Plant Sale Buggy

Next time you are at the JC Raulston Arboretum, be sure to check out the Plant Sale Buggy located outside the Bobby G. Wilder Visitor Center. It’s a great spot for visitors to find a wide assortment of choice and unusual plants for your garden. Self-service purchases are made by credit card, cash or check, and it is open rain or shine during regular Arboretum operating hours. New plants are added weekly (typically Monday morning and Thursday morning at around 11:00 AM), so visit often. And don't forget to check out all our other plant sales. too.

Here's what we're offering this week.

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri'

hinoki falsecypress

A dwarf selection with a squat pyramidal habit (like short fat Christmas tree) that is slightly irregular which provides artistic texture to the garden.

Cypella coelestis

goblet flower

This curious iris relative fools most people into thinking it is a palm seedling due to its pleated blue-green leaves. However, despite this demure beginning, stand back because in summer, each 24" tall plant is crowned with a festival of blue flowers.

Hydrangea serrata 'Shichidanka Nishiki'

variegated phantom hydrangea

A rare lace cap hydrangea whose sterile florets are double with overlapping sword-shaped sepals. Quite distinct. The original 'Shichidanka' is called the phantom hydrangea because it was first reported by Siebold in the 1830s from Mt. Rokko in Japan and not seen again until it was rediscovered in 1959. This variegated form 'Shichidanka Nishiki' has yellow speckled new foliage that fades with age.

Ilex crenata 'Drops of Gold'

golden Japanese holly

The spring flush is a brilliant yellow which slowly changes into a pleasing dusty yellow hue. Coloration is most prominent on leaves exposed to the sun.

Itea virginica 'Longspire'

Virginia sweetspire

Not often seen in cultivation, 'Longspire' produces the longest flowering racemes of all Virginia sweetspires, 8 inches long. A superb plant with year-round interest, spring flowers, good summer foliage, excellent fall color and reddish-purple winter twigs...who could ask for more? Native.

Kerria japonica 'Fubuki Nishiki'

Japanese kerria

Soft primrose yellow flowers as opposed to typical bright gold. Foliage is very lightly and irregularly streaked with white. Green winter stems add interest after leaves drop in fall. Arching shrub shape. Easy, tough plant.

Pittosporum illicioides

pittosporum

Clusters of narrow, wavy, arching evergreen leaves make this a texturally interesting addition to the winter landscape.

Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Akame'

Buddhist pine

This beautiful Asian, broad-needled conifer is widely used as a specimen or hedge. Bright red to burgundy new flushes of growth make it a showy addition to the landscape. Reaching 12' to 15' tall, it grows best in sun to part shade.

Saxifraga stolonifera 'Windcliff Silver'

strawberry begonia

When we saw this plant in Dan Hinkley's garden, Windcliff, we begged a piece. The bright, silvery leaves have exceptional color and are nearly twice the size of other forms we've grown. Truly a winner.

An archive of what we've offered in the past is also available.