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Center for Native Plants Center for Native Plants is Flathead Valley's only retail native plant nursery. Come on out for a visit! www.centerfornativeplants.com. GO NATIVE!

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The Center for Native Plants is Flathead Valley's only retail native plant nursery. We offer over 250 species (combined) of wildflowers, grasses, sedges, trees, and shrubs. NATIVE PLANTS...
* Save water as they require little to no irrigation.
* Need little to no maintenance, such as fertilization, pruning, or replanting.
* Are adapted to the local soil and environment, making them hardy against our cold winters and dry summers.
* Have natural defenses against insects and diseases.
* Improve native pollinator and wildlife habitat for food, shelter, breeding, and nesting.
* Create a sense of place—from your own landscapes to your favorite wild places.
* Enhance biodiversity by restoring our quickly vanishing regional landscapes.

Volunteer opportunity!
11/04/2026

Volunteer opportunity!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Join us this Friday, November 6th, at 1PM to build a new native plant garden at the SVC office (6787 MT-83, Condon, 59826). We’ll spend the afternoon planting native plants in our new garden beds; each bed’s plants will correspond with a different forest type!

No special experience is needed. Just come ready to get your hands dirty!

Volunteer hours count toward the hours required to maintain your Master Naturalist certification.

Questions? Please contact Taylor Tewksbury or Kirsten Frazer at 406-754-3137 or [email protected]

SIGN UP: https://swan.app.neoncrm.com/forms/volunteer?opportunityId=40

10/31/2026

We have been getting lots of customers asking: what fall maintenance is needed to take care of our native gardens? Our answer: almost nothing!

It’s !We hope you have had the chance the past few weeks to get out in our forest and enjoy this brilliant beauty!
10/30/2026

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We hope you have had the chance the past few weeks to get out in our forest and enjoy this brilliant beauty!

10/23/2026

Caitlin explains why having flowers that bloom into autumn is important for keeping your pollinator friends fed and happy! Our favs: Smooth Blue Aster and Canada Goldenrod.

10/22/2026

This meadow is only two years old, and it was grown from seed purchased at CNP!
Check out our guide for seeding in the fall, so in two years you can have a meadow of your own! :
https://centerfornativeplants.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cnp_educational_fallseeding_v5.pdf

It’s fall and all the garden centers and grocery stores are flooded with mums. We understand their appeal; they are dens...
10/16/2026

It’s fall and all the garden centers and grocery stores are flooded with mums. We understand their appeal; they are dense and colorful when lots of other flowers have already gone to seed. But, like other cultivated “doubles,” all those petals prevent bees and butterflies from reaching the nectar and pollen producing parts of the flower. Which means no food for hungry insects.
But it’s ok! Just plant asters instead! This is the latest blooming aster we carry at Center for Native Plants: Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum leave). Smooth Blue Aster begins blooming in August and will continue to bloom through October. This photo was taken on October 15th with overnight temperatures below freezing, and she is still stunning!

Mark your calendar!
10/16/2026

Mark your calendar!

JOIN US TOMORROW AND BRING A FRIEND!

Join Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks AIS Bureau Chief Tom Woolf and AmeriCorps member Rayna Ponessa to explore aquatic invaders in Montana, from invasive plants and mussels to other surprising nonnative species. Discover the unique native aquatic plants of the Flathead, learn how aquatic invaders affect our waters, find out what’s being done to protect them and how you can help!

Our 2026 retail season comes to a close October 31. But don't worry! We will be open by appointment through the winter. ...
10/14/2026

Our 2026 retail season comes to a close October 31. But don't worry! We will be open by appointment through the winter. Call or email to schedule 🙂

TONIGHT Pine State Park!
10/12/2026

TONIGHT Pine State Park!

For the final speaker in the Lone Pine State Park Indigenous Peoples' Day speaker series, we are excited to welcome Louise Ogemahgeshig Fischer, an elder from the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Chippewa) tribe as she leads the audience on an exciting journey into the past.

In this talk, Louise will use artifacts to discuss everything from medicinal plants and history to traditional games and storytelling. Her presentation will start at 6 p.m., so be sure to arrive early to grab a seat! All presentations are free and open to the public.

10/12/2026

Can you still plant in the fall?? Absolutely!

Address

5605 US Highway 93 S
Whitefish, MT
59937

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+14068624226

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