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Wednesday - September 29, 2010

From: Fort Worth, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Seed and Plant Sources
Title: Nurseries that Sell Perennial Native Plants in Fort Worth,TX
Answered by: Marilyn Kircus

QUESTION:

Where can I locate a nursery or nurseries with the best selection of perennial native plants in Fort Worth?

ANSWER:

Some suppliers of native plants are registered with the Native Plant Information Network. You can find them by clicking on Explore Plants, Suppliers, then filling out the search box. I did it for you and got this list.

And after I found that three of my favorite native plant nurseries in Houston, Texas are not yet registered with the Wildflower Center, I figured there are probably other nurseries, so also did a google search for native plant nurseries and got this.

We can't tell you which have the best selections. A better question would be, do they have the plant(s) I want? Give them a call and then go to the place that has the most items on your list. But you'll probably need to go to more than one to get everything you want. I just got a call for some evergreen sumac that I have been waiting a year for.