Where to find real native plants.

One of the deepest native plant inventories in the Hill Country. Trees, perennials, grasses sourced from regional propagators. Worth the drive west from San Antonio.

Long-running San Antonio nursery with a solid native section. Bandera Rd. and Thousand Oaks locations. Knowledgeable staff who can identify what grows in Bexar caliche.

Family-run since 1953. Large native section, weekend gardening radio show, free property consultations. The institutional San Antonio nursery.

San Marcos specialty grower focused on Texas natives, edible perennials, and Hill Country-adapted fruit trees. Strong online ordering.

A destination nursery in the heart of the Hill Country. Strong inventory of natives, ornamentals, and trees. Worth the drive from anywhere in the I-35 corridor.

John Dromgoole's Austin landmark. Organic methods, strong native section, demonstration gardens, and one of the most experienced staffs in Central Texas.

Austin's deepest native catalog. Trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses — with staff who know what each plant wants and where it belongs in a Central Texas yard.

Boerne nursery with a tight Hill Country native plant focus and strong propagation from local seed stock. Smaller catalog, deeper expertise.

The flagship native plant sale in Central Texas. Spring (April) and fall (October) at the Wildflower Center in Austin. Members get early access; pre-order online.

Native Plant Society of Texas, San Antonio chapter. Sales at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Local propagators, knowledgeable volunteers, and the friendliest entry into native plant knowledge.

The SABG holds twice-yearly plant sales pulling from its own propagation greenhouses plus regional growers. Members-only preview, then public day.

Boerne native plant sale at the Cibolo Center. Smaller than the Austin and SA sales but tighter Hill Country focus — plants propagated for Boerne, Bandera, and Comal county soils.

Boerne chapter holds an annual spring sale. The Kendall County propagator network is tight — this is where you find plants grown from local seed stock.

Austin chapter's twice-yearly sales. Strong inventory of perennials, grasses, and small trees for Hays, Travis, and Williamson county properties.

The reference seed company for Texas natives. Wildflower mixes by region, bunch grasses, restoration seed, custom prairie mixes. If you're seeding a meadow, this is who you call.

San Antonio-based seed company specializing in pasture grasses, range restoration, food plot mixes. Strong for landowners managing acreage rather than gardens.

Texas's largest working wildflower farm. Pre-mixed wildflower seed packets, bulk seed, custom mixes by region. The retail destination outside Fredericksburg is also worth visiting in spring.

Specialty seed for range and pasture restoration across Texas and the Southwest. Native grasses, forbs, and custom mixes by ecoregion. Bulk-only for serious acreage work.

Out-of-state but unmatched for heirloom vegetables, herbs, and seed-saving varieties adapted to the Mid-South. Strong for kitchen garden + edible perennial projects.

Tucson-based nonprofit preserving Native American heritage seed of the US Southwest and Mexico. Drought-adapted varieties of squash, corn, beans, melons — the food crops the climate is moving toward.

Searchable database of every native plant in Texas. Filter by sun exposure, soil, water needs, bloom season, wildlife value. The native plant gold standard.

Federal database covering every plant species in the US. Distribution maps by county, fact sheets, characteristics, wetland status. Authoritative for native-vs-introduced determinations.

Photograph any plant or animal — the community identifies it. Build a biodiversity inventory for your property over time. Citizen science with research-grade output.

County-level distribution maps for every vascular plant in North America. The reference for confirming whether a species is actually native to your specific county.