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Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Cedar Rapids, IA

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Where to buy plants in Cedar Rapids, IA: big-box vs. independent

Cedar Rapids, IA has 19 independent nurseries, 30 big-box garden centers, and 6 wholesale growers in this directory's own classification. Independent, big-box, and grower are separate business-structure categories on file for each listing, not a ranking of one over another.

Licence record on file with this directory: 8 of 19 independent nurseries, 15 of 30 big-box locations. IA is one of the 11 states this directory holds a nursery-dealer licence registry for; a listing with no badge may still be licensed elsewhere, this directory simply has no matching registry record for it as of that registry's own sync date.

Independent, named

Plus 16 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 27 more in the listings below.

Wholesale growers, named

Plus 3 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
5b
Avg. minimum winter temp
-15°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 12 · Last ~Apr 28

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (CEDAR RAPIDS #1, IA US, 6.2 km away) .

What's plantable right now

Nothing in our crop table has an open planting window for this ZIP right now, check back soon.

Planting windows and crop timing here are computed from USDA/NOAA climate data and the university extension sources cited below, not a site visit or soil test. Treat this as a starting point: local conditions vary, and a local nursery or extension office can advise on your exact site. See our full Disclaimer.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. 28 listings in Cedar Rapids have no mapped coordinates yet.

Chain Dealer

Fleet Farm

4.2 ★ (2,707 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

4650 Cross Pointe Blvd, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Wholesale Grower Grower

Fleming Nursery

4.8 ★ (23 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

7900 Peterman Ln NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

Call Directions Website

Garden Center

2800 Wiley Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

Directions
Big Box Dealer

Hy-Vee

5050 Edgewood Rd, Cedar Rapids, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

Directions
Big Box Dealer

Hy-Vee

4035 Mount Vernon Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

Directions
Big Box Dealer

Hy-Vee

3235 Oakland Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Big Box Dealer

Hy-Vee

20 Wilson Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

Directions

Planting calendar

The full year, at a glance

Number of crops in our table with an open planting window each month, computed from this ZIP's median frost dates.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Start indoors 1 – 12 – – – – – – – – –
Direct-sow – – – 9 9 2 1 1 1 – – –
Transplant – – – 10 10 – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – – – – –

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Nurseries near Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IA has a population of 137,264, a median household income of $70,424, and a 68.5% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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