Small deciduous tree. Foliage and form like Japanese maple with gray-green bark. Red-orange fall color. Plants grown from seed collected from our original tree dating back to the 1985 Korean expedition.

• small tree to 20' in 10 years
• plant in part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• green flowers in spring
• great fall color

Semi-evergreen twining vine. Flowers are rich orange with yellow throat inside. Best flowering in full sun. This plant was originally found by Dr. Michael Dirr from a plant growing on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. 1 gallon, 10" tall

• Semi-evergreen vine to 18'–30'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• orange and yellow flowers
• attracts birds

Annual with small blue flowers with white centers. Prolific bloomer in full sun. A tender plant. Most seed sold in United States is from dwarf selections. These are from wild-type seed, and the resulting plants are robust and in constant bloom. (1 quart)

A JC Raulston Arboretum 2001 release. This is a hybrid between Sincalycanthus chinensis and the native Calycanthus floridus. It is a medium-sized shrub with large glossy leaves and 3" wide wine-colored flowers that are blushed white, blooming from spring through early summer. Grows best in partial shade. The first offering of this plant! 1 gallon, 6" tall.

• deciduous shrub to 8'–10'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• burgundy flowers in spring

Medium-sized, broadleaf, 30', evergreen tree, related to evergreen oaks. Rich, dark green foliage, iridescent bronze on the undersides. Formerly known as Lithocarpus chinensis. Zone 7. Native to China. Sun to light shade. (Cutting-grown plants)

• semi-hardy

Evergreen shrub with dark green needles. Dwarf cultivar reaching 3' by 3' and forming dense mound. Best sited in shade, but it can handle sun. Cultivar originated at the famous Hillier Arboretum of Britain. 1 quart.

• hardy

Conical evergreen with soft yellow-gold foliage. Slower growing and prefers full sun and moist, but not waterlogged sites. 2 gallon, 10".

Compact, prostrate, evergreen shrub. Handsome tiny foliage with bright yellow flowers. An overlooked gem. Sun to part shade. Zones 7–11.

• evergreen shrub to 1' tall × 2.5' wide
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7
• yellow flowers in summer

Herbaceous perennial with abundant, small blue flowers, similar appearing to annual ageratum or blue mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) that are produced in the autumn. Grows 2'–3' tall. 1 gallon, 2' tall.

• to 2'–3'
• plant in sun
• hardy

Large shrub or small deciduous tree. Yellow flowers in spring, followed by bright gold-yellow leaves, turning chartreuse by summer. Rich, gray-brown exfoliating bark on older plants. 1 quart. Plants from rooted cuttings.

Large shrub or small deciduous tree. Bright yellow flowers in spring. Dark glossy leaves and gray-brown exfoliating bark. A plant selected at the JC Raulston Arboretum for its outstanding heat tolerance, compared to other cultivars. 1 quart.

• to 15'–25'
• plant in sun to partial shade
• hardy

Small broadleaf evergreen tree with large glossy three-lobed leaves on juvenile plants. Yellowish-green flowers followed by black fruit. Not well known, but hardy through Zone 7. Appears almost tropical. 1 gallon, 1' tall.

• evergreen shrub to 15'–25'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 7
• yellowish green flowers in fall
• black fruit in winter

Vigorous deciduous shrub with white flowers. Graceful arching branches, leaves have white undersides. Nice clean foliage. Full sun to about 6' tall.

• to 6'
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy

A herbaceous perennial foxglove with clean, dark green, smooth leaves and spikes of greenish-yellow flowers. Native to the Balkans. Seed from German seed exchange. 2 gallon with nice, large rosettes.

Deciduous tree closely allied to Diospyros lotus of Eurasia. Medium-sized shade tree with nice fall color, and our specimens showed no signs whatsoever of the leaf spot that plagues our native persimmon (Diospyros virginiana). These plants were grown from seed wild-collected in Taiwan. 1 quart. Very nice specimens.

• deciduous tree to 30'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7b

Small deciduous shrub with nodding terminal clusters of very fragrant yellow flowers clothed with silky hairs. Blooms in winter. Plant in shade to part shade. (1 quart)

• deciduous shrub to 4'–6' tall
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy zone 7
• fragrant yellow/white flowers in winter–early spring
• winter flowers

Deciduous shrub with blue-green foliage. Creamy-white flowers in late winter have silvery-silky flower buds. Plant in shaded protected site. 'Eco Yaku' is a superior form of this species, collected by Don Jacobs (of Eco Gardens) on an expedition to Yakushima Island, off the southern coast of Japan. (1 quart, 10"–12" tall)

• hardy

Deciduous shrub with yellow spring flowers. Sun. Attractive, deeply cut leaves, unusual for forsythia cultivars, with a vigorous upright habit.

Deciduous shrub or small tree. Showy white flowers in summer to fall, often coinciding with rich scarlet fall color. Locate in partial shade. Once native to southern Georgia on the banks of the Altamaha River, but now considered extinct and only known from cultivation.

• deciduous tree to 30'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white flowers in late summer

Herbaceous perennial sunflower reaching heights of 5'–6' tall. Attractive foliage, topped by large clusters of pale yellow flowers in late summer to early autumn. A show-stopper when in flower.

Herbaceous perennial sunflower, a tall-growing plant reaching up to 5'. In autumn, plants produce a profusion of soft yellow blooms. Originated as a chance hybrid in the Perennial Border at the Arboretum.

Herbaceous perennial sunflower with yellow flowers produced in September to October. Tolerant of heavy or wet soils. An uncommon native sunflower found in several southeastern U.S. states.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'–8' tall
• plant in sun
• hardy
• yellow flowers in October
• showy seed heads fruit in fall and winter
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
• glorious floral display in October

"A newly introduced hydrangea found in the Tunica Hills region of Louisiana, a place renowned for its rich flora. This cultivar, supplied to us by David Creech, Ph.D., of Stephen F. Austin University's Mast Arboretum, has been the most vigorous of all the oakleaf hydrangeas that we have grown to date. It was originally listed under the name 'Angola Prison'."

• hardy

Evergreen herbaceous perennial with 1'–2' spread. Flowers are red-purple in late summer. Blue-gray, succulent foliage.

Low-growing, sub-shrubby to spreading plant with small (1/4") blue-green leaves, offset by bright yellow flowers in summer. Plants were grown from seed supplied to us from a botanical garden in Hungary. (1 quart)