Indiana Native Plants

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Want to replenish native trees in your state? Find the best selection of indigenous species for the State of Indiana here at Nature Hills Nursery! Sitting in USDA growing zones 6a and 6b. Indiana can have cool, rainy springs, humid, warm-to-hot summers, and glorious fall color! Choosing native trees for your State means you will know your tree will thrive where it is well-suited to the climate and soil because they originated there! They need less water once established. Native selections establish faster and tolerate the changing climate, weather, and anything else your State may endure! Plus, you’ll feed pollinators pollen and nectar, seeds for songbirds, and provide shelter, food, and forage for a wide variety of wildlife like the Northern Cardinal, which is the Indiana state bird . Best Indiana Native Trees The Hoosier State can have a continental climate with hot and humid summers and generally cool to cold winters. You’ll find a mix of temperate deciduous and mixed forests, temperate grasslands, and savannas. Find your Hardiness Zone , and then choose any tree that has a range that includes yours! Check with your local County Extension Office for more information if needed, and for the many microclimates within these zones. Best Native Evergreen Trees For Indiana Many conifers and broadleaf evergreens can be found in Indiana forests! Check out these trees that keep their leaves year-round for privacy, slow down the wind and drifting snow, and add winter interest. American Holly Trees American Larch (deciduous conifer) Bald Cypress Tree (deciduous conifer) Balsam Fir Tree Eastern Hemlock Eastern Red Cedar Tree (Redcedar) Eastern White Pine Possomhaw Holly Red Pine Native Flowering Trees to Grow in Indiana Feeding pollinators and hummingbirds nectar and pollen, these plants have evolved alongside Indiana's climate and ecology! Many of these trees are host plants for native pollinator larvae, too! The lovely Magnolia variety is the Indiana State Tree - the Tulip