Free Plants!
Cedar Rapids Iowa City Wild Ones hosts Seed Sharing events throughout the year. During these events, you can gather seeds from our seed bank and trade with others in your community who are doing the same. This is a great way to add native plants to your yard without needing to spend money, and you can meet other Wild Ones members at the same time!
You can also join local Facebook groups where people often share and trade plants year round. Some popular ones in our area include:
- Cedar Rapids Native Plant Gardeners
- IC Native-Plant Gardeners and Enthusiasts
- Wild Ones Cedar Rapids & Iowa City (members only)
Buying Plants and Seed
However, if you really want to plant a large area quickly, buying seeds and plants locally from retailers is often a good choice too. We have a list of native plant sellers and growers below. If you know of a store which should be included here, let us know! Email us at [email protected]
Linn and Johnson county
Forever Green – Coralville, IA (Some natives and other plants)
Troutleaf Native Plants – Iowa City, IA – Native specialists with some local ecotype plants.
Rhubarb Botanicals – Mount Vernon, IA – Native plant sales in May
Other sellers in Iowa
Blooming Prairie Nursery – Carlisle, IA
Pocket Prairies of Des Moines – Des Moines, IA
Sweet Green Arbor and Native Plants – Fairfield, IA
Native Legacy Nursery – Grimes, IA
Hoksey Native Seeds – Lynnville, IA
Siouxland Prairie Farms – Sioux County, IA
Allendan Seed Company – Winterset, IA
Neighboring states
Possibility Place – Monee, IL
Blazing Star Gardens – Albert Lea, MN
Morning Sky Greenery – Morris, MN
Prairie Moon Nursery – Winona, MN
Missouri Wildflower Nursery – Jefferson City, MO
Midwest Natives Nursery – Lincoln, NE
Bumbling Bee Native Wildflowers – Omaha, NE
Prairie Nursery – Westfield, WI
Plant Sales
Johnson County Conservation – Johnson County, IA. Spring native plant sales.
Noelridge Greenhouse native plant sale – Linn County, IA. Spring native plant sales.
Indian Creek Nature Center – Linn County, IA. May native plant sales.
Friends of Warren County Conservation Spring Plant Sale – Warren County, IA. May native plant sales.
Guardians of the Prairie and Forest Spring Plant Sale – Rock Island, IL. Spring native plant sales.
Rock Island County Soil and Water Conservation District – Rock Island, IL. Spring native plant sales.