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Zone 7b
Earth Sangha Wild Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: 100% propagated from local, wild-collected seed within the Washington DC / Northern Virginia eco-region. No cultivars, non-local ecotypes, or wild-dug plants.
✓ Verified via Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS) Nursery Registry & Official Nursery Documentation
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Zone 7a
Hill House Farm & Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Focuses on Mid-Atlantic native species grown on-site. Plants propagated from seed, division, or cuttings without synthetic systemic pesticides.
✓ Verified via Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS) Nursery Registry
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Zone 7a
Watermark Woods Native Plants
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: 100% native plants propagated without neonicotinoids or glyphosate. Carries Mid-Atlantic native species and select regional straight cultivars.
✓ Verified via Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS) Nursery Registry
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Zone 6b
Yellow Springs Farm Native Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Propagates native plants of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast eco-regions. Specializes in straight native species for meadow restorations, rain gardens, and pollinator hedgerows.
✓ Verified via Pennsylvania Native Plant Society & Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Supplier Directory
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Zone 7b
Nature by Design
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Atlantic coastal plain and Piedmont straight native species. Strict no-neonicotinoid growing standards.
✓ Verified via Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS) Nursery Registry
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Zone 7b
Chesapeake Natives, Inc.
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: 100% Chesapeake Bay Watershed local ecotype genetics. All plants propagated exclusively from wild seed ethically collected within the watershed.
✓ Verified via Maryland Native Plant Society & Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
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Zone 7b
Herring Run Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Specializes in plants native to Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay watershed. No invasive cultivars or systemic pesticides.
✓ Verified via Blue Water Baltimore & Maryland Native Plant Society
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Zone 6b
Kollar Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Focuses on straight native trees, shrubs, and perennials indigenous to the Mid-Atlantic region.
✓ Verified via Maryland Native Plant Society
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 7a
American Native Plants
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Growing over 400 species of native plants for commercial wetland mitigation, reforestation, and ecological landscaping.
✓ Verified via Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council & Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association
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Zone 6b
Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: 100% native to Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic eco-regions. Grown on site without neonicotinoids. No wild-collected plants sold.
✓ Verified via Pennsylvania Native Plant Society & Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve Partner
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Zone 7a
Redbud Native Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Plants indigenous to PA, NJ, DE, and MD Piedmont and Coastal Plain ecoregions. Promotes genetic diversity through seed propagation.
✓ Verified via Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
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Zone 6b
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve Native Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: 100% native plants ethically propagated from seed and cuttings within the Delaware River Valley watershed. Focus on straight native species.
✓ Verified via Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (Accredited Botanical Garden)
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Zone 5b
Ernst Conservation Seeds
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Operates extensive seed production fields with documented regional ecotypes across the Eastern US. Explicitly labels state and ecoregion seed source provenance.
✓ Verified via USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program Cooperator & Soil and Water Conservation Society
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 6b
Sylva Native Nursery & Seed Co.
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Specializes in bare root and containerized woody plants and live stakes for environmental restoration and stream stabilization in the Mid-Atlantic.
✓ Verified via Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts
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Zone 7b
Envirotech Native Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Focuses on Coastal Plain wetland and dune vegetation adapted to the Delmarva Peninsula.
✓ Verified via Delaware Center for the Inland Bays & Delaware Native Plant Society
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Zone 8a
Native American Seed
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: 100% native seed harvested from wild remnant native populations across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Strictly no non-native seeds, no invasive hybrids, and no wild-collected live roots.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) Lifetime Partner & Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Collaborator
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Zone 8b
Sunrise Natives
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Focuses on Central Texas native plants propagated locally for high drought tolerance and shallow limestone soils.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) NICE Native Plant Partner
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Zone 8b
Far South Wholesale Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Specializes in Texas native perennials, grasses, and shrubs adapted to Central and South Texas heat and soils.
✓ Verified via Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA) & Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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Zone 8b
Vivero Growers Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Propagates extensive selection of Texas native and climate-adapted perennials, agaves, and drought-tolerant trees.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) NICE Partner
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Zone 8a
Medina Garden Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Specializes exclusively in straight Texas native species collected and propagated from Hill Country genetics. Famous for native Texas madrone, bigtooth maple, and lacey oak.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) Commercial Member & NICE Partner
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Zone 8a
Natives of Texas Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Hill Country native plants and trees propagated on-site from wild-collected seed and cuttings across the Edwards Plateau. World-renowned for propagating the delicate Texas Madrone (Arbutus xalapensis).
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) NICE Partner & Kerrville Chamber of Commerce
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Zone 8b
Barton Springs Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Propagates a substantial percentage of stock on-site using organic methods without neonicotinoids. Emphasizes Central Texas natives.
✓ Verified via City of Austin Grow Green Partner & NPSOT Member
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Zone 8a
Shades of Green Inc.
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Focuses on native Texas perennials and hearty adapted plants suited to North Texas heavy clay soils and extreme temperature swings.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Texas Collin County Chapter & TNLA
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Zone 8a
Weston Gardens in Bloom
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Focuses on drought-tolerant Texas native perennials and antique roses proven in North Texas prairie soils.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Texas Fort Worth Chapter
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 8b
Joss Growers
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Wholesale production of native Texas perennials, grasses, and yuccas adapted to alkaline soils and high heat.
✓ Verified via Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Supplier Directory & TNLA
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Zone 4b
Prairie Moon Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Over 700 species of native plants and seeds indigenous to the Upper Midwest and Northeast. Transparently publishes state and county collection provenance for all seed lots. Strictly straight species, no cultivars.
✓ Verified via Minnesota Native Plant Society & Wild Ones National Educational Partner
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Zone 4b
Prairie Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Propagates native prairie, woodland, and wetland species adapted to Midwest soils and cold winters. Seeds ethically collected from remnant Midwest populations.
✓ Verified via Botanical Club of Wisconsin & Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources Cooperator
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Zone 5b
Possibility Place Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Specializes in growing indigenous woody plants (native oaks, hickories, viburnums) grown from seed collected within 150 miles of Chicago. Uses air-pruning container systems to prevent root girdling.
✓ Verified via Illinois Native Plant Society & Chicago Wilderness Alliance
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 5b
Pizzo Native Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Wholesale grower producing over 400 species of native wetland, prairie, and savanna plant plugs propagated from regional Midwest genetics.
✓ Verified via Illinois Native Plant Society & Ecological Restoration Association
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Zone 5a
Red Buffalo Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Propagates native plants indigenous to the prairie, sedge meadow, and oak savanna communities of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
✓ Verified via Illinois Native Plant Society
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 5a
Agrecol Native Seed & Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Produces Yellow Tag certified seed and native plant plugs grown from local ecotype seed collected in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
✓ Verified via Wisconsin DNR Cooperator & Botanical Club of Wisconsin
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Zone 4b
Shooting Star Native Seeds
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Specializes in producing native prairie grass and wildflower seed with documented Upper Midwest origin for CRP, DOT, and wetland projects.
✓ Verified via Minnesota Department of Agriculture Certified Seed Producer & MN Native Plant Society
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 4b
Outback Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Propagates containerized native trees, shrubs, perennials, and grasses indigenous to Minnesota and western Wisconsin within 300 miles of the Twin Cities.
✓ Verified via Minnesota Native Plant Society & Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 5a
Ion Exchange Native Seed and Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Specializes in native prairie and wetland seed harvested from northeast Iowa and upper Mississippi valley remnant ecotypes.
✓ Verified via Iowa Prairie Network & Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 8b
Bosky Dell Natives
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Over 300 species of native plants indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. Propagated from seeds and cuttings collected ethically in Oregon and Washington. Pesticide-free growing methods.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSO) & Metro Nature in Neighborhoods
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Zone 6b
WinterCreek Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Specializes exclusively in plants of the High Desert and Great Basin regions. Over 200 species propagated from wild seed collected by owners and crew in Central Oregon.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSO) & High Desert Horticultural Society
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 8b
Sevenoaks Native Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Wholesale propagation nursery producing native bare root and containerized woody plants and wetland plugs with explicit ecoregion and seed zone tracking.
✓ Verified via Oregon Nursery Association & Oregon Dept of Agriculture Licensed Nursery
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Zone 8b
Echo Valley Natives
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Propagates Pacific Northwest native plants for home landscapes, wetland mitigation, and wildlife habitat corridors.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Oregon
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 7a
Humble Roots Farm & Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Specializes in plants native to the Columbia River Gorge and surrounding transition zones. Propagated organically from locally collected seeds and cuttings.
✓ Verified via Native Plant Society of Oregon & East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 8a
Fourth Corner Nurseries
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Over 30 years propagating Pacific Northwest native bare-root trees, shrubs, and emergent wetland plants from documented regional seed zones.
✓ Verified via Washington Native Plant Society & Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 8b
Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Propagates Pacific Northwest native plants adapted to west of the Cascades climates. Zero chemical pesticide policy on retail stock.
✓ Verified via Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) South Sound Chapter
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 8a
Tadpole Haven Native Plants
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: Specializes in native plants of lowland western Washington. Grown without systemic chemical insecticides.
✓ Verified via Washington Native Plant Society & King County Master Gardener Partner
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 6a
Derby Canyon Natives
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-verified policy: 100% native plants of Central and Eastern Washington. Propagated exclusively from seed and cutting collections from wild populations east of the Cascade crest.
✓ Verified via Washington Native Plant Society & Chelan County Natural Resource Dept
Verified Active Specialist
Zone 8a
Storm Lake Growers
Seed Provenance & Eco-Type Policy
Supplier-reported: Commercial production of Pacific Northwest native trees, shrubs, and wetland emergent species for mitigation and restoration.
✓ Verified via Snohomish County Conservation District & WNPS
Why Genetic Provenance & Regional Ecotypes Matter
Standard big-box garden centers and generic landscaping chains routinely stock cloned cultivars ("nativars") or plants grown from southern seed stock that lack cold-hardiness in northern zones. More critically, plants treated with systemic insecticides such as neonicotinoids poison the very caterpillars and specialist bees that native gardens are planted to support.
Native Plants Directory exclusively indexes specialized nurseries, native plant society partners, and seed producers committed to propagating true regional ecotypes from documented local wild seed provenances.
EPA Ecoregion Mapping
Plants adapted to specific climatic and soil zones rather than artificial state boundaries.
Pesticide-Free Standards
Direct verification of systemic neonicotinoid policies with grower management.
No Wild-Dug Stock
Strict prohibition against poaching native plants from natural remnant habitats.