Flower Moon Nursery

Flower Moon Nursery Growers of quality ornamental plants that are native to the Eastern US or hard to find in the trade.

Meet Carolina Wicky, the little cousin of mountain laurel. Kalmia carolina is a low growing evergreen shrub with attract...
05/09/2026

Meet Carolina Wicky, the little cousin of mountain laurel. Kalmia carolina is a low growing evergreen shrub with attractive flowers. It is rare in the Carolina mountains but more common in the coastal plane. A Flower Moon “deep cut” offering.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!

Spring has sprung! This is your friendly reminder that plants and gardening can bring you peace & joy. Planting natives ...
03/29/2026

Spring has sprung! This is your friendly reminder that plants and gardening can bring you peace & joy. Planting natives also provides a sense of purpose by helping to support your local ecosystem. This spring we encourage you to plant natives and to support your local natives plant nurseries and native plant landscapers.

Here’s what’s blooming now at Flower Moon!

1) Magenta rose azalea
2) R. austrinum azalea
3) Fothergilla ‘Mt Airy’
4) Shadblow serviceberry
5) Virginia bluebells
6) R. canescens
7) Red chokeberry

"I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree." - Joyce KilmerCheers to trees!
02/20/2026

"I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree." - Joyce Kilmer

Cheers to trees!

Thanks to Gardening For Life Project for the great write up! This group continues to do wonderful work promoting native ...
02/11/2026

Thanks to Gardening For Life Project for the great write up! This group continues to do wonderful work promoting native plants in Polk and surrounding counties. Mark your calendars for their native plant sale in Tryon on Saturday April 11. This is one of the first native plant sales of the spring ensuring a great selection of plants from many excellent growers. We look forward to another trip down to Tryon!

Flower Moon Nursery has quickly become a regional favorite among gardeners and conservationists alike for its high-quality native plants that are both beautiful and ecologically impactful. A Nursery With Heart and Roots Founded in 2022 by Amanda Taylor, Flower Moon Nursery is located near Morg

It’s working! Keep planting that milkweed and convert a patch of lawn to a pollinator garden in 2026!
11/29/2025

It’s working! Keep planting that milkweed and convert a patch of lawn to a pollinator garden in 2026!

Hopeful news: The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, according to a new report announced in Mexico. The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres of forest, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter. While this news is hopeful it’s important to keep in mind that populations remain far below the long-term average. Read more: https://wwf.to/41L2dWm.

It’s not thanksgiving yet but feeling grateful on this beautiful fall day. Grateful for our customers near & far. Gratef...
11/02/2025

It’s not thanksgiving yet but feeling grateful on this beautiful fall day. Grateful for our customers near & far. Grateful for the fall color on the flame azaleas & sassafras…grateful for the beauty of buckeye seeds. 🌿🌱🌻

~Plant Profile~ Devil’s Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa) When the massive flower heads burst open in late summer it’s a sm...
09/20/2025

~Plant Profile~ Devil’s Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa) When the massive flower heads burst open in late summer it’s a smorgasbord for all types of pollinators! The clusters of white flowers are followed by dark, berry-like fruit. The plant is covered in sharp spines and will spread by rhizomes so it needs a little room. Here’s to a truly unique Eastern US native!

A caterpillar of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus) chowing down on leaves of spicebush plants (Lindera...
06/28/2025

A caterpillar of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus) chowing down on leaves of spicebush plants (Lindera benzoin) at the nursery. A great highly adaptable landscape plant, spicebush is one of my favorite native plants!

Caught this hummingbird moth nectaring at our purple coneflowers this morning. This heat is brutal, but these moments ma...
06/24/2025

Caught this hummingbird moth nectaring at our purple coneflowers this morning. This heat is brutal, but these moments make it worth it. It’s why we do what we do.

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3000 Lake Drive
Morganton, NC
28655

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