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Native flowers for Pennsylvania, by season
A goal of any garden is to look amazing and have flowers in bloom throughout the growing season. This ensures two things:
- Your yard always looks amazing
- Pollinators, birds, and butterflies have the food and homes they need to survive
Seasonal planning is a big help
To help make this easy, we’ve organized native flowers for Pennsylvania into the four seasons. Try to pick at least one from each season as you plant native.
Native Plants for the spring
Native plants for the summer
Native plants for the fall
Native shrubs for Pennsylvania
Wow, what a gift to live surrounded by so many options for shrubs! As you pick some for your garden, here is some native plant inspiration.
Native shrubs for Pennsylvania
Native trees for Pennsylvania
This is just a tiny part of the overall list of native trees that thrive in Pennsylvania. My goal is to get to 50 tree profiles on The Plant Native by 2025—here’s the start!
Native trees for Pennsylvania
Native plant nurseries in Pennsylvania
When you get into native plants, you quickly realize what a bummer conventional nurseries can be (what you normally find are just Black-Eyed Susan or Purple Coneflower, if you’re looking for native plants.) Good news! There are a pile of native-focused nurseries in Pennsylvania to visit that offer an expansive selection of native plants.
- Bartram’s Garden (Philadelphia, PA)
- Behmerwald Nursery (Schwenksville, PA)
- Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Native Plant Nursery (New Hope, PA)
- Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery (Orefield, PA)
- Gino’s Nursery (Newtown, PA)
- Go Native Tree Farm (Manheim, PA; by appt only)
- Good Host Plants (Philadelphia, PA; pick-up and appt only)
- Heartwood Nursery (Felton, PA)
- Hungry Hook Farm (Bainbridge, PA)
- Keystone Wildflowers (Robesonia, PA; by appt only)
- Perennial Gardens Nursery (New Bloomfield, PA)
- Pikes Peak Nurseries (Penn Run, PA)
- Redbud Native Plant Nursery (Media, PA)
- Rich Farms (Smithfield, PA)
- Schroeder Gardens (Millersville, PA)
Looking for other regions? Explore our Native Plant Nursery round-up for more.
Native plant societies and groups in Pennsylvania
Nothing beats a plant sale in the spring or summer, in terms of prices or selection. Joining these native groups helps ensure you can get these plant sales on the calendar, attend local events, and meet your people.
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 807, Boalsburg PA 16827.
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Pennsylvania WildOnes Chapters
Website
Did we miss something?
We are sure we did—covering 48k square miles of Pennsylvania is tough, even when you’ve got the internet and books helping you find resources. Just email us at [email protected], and we’ll update this article.
In conclusion…
Gardeners in PA have a wealth of plant resources, groups, gardens, and actual native plants to pick from. The central location of Pennsylvania makes it ideal for the climate and environment of thousands of native plants. Explore our Best Native Plants for Mid-Atlantic Gardens if you want more regional inspo. Happy planting!
