Nurseries and Sources for Native Plants

Sep 22, 2011 by cnps2011

Nurseries with a Native Plant Specialty

A listing of sources/nurseries with an excellent selection of natives

The 1st Saturday of November, CNPS-SLO holds our annual Native Plant Sale

Nurseries in San Luis Obispo county:

Las Pilitas Native Plant Nursery Las Pilitas Road, Santa Margarita 438-5992 (Retail Fri & Sat)
Native Sons Nursery 379 W. El Campo, Arroyo Grande 481-9636 (Retail 2x/year)
West Covina Wholesale Nursery 165 W. El Campo, Arroyo Grande 481-7626 (Wholesale only)

Nurseries outside of our county:

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara 682-4272 (classes)
Matilija Nursery 8225 Waters, Moorpark 523-8604
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1500 W. College, Clairmont 909-625-8767 (classes)
Theodore Payne Foundation Nursery 10459 Tuxford, Sun Valley (Also sells seed)
Tree of Life Nursery 33201 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano 949-728-0685
If you can’t find what you are looking for, ask your nursery to order it for you

Additional Sources

You may also find California Natives at these sources

BenJoy Nursery 2168 Lopez, Arroyo Grande 481-7488
Farm Supply 675 Tank Farm, SLO 543-3751
Miners Ace Hardware 520 Highway 41, Morro Bay 722-2233
Nipomo Old Town Nursery 323 W. Tefft, Nipomo 929-1084
Oceano Nursery 1311 Paso Robles, Oceano 489-4456
Windmill Nursery 925 W. Hwy 246, Buellton 688-3993
Cherry Lane Nursery 436 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande 489-1809
Los Osos Valley Nursery 301 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos 528-5300
Miners Ace Hardware 186 Station Way, Arroyo Grande 489-9100
Miners Ace Hardware 9370 El Camino Real, Atascadero 466-0270
Miner’s Ace Hardware 2034 Santa Barbara St., SLO 543-2191
Sheltered Acre Nursery 1188 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos 528-1800
Tropicana Nursery 861 Quintana, Morro Bay 772-9245
Whispering Tree 110 Norris, Orcutt 937-3808

Do you have a nursery or source for California Natives that isn’t listed here? Or an update to this information? Please enter a comment below and we will update this page …