Theodore Payne Nursery

Theodore Payne Nursery, established in 1960, encompasses both the growing facilities, retail nursery, and seed program. We are dedicated to propagating and cultivating native plants from throughout the State of California and within the California Floristic Province. This includes uncommon, rare, and endangered species; cultivars and selections, and plants from our local area. Plants include flowering perennials, chaparral shrubs, trees, grasses, vines, seasonal wild flowers, and more. To see what’s currently for sale in the retail nursery, go to our online inventory. To buy seed online, visit the shop.