Our native plant garden center is dedicated to supporting conservation, preservation and ecological restoration in our community.
At Deep Roots Natives, we are excited to provide our community with local access to native plants, assisting our customers in becoming a part of the movement to bring native species to the forefront of landscaping and gardening projects.
We are in a unique position to be able to offer the average homeowner access to a wide selection of native plants and nativars for their gardens. We also have options to help customers with tight budgets through regular sales and specials and free educational opportunities year-round.
Both the NC Native Plant Society and the New Hope Audubon Society have listed us among their “highly recommended” native plant sellers in North Carolina. Many of the native species and nativars that we offer cannot be found anywhere else in the Triangle area, despite the enormous value they provide to pollinators, wildlife and our local biodiversity!
We carefully vet all of our growers and check that they use responsible practices before we ever start buying from them. Whenever possible, we grow out our own material so that we can confidently assure our customers that they’re buying pesticide-free and pest-free plants.
Most importantly, our growers are not just business partners, but also friends and colleagues. We’re part of a professional community of plant geeks, and every single one of us understands exactly how committed we all are to building a healthy and vibrant future for our industry and our planet.
At Deep Roots Natives, we strongly believe that in a world where many of us have become so disconnected from our surroundings and each other, plants give us a unique opportunity to connect with our environment and those we share it with.
Native plants present us with a tactile, beautiful and ever-changing way to interact and engage with the past, present and future of spaces as small as our backyards or as large as an entire continent. We offer plants that are suited to our ever-changing world, with drought-resistant species, low-maintenance plants, and tons of options for your pollinator gardens.
We look forward to growing together with our community in Durham and beyond and invite you to come see our plants (and maybe take some home!), chat with our knowledgeable staff, and join us in our mission to promote native plants, biodiversity, and the wellbeing of our local North Carolina ecosystems.
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Are you looking for a striking, unusual addition to your garden? A shade tolerant groundcover that still provides a splash of color during the spring to summer transition? Look no further, here is Sisyrinchium angustifolium, also known as blue-eyed grass!
Despite their common name, the Blue-eyed Grasses are not grasses at all but rather members of the Iris family. It forms a clump of narrow, blue-green leaves 12″ tall and wide that looks for all the world like an ornamental Grass, then over a long period running from late spring to mid-summer, it blankets itself with starry, lavender-blue flowers. It makes a fantastic edging, especially along a walk or a terrace.
If you are looking for a groundcover that will work well in partial shade underneath larger plants and shrubs, they handle competition quite well and readily spread via underground rhizomes. Plants flower best in full sun but also put on a good show in partial shade, and though the species is generally found in moist locations, they`re not super picky about soil.
We currently have a large number of gallon pots of the ‘Blue Note’ cultivar of blue-eyed grass, $13 each, feel free to come on by the nursery and check them out in the shadehouse!
Open Tue-Fri 8am-6pm and Sat-Sun 9am-6pm.
Perennial restock for the weekend (plus a few shrubs)! Lots of customer favorites in this lineup, and a few that we are getting for the first time in awhile.
`Belleza Dark Pink` & `Belleza White` Beeblossom
`Emerald Blue` Creeping Phlox
`Jeana` Garden Phlox
`Blue Moon` Woodland Phlox
`Plum Pudding` & `Carnival Watermelon` Coral Bells
`Balmy Rose` Beebalm
`Creme Brulee` Tickseed
`Delfts Blue Riding Hood` Beardtongue
`Rosa`s Blush` Dwarf Ornamental Blueberry
`Autumn Brilliance` Serviceberry
Straight species:
Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)
Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)
Tubelings are young seedling trees or bushes that are grown rapidly in a greenhouse in plug containers, and at the age of 3 months they are as big and strong as field-grown plants a year old. Tubelings have wall established root systems and for best results they should be planted directly in their permanent location.
We currently have the following plants available as tubelings, $8.99:
Salix nigra (Black Willow)
Salix sericea (Silky Willow)
Chamaecyparis thyiodes (Atlantic White Cedar)
Euonymus americanus (Hearts-a-bustin / Strawberry Bush)
Spirea tormentosa (Steeplebush / Hardhack)
Lyonia lucida (Fetterbush)
Come by and visit us this weekend! Open Sat-Sun 9am-6pm & Tue-Fri 8am-6pm
Illicium is a flowering plant genus in the Schisandraceae (Star Anise) family. There are several varieties native to the Southeastern United States. Most are understory evergreen to semi-evergreen shrubs to small trees. The crushed leaves, stems, and seeds have an anise spice fragrance.
Most prefer part shade to shade, but some varieties will tolerate more sun if given enough moisture. They tolerate loam or sandy soils that are moist to wet with a neutral or acid PH.
Use as a showy specimen in the dappled shade at the back of your yard, as a hedge, or along ponds and streams in a naturalized or woodland garden. Illicium is resistant to deer browsing.
We usually carry the following varieties:
☀️`Florida Sunshine`- Electric lime-green leaves during spring and summer, and as the weather cools in fall, the leaf color brightens to screaming yellow, then becomes a near parchment color by midwinter.
5`-8` tall & 3`-4` wide when fully mature.
🍌BananAppeal: Dwarf variety, very similar in look and growth habits to the Florida Sunshine but much smaller!
3`-4` tall and wide
🌷`Pink Frost`- Has lovely variegated white and green foliage that turns rosy pink in cold weather. Maroon-red flowers bloom in spring.
6’-10’ tall & wide
🌳`Forest Green` - Upright-rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, olive green foliage that has a pleasant fragrance. The flowers are insignificant but are followed by the non-edible star-shaped seed capsules that have a licorice scent.
8’-12’ tall & 6’-8’ wide
🪷`Woodland Ruby` - Large, vibrant purple-red to rose-pink flowers from spring into fall. Evergreen glossy green leaves make it an excellent choice as a specimen or a hedge in shade or part shade.
6’-8’ tall & wide
🌸`Star Flower Orion` - The large, pale white flowers bloom multiple times throughout the year and the shrub is compact in shape and size.
3’-5’ tall & wide
🌱Straight species (Illicium parviflorum) - It has a vigorous growth rate, is easy to grow, and blooms from May to June. It does not change color in the fall.
15’-20’ tall & 10’-15’ wide
Email, DM, or Call us to check on specific availability! Or come on by when we are open, Tue-Fri 8am-6pm & Sat-Sun 9am-6pm
Restocks coming your way soon! Trees, shrubs, and perennials all making their way out onto the nursery floor...
Trees, Shrubs & Grass:
`Cherokee Princess` & `Cherokee Brave` Flowering Dogwood
`David Odom` Afterburner Black Gum/Black Tupelo
`Red Sprite`, `Jim Dandy`, & `Southern Gentleman` Winterberry Holly
`Winterthur` & `Mrs Schillers Delight` Viburnum
`Black Mountain` Big Bluestem
Perennials:
`Brandywine` Foamflower
`Green Sprite` Coral Bells
`Blackbeard` Beardtongue
`Jeana` Garden Phlox
`True Blue` Gentian
`Jacob Cline` Bee Balm
Straight Species Perennials:
Iris cristata (Dwarf Crested Iris)
Rosa carolina (Carolina Rose)
Gerenium maculatum (Wild Gerenium)
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
Come by and check it out! Open Tue-Fri 8am-6pm & Sat-Sun 9am-6pm
These local heirloom pumpkins are so fun and funky, we just had to make a reel with them too!
Perfect for fall decor or for eating 🍂 $3 per pound
Stop by and check them out! Open Tue-Fri 8am-6pm and Sat-Sun 9am-6pm.
What a beautiful bounty of local heirloom pumpkins! Perfect for fall decorating, as an alternative to a traditional jack-o-lantern, or cook them up into tasty treats!
These pumpkins came to us from a local grower out in Pittsboro and are a stunning variety of different heirloom strains, all very good for eating according to the farmer, just make sure you give them a good wash first!
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Available here at the nursery for $3 per pound! Open Tue-Fri 8am-6pm & Sat-Sun 9am-6pm.
Look at those cute lil toe beans and such a biiiiiigggg stretch😻 A cat so sweet he deserves his own day of the week!
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This week`s #SaturdayStaffFavorite is our `Ruby Spice` Clethera!
Also known as “Sweet Pepperbush” or “Summersweet”, Clethera is one of our favorite late flowering deer-resistant shrubs.
🌺When its fragrant dark pink flowers appear in June to August and its scent drifts through your garden on a hot summer night, you`ll understand why! It’s incredibly fragrant, so much so that you won’t believe how much these shrubs can perfume your entire garden, with notes hinting of honeysuckle, rose, clove, and heliotrope. It blooms on new wood, and during the summer it has a long bloom time that the pollinators absolutely love!
🍂While in autumn, the leaves turn a beautiful deep gold and the flowers turn into seeds that the birds rely on as a fall food source. After its leaves drop, the seed pods and beautiful bark provide winter interest. Its great as a backdrop in perennial borders or for difficult spots in your garden that`s a little shady and wet! We love this because it blooms in shady locations in late summer, when very few other shrubs are in bloom!
🌱 It has a compact growth habit, getting 4-6’ tall and 3-4’ wide and wants shady, moist, acidic soil with organic material. It tolerates full sun to part shade, but won’t tolerate a hot/dry site. Once mature it can handle short periods of drought/flooding.
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Come by and see us, open Sat-Sun 9am-6pm & Tue-Fri 8am-6pm
Perennials, groundcover, and shrubs restock! So many new and fun things out on the floor, perfect for a weekend of planting! Which one are you most excited to see?
`Ruby Slippers`, `Snow Queen`, `Annabelle`, & `Snowflake` Hydrangeas
`Red Sprite` `Jim Dandy`, & `Southern Gentleman` Hollys
`Little Carlow` & `Lady in Black` Asters
`Scarletta` Dwarf Leucothoe
`Sunburst` Shrubby St Johns Wort
`Massachusetts` Bearberry
`Cherries Berries` Wintergreen
`Short and Sweet` Wild Pinks
`Hot Lips` Turtlehead
`Huskers Red` Foxglove Beardtongue
`Little Joe` Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
`Running Tapestry` Foamflower
Straight Species:
Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Witch-Alder)
Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)
Polemonium reptans (Jacob`s Ladder)
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)
Ruellia humilis (Prairie Petunia)
Pycnanthemum pilosum (Hairy Mountain Mint)
Pycnanthemum muticum (Short-toothed Mountain Mint)
Delphinium exaltatum (Tall Larkspur)
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
Aruncus dioicus (Goat`s Beard)
Rhododendron viscosum (Swamp Azalea)
Sporobolis heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed)
Royal, Sensitive, & Ostrich Ferns
Open Tue-Fri 8am-6pm & Sat-Sun 9am-6pm
Asters are important plants in pollinator gardens because they are one of the latest-blooming nectar plants for bees and butterflies. Plant in full sun to part-sun in moist, well-draining soil for best results.
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Seen in the video: `Lady in Black` Calico Aster, `Little Carlow`, `Wood`s Purple`, `Wood`s Light Blue`, & `Wood`s Pink`
all available in 1 gallon containers ($13-$15)
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Open Tue-Fri 8am-6pm & Sat-Sun 9am-6pm, come by and visit!