Welcome to The Plant Native

Your Beginner’s Guide to Easy, Gorgeous Landscapes with Native Plants

What is a native plant?

A native plant is a plant that has grown in an area for thousands of years. Native plants are built to thrive in their home area’s weather, temperature, and soil. After the first year, most thrive with just rain. They are also the preferred food and habitat for the bugs, butterflies, birds, and animals in their home area.

If native plants can plant themselves, we can easily plant them, too.

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Lawns vs. Native Gardens: What's Easier?

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Native Dogwoods: A Beginner’s Guide

12 beauties to pick from
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Will native plants bring too many bugs to my yard?

No worries, with these tips
A Southern Magnolia tree's evergreen leaves are shown with small white flowers in bloom.

Native Magnolias: A Beginner’s Guide

Meet all eight
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What are the best native plants for a rain garden?

April showers bring…rain gardens!
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Terrible names, beautiful native plants

Tickseed, anyone?
Heuchera 'Peach Flambé' by Acabashi

What is a cultivar?

And why does it matter?

Find native plants for your region

From the Northeast to the South, we’ve got you covered.

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Native Plant Library

100+ native plants and counting! Search, sort by region, or view all.

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Mountain Mint

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Aster

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Azalea

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Columbine

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Coneflower

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Dogwood

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Goldenrod

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Iris

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Lily

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Lupine

A Southern Magnolia tree's evergreen leaves are shown with small white flowers in bloom.

Magnolia

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Milkweed