seeds, books. Catalog $1.00
  • The Natural Garden
  • 38 W 443 Highway 64
  • St. Charles, IL 60174
  • 630.584.0595
  • Offers seeds of prairie grasses and forbes, perennials, and woodland wildflowers. One of the largest suppliers in the Chicagoland area.
  • The Prairie Garden
  • 705 South Kenilworth Ave.
  • Oak Park, IL 60304
  • 708.386.7495
  • The Propagators Private Stock
  • 8805 Kemman Rd.
  • Hebron, IL 60034
  • Offers select perennial, wildflower and woody landscape plants.
  • Red Buffalo Nursery
  • 10502 Seaman Rd.
  • Hebron, IL 60034
  • 815.648.4838
  • kaskel@mc.net

Central

  • Currents Company
  • Route 2, Box 176
  • Wyoming, IL 61491
  • 309.286.7366
  • Genesis Nursery
  • 23200 Hurd Road
  • Tampico, IL 61283
  • 815.438.2220
  • Offers Northwest Illinois genotypes of prairie, wetland, and savanna seeds and plants.
  • Grand Prairie Friends
  • P.O. Box 36
  • Urbana, IL 61803
  • gpf@prairienet.org
  • Offers native plants each spring on Mother's Day weekend and at the Urbana Farmers' Market.
  • Native Plant Materials
  • 766 Bateman Street
  • Galesburg, IL 61401
  • Offers seeds.
  • The Prairie Patch
  • RR 1, Box 41
  • Niantic, IL 62551
  • 217.668.2409
  • Prairie Dock Nursery
  • 2731 County Road 100N
  • Allerton, IL 61810
  • 217.834.3146
  • Pure Prairie Nursery
  • Christine Brewer
  • RR2, Box 85
  • Toulon, IL 61483
  • The Pure Prairie Nursery is dedicated to preserving the wild and diverse attributes of native plants. Hand collected and hand cleaned local seed..

South

  • Bluestem Prairie Nursery
  • 13197 E. 13th Road
  • Hillsboro, IL 62049
  • 217.532.6344
  • bluestemnursery@yahoo.com
  • Offers local genotype prairie seeds and bare-root plants. Free catalog.