North Carolina
North Carolina's diverse habitats—from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont and Coastal Plain—support a rich variety of native plants that provide food and habitat for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.
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Helpful Native Plant Resources
- Ecological Introduction
- Why is Reducing Your Lawn a Good Thing?
- Reasons to Plant Native Plants
- What are Soft Landings?
- Why Leave the Leaves?
- Best Practices for Communicating with HOAs
- EcoRegion vs Plant Zone Maps
- Consider Signage in your Yard
Visit Native Plant Resources Near You
Red Root Native Propagation Nursery is located in Big Ivy in northern Buncombe County, NC next to the Pisgah National Forest. They specialize in propagating native shrubs and perennials of the southern Appalachian woodlands. Their stock is primarily seed propagated, on occasion propagated from rooted cuttings or division of rhizomes, and never collected from the wild. They're proficient at seed collecting, seed cleaning, and following various germination protocols. Seed is either collected on our own property or purchased from seed companies. They sell wholesale to nurseries, botanical gardens, garden cen ...
Jerilyn's Native Plants of the Piedmont specializes in low maintenance and highly beneficial North Carolina Piedmont native keystone species that will help to save the widest variety of pollinators and birds even in the smallest garden spaces.