Kansas City Native Plant Sale

MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, September 16, at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO 64110, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Native plants beautify landscapes and help support songbirds and other cherished wildlife. Buy native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, vines, sedges, and native seed from Grow Native! professional members:

BlackRoot Farms
City Roots Native Plant Nursery
Gaylena’s Garden
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Ozark Soul Native Plants
Sow Wild Natives

Shoppers can stroll through the sale and purchase plants from each vendor. Shoppers can also pre-order plants and have their orders ready for pick up at the event. The following vendors are accepting pre-orders. When placing your pre-orders, please include your phone number and note that the order is for the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center sale on September 16:

City Roots Native Plant Nursery
Website pre-orders will be accepted until Friday, September 15 at noon at www.cityrootsnursery.com/shop

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Pre-order online at www.mowildflowers.net, email mowldflrs@socket.net, or phone 573-338-9453. Orders must be placed no later than midnight on Tuesday, September 12.

Ozark Soul Native Plants
Order via email by 5 p.m. on September 13th at: natives@OzarkSoul.com; Please visit https://www.ozarksoul.com/availability.php for current plant availability. Visit https://www.ozarksoul.com/pre-order.php for all pre-order information. (816) 809-4062 for all other inquiries.

Sow Wild Natives
To pre-order, email the species and quantities to tracy@sowwildnatives.com by Wednesday, Sept 13th.

Some vendors accept cash, check, or credit cards; some only cash or checks. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own crates or boxes for bringing their purchased plants home. Volunteers will be available to load plants into vehicles for those needing assistance.

Photo: James Trager