Spring Plant Sale (On-site)
Tired of winter? Ready for spring? We are, and we're kicking the season off right with a hybrid plant sale (on-site and online). This year's spring plant sale opens with an online sale and ends with our traditional on-site sale during our Raulston Blooms! Spring Festival
Our sales have a reputation for including hot new introductions, hard to find specialty plants, and our favorite reliable performers. This sale has it all. Our horticulturists have been busy creating an amazing plant list including plants from greenhouses and nurseries around the country!
JCRA members shop our sales first. It is our way of saying, "thank you for the continued support." Not a member, join today! We are passionate about connecting people with plants and love our plant-loving community.
Members-only Preview Sale – Members get early access to shop! See the event listing for dates, times and details
Public sale – See the event listing for dates, times and details
Our in-person sale has an amazing selection of plants. Raulston Blooms! is a ticketed event. Tickets are free for members. We love celebrating spring with Raulston Blooms! It's a beautiful time of year to spend the day in the garden with your family and friends.
2026 Spring Plant Sale Preview
Some plants are available in limited quantities. Arrive early for the best selection.
Note: The quantities listed below are accurate at the start of the sale.
Items 251–275 of 275
Solidago 'Barseven'
Sweety dwarf goldenrod
A dwarf goldenrod, with a compact form and bright lemon- yellow sprays of flowers is just begging to be in your garden. Reaches only 12"–14" tall and branches freely. No fall border should be without this butterfly magnet.
- herbaceous perennial to 12"–14"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 4
- yellow flowers in fall
- butterfly/pollinator friendly
Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12
Spigelia marilandica 'Orange Slices'
spigelia
A selection of our native spigelia with orangish-red flowers. Attracts hummingbirds. Needs regular moisture to succeed.
- herbaceous perennial to 20"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 5b
- orange flowers in summer
- attracts birds
Container size: 1 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8
Stokesia laevis 'Colorwheel'
Stokes' aster
White flowers open and gradually darken to lavender over an extended season for a multicolored tapestry effect on this native perennial.
- herbaceous perennial to 16"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 5
- white changing to lavender flowers in summer
- butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
- drought and wet site tolerant native
Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8
Strobilanthes attenuata
strobilanthes
A rarely grown Nepalese herb with curved, funnel-shaped flowers in late summer. Happiest in bright shade with good drainage plus adequate moisture. A mound-forming hardy perennial, making a dome of softly-hairy green foliage.
- herbaceous perennial to 28"
- plant in sun to part shade
- hardy to zone 8b
- purple flowers in late summer - fall
- deer resistant
Container size: 2 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4
Stylophorum diphyllum
celandine poppy
A splash of yellow for woodland gardens. If pollinated, charming fuzzy pods will appear. Threatened in the wild.
- herbaceous perennial to 18"
- plant in shade
- hardy to zone 4
- yellow flowers in spring
- lovely lobed foliage, native
Container size: 3 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke'
fall aster
A reddish-pink fall Aster! Very unusual.
- herbaceous perennial to 36"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 3
- pink flowers in fall
- butterfly/pollinator friendly
Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'
aromatic aster
Very showy and low-growing, this bushy plant has hundreds of daisy type blue-lavender flowers with yellow centers. Butterflies love it! It creates an interesting display throughout the summer followed by masses of flowers about 1.25 inches in diameter. Deer resistant!
- herbaceous perennial to 2'–3'
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 3
- violet/lavender flowers in late summer-fall
Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6
Taxodium distichum 'Cascade Falls'
bald cypress
A wonderful weeping form of our native bald cypress. Stake and train to create living works of art. Best in moist to average garden soils.
- deciduous tree to 20'
- plant in sun to part shade
- hardy to zone 4
Container size: 3 gal
Price: $64.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6
Thalictrum 'Nimbus White'
meadow rue
Tall dark stems leap high over the fern-like foliage and are covered with thousands of tiny white flowers. A woodland plant.
- herbaceous perennial to 28"
- plant in part sun
- hardy to zone 5
- white flowers in spring
Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8
Thelypteris kunthii
southern fern
A southeast US native fern, with light green fronds and a fine texture. Spreads slowly via rhizomes. Given regular watering, this fern will also tolerate growing in full sun.
- deciduous fern to 36"
- plant in shade
- hardy to zone 6
- deer resistant
Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24
Thymus 'Doone Valley'
lemon thyme
Lemon scented foliage on a low-growing spreading perennial. Great for a rock garden or container. Can be used in cooking too.
- evergreen perennial to 2"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 5
- deer resistant
Container size: 3" pot
Price: $9.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8
Thymus pseudolanuginosus
woolly thyme
A creeping groundcover with tiny fuzzy leaves. Not as odorous as regular thyme and because of the hairs, not culinary either. But cute! Well drained, lean soils are best.
- herbaceous perennial to 3"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 5
- deer resistant
Container size: 3" pot
Price: $9.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18
Thymus pulegioides 'Archer's Gold'
creeping thyme
Bright gold creeping foliage in winter follows attractive dark green foliage in summer. Tolerates moderate foot traffic...and smells good too.
- evergreen perennial to 2" × 12"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 5
- pink flowers in summer
- butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
Container size: 3" pot
Price: $9.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18
Tiarella 'Gowing'
Angel Wings foamflower
Soft pink buds open to fluffy spires of white blooms in spring and fall. This variety gets its name from its two-toned foliage, which resembles feathered wings. Prefers light to partial shade and moist, humus-rich soil. Semi-evergreen.
- herbaceous perennial to 12"
- plant in part sun
- hardy to zone 4
- pale pink to white flowers in spring and fall
- butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7
Tricyrtis 'Momoe'
toad lily
The 3' tall, rigidly upright stalks are home to numerous terminal and axillary flower clusters in September and October. Each white flower is heavily speckled with small purple spots.
- herbaceous perennial to 36"
- plant in part sun
- hardy to zone 5
- purple and white flowers in fall
Container size: 3" pot
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15
Trillium erectum
wakerobin
A native woodland perennial. Individual stems arise from the rhizome to produce a single 3-part leaf topped with a single red 3-petalled flower. Trilliums are ephemerals that sprout in late winter, grow and flower in spring and go dormant again by summer.
- deciduous perennial to 9"
- plant in part sun
- hardy to zone 4
- maroon flowers in spring
Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12
Trillium luteum
yellow wakerobin
Native to western NC forests. Individual stems arise from the rhizome to produce a single 3-part mottled leaf topped with a lemon-scented, yellow, 3-petaled flower. Trilliums are ephemerals that sprout in late winter, grow and flower in spring and go dormant by summer.
- deciduous perennial to 9"
- plant in part sun
- hardy to zone 4
- yellow flowers in 4/13/2026
Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12
Vaccinium ashei 'Tifblue'
rabbiteye blueberry
Fruits are large, light blue, and ripen late in the season. The bush is vigorous and very productive. 'Tifblue' is more cold hardy than most rabbiteye blueberries varieties. More fruit is produced if more than 1 cultivar is planted. Beautiful flowers in spring add to its appeal as an edible landscape shrub. Bright red fall foliage.
- deciduous shrub to 4'–6'
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 6
- white/pink blush flowers in early spring
Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6
Viburnum ×burkwoodii 'Vibfryhyb'
Snowy River viburnum
An evergreen shrub with a dense rounded habit, glossy green leaves all year round, and lightly fragrant white spring flowers. In fall it produces red berries that attract birds. Low maintenance. Try it as a foundation shrub.
- evergreen shrub to 5'
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 5
- white flowers in spring
- red fruit in fall
- attracts birds
Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6
Viburnum macrocephalum
Chinese snowball
Large round flower clusters emerge in spring a green color and quickly turn white. If you like mophead hydrangeas in summer then you'll love this mophead viburnum in spring.
- deciduous shrub to 15'
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 6
- white flowers in spring
- showstopper in bloom
Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6
Viburnum obovatum 'Raulston Hardy'
Walter's viburnum
We think the world of this little guy that is similar to the fantastic dwarf 'Mrs Schiller's Delight'. This JC Raulston Arboretum form is a bit more evergreen, mounded, and hardier. Makes a low semi-evergreen shrub with masses of white flowers in April with sporadic flowers from November through March.
- evergreen shrub to 3'
- plant in sun to part shade
- hardy to zone 6
- white flowers in late winter into spring
- butterfly/pollinator friendly
- JC Raulston Arboretum introduction
Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10
Viburnum prunifolium
blackhaw viburnum
Glossy dark green leaves turn to attractive shades of red and purple in fall. Berry-like fruits which often persist into winter and are quite attractive to birds and wildlife.
- native deciduous shrub to 12'–15'
- plant in sun to part shade
- hardy to zone 3
- white flowers in late spring
- blue-black fruit in fall
- butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
- great fall foliage color
Container size: 3 gal
Price: $42.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5
Viburnum 'sPg-3-024'
Moonlit Lace viburnum
This hybrid between the laurustinus and Father David's Viburnum makes an outstanding evergreen shrub with white spring flowers. The deep green foliage takes on burgundy tones.
- compact evergreen shrub to 6'
- plant in sun to part shade
- hardy to zone 7
- white flowers in spring
- blue fruit in fall
- butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
- new foliage burgundy to violet in color
Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4
Washingtonia filifera (Castle Hot Springs)
Washington palm
A US native Washingtonia filifera propagated from seed of a specimen at Castle Hot Springs, Arizona. Suffers significant foliage damage in winter temperatures below 15 degrees F, it typically re-flushes quickly.
- palm tree to 60'
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 8
Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3
Zephyranthes minima
little rain lily
Hardy bulb blooming in summer after it rains. Diminutive species with narrow foliage. Small white flowers with a variable purple line. Collected in Uruguay by JCRA director Mark Weathington. Likely best in average soils although this was collected in a low-lying seasonally wet area.
- Herbaceous perennial to 5"
- plant in sun
- hardy to zone 8
- pinkish white flowers in summer
Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17
Items 251–275 of 275