The Plant Stand
Next time you are at the JC Raulston Arboretum, be sure to check out the plant sales area 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.
Aloe buhrii
Buhr's aloe
Lovely succulent, hardy to 25°F, so recommended as a houseplant in this area. Orange flowers typically appear in spring. Quite tolerant of winter moisture, but needs good drainage in summer. Soft foliage can burn if container is moved from protected indoor spot to full sun.
Begonia ×tuberhybrida
ANNUAL - TUBEROUS BEGONIA
ANNUAL. Great for patio or porch pots. Colorful blooms and lovely foliage.
Callirhoe bushii
Bush's poppy mallow
An slightly more upright form of Callirhoe which blooms for many months with magenta poppy-like flowers. Native.
Canna 'Bengal Tiger'
variegated canna
Green and yellow striped leaves with orange flowers in summer.
Clematis 'Rain Dance'
bush clematis
A bush clematis selection with improved 3" wide outward facing blue flowers instead of the normal downward facing bells. Although this is a non-vining Clematis, the plant will benefit from support, either from staking, a garden obelisk, or from neighboring plants.
Colocasia esculenta 'Lemonade'
elephant ear
A chartreuse-leaved elephant ear. Like most elephant ears, growth is best in full sun, with consistent moisture and good fertility.
Colocasia gigantea (Thailand giant form)
super-sized elephant ear
With enormous leaves on tall stalks, Colocasia gigantea makes a huge impact in the garden. Responds well to heat, water, and fertilizer and can get 8' tall!. Marginally hardy, little or no tuber for winter survival, easy from seed.
Ficus carica 'Desert King'
edible fig
Green-skinned, red-fleshed fig with 2 crops of fruit per year. The first crop (aka the breba crop) occurs on old wood, which ripens in mid summer. The 2nd crop ripens in fall on new wood.
Heuchera 'Lemon Love'
coral bells
Mounding perennial grown for its colorful chartreuse foliage. Prefers well drained soil. This is a hybrid with some H. villosa parentage which is important for survivability in the southeast US.
Pachysandra procumbens
Allegheny spurge
Shade-loving evergreen groundcover for rich soils. 12" tall plant spreads slowly to form a colony. Southeastern native from KY and NC south to FL and TX. Tiny, fragrant, greenish-white flowers appear on spikes in early spring before new leaves appear.
Panicum virgatum
Ruby Ribbons ribbon grass
Rich early burgundy color. Blue green cast in summer. Upright habit with airy panicles. For medium to lean soils.
Pennisetum purpureum 'Prince'
purple Napier grass
A very ornamental tender (not winter hardy) grass. Glorious all summer.
Pieris japonica 'Temple Bells'
Japanese andromeda
'Temple Bells' is a compact 3' tall form of Japanese andromeda with hanging racemes of white bells in spring over the evergreen foliage. New growth emerges almost orange, much different than other selections.
Pseuderanthemum
ANNUAL OR HOUSEPLANT
ANNUAL. Tropical foliage plant adds color and height to outdoor containers. Often grown as a houseplant.
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Chameleon'
little bluestem
Bright white and green stripes adorn the leaves in early spring and summer. In late summer and fall, blades develop a flush of pink and light purple.
An archive of what we've offered in the past is also available.