{"id":2003,"date":"2015-05-06T04:44:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T04:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=2003"},"modified":"2026-03-06T22:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:24:45","slug":"reclamation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=2003","title":{"rendered":"Growing Native Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Growing Native Plants<\/h1>\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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For small- and large-scale projects alike, the information below provides some guidance and resources on growing native plants in Alberta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANPC Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interactive Map of Native Plant Suppliers in Alberta<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Growing Plants from Seeds Fact Sheet<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Native Plant Pollinator Garden Challenge Toolkit<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Combating Ecological Risks with Native Plants<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2022 Growing Native Plants Workshop Resources<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2022 Growing Native Plants and the Native Plant Pollinator Garden Challenge Webinar<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2021 Growing Native Plants Webinar<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2020 Growing Native Plants in Alberta Webinar<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Guidelines for the Purchase and Use of Wildflower Seed Mixes<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Guidelines for Native Plant Rescues<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

External Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":10089,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2003","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2003"}],"version-history":[{"count":104,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11995,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2003\/revisions\/11995"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}