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 – Friday, April 28, 2023, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Public sale – Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

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.

The full event details for Raulston Blooms! can be found online at https://jcra.ncsu.edu/raulston-blooms/.

2023 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.

Acer campestre 'Carnival'
variegated field maple

Blush pink leaves mature to variegated green and white, making this slow-growing tree a wonderful garden specimen.

• deciduous tree to 15' in 10 years
• plant in part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• variegated foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $45.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Acer pseudosieboldianum subsp. takesimense
Ulleung-Do maple

This small deciduous tree features foliage and form like a Japanese maple with gray-green bark. This species has some of the best fall color of any tree.

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

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $30.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Adiantum hispidulum
rosy maidenhair fern

This maidenhair fern is deciduous for us in Raleigh, but as a houseplant, it will be evergreen. Narrow arching fronds emerge with an attractive coppery tone that the marketing gurus are calling 'rose colored'. Slowly spreads to form a small colony.

• deciduous fern to 18"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• deer resistant
• rosy colored new growth

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 16

Adiantum pedatum
American maidenhair fern

Maidenhair fern is a native southeast U.S. fern. Like all ferns, this is quite deer resistant while looking delicate and elegant.

• native deciduous fern to 24"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 4
• deer resistant
• native

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Aesculus ×carnea 'Briotii'
red horse chestnut

Incredible visual wallop. Tall spikes of large soft red flowers with a hint of peach emerge with the palmately compound foliage and attract hummingbirds. Leaves can drop early in SE heat and humidity.

• deciduous shrub to 35' in 10 years
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• red flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Arachniodes davalliaeformis
shiny bristle fern

This should maybe be known as the plastic fern since the 24" triangular fronds are glossy and tough like plastic. Will form a semi-evergreen clump in the shade garden.

• evergreen fern to 2'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 7
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Ardisia crenata 'Benikujyaku'
red peacock coralberry

Deep burgundy leaves emerge with a pinkish tinge and are highlighted by clusters of bright red fruit. In colder climates, it's often grown as a low-light houseplant.

• evergreen subshrub to 2'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 8
• pink flowers in spring
• red fruit in summer–fall
• burgundy foliage, houseplant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Ardisia japonica 'Chirimen'
dwarf marlberry

Great groundcover for shady beds and woodland gardens. Chirimen is the hardiest we grow and the quickest to form a dense weed-suppressing mat.

• evergreen ground cover to 8" tall and 3' wide
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy to zone 7
• white and pink flowers in late spring
• red fruit in fall
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Ardisia japonica 'Hinode'
rising sun marlberry

A variegated form with a broad band of yellow variegation in the center of each leaf. A good, shade-loving groundcover or indoor potted plant. Evergreen unless winter temps in the low 20s burn back the foliage. Spreads by rhizomes to form a mat.

• evergreen ground cover to 12"
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• white and pink flowers in late spring
• bright red fruit in fall
• deer resistant
• variegated

Container size: 3"
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed

Flowers provide nectar for butterflies, and foliage provides food for monarch, gray hairstreak and queen butterfly larvae.

• herbaceous perennial to 24"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• orange flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• the signature plant for monarch butterflies

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Asplenium scolopendrium
hart's tongue fern

An easy fern that forms tight rosettes of leaves. Plant in a moist, well-drained, partly shaded spot. One hundred percent deer proof.

• evergreen perennial to 18"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 5
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Athyrium 'Godzilla'
giant Japanese painted fern

This giant fern boasts fronds to more than double the height of typical painted ferns but with all the dramatic silver and burgundy tones you'd expect. Expect it to grow 3' tall and twice as wide over time. Like all ferns, it is quite deer resistant.

• herbaceous perennial fern to 3'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 3
• deer resistant
• silvercolored fronds marked with burgundy

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue'
Decadence yellow wild-indigo

Blue-tinted foliage contrasts beautifully with grayish stems and the profuse yellow flowers of this compact form of Baptisia.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'x3'
• plant in part sun to sun
• hardy to zone 4
• yellow flowers in spring to early summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• native

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Baptisia sphaerocarpa
yellow wild-indigo

Long spikes of bright yellow flowers make this deer-resistant native perennial a welcome addition to the garden.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun to part sun
• hardy to zone 5
• yellow flowers in spring-early summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• native

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Begonia aff. silletensis
hardy begonia

An Asian Begonia with large rounded leaves. Hardiness is still to be determined, but it has coasted through our last 2 winters in multiple locations.

• herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 7b at least

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Rocket'
upright Japanese barberry

Distinctive orange foliage and upright columnar growth habit. A designer's dream. Spiny stems discourage deer.

• upright deciduous shrub to 3'–5'
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 4
• yellow flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• coral-orange new foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Bletilla striata
Chinese ground orchid

This orchid is an easy to grow woodland perennial from Asia with pleated foliage and pink orchid flowers. This is one of the toughest and most reliable of perennials for shade. Will spread to form full clumps over time.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"–15"
• plant in part sun to light shade
• hardy zone 6
• pink flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $23.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15

Brunnera macrophylla 'Emerald Mist'
variegated Siberian bugloss

Brunnera is treasured for its shade tolerance and lovely flowers. 'Emerald Mist' has an especially attractive silver pattern on its leaves, mounding habit, and baby blue forget-me-not type flowers. Best in a cool, moist spot.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"–16"
• plant in part shade to shade
• hardy to zone 3
• blue flowers in mid-late spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Buddleja davidii 'Evil Ways'
golden butterfly bush

A chartreuse leaved sport of 'Santana' introduced by Cistus Design Nursery. Deep purple flowers provide a strong contrast to the foliage which does not burn in full sun. This is a bright accent in the garden and looks great in a container.

• deciduous shrub to 4'–6'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• deep purple flowers in summer-fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
• chartreuse foliage

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 16

Callicarpa acuminata
Mexican beautyberry

You can thank the late Texas plantsman, Lynn Lowery, for collecting this unusual beautyberry in Mexico. Like other beautyberries (Callicarpa), this deciduous shrub is grown for its arching branches of berries in late summer to fall. Fruit color is best described as a super dark wine, nearly black. At the JCRA the fruit remains on the plant late into the season. Plants can reach about 6' to 8' tall but are best maintained by cutting to the ground each winter.

• deciduous shrub to 6' to 8'
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 8
• lavender flowers in summer
• dark purple fruit in fall

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Callicarpa cathayana
Cathay beautyberry

Lavender flowers bloom on new wood. Prune as needed in late winter to early spring. Pruning options include a hard pruning to 6" to promote shrub compactness and good flowering. Flowers give rise to showy fruit in the fall.

• decdiuous shrub to 8'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• lavender flowers in summer
• pink-purple fruit in fall
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
• leaves can be rubbed on the skin as a mosquito repellent

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 23

Callicarpa formosana
Formosan beautyberry

Butterflies swarm this Asian beauty in late summer when clusters of small pink flowers cover the branches. With the arrival of autumn, deep-purple clusters of berries hug the stems. Matures into a graceful, upright deciduous shrub with arching branches and a pleasing, rounded form. This height of this plant can range from 3'–10' tall, depending on what you desire. To limit its yearly size, and rejuvenate your plants, prune back branches in late winter.

• deciduous shrub to 3'–10'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 8
• light pink flowers in late summer
• purple fruit in fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Cercis canadensis 'NC2016-2'
Flame Thrower eastern redbud

The award winning Denny Werner/JCRA release. Breakthrough tree with burgundy new growth becoming apricot-coral, then chartreuse. New growth all summer makes a kaleidoscope of color. Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) 2021 Plant of the Year.

• deciduous small tree to 20'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• purple flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 10 gal
Price: $115.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Clematis 'Kilian Donahue'
reblooming clematis

All descriptions of this plant say flowers open ruby red and mature to fuchsia, but we have yet to see a picture with a red flower. Expect bright pink, very large flowers with a darker stripe down the center of each petal. Starts flowering relatively early. Repeat bloomer. Prune dead wood in spring after buds swell.

• flowering vine to 10'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• bright pink flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Clematis 'Rooguchi'
solitary clematis

The purple jewel tones of this small flowered clematis are quite beautiful in the garden and continue throughout the summer. It is a hybrid with the non-climbing species, Clematis integrifolia and like that parent can be allowed to scramble around other perennials and shrubs but its other parent gives it more of an ability to climb up and through the branches of shrubs and small trees to about 6' high. Cut back hard in winter.

• scrambling vine to 6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• purple flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Colocasia 'Blackwater'
elephant ear

This elephant ear features glossy, jet black stems and glossy, somewhat narrow, dark olive-green leaves. It spreads via black snake-like rhizomes that lay on top of the ground to form a colony.

• herbaceous perennial to 6'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 46

Colocasia esculenta 'Nancy's Revenge'
elephant ear

This striking herbaceous plant has large, green leaves with white centers attached to long petioles. Forms a dense clump and shows its colors best in full sun. Marginally hardy in zone 7. Prefers to be dry when dormant and wet when growing.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'–5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 8
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee'
tickseed

Cheery yellow flowers on fine foliaged plants brighten the summer garden on this fairly drought tolerant perennial. Shear back the entire plant in late summer to promote a flush of flowers in the early fall.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• yellow flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Crinum 'Pink Flamingo'
crinum lily

'Pink Flamingo' forms a lovely compact clump of glossy green foliage from which 3' tall spikes of large, dark pink, fragrant flowers rise.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7
• dark pink flowers in June-July
• attracts birds

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $30.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Cyrtomium fortunei
Fortune's holly fern

A fine addition to the list of evergreen ferns suitable for Southern gardens, this 30" tall fern is related to (but much hardier than) C. falcatum the "common holly fern" of coastal NC and Deep South gardens. Deer-resistant glossy fronds make an elegant contrast with other shade perennials.

• evergreen perennial to 30"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 6
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Daphniphyllum macropodum
daphniphyllum

An outstanding broad-leaved evergreen Asian tree with handsome foliage to 6"–8" in length and panicles of blue fruit in fall and winter. Valued for its screening qualities, it's a rising star in the broadleaf evergreen shrub world.

• evergreen tree to 25'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 6
• blue fruit in winter

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $25.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Delosperma cooperi
hardy ice-plant

Excellent succulent ground cover for pots, flowering lawns, rock walls, etc.

• evergreen succulent perennial to 6"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• purple flowers in all summer long
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• needs good drainage

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $9.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink'
dianthus

A mat-forming Dianthus that produces numerous, fringed and fragrant, star-like, soft pink, 1" diameter flowers singly atop 10" wiry stems arising from mounds of grassy, blue-green, foliage. Blooms in late spring with some intermittent repeat bloom in summer.

• herbaceous perennial to 10"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• pale pink flowers in spring - summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Disporum sessile 'Tightwad'
dwarf fairy bells

This diminutive woodland lily is only half the size of the typical species but is just as great a performer. In spring the 6" stems bear full-size, nodding, white flowers with delicate green highlights. Plants will spread politely by rhizomes to make lovely patches around the bases of shrubs and larger perennials. This is truly a no-care plant once established. Plant several for a small scale ground cover.

• spreading herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 4
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 36

Drimiopsis maculata 'Slow Fade'
hardy drimiopsis

'Slow Fade' was collected in Thailand by Wade Roitsch of Yucca Do Nursery at the Chatuchak plant market. 'Slow Fade' features slightly larger leaves than typical for a Drimiopsis and the foliar spot pattern lasts longer in the summer heat before fading to green. Drimiopsis is a small perennial for the rock garden with a hosta-like stature. The smooth, somewhat rubbery leaves are covered with purple spots in spring and fade to green in the heat. In May, Drimiopsis also produces 6" tall spikes of small whitish flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b
• whitish flowers in late spring

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Gracilis'
scaly male fern

'Crispa Gracilis' is a lovely dwarf semi-evergreen form of the widespread European native golden-scaled male fern, selected in the UK around 1880. Rock garden-sized clumps, to 8" tall by 8" wide, are composed of narrow, upright, tightly congested fronds with upturned tips.

• herbaceous perennial to 8"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 4
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 19

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
autumn fern

Autumn fern is a colorful fern with dark fiddleheads that turn coppery as they unfurl. Fronds age to a lustrous dark green and remain well into winter. New growth continues through the season, giving a colorful tapestry effect of copper and green into late fall.

• evergreen fern to 18"–30"
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy to zone 5
• deer resistant
• new growth is brilliant coppery-orange

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Echinops ritro
small globe thistle

Highly ornamental, this tall plant is covered with deeply cut, silvery foliage, which appears prickly, but actually has downy undersides. Globe-shaped blue flowers add to its appeal in the garden and in fresh or dried flower arrangements.

• herbaceous perennial to 4'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• blue flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Eucomis 'Dark Star'
pineapple lily

A dwarf pineapple lily that's a hybrid of southern African species Eucomis zambesiaca and Eucomis vandermerwei. Dark purple foliage that fades at the edges to olive green. Well drained soil is required.

• herbaceous perenial to 10"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7
• pinkish flowers in summer

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 32

Eucomis 'Johannesburg'
pineapple lily

Pineapple lilies are among the easiest of plants to grow and provide tremendous bang for the buck. This one has olive green tinged foliage and stout, deep burgundy flower stalks topped with a burst of pink flowers. The stalks continue to be showy as they transition to seed heads. Makes a fantastic and long lasting cut flower.

• herbaceous perennial; to 2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• pink flowers in summer to fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
purple European beech

A columnar, purple-leaved European beech. Smooth gray bark is exposed in the winter and is quite attractive. Best sited in a moist, well-drained soil protected from the hottest sun of the day.

• deciduous tree to 50'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'
weeping purple European beech

A weeping, purple-leaved European beech. Creates a handsome, narrow silhouette with its strong upright form. Slower growing than a typical beech. Best sited in a moist, well-drained soil protected from the hottest sun of the day.

• deciduous weeping tree to 25
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Fothergilla ×intermedia 'Mount Airy'
fothergilla

Fantastic native. All Fothergilla have spectacular fall color, but this selection is one of the most consistent with orange-yellow leaves. Two-inch honey scented flowers are borne on branch tips before the leaves in spring.

• native deciduous flowering shrub to 5'
• plant in full sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• white flowers in early spring
• deer resistant
• fragrant flowers, excellent fall color, native

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Gardenia jasminoides 'Leeone'
Jubilation gardenia

Jubilation Gardenia is a dense, multi-stemmed, evergreen shrub with an upright growth habit. As with all Gardenia varieties, the intensely fragrant flowers are magical in the garden and even better when cut and brought indoors.

• evergreen shrub to 4' tall
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• white flowers in late spring to fall

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
bloody cranesbill

Masses of bright, cup-shaped, red-purple flowers in spring. Mounding, deeply lobed gray-green foliage. Stays semi-evergreen in all but the coldest winters in central NC.

• semi-evergreen perennial to 12"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 3
• red-purple flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15

Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane'
grevillea

Poorinda Leane is widely considered to be one of the very easiest, hardiest and most reliable Grevillea selections. Native to Australia, this squat, evergreen shrub can reach 5' tall and half again as wide. Rusty, yellow-orange flowers are produced all season long. We've grown this for a dozen years and wouldn't be without it.

• evergreen shrub to 3' × 5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b
• yellow-orange flowers in all season
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Helwingia chinensis var. crenata
Chinese helwingia

A holly relative from Asia, this is a semi- evergreen shrub with shiny green leaves, small purplish white spring flowers and red fruit. Stunning crops of red berries atop each "leaf" which is really a blade-like fused petiole.

• evergreen shrub to 12'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 7
• small white flowers in spring
• red fruit in fall

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Heuchera 'Caramel'
coral bells

'Caramel' is a popular selection prized for its vigor and heat tolerance. Leaves range in color from apricot to amber with purple-red undersides. This is a Heuchera villosa hybrid that exhibits an increased tolerance of high heat and humidity of the southeast U.S. Cream flowers appear in midsummer but you grow this one for the foliage, not the flower. To 18" tall. Sun to part shade.

• evergreen herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• amber colored flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• glorious caramel to orange foliage year round

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Heuchera 'Citronelle'
coral bells

Chartreuse foliage with silver undersides brings a touch of color to a lightly shaded area of the garden. Prefers well-drained soil.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'x1.5'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 4
• cream to white flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• bright chartreuse foliage

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Heuchera 'Fire Alarm'
coral bells

Fiery orange-red foliage in spring and fall. Pink flower clusters in spring. Prefers well-drained soil that never gets very dry. Prefers some winter mulch but not at the expense of drainage which is key in winter.

• herbaceous perennial to 9"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 5
• pink flowers in spring
• fiery orange-red foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15

Hibiscus syriacus 'Meehanii'
variegated rose-of-Sharon

Variegated cultivar that develops flowers that actually open fully at maturity—these being purple-pink in color, with a red eye.

• flowering shrub to 6-10'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5 hardy
• lavender flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lady in Red'
lacecap bigleaf hydrangea

Lacecap flowers on this compact, mounded hydrangea open pinkish-white and turn a lush burgundy-rose. Foliage is a rich reddish-purple in the fall, and red stems and veins persist through the growing season.

• deciduous shrub to 3'–5'
• plant in part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• pink to white flowers in late spring to summer
• compact form

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $30.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'
Little Lime dwarf panicle hydrangea

This compact form of one of our favorites ('Limelight') bears soft green flower panicles which become white before drying to pink on the plant over summer. Panicled hydrangeas are very sun tolerant and tough shrubs.

• deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in part sun
• hardy zone 4–8
• lime to cream white flowers in summer–early fall
• flower heads remain attractive through winter

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Hymenocallis pygmaea
Carolina dwarf spider lily

The most dwarf spider lily, with 8" tall rosettes of very narrow, green leaves, this plant multiplies rapidly in moist garden soils. It features nocturnally fragrant spider-like flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 8"
• plant in sun
• hardy at least to zone 7 hardy
• white flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• lemony fragrance

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Hypericum ×moserianum 'Tricolor'
variegated St. John's wort

A semi-evergreen shrub with showy variegated cream, green and pink foliage on red stems. Large orange-yellow flowers are beloved by pollinators.

• flowering shrub to 3'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 6
• yellow flowers in June–September
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 26

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
white bleeding heart

Its prior name was Dicentra spectabilis and most people still recognize it by that name. Bleeding hearts are spring ephemerals that appear, grow to about 30" tall, bloom with their popular heart-shaped flowers and then usually go dormant before the heat of summer. If sited in a shaded spot protected from the worst heat and drought the foliage may stick around until fall. This cultivar has pure white flowers. Evenly moist, compost-rich soil.

• herbaceous perennial to 30"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 3
• white flowers in spring
• summer dormant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Hordival'
Valentine bleeding heart

Puffy heart-shaped flowers are bright red with a white tip.

• herbaceous perennial to 30"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 3
• red and white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Lemmaphyllum microphyllum
green penny fern

This tiny fern usually grows as an epiphyte over a wide part of southeastern subtropical Asia. It has been growing happily in the garden since 2018 here. It would certainly make an excellent terrarium fern or small container plant. Round, sterile fronds are smaller than a dime and are produced singly along the trailing stem. Fertile fronds rise to an inch or more and are upright and forked.

• prostrate to 1" tall, spreading
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Liatris spicata
blazing star

A native summer flowering bulb with grassy foliage and tall spikes of purple flowers in summer.

• native herbaceous perennial to 30"–40"
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 3
• purple flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• native

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Lindera angustifolia
narrowleaf spicebush

Leaves are green (top) and silver-green (bottom) from spring to summer, then turn a spectacular combination of orange, red and purple in fall. Leaves then age to tan and are held on the plant all winter before falling off.

• deciduous shrub to 6'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 6
• shiny black fruit in fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• fragrant leaves; striking fall foliage color

Container size: bareroot
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Lindernia grandiflora
blue moneywort

A ground hugging 1" tall perennial with tiny blue flowers. Great for in between stones, in containers, etc. Prefers moist soil.

• herbaceous perennial to 1"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7
• blue and white flowers in spring to summer

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 32

Lobelia chinensis
Chinese lobelia

A lovely groundcover with tiny leaves, this lobelia is topped all summer with miniature pink flowers. Performs equally well in moist or dry soils.

• evergreen groundcover to 2"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• pink flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Lobelia ×speciosa 'PAS1302712'
Starship Blue blue cardinal flower

Dark violet-blue flowers and green foliage. Quite striking!

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• blue flowers in midsummer to fall

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'
golden boxleaf honeysuckle

An evergreen shrub with tiny yellow leaves and a mounding habit. Can be sheared into a hedge if desired. Prefers part-sun.

• evergreen shrub to 3'–6'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 6
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 20

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'
red trumpet honeysuckle

This selection of our native honeysuckle is perhaps the finest red flowering form available. Blue green foliage makes a great foil for the masses of tubular blossoms.

• vine to 6'–12'
• plant in part to full sun
• hardy to zone 6
• red flowers in late spring - summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
• loved by hummingbirds

Container size: 2" pot
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 32

Magnolia 'Serendipity'
hybrid magnolia

An evergreen shrub with a long bloom period in spring. The 2" white flowers have a light scent of lemon or banana depending on the person smelling them.

• evergreen shrub to 20' × 20'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• white flowers in early spring

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $30.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Metapanax davidii
David false-ginseng

We have been thoroughly impressed with the performance of this species in the garden where it makes an evergreen shrub with palmately compound to simple foliage. Sputnik-like flowers give rise to blue-black fruits. May need some winter protection.

• evergreen shrub to 6'
• plant in shade
• zone 7
• greenish-white flowers in summer
• black fruit in fall

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $40.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Monarda 'Fireball'
dwarf red beebalm

Native beebalm abundant red flowers atop dense foliage. Fringy petals seem to burst from the top of the bloom like a miniature firework display.

• herbaceous perennial to 24"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• red flowers in early summer–fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Myrtus communis 'Little Elizabeth'
dwarf myrtle

Prefers moderately fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Sharply drained soils are important. Leaves are pleasantly aromatic when bruised, and flowers are scented as well. A popular hedge and topiary plant.

• evergreen shrub to 5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b
• white flowers in summer
• an herb used in cooking

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 45

Origanum laevigatum 'Lizzie'
oregano

Vigorous culinary herb begins flowering in mid-June with terminal sprays of purple to pink blooms.

• herbaceous perennial to 15" by 6'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• purple to pink flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 30

Osmanthus fragrans
fragrant olive

Among the most fragrant of all landscape plants is the tea olive a large evergreen shrub with white flowers produced in spring and fall and occasionally at other times of the year.

• broadleaf evergreen to 12'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 7–10
• white flowers in spring and fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• fragrant flowers

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Kaori Hime'
fragrant princess holly tea-olive

This little tea olive is perfect choice for a rock garden, hypertufa trough, bonsai, or border front. Its small white flower is highly fragrant giving it the Japanese name "fragrant princess." A JC Raulston Arboretum Choice Plants selection.

• evergreen shrub to 6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• fragrant white flowers in spring and fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• tiny holly-like leaves

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Shien'
Party Lights pink flush holly tea-olive

Wow, wow, wow was all we could say when we were first introduced to this awesome osmanthus or sweet olive. The new growth is bright pink before it transitions to white and then finally mostly green. It is upright and compact, making a nice-sized shrub over time.

• evergreen shrub to 6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Osmunda japonica
Japanese royal fern

A coarse-textured Asian fern with separate fertile and sterile fronds. Rich, moist soils will produce the largest clumps. In Asia, young fronds are used as a vegetable...cooked to remove any thiaminase.

• deciduous fern to 3'
• plant in part sun to light shade and moist soil
• hardy to zone 6
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima'
peony

A long-time favorite since the 19th century with 7" double blooms that are white with sparse red flecks inside. Fragrant. An early to midseason bloomer. To 36" tall. Peonies tend to be deer and rabbit resistant and good for butterflies. They make long-lasting cut flowers. Best in full sun but tolerant of light shade.

• herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• white with small red flecks flowers in spring

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
peony

Early bloomer with semi-double coral-pink flowers which fade to apricot-pink. Fragrant. Winner of the American Peony Society gold medal and landscape merit award.

• herbaceous perennial to 32"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• coral flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
passion flower

A hybrid passion vine with red flowers and a bright white spot in the center. Evergreen in warmer climates, this is a die-back vine here in North Carolina that grows to 10' tall each season. Peak bloom is in late summer. Prefers lean soil that stays on the dry side. A host plant for Gulf fritillary, zebra longwings, and other Heliconian butterfly caterpillars so if you see a caterpillar munching on the plant, leave it alone.

• herbaceous vine here to climbs 10'
• plant in sun
• root hardy to zone 8
• raspberry red flowers in all summer long
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• supports Gulf fritillary and Julia caterpillars

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Penstemon 'Dark Towers'
purple-leaf beard tongue

Sturdy stems hold burgundy leaves topped with good size lavender flowers. The foliage is exceptionally thick. This plant is head and shoulders above the older 'Husker Red'.

• herbaceous perennial to 24"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 3
• lavender flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• burgundy foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Phegopteris decursive-pinnata
Japanese beech fern

Easy to grow, deer resistant, with narrow, upright, coarse-textured, lush green fronds. Does best in consistently moist, slightly acidic soils that are not allowed to dry out.

• deciduous fern to 10"–18"
• plant in light shade to full shade
• hardy to zone 4
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15

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. Shade.

• evergreen shrub to 3'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Piper kadsura 'Pied Piper'
variegated Japanese pepper

This evergreen vine has small heart-shaped, irregularly variegated leaves. Self-clinging stems will climb tree trunks and walls. White flowers look similar to the jack in a jack-in-the-pulpit. Part shade, rich soils. We have grown this plant outdoors for well over a decade.

• vine to 3'
• plant in part shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• white flowers in summer
• Lightly gold flecked foliage.

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 21

Platanus ×hispanica 'Suttneri'
variegated London planetree

A variegated foliage form of the planetree with irregular white splashes and speckles on the leaves. Incredible smooth white bark glows in the landscape like a white pillar. Somewhat anthracnose resistant. Nicest with some moisture, but established plants are fairly drought tolerant.

• deciduous tree to 60'
• plant in full sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 6

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $38.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Platycrater arguta
tea of heaven

This charming, little hydrangea relative is a must for every shade or woodland garden. In late summer, clusters of nodding, white flowers appear on stems to about 18" tall and are very attractive on the background of the slender, bright green leaves. Soft, butter yellow fall color. Does not tolerate drought.

• deciduous shrub to 4'
• plant in part shade to part sun
• hardy to zone 7
• white flowers in July-August

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Polystichum polyblepharum
tassel fern

Beautiful deep green, shiny foliage helps brighten up a shady garden spot. Easy to grow in rich, moist, well-drained soil. This fern is semi-evergreen in Raleigh and a native of Japan and South Korea.

• herbaceous perennial to 16"–24" tall
• plant in light shade to shade
• hardy to zone 5
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

Polystichum tsus-simense
Korean rock fern

A great smaller scale structural fern for the shade garden. Tight clumps of semi-evergreen foliage emerge purplish darkening to lustrous green. Great garden and container plant.

• evergreen fern to 12"
• plant in light shade to full shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Rote Glocke'
Red Bells pasque flower

Beautiful frilly, ferny foliage topped in spring with red flowers. Sun and well-drained soil.

• herbaceous perenial to 10"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• red flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Pycnanthemum muticum
mountain mint

This native herb makes patches of 2' tall stems of glossy, rounded leaves topped with silver bracts and clusters of small pink flowers which are among the best pollinator plants around. We think this is the best species of mountain mint for the garden by leaps and bounds. It is completely deer proof and easy in any garden setting.

• herbaceous perennial to 2'–3'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• pale pink to white flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• aromatic foliage, among the best pollinator plants, native

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $17.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Sarcococca confusa
sweet box

This bushy evergreen shrub features wavy ovate leaves. In winter, inconspicuous creamy white flowers bring a lovely fragrance to the garden.

• Evergreen shrub to 4'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in winter
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $36.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Scutellaria suffrutescens 'Texas Rose'
pink skullcap

A small cushion-forming semi-evergreen mint relative topped with pink flowers in spring and sporadically through summer. Originally sold as a tender perennial or annual but has proven to be hardy in zone 7.

• semi-evergreen perennial to 8"
• plant in sun; well-drained soil
• hardy to zone 7
• rose-pink flowers in spring–fall
• deer resistant
• drought tolerant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Serissa japonica 'Variegata'
variegated snowbush

Profuse pink buds open to lovely white flowers that bloom throughout the summer on this easy-to-grow shrub.

• deciduous shrub to 2'x2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• white flowers
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
dwarf rough-leaf goldenrod

No sunny garden should be without the compact arching stems of this outstanding goldenrod. It's a top performing perennial with a long show of bright gold.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• gold flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
• native

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Spiraea japonica 'Lemon Princess'
Japanese spirea

'Lemon Princess' is a late spring flowering shrub with a compact, mounding habit that makes it a popular choice for gardens and shrub borders. Its bright-pink flower clusters flowers attract butterflies, and its bright golden-green leaves contribute both form and color.

• deciduous shrub to 2’ tall
• plant in sun to partial shade
• hardy to zone 4
• pink flowers in late spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $25.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1'
Double Play Candy Corn Japanese spirea

Red flowers start in late summer and are great for pollinators. Deer will leave this candy corn alone as well. Sterile and thus non-invasive.

• deciduous shrub to 2'–2.5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• red flowers in all summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Spiraea japonica 'NCSX2'
Double Play Doozie Japanese spirea

Bred by NC State plant breeder Tom Ranney. It is sterile, so it flowers continuously all summer up to frost and is not invasive.

• deciduous shrub to 2'–3' tall and wide
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 3
• red-pink flowers in summer through frost
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• reddish new growth

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Spiraea virginiana
Virginia meadowsweet

A rare native shrub of the eastern US with puffy white flower clusters in summer. Discovered only in 1985, this species is now threatened in the U.S. It will spread to form a colony. In the wild it prefers to grow in silty soil and rocky rubble along creek banks.

• deciduous shrub to 4'–7'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• white flowers in summer
• fruit in early fall

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 25

Stachys 'Summer Romance'
betony

Leaves at the base of this plant form a groundcovering mat, which is topped by violet flower spikes. Dark brown-black seedheads form in fall and winter.

• perennial groundcover to 2'x2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• Violet flowers in June-July
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 29

Syringa 'G13103'
New Age White lilac

Compact, mildew resistant variety with fragrant white flowers. Grows great in the south.

• deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Syringa vulgaris 'G13099'
New Age Lavender compact lilac

Compact, mildew resistant variety with fragrant lavender flowers. Grows great in the south.

• deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• lavender flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Tecomaria capensis
cape honeysuckle

A dieback shrub whose root hardiness we are evaluating at the JCRA now. People claim that it is a zone 9 plant, not hardy in Raleigh, but this one has survived the (mild) Raleigh winters of 2020, 2021, and 2022. Give it a try. A shrub with vining tendencies if given support. Brilliantly colored fall flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

• evergreeen shrub to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 9
• orange flowers in fall
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 26

Thymus praecox subsp. articus 'Elfin'
white creeping thyme

Fragrant foliage plant can tolerate some foot traffic. Well drained, lean soils are best.

• evergreen perennial to 2" × 12"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• purple flowers in summer
• deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $9.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

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: 1 pt
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Tradescantia [Andersoniana Group] 'Sweet Kate'
spiderwort

This well-behaved 12" tall clumping spiderwort has the typical grassy foliage and blue flowers of its cousins but the resemblance ends there. The foliage is shocking gold which is especially nice against the rich blue flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• blue flowers in summer
• chartreuse foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $13.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15

Verbena bonariensis
Argentina verbena

Flowering from late spring until frost makes this perennial a favorite garden plant. Does well in dry, lean or rich soils. Hates wet feet. May self seed and spread outside of your garden.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'–4'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7
• purple flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Viburnum dentatum 'Ralph Senior'
Autumn Jazz arrowwood

An improved selection of our native arrowwood with a graceful, upright, vase shaped habit. White flower clusters in late May give way to clumps of blue-black fruit in October that are a favorite of birds. Foliage turns yellow, orange, and red in fall.

• deciduous shrub to 10'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• white flowers in spring
• black fruit in fall
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
• native

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $25.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Viburnum tinus 'Compactum'
compact laurustinus

A beautiful, low-growing evergreen shrub with dark green foliage and lightly fragrant, pinkish-white spring flowers. Dense, compact growth habit makes this a favorite choice for small hedges, screens or foundation plantings.

• evergreen shrub to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Woodwardia orientalis (crested)
Oriental chain fern

A crested form of the large semi-evergreen, clump-forming fern. It is valued for its oversized fronds, reaching proportions up to 6' in length and often bowing down and touching the ground.

• fern to 4'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 7b

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8