Native Plant Nurseries in Kentucky

Find local native plant nurseries in Kentucky. Support pollinators and local ecosystems with plants native to your region.

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Above the Dirt Garden Shop

Louisville, Kentucky

4.9 (79)

Native plant nursery located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Baeten's Nursery & Greenhouses

Union, Kentucky

4.8 (407)

Native plant nursery located in Union, Kentucky.

Brian's Botanicals

Louisville, Kentucky

4.4 (192)

Native plant nursery located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dropseed Native Plant Nursery

Goshen, Kentucky

4.8 (30)

Native plant nursery located in Goshen, Kentucky.

Earl Thieneman Garden Center

Anchorage, Kentucky

4.9 (87)

Native plant nursery located in Anchorage, Kentucky.

Idlewild Butterfly Farm

Louisville, Kentucky

4.8 (70)

Native plant nursery located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Kentucky Native Cafe

Lexington, Kentucky

4.7 (985)

Native plant nursery located in Lexington, Kentucky.

King's Gardens Garden Center

Lexington, Kentucky

4.5 (361)

Native plant nursery located in Lexington, Kentucky.

Mammoth Cave Transplants

Brownsville, Kentucky

4.9 (64)

Native plant nursery located in Brownsville, Kentucky.

Michler's Florist, Greenhouses & Garden Design

Lexington, Kentucky

4.8 (341)

Native plant nursery located in Lexington, Kentucky.

Peaceful Heritage Nursery and Farm

Stanford, Kentucky

5.0 (74)

Native plant nursery located in Stanford, Kentucky.

Pemberton's Greenhouses

Lexington, Kentucky

4.9 (241)

Native plant nursery located in Lexington, Kentucky.

Roundstone Native Seed

Upton, Kentucky

5.0 (38)

Native plant nursery located in Upton, Kentucky.

Springhouse Gardens

Nicholasville, Kentucky

4.7 (77)

Native plant nursery located in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Starview Greenhouses

La Grange, Kentucky

4.7 (150)

Native plant nursery located in La Grange, Kentucky.

Sylvatica Forest Farm

Mt Vernon, Kentucky

5.0 (21)

Native plant nursery located in Mt Vernon, Kentucky.

The Plant Kingdom

Louisville, Kentucky

4.6 (142)

Native plant nursery located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Wallitsch Garden Center

Louisville, Kentucky

4.7 (279)

Native plant nursery located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Wilson Nurseries - Frankfort

Frankfort, Kentucky

4.6 (261)

Native plant nursery located in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

Crestwood, Kentucky

4.7 (648)

Native plant nursery located in Crestwood, Kentucky.

About Native Plants in Kentucky

Kentucky's mix of Appalachian forests, bluegrass savanna, and river bottomlands supports diverse native plants. The Bluegrass State offers excellent native gardening opportunities.

Ecoregions

Appalachian PlateauBluegrass RegionKnobsPennyroyal PlainJackson Purchase

Popular Native Species

  • •Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)— tree
  • •Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)— wildflower
  • •Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)— shrub
  • •River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)— grass
  • •Fire Pink (Silene virginica)— wildflower

Planting Season

Fall (October-November) is preferred for trees and shrubs. Spring (March-April) is good for wildflowers and grasses.

USDA Zones

6a-7a