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Search native plants appropriate for your area:

• National Wildlife Federation - Native Plant Finder by zip code

• Audubon Society - Native Plants Database

• Mt. Cuba Center - Native Plant Finder

• Chesapeake Bay - Native Plant Center
   

Native Plant Lists:

• Xerces Society Pollinator Plants for the Mid-Atlantic Region

• Plant lists for Native Bees by Heather Holm

• Penn State Extension Top Pollinator Trial Plants

• Visit the main Pollinator Pathway site for more lists and information

Where to Buy Native Plants

• Redbud Native Plant Nursery - 904 N. Providence Rd, Media, PA 19063

• Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery - 2415 Route 100, Orefield, PA 18069

• Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education - 8480 Hagy's Mill Road | Philadelphia, PA 19128 | Phone: 215-482-7300

• Good Host Plants - 150 W Butler St, Philadelphia, PA 19140

• Delaware Nature Society spring plant sale

• Jenkins Arboretum - 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon PA 193333

• Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve - 1635 River Road, New Hope PA 18938

• Musser Forests, Inc. - Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Mail order source for small, bare root trees

• Toadshade Wildflower Farm - Frenchtown, NJ - Good source for native seeds

• Yellow Springs Farm - 1165 Yellow Springs Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425

• Prairie Nursery - Online source for plants and seeds

• Prairie Moon Nursery - Online source for plants and seeds

• Izel Native Plants - Online source for plant plugs (large numbers)
   

Recommended reading:

• Quick Background on the Mid Atlantic Region’s Native Bees - Sam Droege, USGS

• Pat Sutton’s Wildlife Garden

• Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by Douglas W. Tallamy, 2007

• Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy, 2020