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Each year we strive to improve our operation and provide the highest quality grasses, shrubs and wildflowers. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and provide you an exceptional level of customer service. We sell only high quality, affordable, live native plants. Simply stated, our plants are guaranteed.

Let us help you maintain a bit of native Montana as you build or landscape.

Who We Are

Blackfoot Native Plants is a family owned and operated nursery specializing in plants native to Montana and the Western Rocky Mountains. We began Blackfoot Native Plants at our home at 4000’ in the Potomac Valley, Montana in response to our growing interest in and dedication to preservation of native plants.

What We Do

We propagate and germinate an ever-increasing diversity of native plant species [Inventory Page] each year at our nursery. Our plants are grown organically in outdoor nursery beds.

At Blackfoot Native Plants we grow only “native” plant species. These are plants indigenous to North America prior to European settlement.
Non-native plants often present significant danger to less aggressive native species. Entire plant species have been lost to non-native plants that have escaped cultivation and taken over native plant habitat.

Since the digging of wild plants can seriously deplete and destroy local plant populations, we hand collect our seed, primarily in our locale, or propagate local plants vegetatively. We do not collect wild plants for sale except in situations where construction is destroying native habitat and rescues are being conducted by local organizations.

Native species have evolved and adapted perfectly to their natural climates. They withstand hot summers, cold winters, and drought.[see Plant Traits] They are pest-resistant, and need little maintenance once established. Because of our plant choices, growing practices, and location our plants are hardy at high altitudes, many thrive in clay soil, and most withstand drought well. They are often the perfect choice for difficult landscaping sites.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide quality native plants that are healthy, hardy and waterwise. We promote the use, understanding, and appreciation of Montana native plants in natural and ornamental landscapes and we are committed to preserving native plants species in Montana and the Rocky Mountain West.

 

Blackfoot Native Plants
Kathy Settevendemie
P.O. Box 761
Bonner, Montana 59823
406/244-5800
plants@blackfootnativeplants.com