JC Raulston Arboretum

Phased Reopening – New Weekend Hours

The Arboretum is now open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (excluding holidays). As part of the NC State University, physical distancing is required at all times both indoors and outdoors.

We will continue to update our phased reopening hours and guidelines as COVID-19 conditions improve, our volunteers and staff are vaccinated, and university and state of North Carolina guidelines are updated. Learn more.

Our Plants

Agave salmiana

Your search resulted in one taxon in our living collections. Display each plant's location on a map of the JCRA's beds by clicking on the bed numbers. See more photographs of each plant by clicking on the photographs.

Agave salmiana

pulque agave

Agavaceae

Form: woody lily, basal rosette, shrub
Stems: woody
Foliage: evergreen
Longevity: perennial
Hardiness: hardy
Origin: c Mexico

Bed	Accession Number	Date Received	Received As	Date Planted	Size Planted	Quantity Planted	Date Measured	Height
Rn03	010870	5/28/2001	pups	4/14/2005	5 gal	1	11/16/2010	3'
X04	xx0459					1	5/20/2014	4'

Bed: Rn03
Accession Number: 010870
Date Received: 5/28/2001
Received As: pups
Date Planted: 4/14/2005
Size Planted: 5 gal
Quantity Planted: 1
Date Measured: 11/16/2010
Height: 3'

Bed: X04
Accession Number: xx0459
Quantity Planted: 1
Date Measured: 5/20/2014
Height: 4'

JC Raulston Arboretum

Campus Box 7522
Raleigh, NC 27695-7522

4415 Beryl Road
Raleigh, NC 27606

Temporary COVID-19 Hours

Open Monday–Friday
9:00 am–4:30 pm and
Saturday and Sunday
10:00 am–6:00 pm

Closed Holidays

(919) 515-3132

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