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Welcome to the Ohio Native Plant website
Plant a Pollinator Garden!
Do you have a small area of lawn that you would like to convert into a Pollinator Garden full of native perennials to attract bees, butterflies, and other wildlife?
Where Can You Buy Native Plants? See Our Ohio Map!
View our interactive map that shows where native plant providers are located across Ohio. Click on the pin to find an address, phone number, website, and more.
Why are Native Plants so Important?
Ohio Native Plants of Distinction!
Starting in 2022, we highlighted four GREAT Ohio native plants including the Bur Oak (large canopy tree), Eastern Redbud (understory tree), Northern Spicebush (woody shrub), and Purple Coneflower (Perennial). In 2023, we added the Sugar Maple (large canopy tree), PawPaw (understory tree, and our Ohio Native Fruit), Virginia Bluebells (early-flowering perennial), and Swamp Milkweed (an amazing native milkweed for mid-summer pollinators). In 2024 the Ohio Native Plants of Distinction were the Wood Poppy, Winterberry Holly, Tulip Poplar, and the native Honeysuckle Vine.
New in 2025, the Ohio Native Plants of Distinction include the Black Gum (spring flowers that feed many bee species, and outstanding fall color), White Fringetree (a tree covered with showy flowers in spring and blue fruit for wildlife in fall), the Blue False Indigo (a very beautiful perennial with large stalks of showy purple flowers), and Palm Sedge (a great clump grass for damp areas).
Learn about all of these great Ohio Native Plants and consider adding them to your gardens this year to support birds, bees, caterpillars, and other wildlife!
