Check this suite of resources for various native plant related activities and directories!
Local Native Plant Sales and Nurseries
Mississippi Gulf Coast
- The Crosby Arboretum – Arbor Day tree & shrub sale (February), Spring Native Plant Sale (March), Fall Native Plant Sale (October). Located in Picayune, MS.
- Pascagoula River Audubon Center – Spring Native Plant Sale (April). Located in Moss Point, MS.
- Backhouse Gardens LLC.– Native plant nursery. Hours are Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located in Carriere, MS.
- Camp Creek Natives – Although they are located in New Albany, MS, you can shop their online nursery and order online.
Native Seeds! 
Mossy Oak Native Nurseries (seeds and plant plugs)
Host and Nectar Plants for local butterflies
Each butterfly species depends on particular plants called host plants to feed and nourish its caterpillars. Female butterflies seek out these plants for egg-laying. Plants contain a variety of noxious chemicals that protect them from herbivores–different plants have different chemicals. Butterflies have adapted to some of these chemicals and are able to detoxify them. The ability to detoxify is limited, so Monarchs, whose caterpillars eat plants from the Milkweed family, cannot eat parsley, a member of the Carrot family. Some butterfly species are host plant generalists and are able to utilize plants from a wide variety of families for their larval food. Others are strictly specialists–so highly adapted to one plant species that they can eat it and no other.
Knowledge of host plant choice is important in determining where to find particular butterfly species, and it is crucial to understanding how to conserve and protect them. The plants included in this list have all been documented as host plants in Alabama. Many that can also be found in Mississippi!
Keystone Native Plants – Ecoregion 8 – Keystone plants provide food for young caterpillars and specialist bees who only eat from specific plants.
Plant Information Directories 
Grow Local Plants – Search for Native Plants in your area. This resource provides an array of native plant information including plant photos, growth conditions, landscape use, bloom time, and so much more!
Xerces Society – Pollinator Conservation Resources for the Southeast Region. Here you’ll find region-specific collections of publications, native seed vendors, and other resources to aid in planning, establishing, restoring, and maintaining pollinator habitat—as well as materials to help you learn about the species of invertebrates and native plants you might encounter.
Homegrown National Park – Container Gardening Keystone Plants List for Mississippi Alluvial and Southeast USA Coastal Plains