Best native plants on Reddit
126 reviews from r/NativePlantGardening, r/GardeningAustralia, r/GardenWild and 24 more subreddits
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#1
Native Plant
5.0
(8)
"Green-headed coneflower"
"Marsh-marigold"
"Attract the most bees"
#2
Buttonbush
5.0
(7)
"Most successful live stakes per owner of Earnst seeds: Willows, dogwoods, elderberry, button bush."
"You might want to look into buttonbush."
"Buttonbush seems like a slam-dunk for the way you describe the spot."
"Pickerelweed, buttonbush, iris, sedges of all sorts."
"Definitely the Buttonbush, Butterflyweed, and Eastern Red Columbine."
"My first reaction was buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) which several others have mentioned."
"I planted three buttonbush in one of my low areas that seem quite happy."
#3
Elderberry
4.5
(4)
"Elderberry Sambucus canadensis."
"Elderberry grows really well here, is native, feeds wildlife, and makes a great syrup / wine."
"I love my elderberry, but it is a bit of a beast."
"I'd add elderberry and hazelnut."
#4
Earth Sangha
5.0
(3)
"They sell native plants and give good advice."
"Asters, goldenrod, butterfly weed, lanceleaf coreopsis, lobelia, cardinal flower, and wild bergamot have all thrived in my front yard."
"I like the nodding onions I got there. They have little bowed heads, very sweet."
#5
Redbud
5.0
(3)
"I’ll add another vote in for red bud!"
"Definitely redbud!"
"Definitely redbud! They used my swamp milkweed, but that was the year after my redbud died."
#6
Lantana
4.7
(3)
"Lantana"
"Lantana is a hardy plant that attracts butterflies."
"Get some lantana as they are perennials."
#7
California Native Plant Society
5.0
(2)
"The California native plant society has a database of native plants that you can sort by coordinates on [calscape.org](https://calscape.org)"
"Great group to join, if you haven't already."
#8
Calscape
5.0
(2)
"Go to calscape and see 'what grows here'."
"Try out Calscape.org to get a list of plants that occur naturally in your area."
#9
Tapteal Native Plants
5.0
(2)
"They have a great selection of native plants and their spring sale is a fantastic opportunity to buy."
"I'm head over heels for their selection."
#10
Texas Sage
5.0
(2)
"Texas sage, they are native to this area and can be shaped into hedges and have they pretty purple blooms."
"Texas sage is a great choice for landscaping."
#11
Harebells
5.0
(2)
"The one in the container is 3x the size and has been putting on a show for weeks."
"I'm going to try some harebells this season."
#12
Fletcher Wildlife Garden
5.0
(2)
"Fletcher wildlife garden is excellent."
"Fletcher Wildlife Garden has a native plant sale every year: https://ofnc.ca/fwg-online-plant-sale"
#13
Witch Hazel
5.0
(2)
"Witch Hazel."
"For shrubs, I've found witch hazel, sassafras, Spicebush, bladdernut and maple leaf viburnum growing naturally and doing quite well."
#14
Evening Primrose
5.0
(2)
"Evening primrose and cat mint are both very happy in the dry, sandy spots."
"I have volunteer evening primrose."
#15
Spicebush
5.0
(2)
"In my garden, they use spicebush, ash, and buttonbush."
"This year I'm investing in better fencing. And then hopefully I'll have some Spicebush."
#16
Milkweed
5.0
(2)
"Milkweed (butterflies), snapdragons, English lavender (ALL the bees), bearded iris, sunflowers (bees and birds)..."
"Milkweed baybee"
#17
California Buckwheat
5.0
(2)
"Here are a few plants that have worked for me. I have no irrigation, clay soil."
"Needs very little water. Bees love it."
#18
Botanic Gardens
5.0
(1)
"I think this site is amazing. Admittedly, it’s intended for South Australia but the search results could be applied to Ballarat."
#19
Sydney Rock Orchid
5.0
(1)
"Sydney rock orchid will grow in your trees, along with staghorns, and kangaroo paw ferns."
#20
University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension
5.0
(1)
"They can get you native plant lists."
#21
Kunzea Tick Bush
5.0
(1)
"Kunzea tick bush is native to the area and makes a nice thick bush."
#22
Crowea Saligna
5.0
(1)
"Crowea saligna, a small bush with pretty pink flowers."
#23
Marsh Marigold
5.0
(1)
"Marsh Marigold, Skunk Cabbage, Fragrant Waterlily, Broadleaf Arrowhead, Woolgrass, Blue Vervain, Duckweed, Hornwort."
#24
Cardinal Flower
5.0
(1)
"Cardinal flower. I've seen them growing out of ponds, close to the edge."
#25
Great Plant Picks
5.0
(1)
"The Great Plant Picks website has a list of PNW natives trees, shrubs, perennials, groundcovers, bulbs."
#26
MMSD
5.0
(1)
"MMSD holds a native pollinator plant sale in the spring."
#27
Seed Savers
5.0
(1)
"Seed Savers has some inexpensive seed options."
#28
Dianella revoluta
5.0
(1)
"Dianella revoluta is the dianella that likes low light situations the most."
#29
Doodia aspera
5.0
(1)
"Doodia aspera is a native fern groundcover (30cms) which is the most drought resistant of the ferns."
#30
Plants of the Southwest
5.0
(1)
"They have natives for sale and knowledgeable staff that can probably help you pick out some shrubs and perennials."
#31
Cinnamon Myrtle
5.0
(1)
"We have Cinnamon Myrtle growing well on a balcony too."
#32
Native Thyme
5.0
(1)
"Native Thyme is doing well in a shaded spot."
#33
Merrifield Garden Center
5.0
(1)
"I took home some Pennsylvania sedge and white wood aster for under a tree in the fall."
#34
Dichondra
5.0
(1)
"If you want a lawn substitute that's very hardy, low maintenance and can tolerate some foot traffic you can look into Dichondra Repens aka Kidney Weed."
#35
Aralia
5.0
(1)
"Aralia racemosa, four foot high, likes some moisture, tolerates shade, spreads underground over time establishing thickets."
#36
Kent Conservation
5.0
(1)
"Check out the Kent Conservation website https://www.kentconservation.org/native-plants/ Each spring and fall they have a sale on native plants."
#37
Garden Crossings
5.0
(1)
"Garden Crossings in Zeeland is open to the public and has over 200 native plants."
#38
Cleveland Metroparks
5.0
(1)
"Saturday, May 11th, Cleveland Metroparks is having a native plant sale at all their nature center locations."
#39
Pelican Greenhouse
5.0
(1)
"Pelican Greenhouse is a fine place to buy natives—they have plant sales every month at this time of year."
#40
Chicadee Natives
5.0
(1)
"I'd also recommend chicadee natives as well. I've bought a lot of plants from her, and they are native to our immediate local area."
#41
Louisiana Iris
5.0
(1)
"Louisiana iris is really good for wet, low areas"
#42
Bee Balm
5.0
(1)
"Garden phlox, bee balm (bury the pot in the ground or it will take off), milkweed, black eyed Susan’s, cone flowers, cardinal flowers, for starters"
#43
Coral Honeysuckle
5.0
(1)
"The botanical gardens has an area that’s specifically for native plants as well. Coral honeysuckle is one."
#44
ANPS
5.0
(1)
"I'm not sure about free but check this out, it's a list of nursies who sell native plants and seeds."
#45
St. Catherine’s Lace
5.0
(1)
"I’ll only add St. Catherine’s Lace (Eriogonum giganteum) and Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum abrorescens)"
#46
Herb Society of America
5.0
(1)
"The Herb Society of America - Notable Native Herbs"
#47
Texas Smartscape
5.0
(1)
"Here is calendar for upcoming native plant sales in DFW."
#48
San Diego
5.0
(1)
"Try a mix of San Diego native wildflowers!"
#49
California fuchsia
5.0
(1)
"My California fuchsia (epilobium canum) has started to really spread out."
#50
Native Plant Society
5.0
(1)
"Check out the native plant society - https://www.lnps.org"
#51
Native Violets
5.0
(1)
"Native violets and Commelina cyanea are great (edible!) plants as said by a previous commenter."
#52
Native Thistle
5.0
(1)
"Native thistle IS NOT aggressive or invasive and and having spoken to Penn State Master Gardeners."
#53
Grevilleas
5.0
(1)
"I like grevilleas, banksias and billy buttons."
#54
Swamp Rose Mallow
5.0
(1)
"Swamp rose mallow / Hibiscus moschueto and cup plant / Silphium Perfolatum like it wet and sunny."
#55
Kangaroo Paw
5.0
(1)
"Kangaroo paw is pretty and hates being over watered."
#56
Red Flowering Currant
5.0
(1)
"For a shrub, red flowing currant is nice because it blooms early in spring."
#57
Angelica
5.0
(1)
"I will add ironweed, jewelweed, and angelica."
#58
Lady Fern
5.0
(1)
"There's a plant store in Norfolk called lady ferns and they sell only VA native plants!"
#59
American Hazelnut
5.0
(1)
"Any of these shrubs would work great: American Hazelnut."
#60
Chickasaw Plum
5.0
(1)
"Chickasaw Plum."
#61
American Plum
5.0
(1)
"American Plum."
#62
Black Currant
5.0
(1)
"Black Currant."
#63
Black Elderberry
5.0
(1)
"Black Elderberry."
#64
Native Viburnum
5.0
(1)
"Local native Viburnum species."
#65
Native Dogwood
5.0
(1)
"Local native Dogwood species."
#66
Native Hawthorn
5.0
(1)
"Local native hawthorn species."
#67
Florida Native Plant Society
5.0
(1)
"There’s also the Florida Native Plant Society which is a fantastic online resource."
#68
Blueberry
5.0
(1)
"Blueberries are in fact native and also do well in part shade."
#69
Serviceberry
5.0
(1)
"I like the serviceberry."
#70
Red Chokecherry
5.0
(1)
"My neighbors have a beautiful red chokecherry that the birds love to eat."
#71
Native Thistles
5.0
(1)
"Native thistles, including the field thistle (Cirsium discolor), have many wildlife values."
#72
Florida Native Plants
5.0
(1)
"I would look into vining plants that don’t get too big."
#73
Native Ferns
5.0
(1)
"I always plant native ferns in hanging baskets."
#74
Wild Plants
5.0
(1)
"Hairy wild petunia, wild geranium (shade), and rose verbena."
#75
Mullein
5.0
(1)
"I've really been noticing how much the little birds are enjoying the remains of mullein."
#76
American Holly
5.0
(1)
"American Holly."
#77
Elizabeth River Project
4.0
(1)
"Elizabeth River Project has some information and sample layouts too."
#78
Virginia Tech
4.0
(1)
"Virginia Tech has a research place on Diamond Springs near Northhampton Blvd you might be interested in."
#79
Mays Greenhouse
4.0
(1)
"Mays greenhouse has a decent number of native flowers and grasses."
#80
Native Plants Unlimited
4.0
(1)
"Native Plants Unlimited is a great source for Indiana natives."
#81
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
4.0
(1)
"Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve has a good list at https://bhwp.org/wp-content/uploads/Deer-Tolerant_Resistant-Plants.pdf."
#82
Blackberries and Roses
4.0
(1)
"I've read that they love things in the rose family, like blackberries and roses, but they can be pretty flexible."
#83
Ernst Seeds
4.0
(1)
"Since you’re in PA, I recommend checking out Ernst Seeds, they sell bulk native seeds."
#84
native grasses
4.0
(1)
"Research native grasses in your area and see if you can get seeds or plugs at a cheap price."
#85
Heuchera
4.0
(1)
"Adding Heuchera, not sure if it’s a favorite but they seem to use it"
#86
American Beech
4.0
(1)
"Not sure about favorite, but I’ll add American Beech to the list since it hasn’t been mentioned yet"
#87
Southern Shield Fern
4.0
(1)
"Southern shield fern is native and gets taller than the maidenhair ferns."
#88
Southern Maidenhair Fern
4.0
(1)
"Southern maidenhair fern is native and lovely and not invasive."
#89
Randwick Community Nursery
4.0
(1)
"Try to find a council-run place (my closest is Randwick Community Nursery) - they tend to be cheap, have plants that suit the area, and also stock locally-gathered plants, preserving germplasm."
#90
Sydney Wildflower Nursery
4.0
(1)
"Other good specialist nurseries include Sydney wildflower nursery in heathcote."
#91
RBGSyd Growing Friends Nursery
4.0
(1)
"Other good specialist nurseries include... the RBGSyd growing friends nursery."
#92
Daleys
4.0
(1)
"I've found Daleys' to be pretty decent myself. They deal online, and are located in Kyogle."
#93
Plants Plus
4.0
(1)
"Plants Plus is great."
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