Wondering where to find Colorado Native Plants for your landscape?
Sourcing and purchasing native plant species can be a frustrating quest. Many retail garden stores or mail order websites have a limited selection of native plants or have native plants mixed with other plants. Below is information about our native plant swaps, and a list of places to get native plants in Colorado and online.
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Native Plant & Seed Swaps:
One of the best ways to get native plants for your garden is at any of our Colorado Native Plant Swaps & Giveaways. The Front Range Wild Ones help coordinate several free swaps in the spring, where you may donate your extra seedlings and grab some new ones for your garden!
In autumn, we help host Colorado Native Plant Seed Swaps where you can pick up seeds for regionally adapted native seeds. We invite you to adopt seeds collected by local Wild Ones members and supporters. Our goal is to get more native plants growing in home landscapes to support pollinators and wildlife. View our Native Plant Species Sheets to learn more about all the varieties you can grow. These free public and member-only swaps are a great way to get more native plants in your garden even if you’re on a tight budget!
Many of the nurseries listed below responded to our survey asking about their native plant inventory in April 2024:
Native Nursery Champions:
Reliable Sources with Significant Native Plant Inventory
- Harlequin’s Gardens, Boulder, CO
- High Plains Environmental Center (online ordering only)
- Prairie Moon (online ordering only)
- Prairie Nursery (online ordering only)
- Western Native Seed (online ordering only)
- Rick’s Garden Center, Colorado Springs
- One Canopy , Loveland
- Gulley Greenhouse and Garden Center, Ft Collins
- Finding Nectar Nursery , Arvada
- Tagawa Gardens , Centennial
- Creekside Tree Nursery, Boulder
- Fort Collins Nursery, Ft Collins
- Jared’s Nursery, Littleton
- Creek Side Gardens , Littleton
- Wiggle Worm Gardens, Eagle
- @HorsetoothNursery (Instagram only)
Front Range Retail Nurseries That May Have Limited Native Plant Inventory
Ask every nursery you go to if they have native plants, the more of us who ask, the more likely they will start adding lots more natives to their lineup.
- City Floral, Denver (scattered in, ask about natives)
- Holly Acres Nursery, Elizabeth (nativars/cultivars only)
- Nick’s Garden Center, Aurora (scattered in, ask about natives)
- O’Toole’s Garden Centers, Lakewood, Littleton, Westminster
Seasonal Plant Sales
- Colorado Native Plant Society
- Colorado State Forest Service Nursery
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Garden In a Box by Resource Central
- The Gardens on Spring Creek
- Horticultural Art Society of Colorado Springs
- Urban Roots @ the City Park Farmers Market
Online/Mail-Order
- Alplains Seeds
- Cold Hardy Cactus
- Colorado Hardy Plants
- Granite Seed
- High Country Gardens
- Prairie Legacy
- Prairie Moon
- Prairie Nursery
- SouthwestSeed.com
- Western Native Seed
Know of more places that sell Colorado native plants?
Please contact us if you have any to suggest.
Colorado Native Plant Species Sheets
View our Native Plant Species Sheets to learn more about all the varieties you can grow.
These PDF signs which have photos and information including: season of interest, height, spread, water needs, native region, elevation, important to know facts, maintenance, characteristics, garden uses, habitat, and propagation tips.
Thanks to Peggy Hanson who helped us get all of these created for sharing, they are super helpful to help everyone learn propagating and growing native plants in their landscapes.
