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Growing Native Plants

From balconies, to backyards and schoolyards, to well pads, mines and oilsands reclamation, native plants are being propagated, grown and planted because we value them as individuals or collectively as a culture.

For small- and large-scale projects alike, the information below provides some guidance and resources on growing native plants in Alberta.

ANPC Resources:

Interactive Map of Native Plant Suppliers in Alberta
Growing Plants from Seeds Fact Sheet
Native Plant Pollinator Garden Challenge Toolkit
2022 Growing Native Plants Workshop Resources
2022 Growing Native Plants and the Native Plant Pollinator Garden Challenge Webinar
2021 Growing Native Plants Webinar
2020 Growing Native Plants in Alberta Webinar
Guidelines for the Purchase and Use of Wildflower Seed Mixes
Guidelines for Native Plant Rescues

External Resources

Alberta Native Bee Council’s (ANBC) Top 12 Wildflowers for Native Bees
ANBC’s Complete Recommended Native Flowering Plant List for Pollinators 
ANBC Supporting Native Bees in Your Landscape with Locally Sourced Native Plants
Alberta Plant Watch
Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) Native Species Database
AWES Recommended Native Pollinator Friendly Plants for the Boreal Forest Region of Alberta
AWES Recommended Native Pollinator Friendly Plants for the Aspen Parkland Region of Alberta
AWES Pollinator Projects for Southern Alberta Farms
ALCLA Native Plants Database
Wild About Flowers Catalog
Edmonton Native Plant Society (ENPS) Plant Database
ENPS Best Native Wildflowers and Grasses to Attract Pollinators to your Garden
ENPS Guidelines for a Naturalized Yard
ENPS Native Plants for Bees and Butterflies
ENPS Table of Pollen and Nectar Plants
ENPS Bookshelf
City of Edmonton Native Plant Suppliers Availability List
City of Edmonton Native Trees and Shrubs Guide
City of Edmonton Native Perennials Guide
City of Edmonton Native Grasses Guide
City of Edmonton Planting and Maintaining a Natural Yard
Parkland County Native Gardening Guide
Calgary Horticultural Society Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Pollinator Garden
City of Calgary Plant Lists
City of Calgary Yardsmart Native Wildflowers
City of Calgary Native Wildflowers
City of Calgary Backyard Naturalization
City of Calgary Recommended Seed Mixes
City of Calgary Recommended Plants Based on Habitat Type
City of Calgary Bee-a-Pollineighbour
Helen Schuler Nature Centre Gardening for Pollinators Resources
Nature Alberta Supporting Urban Nature Resources
Alberta Beekeepers Commission Native Flowering Plants as a Tool for Attracting Bees and Other Pollinators
Pollinator Partnership Canada Selecting Plants for Pollinators in the Aspen Parkland Ecoregion
Pollinator Partnership Canada Selecting Plants for Pollinators in the Fescue Grassland Ecoregion
Pollinator Partnership Canada Selecting Plants for Pollinators in the Mixed Grassland Ecoregion
Pollinator Partnership Canada Selecting Plants for Pollinators in the Moist Mixed Grassland Ecoregion
Xerces Society Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Northern Plains
David Suzuki Foundation Aspen Parkland Ecozone – Help bring butterflies home to your garden
David Suzuki Foundation Fescue Grassland Ecozone – Help bring butterflies home to your garden
David Suzuki Foundation Moist Mixed Grassland Ecozone – Help bring butterflies home to your garden
Penner, Lyndon. 2016. Native Plants for the Short Season Yard. Published by Brush Education.
Flanagan, June. 2005. Native Plants for Prairie Gardens. Published by Fifth House.
Dodd, Cherry and the Edmonton Naturalization Group. 2004. Go Wild! With Easy to Grow Prairie Wildflowers and Grasses. Published by Edmonton Natural History Club.
Pearman, Myrna and Ted Pike. 2001. NatureScape Alberta: Creating and caring for wildlife habitat at home. Published by Red Deer River Naturalists and Federation of Alberta Naturalists.

ANPC provides grants of up to $1,000, for small-scale native plant projects. The application portal is open from January to the end of February each year. Go to Small Grants for more information.