Corporate Members & Links

We are an independent non-profit organization housing a collection of plants native to the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Our admission is free, but donations are appreciated and memberships are encouraged. Our Facilities are here for you to enjoy, from learning to identify native plants to holding your activities such as plant walks and weddings.

Quality Forward

Quality Forward is a volunteer based organization working to enhance the environment and quality of life for the citizens of Asheville and Buncombe County through awareness building, community activities and partnership.

Western North Carolina Naturally

Popular regional naturalist Scott Dean conducts informative and fun guided walks, and slide programs focusing on the flora and fauna of the southern Appalachian mountains. His website features photography, nature trivia, and articles about the surrounding region. A must see.

American Orchid Society

The American Orchid Society Provides Global Leadership In Orchids.

Western North Carolina Orchid Society

The WNCOS is a non-profit corporation composed of people who share the excitement and joy of growing orchids. The society's function is to meet monthly to share orchid growing experiences and to gather new information that would enhance the growing experience. The WNCOS was formally organized in September 1962 and is an affiliate of the American Orchid Society.

We meet the third Tuesday of each month at the Community Action Opportunities 25 Gaston Street
Asheville, NC 28801. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. (No Meeting in September due to the annual auction!)

Holly Society of America, Inc.

The purpose of the Society is to stimulate interest, promote research, and collect and disseminate information about the genus Ilex.

The American Rhododendron Society Welcomes You

The American Rhododendron Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage interest in and to disseminate information about the genus Rhododendron.

Cornell University Poisonous Plants Informational Database

This is a growing reference that includes plant images, pictures of affected animals and presentations concerning the botany, chemistry, toxicology, diagnosis and prevention of poisoning of animals by plants and other natural flora (fungi, etc.).

Plant Fact Sheets NC State’s Plant Fact Sheets organized by scientific and common names. The Plant Fact Sheets have information about growth habit, cultivation and photos plants.

Buncombe County Cooperative Extension

The county cooperative extension service site for information about many topics related to Lawn & Garden and crop production.

The North Carolina Arboretum

The North Carolina Arboretum is a 434-acre public garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest. Surrounded by the dense folds of the botanically diverse Southern Appalachian Mountains, the Arboretum is nestled in one of the most beautiful natural garden settings in America.

USDA PLANTS National Database

The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.

Meadowbrook Nursery

This nursery specializes in native plants of Western North Carolina. The nursery is located east of Asheville.

The Wild Gardener

This is Peter Loewer's website, The Wild Gardener, with lots of valuable and fascinating information plus links to plant and seed sourcers.

Ohio State University WebGarden The Department of Horticulture maintains this website about ornamental plants, insect & diseases, etc. Their PlantFacts database has merged several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center. The database has over 260,000 pages

Daylilies: The American Hemerocallis Society The AHS is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, and especially to promote, encourage, and foster the development and improvement of the genus Hemerocallis and public interest therein.

NCDOT, Roadside Environmental Unit, Wildflowers on NC Roadsides This site is intended as a reference to identify the wildflowers planted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as well as some of the naturally occurring ones growing along North Carolina highways. Both botanical and common names are listed on the following pages. Photographs with descriptions and planting information are arranged by color.

Wildflower Nursery, Western North Carolinas Expert Supplier This nursery is a licensed company specializing in native and hard to find wild native flowering plants & trees. Plants are gathered from the mountainous regions of Western North Carolina.

TNC Invasive Species Initiative page The Invasive Species Initiative is The Nature Conservancy's response to abating the damage caused to native biodiversity by the human-facilitated introduction of non-native, harmful invasive species. This web site provides many resources designed to help all conservationists deal most effectively with invasive species. The site is sponsored by Department of Vegetable Crops at The University of California, Davis, CA.

Invasive Species: The Nation's Invasive Species Information System On Invasivespeciesinfo.gov you can learn about the impacts of invasive species and the Federal government's response, as well as read select species profiles and find links to agencies and organizations dealing with invasive species issues.

WeedInfo Site The purpose of this Web site is to provide information about recently introduced weeds or weeds which are not adequately described in currently available texts, and for rapid communication of emerging weed management issues. This site is intended to supplement, not replace, the available weed ID guides, management references, and other Web-based resources.

Plants of North Carolina The Vascular Flora of North Carolina Plants are listed alphabetically(Latin) by genera. Many of the plants are shown with Latin names only. Common names are not always available for every plant and can also be very confusing as the same name may be given to many different species.

NC Native Plant Society The purpose of the Society is to promote enjoyment and conservation of native plants and their habitats through education, protection, and propagation. This site is an excellent source about native plants, habit, culture, etc. Also, has extensive links to plant related websites

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