Recommended Plant Species for

Landscaping in Banff National Park

This list contains plant species that are native to
Banff National Park or non-native and unlikely
to become ecological problems through cross-
pollinating with native plants or spreading into
the natural environment. Preferred plant species
are those that are native to Banff National Park
Use native trees and shrubs, along and do not normally attract potentially
with rocks and non-living features to dangerous animals such as bears or elk.
create an attractive and “wildlife-
resistant” yard.
©Parks Canada Wherever possible, these plants should be derived from
local stocks to reduce the risk of introducing non-native
Why use native plants? varieties. All species listed are now, or soon to be,
1. They’re part of the natural available from Alberta sources as seed or plants. Plants
local ecosystem and support native to Banff National Park are identified. The Partial
the integrity of the natural Plant Source List on the last two pages includes known
areas within parks.
potential commercial sources for the native plants; it is
2. They’re already adapted to the
soils and climate of this region not an endorsement and is by no means complete.
and require little care once
established. Parks Canada policy1 promotes the use of native plants
3. Native plants generally for any new plantings in order to maintain the
tolerate browsing better. ecological integrity of the national parks. However,
Some attract or deter different since native plants may not always thrive in specific
wildlife species. urban-type environments, in exceptional cases the
4. They do not contribute to
limited use of non-native plants may be acceptable
abundance of non-native
plants within park boundaries.
where suitable native plants for specific purposes or
Once established, they may settings do not exist.
also prevent the invasion of
non-native plants to disturbed
sites.
1A3.2.11. All practical efforts will be made to prevent the introduction of exotic plants and animals into national parks,
and to eliminate or contain them where they already exist.
© Parks Canada 1994. Guiding Principles and Operational Policies
General Principles:
 Landscaping in public areas of Banff
National Park should be dominated by
native plants and demonstrate a
landscaping aesthetic that celebrates and
promotes, rather than replaces, the native
diversity of this part of Canada. The long-
term goal should be to replace non-natives
with preferred native plant species.
Yellow clematis is an invasive
 Low maintenance landscaping is considered ornamental vine from China and India
environmentally responsible and should be and was added to Alberta’s List of
promoted over landscaping that requires Noxious Weeds in 2010.
regular watering, mowing, trimming or © Parks Canada
chemical inputs. Turf areas should be
minimized because the necessary high Controlling Non-Native Plants
maintenance results in ongoing Of the 829 known plant species in Banff
environmental impacts and pressure to use National Park, at least 70 of these are
chemical herbicides to maintain a introduced, or non-native. Non-native
monoculture of non-native grasses. plants pose a significant ecological threat
to native plant and wildlife communities
 Parks Canada projects, and reclamation because their natural insect predators and
associated with any landscape-disturbing diseases are absent from areas they
activities outside the town of Banff, are invade. They also displace native plant
required to use only preferred (native) species that stabilize soils and provide
plant species and minimize turf areas. forage and cover for wildlife. Lacking
natural controls, non-native species can
spread rapidly, degrading wildlife habitat.
 Other project proponents requiring Parks
Canada approvals who wish to use non-
Nodding thistle, yellow clematis, spotted
preferred plant species must prove that
knapweed, tansy, common and Dalmatian
preferred native plant species are
toadflax are just some of the species of
unsuitable for the intended purpose.
particular concern. These weeds are
invasive, aggressive and spread at a rapid
 Use of chemical herbicides for cosmetic rate. Parks Canada has adopted an
control purposes is not acceptable in public integrated pest management program to
areas. Herbicides may be approved by the address invasive species.
Superintendent; subject to all applicable
guidelines and regulations, only where the Personal gardens and human built
primary purpose is to protect the landscapes are entry points for many
environment by eliminating invasive, non- kinds of non-native plants. The most
native plants and where other effective effective way to control non-native plants
alternatives are not available. is to prevent their establishment. Property
owners can help by removing invasive
non-native species from gardens.

It is illegal within any national park to collect plants from the wild. Outside the national parks, plants may only be
collected with the landowner’s permission. From time to time, Parks Canada may authorize relocation of native
plants within Banff National Park as part of environmental mitigations of approved landscape-disturbing projects.

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TREES & SHRUBS
Common Name Scientific Name Native Fire Palatability Comments
Smart* (deer & elk)
Evergreen Trees
Alpine Fir Abies lasiocarpa Native H Medium May be browsed in winter.
White Spruce Picea glauca Native H Low
Colorado Spruce Picea pungens No H Low
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta Native H Low Saplings may be harmed by
var. latifolia elk during rutting season &
winter.
Limber Pine Pinus flexilis Native H Low Long lived. Full sun, Doesn’t
like to be coddled.
Rocky Mt. Pseudotsuga Native M Medium May be browsed when young
Douglas Fir menziesii and flexible.
Evergreen Shrubs
Common Name Scientific Name Native Fire Palatability Comments
Smart* (deer & elk)
Kinnikinnick or Arctostaphylos Native H Low Good for groundcover and
Bearberry uva-ursi xeriscaping. Can be hard to
establish.
Common Juniper Juniperus Native VH Medium More prickly than Creeping
communis Juniper; good for xeriscape
Creeping Juniper Juniperus Native VH Medium Many cultivars available;
horizontalis good for xeriscape
Rocky Mountain Juniperus Native VH Low Good for xeriscape; vertical
Juniper scopulorum vs horizontal growth
Deciduous Trees
Common Name Scientific Name Native Fire Palatability Comments
Smart* (deer & elk)
Mountain Maple / Acer glabrum Native VL Medium May be available in the near
Douglas Maple future from native plant
nurseries. Very attractive.
“Baron” Manitoba Acer negundo No VL Medium Spreads. Plant seedless
Maple cultivar only.
River Birch/ Betula occidentalis Native VL Low Tough, smaller, multi-
Water Birch/ branched. Small tree or tall
Black Birch shrub.
Paper Birch/ Betula papyrifera Native VL Low Needs lots of water. Delicate
White Birch bark.
Western Larch Larix occidentalis Native VL Medium Native to Kananaskis.
Siberian Larch Larix sibirica No M Medium
Balsam Poplar/ Populus Native VL High Aggressive spreader.
Balm of Gilead balsamifera
Trembling Populus Native VL High More resistant to browsing
Aspen/ Quaking tremuloides than most poplars and
Aspen willows. Aggressive, but
traditional browsing has
prevented its invasive
tendencies.
Brooks No. 6 Populus “X” Brooks No VL High Avoid non-native poplar
Poplar & No. 6, Populus “X” varieties -- potential for

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Northwest Poplar jackii “Northwest” genetic contamination of
wild poplars.
Pincherry Prunus Native VL Medium Not recommended; may
pensylvanica attract bears.
Western Prunus virginiana Native VL Medium Not recommended; may
Chokecherry attract bears.
Mountain Ash Sorbus scopulina, Native VL High Berries attract birds; may
species etc & non also attract bears.
Deciduous Shrubs
Common Name Scientific Name Native Fire Palatability Comments
Smart* (deer & elk)
Gout Weed; Aegapodium No L High Can be quite invasive within
“Snow-in-the- variogardum a garden area.
mountains”
Green alder Alnus crispa Native VL Medium Prefers moister sites
Mountain/ River Alnus tenuifolia Native VL Medium Tends to spread out and
Alder a.k.a. A. incana colonize along moist areas.
Alder rugosa Seeds attractive to some
birds.
Saskatoon Amelanchier Native L High May attract bears. Moist
alnifolia and dry sites, adaptable.
Susceptible to a rust fungus.
Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos Native L Low Very attractive, leaves turn
rubra red in fall.
Bog, Shrub/ Betula glandulosa Native L Medium Prefers moister sites. Nice
Dwarf Birch alternative to cotoneaster.
Fall colours.
Peking Cotoneaster No L High Very attractive to elk.
Cotoneaster acutifolius These are the ‘short’ hedges
you see around town.
Red Osier Cornus stolonifera Native L High Very attractive to elk,
Dogwood berries may attract bears.
Excellent fall and winter
colours. Can take a lot of
pruning.
Wolf Willow/ Elaeagnus Native L Medium Very aromatic; many
Silverberry commutata cultivars on market.
Aggressive spreader, plant
in contained area.
Labrador Tea Ledum Native L Medium White flowers. Evergreen
groenlandicum leaves. Grows in boggy wet,
areas.
Twining Lonicera dioica Native L Medium Yellow flowers, twines
Honeysuckle around other vegetation.
Attractive to hummingbirds.
Bracted Lonicera Native L Low Prefers damp woodlands.
Honeysuckle involucrata Grows into dense shrub.
Shrubby Potentilla fruticosa Native L Low Yellow flowers. Best choice of
Cinquefoil shrubs to grow in Banff, as
not attractive to ungulates or
bears. Many cultivars
available. The native one has

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 silver leaves as opposed to
shiny green leaves.
Wild Ribes Native L Low Prefers moist woods or
Gooseberry/ oxycanthoides north-facing aspects. Great
Northern fall colours.
Gooseberry
Prickly Rose Rosa acicularis Native L High Earlier flowering. Most
commercial shrub roses are
non-native varieties.
Aggressive spreader, plant
in contained area.
Common Wild Rosa woodsii Native L Medium Prefers moist woods.
Rose Flowers later than Prickly
Rose.
Wild Red Rubus idaeus Native L Medium Berries attractive to wildlife.
Raspberry
Bebb’s Willow/ Salix bebbiana Native VL High Shrub or tall tree.
Beaked Willow
Pussy Willow Salix discolour Native VL High Shrub.
Smooth Willow/ Salix glauca Native VL High Erect shrub. Prefers moist
Gray-leaved areas.
Willow
Elderberry Sambucus Native VL high Not recommended; berries
racemosa var. may attract bears.
pubens or
leucocarpa
Canadian Shepherdia Native L Medium Bears attracted to berries.
Buffaloberry/ Canadensis Plant male bushes only.
Soapberry/ Prefers open canopy, not
Soopalallie very vigorous.
Meadowsweet/ Spiraea betulifolia Native L Low Showy white flowers.
Birch-leaved
Spirea
Snowberry Symphoricarpos Native L Medium Tends to colonize. Good tall
albus groundcover.
Buckbrush or Symphoricarpos Native L Medium Can be invasive; containment
Western occidentalis recommended. Many
Snowberry cultivars on the market.
Common Lilac Syringa vulgaris No L Medium
Low Bush Viburnum edule Native L Medium Prefers moist boggy areas.
Cranberry Attractive to birds.
*Fire smart flammability rating: VH very high H high M Medium L Low VL Very Low

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 Do Elk Treat Your Yard as a Salad Bar?

You can minimize elk (and deer) activity in your

neighbourhood by eliminating potential food sources that
may attract and keep these browsers in town.
Here’s how:
 Keep pet food, bird seed, and garbage out of
reach.
 Reduce your lawn; use rocks, weathered
wood, mulches, etc. for landscaping accents.
Is there another way to keep wildlife away  Hang flowering baskets out of elk’s reach, or
besides caging plants? have planters and baskets on second stories
©Parks Canada only.
 Plant native perennials instead of bedding
plants as they have evolved with local
wildlife and climate. They should have a
better ability to “bounce back” after being
browsed.

Please remember that ALL elk are potentially dangerous. That means always keeping a
safe distance (30 metres) away, even if they do not seem threatening or perturbed. Your
close presence may also contribute to their habituation to people. It is important to
remind your neighbours and visitors about how to safely view elk too.

Avoid trees and shrubs that BEAR fruit!

As if there hasn’t been enough spelled out already to think

about when planning your garden, you need to think
about bears as well. Fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, such
as crabapples, plums and Saskatoon berries can bring a
bruin too close to home – literally! Driven by their keen
sense of smell and hearty appetite, bears may lose their
shyness around people as they look for calorie-rich foods
in the fall.

It’s not always enough to pick up the fruit from the

ground right away, bears can climb into trees in search of “Ginger”, a black bear that fed on crabapples
in Banff’s backyards during the fall of 1998,
ripening food, breaking branches in the process, and was destroyed the following summer after
getting a food reward that will bring them back again and she was discovered one too many times close
again and again. This might also be a first step for the to town
bear to seek out other food sources such as garbage or pet ©Michael Shuster.
food and risking a similar fate to Ginger’s described
above. If you have fruit trees in your yard now, please consider replacing them with non-fruit
bearing trees.

Please report all elk and bear activity in town to the 24 hr Park Dispatch at 403-762-1470.
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Native Wildflowers
Please note that this list identifies species that are available from southern Alberta nurseries and native plant
growers. Never take plants from natural areas, protected or not.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Colour/ Comments

Nodding Onion Allium cernuum Pink. Blooms mid summer. Likes dry open areas.
Wild Chives Allium schoenoprasum Purple. Blooms mid summer. Spreads.
Fairy Candelabra/ Pygmy Androsace septentrionalis White. Blooms very early.
Flower
Cut-leaved Anemone Anemone multifida Multicoloured. Early bloomer.
Prairie Crocus/ Pasque Anemone patens Purple. Early bloomer. Dry open areas.
Flower
Showy Everlasting Antennaria pulcherrima White. Blooms mid summer. Good ground cover.
Rosy Everlasting/ Rosy Antennaria rosea Pink. Blooms mid summer. Tough, good ground
Pussytoes cover.
Blue Columbine Aquilegia brevistyla Blue. Blooms early summer.
Yellow Columbine Aquilegia flavescens Yellow. Blooms early summer. Attracts
hummingbirds. Needs part sun.
Cordilleran Arnica/ Hairy Arnica mollis Yellow. Blooms early summer.
Arnica
Pasture Sagewort Artemisia frigida Silvery foliage. Aromatic. Blooms late summer.
Prairie Sagewort/ Prairie Artemisia ludoviciana Improved cultivars available
Sage
Alpine Aster Aster alpinus Purple. Blooms late summer.
Arctic Aster Aster sibiricus Purple. Blooms late summer.
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Blue. Blooms mid- to late-summer. Long
bloomer.
Red Indian Paintbrush Castilleja miniata Red. Plant with other plants
Yellow Paintbrush Castilleja occidentalis Yellow. Plant with other plants
Blue Clematis/ Virgin’s Clematis occidentalis Blue-purple. Vine. Blooms early summer.
Bower
Bunchberry Cornus canadensis White. Blooms mid summer. Likes moist soils
rich in humus.
Tall Larkspur Delphinium glaucum Blue & white. Needs staking or protected site.
Toxic. Good for big spaces.
Mountain Shooting Star Dodecatheon conjugens Magenta. Early bloomer. Grows in drier ground.
Yellow Dryad, Yellow Dryas drummondii Yellow. Mat forming; good ground cover.
Mountain Avens
White Mountain Avens Dryas octopetala aka White. Blooms early summer. Ground cover.
hookeriana
Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium Magenta. Blooms mid to late summer. Spreads.
Broad-leaved Fireweed/ Epilobium latifolium Magenta. Blooms mid summer. Grows in very
Broad-leaved Willowherb wet gravel bars, stream banks.
Tufted Fleabane Erigeron caespitosus White to pinkish. Blooms late summer.
Cut-leaved Fleabane/ Erigeron compositus White. Blooms early summer.
Compound-leaved
Fleabane
Smooth Fleabane Erigeron glabellus Pink. Blooms mid-summer. Blooms for long
time.
Umbrella-plant/ Sulphur Eriogonum umbellatum Yellow. Blooms late summer.
Buckwheat

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Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana White. Actively spreads by runners. Attracts
birds and rodents.
Gaillardia/ Blanketflower/ Gaillardia aristata Yellow. Very showy. Blooms early summer. Very
Brown-eyed Susan drought tolerant, don’t water.
Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale White. Blooms mid-summer. Good fill-in plant.
Felwort/ Northern Gentian Gentianella amarella Purple. Blooms late summer. Annual.
Fringed Gentian Gentianella crinata Purple. Blooms late summer. Grows in moist
areas. Difficult to propagate.
Wild White Geranium Geranium richardsonii White. Blooms mid-summer. Prefers shady
areas.
Sticky Purple Geranium Geranium viscosissimum Rose-purple. Blooms mid-summer. Long
bloomer.
Three-flowered Avens/ Geum triflorum Pink. Attractive seedhead give it the names
Prairie Smoke/ Old Man’s Whiskers. Blooms
early summer.
Alpine Hedysarum/ Alpine Hedysarum alpinum Magenta.
Sweet-vetch
Northern Hedysarum/ Hedysarum boreale Magenta. Extremely attractive.
Northern Sweet-vetch
Cow Parsnip Heracleum lanatum White. Prefers moist, rich soils. * Bears eat
celery-like stalks.
Alumroot Heuchera richardsonii Creamy flowers. Great in rock gardens. Native
“coral bells”. Once established, drought tolerant.
Western Wood Lily/ Tiger Lilium philadelphicum Orange, showy. Blooms early summer. Takes +5
Lily years to flower. Wooded areas.
Twinflower Linnaea borealis Pink. Groundcover for shady areas.
Wild Blue Flax/ Western Linum lewisii Blue. Blooms early to mid-summer. Drought-
Blue Flax resistent. European varieties may be sold as
native at nurseries. Short-lived, self-replacing.
Yellow Puccoon/ Woolly Lithospermum ruderale Pale yellow. Blooms mid summer.
Gromwell
Alpine Forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris Deep blue. Blooms early summer. Tends to
colonize. Full sun.
Wild Bergamot/ Monarda fistulosa Deep pink. Aromatic. Grows best in clumps.
Horsemint/ Beebalm Blooms late summer.
Reflexed Locoweed Oxytropis deflexa Purple. Blooms mid-summer.
Early Yellow Locoweed/ Oxytropis sericea Yellow. Blooms early summer. All locoweeds are
Silky Locoweed nitrogen-fixing.
Showy Locoweed Oxytropis splendens Magenta. Silver foliage. Blooms early summer.
Best in dry well-drained areas.
Viscid Locoweed Oxytropis viscida Blue-purple. Blooms early summer.
Silky Scorpionweed/ Silky Phacelia sericea Purple. Good for rock gardens.
Phacelia
Yellow Beardtongue/ Penstemon confertus Yellow. Blooms mid-summer.
Yellow Penstemon
Slender Penstomen Penstomen procerus Delicate spikes of blue tube-like flowers; great
in rock gardens.
Showy Jacob’s Ladder Polemonium pulcherrimum Blue. Blooms early summer. Long bloomer.
Graceful Cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis Yellow. Blooms mid-summer.
Yellow Rattle/ Rattlebox Rhinanthus minor a.k.a. R. Yellow. Blooms mid-summer. Tends to spread.
crista-galli Annual.

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Spotted Saxifrage Saxifrage bronchialis White with red “freckles”. Great for rock
gardens.
Lance-leaved Stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum Yellow, succulent leaves. Great for rock gardens.
Prairie Groundsel/ Woolly Senecio canus Yellow. Blooms early summer.
Groundsel
Moss Campion Silene acaulis Pink. Full sun, good for rock gardens. Becomes
oasis for other seedlings.
Star-flowered Solomon’s- Smilacina stellata White. Blooms early summer. Prefers moist
Seal areas. Spreads like Lily-of-the-Valley.
Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Yellow. Late season bloomer. Tall. Tends to be
invasive.
Missouri Goldenrod/ Low Solidago missouriensis Yellow. Blooms later summer.
Goldenrod
Mountain Goldenrod/ Solidago spathulata a.k.a. S. Yellow. Blooms late summer. Smallest
Spike-like Goldenrod decumbens goldenrod.

Long-stalked Chickweed/ Stellaria longipes White. Blooms mid-summer.

Long-stalked Starwort
Blue-eyed Grass Sysirinchium montanum Royal blue. Blooms early summer. Full sun.
Veiny Meadow Rue Thalictrum venulosum Flowers lack petals. Separate male and female
plants. Has tendrils that attach to other plants.
Blooms mid-summer.
Early Blue Violet Viola adunca Blue. Grows well in open or in shaded areas.
Spreads.
Heart-leaved Alexander/ Zizia aptera Yellow. Blooms early summer. Not drought-
Meadow Parsnip tolerant.

ADDITONAL NOTES:

Fire Smart: most wildflowers have a low flammability rating.

Wildlife: many flowers are eaten by ungulates, but the plant usually survives. Fruits may be eaten by birds,
rodents or bears. Bears will dig up roots and corms of some members of the pea and lily families.

Your garden can be as formal or informal

as you like with native plants. The idea is
not to replicate what you see in nature as
much as express your personal tastes and
desire to work with plants that have
evolved close to home.
© Parks Canada

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Native Grasses & Ground Covers
Native grasses are not suited for a high maintenance,
regularly-mowed turf. They can also be very hard to
manage once they get a hold in your garden because
grasses out-compete other plants. What may have started
as a natural-looking meadow, now looks more like a hay
field! As grasses are often used for xeriscaping (read: little
or no watering beyond what falls from the sky) grasses dry
out and can become a fire hazard close to home. That said,
there are many attractive native sedges or other ground
covers, such as dryas and kinnikinnick that live in dry areas Foxtail barley is native to Banff, but
that can be planted. Their advantage is that they still do the can rapidly take over, so it is best to
keep it out of your garden.
job of holding soil in place like grasses, but do not dry out as © Parks Canada
much to become a fire hazard, nor spread the way grasses do.

A Word on Turf: As much as possible, green turf areas should be minimized due to elk attraction
and high maintenance requirements, which can lead to demand for cosmetic herbicide treatments
and excessive watering. Where high-use public areas require turf, high quality non-native
Kentucky Bluegrass/Creeping Red Fescue Mixes similar to the following are recommended:

60 – 70% Kentucky Bluegrass selected, elite cultivars

20 – 30% “Boreal” Creeping Red Fescue
10 – 15% Perennial Ryegrass, turf-type cultivars

A list of native grass and grass-like species is available upon request from Banff National Park for
reclamation and restoration projects. Contact Heather Dempsey at (403) 762-1464 or
Heather.Dempsey@pc.gc.ca for details.

Information Sources:
Heather Dempsey, Parks Canada compiler
Ecological (Biophysical) Land Classification of Banff & Jasper National Parks (Holland & Coen 1983)
Preferred Plantings for Jasper National Park
Exotic Plants and cultivated landscapes in the mountain national parks: a growing concern. Lake
Louise, Yoho and Kootenay Field Unit, Parks Canada 2001.ISBN: 0-662-29777-6
Town of Banff’s Design Guidelines - Recommended Plant Materials
“Native Plant Source List” & “Collection and Use Guidelines” (March 2007) Alberta Native Plant
Council
Diane McIvor, Bow Valley Naturalists
Kevin Pattison, Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course
Kathy Tannas, Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seed Ltd
Pat Fedkenheuer, ALCLA Native Plant Restoration Inc., Calgary
Banff Field Unit Vegetation Management Plan (DeLong & Pengelly 2002)

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 PARTIAL PLANT SOURCE LIST*
* from the Alberta Native Plant Council as a public service. (www.anpc.ab.ca It is not to be considered an
endorsement of the organizations or their services listed below.

Alberta Nurseries & Seeds Ltd.

Chris Berggren Eagle Lake Nurseries Ltd.
Phone: (403) 224-3545 Anita, Heuver, Tony Heuver
Fax: (403) 224-2455 (403) 934-3670
Email: seed@telusplanet.net Fax: (403) 934-3626
Website: www.marketland.net Email: gardencentre@eaglelakenurseries.com
Box 20 Website: www.eaglelakenurseries.com
Bowden, Alberta Box 2340
TOM OKO Strathmore, Alberta
In business 80 years, Alberta Nurseries produces T1P 1K3
container-grown native trees, shrubs, and vines. Native and ornamental woody plants are
They will custom collect source-specified seed or produced in containers at Eagle Nurseries or
cuttings in Alberta. They will custom grow woody purchased form other prairie sources. Some
plants, wildflowers, grasses and wetlands species. plants are available in bare-root form in spring.
Free catalogue available. Sells plants wholesale Sells shrubs and trees wholesale and retail.
and retail.
Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seed Ltd.
ALCLA Native Plant Restoration Inc Kathy Tannas
Al & Pat Fedkenheuer (403) 637-2473
(403) 282-6516 Fax: (403) 637-2724
Fax: (403) 282-7090 Email: ctannas@telusplanet.net
Email: fedkenhp@telus.net Box 273
Website: www.ALCLAnativeplants.com Cremona, Alberta
3208 Bearspaw Drive NW T0M 0R0
Calgary, Alberta Eastern Slopes Rangeland Ltd. Specializes in bulk
T2L 1T2 seed sales of grasses. They deal in some species of
ALCLA deals in seeds and plants of wildflowers, wetland plants, shrubs and trees. Sells some seed
grasses, and shrubs. The business offers custom retail, but the focus is mainly on wholesale grass
growing, as well as consulting and installation seed sales.
services. Free species list available. Sells seeds
and plants wholesale and retail. Greenview Nurseries & Tree Farm
Janet Falkenburg
Bow Point Nursery Ltd. (403) 936-5936
Ken & Pam Wright Fax: (404) 936-5981
(403) 686-4434 Website: www.greenviewnurseries.ca
Fax: (403) 242-8018 Box 12, Site 16, RR7
Email: bowpoint@agt.net Calgary, Alberta
Website : www.bowpointnursery.com T2P 4G7
244034 Range Rd 32 Greenview Nursery propagates native trees and
Calgary, Alberta shrubs from cuttings collected on their property
T3Z 2E3 located just east of Calgary. The trees and shrubs
Bow Point Nursery is dedicated to the are container-grown. Sells woody plants
propagation of Chinook-hardy native vines, wholesale and retail.
shrubs and trees grown from seed and cuttings
collected in southern Alberta. They offer custom
growing and harvesting. Sells plants retail and
wholesale.

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Vale's Greenhouses
3rd Ave. and 3rd St. NW, Box 186,
Black Diamond, AB T0L 0H0
Phone: (403) 933-4814; Fax: (403) 933-3095
Website: www.valesgreenhouse.com
Vale’s produces a selection of local native
perennials.

Wild About Flowers

Arden Nering
(403) 933-3903
Fax: (403) 933-3903
Email: contactus@wildaboutflowers.ca
Web site: www.wildaboutflowers.ca Indian paintbrush in Banff Avenue
P.O. Box 1257 Square’s native plant garden.
Turner Valley, AB © Parks Canada
T0L 2A0
Wild About Flowers sells seeds and plants of native
Alberta wildflower species. Their seed is collected in
southwestern Alberta. Plants are grown as plugs
outdoors, and are fully acclimatized.

Local Field Guides

Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains, George W. Scotter & Halle Flygare.Whitecap Books 2007.
Plants of the Rocky Mountains, Kershaw, MacKinnon & Pojar. Lone Pine Publishing, 1998.

Related Websites:
Alberta Native Plant Council: www.anpc.ab.ca
Banff National Park: www.pc.gc.ca/banff
Naturescape Alberta: www.naturescape.ab.ca/
Alberta Invasive Plant Council: www.invasiveplants.ab.ca

Looking for Inspiration?

The town of Banff is full of displays of flowers during
the summer months, whether it’s the pockets of
colours in hanging baskets and luscious planters on
Banff Avenue, or in larger spaces that reflect different
periods and approaches to formal landscaping. These
include the Cascades of Time Gardens that grace the
surroundings of the park’s Administration Building,
Banff’s oldest flower garden at the Luxton Home on
Beaver Street and some contemporary gardens with a
native plant emphasis, such as the Medicine Wheel
garden behind the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum,
the Butterfly Garden outside the Walter Phillips
Gallery at the Banff Centre, and downtown native
The Cascade of Time Gardens are an
plantings in Bison Courtyard and Banff Avenue
important cultural resource, as well
Square. And of course, we have the biggest inspiration
as a beautiful backdrop for the Park
of all in the 6641 km² natural garden called Banff
Administration Building, both built
National Park.
during the 1930s. © Parks Canada
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