Sources of Indiana Native Plants
The retail plant industry is coming to recognize the demand for native plants, so there is a fair chance of finding the most garden-worthy Indiana natives at your local nursery and garden center. Those listed in our brochure, “Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana,” are readily available at finer garden centers and via mail-order.
Criteria for Listing on INPAWS Retail Sources
INPAWS gives special credit to nurseries and garden centers that offer native plants for sale and do not offer known exotic invasive plants. Firms included in our list:
- Are based in Indiana.
- Do not sell or design with any invasive plants, defined as plants that the Invasive Plant Species Assessment Working Group (IPSAWG) has determined to be invasive in Indiana. Download the IPSAWG Brochure
- Provide plants native to Indiana as part of their stock or part of their designs.
We welcome public input to this list. Please submit additions and revisions to landscaping@inpaws.org.
Northeast Indiana
Cardno JFNew Native Plant Nursery
128 Sunset Drive, Walkerton, IN 46574
Tel 574-586-2412, Fax 574-586-2718
Jason.fritz@cardno.com
Website: www.cardnojfnew.com/nursery
Percentage of product that is native plant material: 100%. Wholesale nursery. Product includes certified and genotype native seed, custom seed mixes, prairie, woodland, upland, wetland plants and seed, native grasses, trees and shrubs. Bioengineering erosion control materials, vegetated coir logs, fascines, wattles. Custom and contract growing, all sizes, plugs and liners to quarts and gallons for restoration and native landscaping projects. Catalog available. Full environmental consulting services with expertise in assessment, wetlands, streams, natural stormwater management, permitting, mitigation, restoration, maintenance and monitoring.
Earth Source, Inc.
14921 Hand Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818
Tel. 260-489-8511, Fax: 260-489-8607
officemanager@earthsourceinc.net
Website: www.earthsourceinc.net
Services include residential / commercial landscape design; habitat restoration; erosion/sedimentation control, soil bioengineering, wetland mitigation, section 401/404 permitting, environmental assessments, habitat evaluations, golf course design, urban design, park planning. Percentage of product that is native plant material:100%.
Heartland Restoration Services, Inc.
14921 Hand Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818
Tel. 260-489-8511, Fax: 260-489-8607
officemanager@earthsourceinc.net
Website: www.earthsourceinc.net
Percentage of product that is native plant material:100%. Wholesale nursery; product includes prairie, woodland, wetland plants, native grasses, trees & shrubs; suppliers of local genotype seed and custom grown plants; offers range of environmental consulting services including installation and management of native landscapes including prescribed burns and limited herbicide applications /exotic species control of those ecosystems .
Neuhouser Garden & Gifts
4605 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
260.436.8538
Judith@Neuhouser.com
www.neuhouser.com
Retail nursery and garden center offering native plants, rain barrels, and compost bins. Full landscape design and installation available including rain gardens, hardscapes and habitat gardens.
Neuhouser Nursery
8046 Stellhorn Rd.
Fort Wayne IN 46815
260.486.4161
Krista@neuhouser.com
www.neuhouser.com
Retail nursery locally-owned for over 30 years. Native perennials, shrubs, and trees available. Landscape design and installation of rain gardens, hardscapes, and habitat gardens.
Springcreek Landscaping & Nursery, Inc.
1860 N. 525 East, Logansport IN 46947
Tel. 574-722-1128, FAX 574-722-1128
springcrk@verizon.net
Percentage of product that is native plant material: 10-20%. Product includes prairie, woodland, wetland plants, native grasses, trees & shrubs; also offering wildlife habitat consulting and management.
Northwest Indiana
Blank’s Nursery & Garden Center
0448 E. 500 South, LaPorte, IN 46350
Tel. 219-393-5414
blanksnursery-b@excite.com
Hours by appointment. Can order a large variety of native trees and shrubs.
Hensler Nursery, Inc.
5715 N. 750 East, Hamlet, IN 46532
Tel. 574-867-4192, Fax: 574-867-4960
info@henslernurseryindiana.com
Wholesale nursery; product includes native trees & shrubs.
Jasper-Pulaski State Tree Nursery
15508 W. 700 North, Medaryville, IN 47957
Tel. 219-843-4827, Fax: 219-843-6671
jaspernursery@dnr.in.gov
98% native plant material. Tree and shrubs seedlings for conservation plantings available to Indiana residents only.
Central Indiana
Blue Planet Gardens, Inc.
1170 Princeton Place, Zionsville, IN 46077
Tel. 317-873-5390
gloxen@att.net
Ecological landscape design by Linda Oxenrider; consulting services include residential and commercial design and habitat restoration.
Indiana State Museum Gift Shop—Native Plant Seed Packets
Seeds are harvested from the native plants growing in the gardens between the ISM and the Eiteljorg. They are picked by volunteers and packaged by volunteers under the direction of Sophia and Dan Anderson. They are sold at the ISM gift shop beginning in late March and early April, at a cost of $1.50 per packet. These are individual species, not mixtures. For more information, contact Dan Anderson.
Mark M. Holeman, Inc.
7871 Hague Road, Indianapolis, IN 46256
Tel. 317-849-3120, Fax: 317-578-0439
Website: www.holemanlandscape.com
40% native plant material. Retail nursery; product includes prairie, woodland, wetland plants, native grasses, trees & shrubs. Services include residential and commercial landscape design, installation, maintenance.
Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse, Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Tel. 317-920-2652, Fax: 317-920-2672
Retail nursery; native and non-native plants available; many native species may be viewed growing on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Native Plants Unlimited LLC
George Peregrim
13600 Connor Knoll Parkway, Fishers, IN 46038
Tel. 317-506-5456
nativeplants@earthlink.net
Website: www.nativeplantsunlimited.com Please visit the website for plant sale location and hours. 100% native plant material. Retail native plant sales (seasonal). Brochure available prior to sale dates. Email notification available. Special orders and inquiries welcomed to make your project a success. Native plants for sustainable landscaping.
Spence Restoration Nursery
2220 E. Fuson Road, Muncie IN 47302
Tel. 765-286-7154, Fax: 765-286-0264
kevin@spencenursery.com
Website: www.spencenursery.com
100% native plant material. Wholesale only nursery. Products include source-identified Indiana genotype seeds and herbaceous plants for prairie, wetland, and woodland understory. Free installation specifications available at our website.
The Land Nursery
513 Sharon Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Tel. 765-463-2994
85% native plant material. Product includes woodland plants, trees & shrubs. Walter Beineke, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, and consultant on hardwood plantation establishment and management. Mail-order catalog available.
Water Resources Design, Inc.
551 Teton Trail, Indianapolis IN 46217
Tel. 317-786-7529
goskay25@iquest.net
100% native plant material. Product includes wetland plants. Services include backyard wildlife, pond and wetland design.
Winterhaven Wildflowers & Native Plant Preserve
5724 S 900 West, West Point, IN 47992
Contact Reni Winter, 765-714-4288 (cell)
wildflowers@winterhavenfarm.us
Website: www.winterhavenfarm.us
Indiana native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, tree seedlings. Dig your own or buy potted. Seeds, dried flowers, and grasses. Grown outdoors in rich topsoil. Weather-hardy. Specialty: Monarch and swallowtail butterfly habitat plants.
Woody Warehouse Nursery, Inc.
PO Box 259, 3216 W 850 N, Lizton, IN 46149
Tel: 317-994-5487, Fax: 317-994-5494
Contact Peter Berg, sales@woodywarehouse.com
www.woodywarehouse.com
Product is native hardwood trees and shrubs. More than 60 varieties available. Largely grown from seed collected by hand from stands of native trees in the region. Retail sales by appointment only.
Southern Indiana
Earthly Goods Ltd.
620 E. Main St., New Albany , IN 47150
Tel. 812-944-3283, Fax: 812-944-2903
info@earthlygoods.com
Website: www.earthlygoods.com
Percentage of product that is native plant material: 50 – 60%; purveyors of wildflower seeds, herb seeds, grass seeds and wildflower seed mixtures; customers may place orders with on-line form at web site; mail order catalog available.
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, LLC
323 Woodside Drive, N.W., Depauw, IN 47115-9039
Tel./Fax: 812-633-4858
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Website: www.munchkinnursery.com
70% native plant material. Specializes in woodland plants. Services include lectures and slide presentations. Tour display garden by appointment. Order from online catalog only.
Vallonia Nursery
Division of Forestry, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
2782 W. Co. Rd. 540 South, Vallonia, IN 47281
Tel. 812-358-3621, Fax: 812-358-9033
vallonianursery@dnr.in.gov
98% native plant material. Product includes trees & shrubs, available to Indiana landowners only. Service provided by District Foresters as a part of the Division of Forestry, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Native Plant Sources Outside Indiana
Many companies outside Indiana provide native plants either at their location or by mail order. Several national websites contain more comprehensive lists of sources.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center offers a location search as well as a species name search by location.
US EPA, Green Landscaping Site provides lots of information about landscaping with native plants. Clicking on “Great Lakes Native Plants” takes you to a page of resources for Midwest native plants.
PlantNative, a clearinghouse of native plant resources, provides search capability for nursery plants by state as well as a regional plant list finder.
Native Plant Bibliography, provided by the Ohio State University Extension Office, lists vendors and mail order companies for the Midwest as well as other resources.
Increasing the Supply of Native Plants
One powerful way to increase the supply of native plants in the industry is to ask your retailer to stock them.
Show the manager our plant list or brochure, and tell the manager about INPAWS. If retailers become aware that customers are looking for native plants, they are more likely to stock them.
A bold initiative in Monroe County is offering incentives to retailers to sell more native plants and to NOT sell invasive plants. The MC-IRIS program (Monroe County – Identify and Reduce Invasive Species) provides participating retailers with point-of-sale items (stickers, plant markers, bench tape, signs) so they can alert customers to which plants are native.
If the retailer sells native plants and agrees to stop selling certain invasive species, they are added to INPAWS’s native plant sources list. Participating sellers are also recognized in INPAWS Journal and in a Bloomington Herald Times editorial.
2011 is the first year for this program. If it is successful, it will be expanded throughout the state.