Native Plant Suppliers & Service Providers

This listing of regional native plant suppliers and native plant service providers (landscape designers & installers, invasive plant management, etc.) is being provided as a service to Kentucky Native Plant Society members and the general public. Clicking on the name of a company will take you to a page with more detailed information about the company. Some of these suppliers may sell non-native species or cultivars. The detail page will provide that information. We encourage people to purchase plants native to Kentucky.

Listing on this page does not imply any endorsement by the Kentucky Native Plant Society.

This listing of native plant suppliers and service providers is just one of many activities of the KNPS in support of its mission to promote education about, appreciation for, and conservation of our native flora. If you would like to help KNPS with this mission, consider joining KNPS or making a donation. Thank you.

Ultraviolet Native Plant Nursery

Ultraviolet is a backyard native plant nursery with a focus on hard-to-find natives, pollinator favorites, host plants, and woodland wildflowers. All plants are grown from sustainably sourced seed in our greenhouse and outdoor nursery. Many plants are grown from Kentucky ecotype seed.

We offer native plants at a reasonable cost and are available for select design and land management consultations. Ultraviolet's owner, Jess Slade, has over 13 years of related experience in natural areas management and conservation horticulture.

The nursery is open by appointment only and local delivery is available upon request - please reach out for the complete address and current availability.

Open by Appointment
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
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Email Address:

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Is the supplier open specific hours or by appointment only?

Open by appointment only

Days and Hours Open:

Open by appointment and during scheduled open house events in the Fall and Spring

Retail, Wholesale, or Both:

Retail Only

Are sales online only?
  • No
Products and Services Offered:
  • Plants
  • Design consultations
  • Plant conservation
  • Other (describe in the box below)

Contract grower - contact uvnatives@gmail.com with your specific needs!
Available for land management consultations including creating an adaptive land management plan to help you improve habitat on your property.

Milkweed (Asclepias) species sold (if applicable):

Swamp milkweed - Asclepias incarnata
Butterflyweed - Asclepias tuberosa
Purple milkweed - Asclepias purpurascens
Poke milkweed - Asclepias exaltata

Currently sourcing seed for 2027:
Whorled milkweed - Asclepias verticillata
Four-leaved milkweed - Asclepias quadrifolia

Services are limited to these geographical areas:

Central and South-Central Kentucky

Are the plants sold sourced from regionally local genotypes?

Most of our products are from local genotypes.

Where are regionally local genotypes sourced from?

Primarily Central and Eastern KY
County-specific provenance information available by request for KY ecotype plants

Does this supplier use neonicotinoid pesticides on the plants sold?

No

Does this supplier sell any non-native species?

No

Does this supplier sell any species on the Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council's list of Exotic Invasive Plants of Kentucky?

No