When shopping for plants, please consider supporting one of our many outstanding local Tucson nurseries. You are more likely to get an appropriate, healthy plant along with knowledgeable advice.
We are fortunate to have so many great nurseries in Tucson. Many carry a wide range of desert plants while others specialize — native plants, trees, cactus and other succulents, seeds, and even bamboo!
Here’s a list of Tucson nurseries that I’m familiar with. If you know of a nursery I’ve missed, please let me know and I’ll be happy to add it to the list.
Several of these nurseries offer events including classes, workshops, plant sales, musical events, food trucks, and more. In fact, there are so many fun events, it’s hard to keep track of them all. So we’ve put them all in one place in our Tucson Gardening Events Calendar.
Some nurseries have seasonal hours,
so please check before making the trip!
Acacia Nursery
8080 W Tangerine Rd., Marana
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Specializes in trees
Arid Adaptations Nursery
Visits by appointment, mail order available
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Specializes in cactus, succulents, adeniums
Arid Lands Greenhouses
3560 W. Bilby Rd., Tucson, mail order available
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Specializes in cactus, succulents
B&B Cactus Farm
11550 E Speedway Blvd., Tucson
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Specializes in cactus, succulents
Bach’s Cactus Nursery
8602 N Thornydale Rd., Tucson
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Specializes in cactus, succulents
Bamboo Ranch
Visits by appointment
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Specializes in bamboo
Borderlands Nursery & Seed
42 San Antonio Rd., Patagonia
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Specializes in native plants, seeds
Civano Nursery
5301 S Houghton Rd., Tucson
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Desert Bloom Garden Center
69 W Esperanza Blvd., Green Valley
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Desert Corner Nursery @ Tohono Chul
7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson
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Desert Survivors*
1020 W Starr Pass Blvd., Tucson
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Specializes in native plants
(*not-for-profit)
EcoGro
657 W Saint Mary’s Rd., Tucson
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Four Arrows Garden
13499 E. Success Dr., Vail
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Green Things Nursery
3384 E River Rd., Tucson
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Harlow Gardens
5620 E. Pima St., Tucson
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Tucson’s oldest family-owned garden center
Mesquite Valley Growers
8005 E Speedway Blvd., Tucson
Facebook page
Moon Valley Nurseries
13300 N Postvale Rd., Marana
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Specializes in trees
Native Gardens of Green Valley
20 North La Canada Dr., Green Valley
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Native Seeds/SEARCH*
Shipping & Tucson pick up available
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Vegetable and wildflower seeds
(*not-for-profit)
Pima County Library Seed Library
Various library locations or online
Free vegetable and wildflower seeds
Patagonia Plants
308 Naugle Ave., Patagonia
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Plants for the Southwest
50 E Blacklidge Dr., Tucson
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Specializes in cactus, succulents
Ponderosa Cactus
3751 E Fort Lowell Rd., Tucson
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Specializes in cactus, succulents
Rillito Nursery & Garden Center
6303 N La Cholla Blvd., Tucson
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Rozet Nursery
7707 E 22nd St., Tucson
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Silverbell Nursery & Co.
2730 N Silverbell Rd., Tucson
Facebook page
Spadefoot Nursery
2831 E Broadway Blvd., Tucson
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Specializes in native plants, vegetables
Starr Nursery
Ships bare root plants, Tucson pick up available
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Specializes in agaves, cactus, succulents
Ted’s Mercantile
5939 N Oracle Rd., Tucson
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Tucson Cactus & Koi
7810 N Oracle Rd., Oro Valley
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Specializes in cactus, succulents, pond supplies
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