Independent
Dealer
Clark's Nursery
604 9th Street, Charles City, IA
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Charles City, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Charles City, IA: big-box vs. independent
Charles City, IA has 4 independent nurseries, 1 big-box garden center, and 2 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: 4 of 4 independent nurseries, 1 of 1 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 1 more in the listings below.
Big-box, named
Wholesale growers, named
Growing conditions
No growing-zone data is mapped for Charles City itself yet; the figures below are Iowa's representative growing zone, not specific to this city.
- 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.
No mapped coordinates yet for any listing in Charles City.
Independent
Dealer
H & R LawnCare LLC
1107 2nd St, Charles City, IA
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Otto's Oasis
1313 Gilbert St, Charles City, IA
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Pine Hill Flowers
1115 160th St, Charles City, IA
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04
Wholesale Grower
Grower
R & S Nursery
1831 Rotary Park Rd, Charles City, IA
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Swartzrock Renewables LLC
2620 7 Mile Rd, Charles City, IA
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Charles City, IA has a population of 7,232, a median household income of $59,180, and a 67.9% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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