Abelia chinensis 'White Surprise'
Chinese abelia

Early and long blooming shrub with white flowers that are larger and more fragrant than other Abelia varieties.

• evergreen shrub to 3'–4' tall and wide
• plant in sun to part shade
• zone 6–9
• white flowers in summer–fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• great pollinator plant

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

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
glossy abelia

Bright yellow variegated leaves change to red, orange, and golden yellow in winter. Attractive white flowers are held by rosy calyces which last long after the flowers have faded.

• evergreen shrub to 30"
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in summer–fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• great pollinator plant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Little Richard'
glossy abelia

More compact than other Abelia varieties.

• evergreen shrub to 3' by 3'
• plant in sun to partial sun
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in May until frost
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Abelia ×grandiflora 'Radiance'
glossy abelia

A brand new abelia with creamy white edges leaves that emerge with a hint of gold. Pure white flowers attract hummingbirds. Red stems on new growth. Sun to shade. 3' tall by 4' wide.

• evergreen flowering shrub to 3'–4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• zone 6–9
• white flowers in summer to fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• white variegated foliage

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Abelia ×grandiflora 'RNTOM'
Twist of Mango golden glossy abelia

Bright yellow new leaves that fade to gold in summer. Red stems contrast nicely.

• evergreen shrub to 2'–3' tall and 4'–5' wide
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in summer–fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• vibrant yellow foliage, bronzing in winter

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Abelia 'SRPabeper' (Peach Perfection)
glossy abelia

Tricolor foliage on red stems. A compact form that does not produce long whip-like shoots like other Abelia varieties.

• evergreen shrub to 3'–4' tall and 2'–3' wide
• plant in sun to part shade
• zone 6–9
• white flowers in summer–fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• foliage emerges orange, turning yellow then green

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava'
flowering maple

From spring until fall this die-back shrub produces wild bicolor flowers consisting of dusky red calyces and orange petals decorated with red veins.

• woody perennial to 3'–4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• orange flowers in spring–frost
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Acanthus 'Whitewater'
variegated bear's breech

Tall flower spikes of white and pink rise to 4' topping the heavily splashed foliage. This is a hybrid with the extra heat and humidity tolerant form, 'Summer Beauty' and retains the toughness of that parent.

• herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in part sun to part shade
• hardy
• pink/white flowers in late spring
• brightly variegated foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $26.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Achillea 'Moonshine'
yarrow

'Moonshine' is a classic hybrid with a smaller habit and ferny foliage that adds to the appeal. If your plant looks shabby in summer, shear it back and it will reflush as the weather moderates.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• lemon-yellow flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• silvery-grey foliage, drought tolerant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Adiantum ×mairisii
hybrid maidenhair fern

No shade garden is complete without a maidenhair fern. The delicate, pale green fronds are held on thin black stems (rachis) and are completely deer resistant.

• fern to 14"
• plant in shade and moist soil
• hardy zone 6–9
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

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

Agapanthus 'MDB001'
Ever Twilight bicolor agapanthus

A 2019 Chelsea Flower Show winner. Early bloomer. Rebloomer. Also sold under the trademark name Fireworks.

• herbaceous perennial to 30"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• bicolor blue and white flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
anise hyssop

Chartreuse leaves set this variety apart from the rest. Same fragrant foliage though. A 2003 AAS award winner. Pollinators love the lavender flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–9
• blue lavender flowers in early summer–fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• yellow to chartreuse colored foliage with a minty scent

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Agave schidigera 'Royal Flush'
century plant

Spectacularly variegated cultivar with its very wide yellow margins to its leaves. This one is very slow growing.

• evergreen rosette to 12" tall × 20" wide
• plant in sun and good drainage
• tender, zone 9a–10b
• drought tolerant, variegated

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Ajuga 'Cordial Canary'
Feathered Friends carpet bugle

Narrow foliaged creeping ground cover with chartreuse leaves.

• evergreen herbaceous perennial to 1" tall
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy
• blue flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• bright yellow foliage

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

Ajuga incisa 'Blue Enigma'
giant bugle

Lovely toothed leaves topped by spikes of cobalt blue flowers in spring. This is a clump forming perennial and not a spreader like other ajuga. It also disappears in winter, returning each spring.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 5
• dark blue flowers in April–June
• deer resistant
• a rare Japanese native

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $25.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Ajuga 'Petite Parakeet'
Feathered Friends carpet bugle

This cultivar has gold and red leaves. We've been astonished by this plant's vigor and beauty. Great as an individual plant or massed as a ground cover.

• herbaceous evergreen perennial to 4"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• blue flowers in early spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Amelanchier ×grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
serviceberry

The fruit looks like rose hips, but tastes like blueberries. You'll have to choose whether to leave them for the birds (who love them) or eat them yourself. Excellent fall color. This cultivar is quite disease resistant. Serviceberry will tolerate a wide range of soil types but appreciates regular watering.

• deciduous tree to 25'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–9
• white flowers in early spring
• dark blue fruit in May–June
• attracts birds
• excellent fall foliage

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $95.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Amsonia 'Blue Ice'
hybrid bluestar

This 2013 blue-star introduction is proving to be a winner. In spring it has large clusters lavender-blue flowers that are more striking than other blue stars.

• herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• avender-blue flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• gold fall color

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Amsonia 'Starstruck'
bluestar

A hybrid distinguished by its relatively late bloom time and compact size.

• native herbaceous perennial to 2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• blue flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• gold fall color

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

Aquilegia caerulea
Kirigami Light Blue & White bicolor columbine

Great for Carolina fans, these light blue and white flowers are among the earlier blooming columbines.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white and light blue flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 26

Aquilegia caerulea
Kirigami Red & White bicolor columbine

NC State fans also have a columbine to support their school. Early bloomer.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white and red flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 27

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'
columbine

Double flowered spurless pink and white variety blooms a bit later than normal.

• herbaceous perennial to 2.5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• pink and green flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• double flowers

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Ardisia japonica 'Hakuou'
White King variegated marlberry

This form emerges pink before becoming pale green with a broad white margin.

• evergreen ground cover to 12"–18"
• plant in shade
• zone 7b
• pale pink to white flowers in summer
• red fruit in late summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit

A native woodland wildflower.

• native herbaceous perennial to 24"
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• green, purple, and white flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Aronia melanocarpa 'UCONNAM012'
Ground Hug dwarf chokeberry

This dwarf variety of the native shrub grows as a dense, weed suppressing ground cover. Low maintenance and good in tough sites. Red fall foliage and edible purple berries too. suckers to form a colony.

• dwarf native deciduous shrub to 14"
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy
• white flowers in spring
• black fruit in fall
• attracts birds
• red fall foliage

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $38.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Aruncus dioicus
goat's beard

Resembles a giant, white-flowered astilbe. Native. Dioecious, so you need a male and female to produce seed.

• native herbaceous perennial to 6'
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Asplenium scolopendrium
hart's tongue fern

An easy fern which forms tight rosettes of mid-green leaves. It is very easy in a moist, well-drained, partly shaded spot and is 100% deer proof!

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

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

Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'
Japanese astilbe

A moisture and shade loving perennial. Deer and rabbit resistant yet attracts butterflies. Suffers in our N.C. summers if grown in too much sun.

• herbaceous perennial to 2'
• plant in shade
• zone 4–7
• pink flowers in spring–summer

Container size: bareroot
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Athyrium 'Ghost'
painted fern

Silvery white new fronds darken to green creating a great backdrop for newly emerging foliage. The upright fronds add great texture to the shade garden.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"–24"
• plant in light shade to shade
• zone 5–9
• deer resistant
• silvery foliage

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

Athyrium 'Lady In Red'
lady fern

This striking selection from the New England Wildflower Society has unique, dark red stems. Each spring, there is a fresh flush of lacy new fronds. Lady ferns are slowing spreading (3' in about five years), dependable, and easy to grow garden plants.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in shade
• hardy zone 4–9
• deer resistant
• light green fronds with red stipe

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 16

Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf'
Japanese painted fern

The tips of the silver-brushed fronds are double-crested.

• deciduous fern to 20"
• plant in shade
• hardy
• crested fronds

Container size: 4 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Japanese painted fern

Best in some shade where it will make lovely deer resistant patches in the garden.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in partial to full shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• deer resistant
• colorful foliage with tints of burgundy and silver

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

Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
Japanese painted fern

The stunning fronds are ruffled with frosty silver edges and burgundy-red stems. It makes a bright addition to shady areas in your garden.

• fern to 12"–20"
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy zone 5–8
• deer resistant
• silver edged fronds with burgundy stems

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

Baptisia australis
blue wild-indigo

Herbaceous perennial; rich blue stately spikes of flowers above emerald-green, three-parted foliage.

• native herbaceous perennial to 3'–4'
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 4
• blue flowers in late spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 20

Baptisia 'Grape Taffy'
dwarf wild-indigo

A dwarf cultivar for smaller gardens.

• herbaceous perennial to 30"
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy
• purple flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
wild-indigo

An older cultivar that still stands up to the newer ones. Pale lavender flowers and gray stems.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'–4' tall and wide
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• smokey purple-violet flowers in mid spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

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

Baptisia 'Solar Flare'
Prairieblues wild-indigo

Flowers emerge brilliant yellow and fade to deep orange as they age.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• yellow flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Bletilla striata
Japanese ground orchid

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: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
Siberian bugloss

Large frosted and veined heart-shaped leaves. Bright blue forget-me-not flowers in spring.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'
• plant in shade
• hardy
• blue flowers in spring
• 2012 Perennial Plant Association's Plant of the Year

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 19

Buddleja 'Miss Molly'
butterfly bush

The former JC Raulston Arboretum director, Denny Werner, bred this brightly colored beauty. Functionally sterile and noninvasive in areas like the northeast where others can be a problem.

• deciduous flowering shrub to 4'–6'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• wine-red flowers in summer to frost
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• attracts tons of pollinators

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Buddleja 'Purple Haze'
compact butterfly bush

This compact butterfly-bush from Denny Werner's breeding program is compact without being stiff. It grows as a low plant with horizontal branching and loads of long, deep purple, functionally sterile flower spikes.

• deciduous flowering shrub to 24"–36"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 6b–9
• purple-blue flowers in summer to frost
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Buddleja 'SMNBDB'
Pugster Pinker butterfly bush

You read that name right ... it is pinker than the other pink Pugster butterfly bush. Gotta hand it to those marketing geniuses for this name.

• decidous shrub to 2'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• rich pink flowers in summer to fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Buddleja 'SMNBDD'
Lo & Behold Ruby Chip butterfly bush

A dwarf version of 'Miss Molly' bred by Spring Meadows Nursery.

• deciduous shrub to 30"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• magenta pink flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Buxus sempervirens 'Wanford Page'
variegated boxwood

'Wanford Page' is a dwarf variegated B. sempervirens from the National Arboretum (NA 82677).

• variegated evergreen shrub to 3'
• plant in sun to part shade
• zone 6–8
• deer resistant
• new growth lemon yellow aging to green and gold

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Callirhoe bushii
Bush's poppy mallow

An slightly more upright form of Callirhoe which blooms for many months.

• native herbaceous perennial to 2' × 2'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 5–8
• magenta flowers in all summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus 'Burgundy Spice'
purple-leaf sweetshrub

Purple foliage color is retained throughout the growing season, even in shade. Colorful fall foliage is yellow and orange. Tolerant of a wide variety of soil conditions.

• deciduous shrub to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• maroon flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• purple foliage

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $38.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Campanula cochleariifolia 'Alpine Breeze Blue'
bellflower

A compact variety that blooms earlier with delicate, blue, bell shaped flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• blue flowers in late spring into summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Campanula cochleariifolia 'Bavaria Blue'
bellflower

A compact variety that blooms delicate, dark blue, bell shaped flowers. Forms a low growing, spreading cushion.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• dark blue flowers in late spring into summer

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

Campanula glomerata
clustered bellflower

Clusters of upward facing bell-shaped flowers atop 2' stalks. This species does well in the N.C. Piedmont area.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"–24"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–8
• violet to red-violet flowers in summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Carex 'ET CRX02'
Ribbon Falls sedge

This hybrid between three species is a cascading mound of evergreen, glossy emerald green foliage.

• grass-like perennial to 18"–24" tall by 2'+ wide
• plant in part sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 5
• deer resistant

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

Carex muskingumensis
palm sedge

A native sedge useful for wet sites. Gently spreading, it is useful for erosion control

• grass-like perennial to 12"–18"
• plant in sun to part shade in damp soil
• hardy zone 4–7
• deer resistant

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

Chelone lyonii 'Armitpp02'
Tiny Tortuga dwarf turtlehead

Bronzy green to black green leaves help show off the pink blooms. A compact and upright selection. Spreads slowly by rhizomes. In the hot summers of the south make sure it gets a spot protected from afternoon sun with good air circulation.

• native herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• deep pink flowers in summer

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

Clematis armandii 'Snowdrift'
evergreen clematis

This vigorous evergreen vine makes a handsome addition to any garden arbor, fence, or low-limbed tree where the long, narrow, deep green foliage shines all year. In very early spring, March in Raleigh, 3" pure white flowers cover the plant. It will grow to 20' tall if given space but can be cut back after flowering to control the size.

• evergreen vine to 20'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• 3" white flowers in early spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• fragrant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Clematis 'Belle of Woking'
clematis

Developed in England in the late 1800s. Still a stunner.

• deciduous vine to 8'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 4–8
• fully double, pale silvery-mauve flowers in summer
• 6" wide flowers

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Clematis 'Carnaby'
clematis

A compact vine with two-toned pink flowers up to 6" across.

• deciduous vine to 6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• pink flowers in mid-spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Clematis cirrhosa
winter flowering clematis

Pendant white, bell shaped flowers start in October and continue into December on this vine. Though evergreen through most of the year, it loses its leaves in midsummer, an adaptation to its native Mediterranean's dry summers.

• evergreen vine to 20'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• cream with small spotted flowers in fall to winter
• fluffy fruit in late winter
• summer dormant growing in winter

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Clematis 'H.F. Young'
clematis

Large 6" pale blue flowers.

• deciduous vine to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• pale blue flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Clematis integrifolia 'Blue Boy'
clematis

Nodding bell-shaped blue flowers in summer.

• deciduous vine to 7'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• blue flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Clematis 'My Angel'
clematis

A small flowering clematis with 1.5" bell shaped flowers that dangle down. Long blooming. Flowers on new growth.

• deciduous vine to 6'–9'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• yellow inside and red outside flowers in summer to fall
• fluffy fruit in fall
• deer resistant

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $25.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Clematis 'Prince Charles'
clematis

A profusion of single, semi-nodding violet-blue flowers, 3" across from early summer to early autumn. Pruning Group 3: prune in February.

• herbaceous perennial to 8'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• pale violet-blue flowers in summer

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Clematis 'The Vagabond'
clematis

Large flowered variety that reblooms if cut back.

• deciduous vine to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• purple flowers in summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Clethra alnifolia 'Crystalina'
Sugartina dwarf summersweet clethra

A selection of the U.S. native species with a more garden-friendly compact habit.

• deciduous shrub to 3'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
dwarf summersweet clethra

Superb pollinator plant. Yellow fall foliage. Tolerant of wet-sites. Attractive form and seed heads in winter.

• native deciduous shrub to 3'–5'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy
• white fragrant flowers in summer–mid-fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Clethra fargesii
Farges clethra

Rare in the trade and a gem in the garden! This Chinese plant is packed with spikes of pure white fragrant flowers in mid- to late summer. Flowers occur on on 5"–7" upright panicles. Leaves are a lustrous dark green over cinnamon barked stems. Grows 6'–10' tall and prefers partial shade.

• deciduous shrub to 10'
• plant in part sun
• z7 at least
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Clinopodium georgianum 'WAH/SS'
Sweet Savannah calamint

A southeast U.S. native with pale lavender flowers and fragrant minty leaves. A compact, wide growing variety.

• native evergreen shrub to 12" tall and 30" wide
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 7
• lavender flowers in late summer to fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• minty scented foliage

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Clinopodium grandiflorum 'Variegata'
variegated calamint

A spreading perennial with tubular purple-pink summer flowers and foliage that is speckled with white.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• purple flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• variegated foliage

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

Coniogramme intermedia 'Rasha'
bamboo fern

A bizarre form of slowly spreading fern with narrow, irregular fronds.

• deciduous fern to 18"
• plant in shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• deer resistant
• extremely distorted fronds

Container size: 6" pot
Price: $.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Corylus avellana 'Red Dragon'
red-leaf contorted hazelnut

Twisted stems and burgundy-red leaves.

• deciduous shrub to 6'–8' tall × 3'–5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• great winter interest

Container size: 7 gal
Price: $115.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Cyrtomium fortunei
Fortune's holly fern

A fine addition to the list of hardy ferns that are suitable for southern gardens. This 30" tall fern is related to but much hardier than the "common holly fern" of coastal North Carolina and Deep South gardens. Glossy, fronds make an elegant contrast with other shade perennials and the deer won't touch them. Shade; 30" tall.

• evergreen perennial to 30"
• plant in shade
• hardy

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Cytisus 'Burkwoodii'
Scotch broom

A nearly leafless shrub with evergreen-stems and fragrant spring pea-like flowers. Tolerates poor soil and seashore plantings.

• evergreen shrub to 6'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 5–8
• garnet red flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• fragrant blooms

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Cytisus 'Lena'
Scotch broom

A nearly leafless shrub with evergreen stems and fragrant spring pea-like flowers. Tolerates poor soil and seashore plantings. This variety is a hybrid that produces few viable seed and is a bit more compact.

• evergreen shrub to 3'–4'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 5–8
• lemon yellow and ruby red flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• fragrant flowers

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Deschampsia cespitosa
tufted hair grass

This small handsome grass with pleated foliage has a clean look in the garden. Does well in moist spots with light shade. Flowers emerge in May in shades from yellow to purple, and are showy well into the summer.

• grass to 1'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• yellow flowers in summer–early fall

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Deutzia 'Ncdx1'
Yuki Snowflake Japanese snow flower

Yuki Snowflake Deutzia is a very showy, compact shrub adorned in hundreds of tiny white, fragrant, star-shaped flowers in the spring. Red fall foliage adds color to autumn gardens.

• dwarf shrub to 1'–2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white flowers in late spring–summer

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Deutzia 'Ncdx2'
Yuki Cherry Blossom pink dwarf Japanese snow flower

The compact, mounding habit of Yuki Cherry Blossom is loaded with dainty pink blooms in the spring—a fragrant addition to your spring garden from NC State University's Tom Ranney. In the fall you will enjoy the burgundy-purple foliage color. Deer resistant.

• flowering shrub to 1'–2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• pink flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'A12231-0'
Mighty Mini Miss Rose Cheddar pink

A compact and especially floriferous selection.

• evergreen perennial to 4" tall and 16" wide
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 5–8
• pink with white center flowers in spring–summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Disporopsis 'Opsis Attract'
hybrid evergreen Solomon's seal

An evergreen foliage plant for dry shade. Spreads very slowly.

• evergreen perennial to 15"
• plant in shade
• hardy 6b–9
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Disporopsis pernyi
evergreen Solomon's seal

Perny's evergreen Solomon's seal is a slowly spreading, evergreen ground cover that is perfect for the woodland garden. Small, white flowers are born along the 1' tall stems in spring. Excellent in a woodland garden where it tends to be quite deer resistant. This is the most common and easiest species in commerce. Shade, 12" tall.

• evergreen perennial to 1'
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy zone 7
• white flowers in spring

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

Distylium myricoides 'Spg-3-007'
Spring Frost white-flush isu tree

Spring Frost is a compact, spreading evergreen shrub with white new growth held by red stems. In late winter, burgundy red flowers are interesting in the winter landscape.

• evergreen shrub to 3' tall × 4' wide
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• red flowers in winter
• spring foliage is pinkish-white becoming green

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $36.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Distylium 'Piidist-I'
Emerald Heights isu tree

Emerald Heights is an attractive dense and compact selection with an upright habit. Foliage is dark green and glossy. It has small reddish-maroon flowers in winter.

• evergreen shrub to 5' tall × 5' wide
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy
• red-maroon flowers in winter

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

Distylium 'Piidist-III'
First Editions Coppertone isu tree

This rounded evergreen shrub's blue-green foliage emerges with a rich, coppery-red glow. In winter, look for the small red flowers which adorn the stems.

• evergreen shrub to 4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• red flowers in winter

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $30.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Dryopteris ×australis
Dixie wood fern

Although perfectly content in average garden soil, in damp spots it can reach nearly 4' tall. Like other ferns, this one is pretty much deer proof.

• native evergreen fern to 3'–4'
• plant in light shade to full shade
• hardy
• deer resistant
• tolerant of both moist and dry shade

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

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
autumn fern

Autumn fern is a colorful fern with pink fiddleheads that turn coppery orange 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
• deer resistant
• new growth is brilliant coppery-orange

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

Dryopteris wallichiana 'Hollasic'
Jurrasic Gold wood fern

A selection whose new spring growth is golden orange. Like many ferns, this one prefers rich, moist woodsy soil along with shade.

• evergreen fern to 24"
• plant in shade
• hardy
• deer resistant
• bright yellow-gold new foliage

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

Edgeworthia chrysantha
golden paperbush

Small deciduous shrub with nodding terminal clusters of very fragrant yellow flowers clothed with silky hairs. Flowers in winter. Plant in sun to shade in a site with moist, rich, well-drained soil.

• deciduous shrub to 4'–6' tall
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy zone 7
• fragrant yellow/white flowers in winter–early spring

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $38.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Epimedium ×rubrum
fairy wings

A deciduous Epimedium whose leaves emerge with a red flush and fade to green.

• herbaceous perennial to 2'
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• red and white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Epimedium ×versicolor 'Sulphureum'
yellow fairy wings

This is a reliable and long lived perennial for the shade garden where it will form patches of mostly evergreen foliage. Spikes of yellow flowers emerge in spring and are followed by delicate appearing but very tough foliage.

• herbaceous perennial to 14"
• plant in shade
• hardy
• yellow flowers in spring
• deer resistant

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

Epimedium ×warleyense 'Orange Queen'
fairy wings

A lighter coppery orange flower than the typical E. ×warleyense. Slightly more compact too. This variety spreads slowly on rhizomes to make a colony.

• herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• orange flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

Epimedium wushanense 'Sandy Claws'
fairy wings

'Sandy Claws' has large leathery lance-shaped maroon leaves with spiny margins. Plants are topped with creamy yellow flowers. Leaf color mellows to dark green by summer.

• evergreen herbaceous perennial to 16"
• plant in shaade, tolerates dry soils
• hardy to zone 5
• creamy yellow flowers in spring
• new foliage emerges red

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Erica ×darleyensis 'Kramer's Rote'
winter heath

A dense ground cover mounding, evergreen shrub. Thrives in rocky, unimproved soils, and needs little to no care when established. Needs excellent drainage.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• red flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $26.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
robin's plantain

This tough, spreading ground covering perennial makes mats of silvery foliage. Palest lavender flowers rise above the leaves in late spring. An excellent choice for those tough dry shade spots.

• evergreen perennial to 12"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• pale lavender to white flowers in spring

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

Erysimum linifolium
Sunstrong Orange alpine wallflower

Clusters of bright orange flowers for a long time make this wall flower stand out in a crowd.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• deep orange flowers in spring

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Euphorbia 'KM-MM024'
Miner's Merlot wood spurge

Dark foliage varies with age from wine-red to dark-purple to olive-green.

• herbaceous perennial to 24"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• deer resistant
• drought tolerant

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

Euphorbia ×martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'
variegated wood spurge

Variegated leaves emerge with reddish tones and age to chartreuse and blue-green variegated. Very colorful.

• evergreen perennial to 18"
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy
• gold and lime flowers in spring–summer
• deer resistant
• drought tolerant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum'
leopard plant

A semi-evergreen perennial for part-sun with large glossy green leaves spotted with yellow. In fall, yellow flowers rise up over the clump. A great hosta replacement. Grown as a houseplant in colder parts of the country.

• evergreen herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• yellow flowers in October–November
• irregular gold spots on leathery leaves

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Forsythia ×intermedia 'Lynwood'
forsythia

This forsythia is very heavy blooming with larger-than-usual bright yellow flowers in early spring.

• deciduous flowering shrub to 6'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 5–8
• yellow flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Fothergilla ×intermedia 'Mount Airy'
fothergilla

Fantastic native. All the fothergillas have simply 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
• white flowers in early spring
• deer resistant
• fragrant flowers, excellent fall color

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Galium odoratum
sweet woodruff

A lovely low ground cover with star-shaped leaves beneath clusters of tiny flowers. Leaves are fragrant and commonly used as a flavoring agent.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in shade
• hardy
• white flowers in late spring

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 32

Gaura lindheimeri 'Walsilfou'
Walberton's Silver Fountain variegated wand flower

White flowers and variegated green and white foliage mark this variety.

• native herbaceous perennial to 24"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 6–9
• white flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• leaves edged in white

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Geranium 'Azure Rush'
cranesbill

A compact (at 18" tall), less aggressive and neater in form than 'Rozanne' with a lighter blue 2.5" flower. Fragrant foliage too. 'Azure Rush' is a long blooming perennial effective in a border or spilling over a rock wall.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• light blue flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

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

Geranium ×cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'
cranesbill

This geranium prefers shade over sun and is great as a small scale ground cover with attractive evergreen foliage year round. White flowers in spring for about six weeks.

• evergreen herbaceous perennial to 8" × 24"
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy
• white to very pale pink flowers in April–May
• deer resistant

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

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Spessart'
cranesbill

This geranium is mat-forming and covered in spring with white flowers blushed with the palest pink. Spreading slowly by rhizomes, some of the oldest leaves turn bright red and yellow during autumn.

• evergreen herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in shade
• hardy
• white with pink blush flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• a superb small scale ground cover for shade

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
white bloody cranesbill

A white flowered perennial geranium that will spread up to 3' wide. Flowers appear in late spring. The foliage may turn reddish in the fall. 'Album' is a winner of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white flowers in late spring–early summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'
daylily

A tetraploid. Dark purple flowers have a yellow throat.

• herbaceous perennial to 33"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 4–9
• dark purple flowers in summer

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Hemerocallis 'Black Arrowhead'
daylily

A spider-form flower that is mauve-purple with a plum purple middle star-shaped section that outlines a green throat. Midseason.

• herbaceous perennial to 34"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 4–9
• 7.5" purple flowers in summer
• huge flowers

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Hemerocallis 'Double Pardon Me'
daylily

A double flowered sport of 'Pardon Me', reliably repeated through summer.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun to part sun
• hardy
• double fuchsia flowers in summer
• a repeat bloomer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Hemerocallis 'Sunday Gloves'
daylily

Loosely ruffled, 5" wide, white flowers have a pale yellow eye and a tiny celery green throat.

• herbaceous perennial to 27"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 4–8
• white with pale yellow eye flowers in summer, reblooming

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

Heptacodium miconioides
seven-son's tree

A deciduous small tree with great beauty from the September white fragrant flowers; pink to red bracts in October, and white to tan flaking bark on trunks in winter.

• tree to 15'–25' tall
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• white flowers in summer
• red calyces fruit in fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• fragrant flowers followed by pink to red calyces

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

Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain'
coral bells

An old fashioned, but still popular seed strain that has silver leaves with green veins.

• native herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in part sun
• hardy

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Heuchera 'Glitter'
coral bells

A new variety with purple and silver variegated leaves and topped with stalks covered in small hot pink flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 10"
• plant in shade
• hardy
• deep pink flowers in early to mid summer
• silver with black veined foliage

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

Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia 'Palace Purple'
coral bells

An oldie but a goodie. The original purple leaved-heuchera and the 1991 Perennial Plant of the Year.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in part sun
• hardy

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15

Heuchera 'Southern Comfort'
coral bells

Huge cinnamon-peach leaves and a lush habit. This plant makes a bold foliage statement. Creamy white flowers erupt in late summer. Foliage color changes from cinnamon peach to burnished copper to amber.

• herbaceous perennial to 14"
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy
• white flowers in summer
• glowing copper to amber colored foiage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Hibiscus syriacus 'Rosina'
Pollypetite dwarf rose of Sharon

A dwarf rose of Sharon with pale pink flowers.

• deciduous shrub to 4'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• pink flowers in summer

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Hosta 'Humpback Whale'
hosta

A massive sized hosta of blue-green corrugated leaves that fade to green in summer.

• herbaceous perennial to 3' tall–7' wide
• plant in part sun
• hardy zone 4–9
• near white flowers in summer

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo'
Incrediball smooth hydrangea

Incrediball is an improved 'Annabelle' just 4' tall with huge 12" white flower clusters in summer on sturdy stems that do not flop over.

• flowering shrub to 4'–5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Hydrangea macrophylla 'McKRed'
Grateful Red bigleaf hydrangea

A red-flowered variety. In acidic soils they will tend to be purplish. Burgundy fall foliage.

• deciduous shrub to 3'
• plant in part sun
• hardy zone 7–9
• red to purple flowers in early summer
• best red color in neutral pH

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bailpanone'
Little Hottie compact panicle hydrangea

A compact form with large flowers. A heat tolerant cultivar bred for the south. Flowers emerge green, turn pure white, then fade to pink in the fall.

• deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokrathirteen'
Sweet Summer panicle hydrangea

This medium-sized panicled hydrangea was selected for the sheer number of conical flower heads it produces each year in midsummer. Expect the flower panicles to age to rose on the plant.

• deciduous shrub to 4'–5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white changing to pink flowers in summer

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

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 sun
• hardy zone 4–8
• lime to cream white flowers in summer–early fall
• flower heads remain attractive through winter

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

Hydrangea paniculata 'Renba'
Berry White panicle hydrangea

Flower heads start off white in July and progress to pink, intense raspberry red and finally wine red.

• deciduous shrub to 7'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• white to pink flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Hydrangea paniculata 'SMNHPPH'
Limelight Prime panicle hydrangea

An improvement over the popular cultivar Limelight. More compact size. Blooms earlier and longer. Flowers show brighter pinks as they age, and stronger stems prevent flopping over.

• deciduous shrub to 6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 3–8
• white to pink flowers in summer

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Hydrangea quercifolia 'PIIHQ-I'
Jetstream compact oakleaf hydrangea

Jetstream is a compact plant which won't flop. The leaf-spot resistant leaves turn rich orange-red in fall and the long flower panicles held on strong stems fade from pure white to pink and finally rose. The orange bark is exceptional in winter.

• native flowering deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy zone 5
• white flowers in early summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Autumn Fire'
tall sedum

Considered to be an improvement over the industry standard 'Autumn Joy' with taller stems, larger flower heads and a longer period of bloom.

• succulent to 24"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• rose pink flowers in late summer

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Hypericum calycinum 'Crowthyp'
Fiesta St. John's wort

A ground cover with chartreuse yellow, cream, and green variegated foliage with some pink tinges.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• yellow flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Hypericum ×inodorum 'Kolmiglow'
Magical Midnight Glow St. John's wort

Bright yellow flowers are followed by long lasting red berries atop bronze-green foliage. This hybrid is commonly grown in the cut flower market and the berried-stems are used in floral displays.

• shrub to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 6–9
• yellow flowers in early summer
• red fruit in summer into fall
• deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Ilex 'Sadie Scudder'
variegated holly

This is a very choice evergreen holly with an upright growth habit and creamy yellow mottled foliage. The intensity of the variegation shifts as the season progresses. This is a reputed Ilex cornuta × Ilex pernyi hybrid.

• evergreen shrub to 8'–12'
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy
• creamy yellow mottled leaves and upright growth habit

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'
male winterberry holly

A male clone with a rounded form.

• native deciduous shrub to 5'–6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman'
male winterberry holly

A male clone with a rounded form.

• deciduous shrub to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
winterberry holly

A female clone which will produce copious red berries in winter if pollinated that provide food for over wintering birds.

• deciduous shrub to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• white flowers in early spring
• red fruit in winter
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Illicium floridanum 'Pink Frost'
variegated Florida anise

'Pink Frost' has variegated white and green foliage that highlights the maroon-red spring flowers. Variegated foliage turns a pink-rose in cold weather. Prefers moist, but well drained soils. Highly deer resistant like all Illicium.

• native evergreen shrub to 6'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy
• burgundy flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $36.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Illicium 'Ncih1'
Scorpio red flowered compact anise

Another NC State University/Tom Ranney, Ph.D., introduction, selected for compactness and winter-hardiness (zone 6). A superb selection for sun or shade, with red star flowers which re-bloom all season. Highly deer resistant like all Illicium.

• evergreen shrub to 3'–5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• red flowers in all season
• deer resistant
• new NC State University introduction

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $36.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine'
yellow anise

Brilliant yellow foliage brightens up gardens year round. Fragrant foliage.

• native evergreen flowering shrub to 8'
• plant in part shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• pale yellow flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $36.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Iris ensata 'Darling'
Japanese iris

Iris ensata grow best in a rich, moist to wet soil, in full sun or partial shade. During the growing season, they thrive with their roots submerged, however, the water should be removed during the winter months to avoid root rot.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–9
• pale lilac-pink flowers in summer
• deer resistant

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Iris ensata 'Jell-O'
Dinner Plate Japanese iris

Ruffled dark purple flowers with yellow and white eye-zone. Iris ensata grow best in a rich, moist to wet soil, in full sun or partial shade. During the growing season, they thrive with their roots submerged, however, the water should be removed during the winter months to avoid root rot.

• herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 4–9
• grape purple flowers in summer
• double flowers

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Iris ensata 'Variegata'
variegated Japanese iris

A deer resistant iris equally at home in average soils to bog gardens. Violet flowers appear in late spring.

• herbaceous perennial to 32"
• plant in sun to partial shade
• hardy zone 4–9
• lavender-blue flowers in late spring
• deer resistant
• striking white margined foliage

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $34.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Iris 'Frisky Frolic'
intermediate bearded iris

Standards are pinkish and the falls are purple with a slight speckling of peach.

• herbaceous perennial to 26"
• plant in sun to partial shade
• hardy
• pink and purple flowers in spring

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

Iris germanica 'Rosalie Figge'
German iris

A reblooming iris. Bicolor flowers have violet standards and dark violet falls with a smattering of white.

• herbaceous perennial to 30"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• purple flowers in late summer–fall

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

Iris 'Hemstitched'
tall bearded iris

A reblooming iris. White standards and falls with a violet stitched edge.

• herbaceous perennial to 32"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• white and violet flowers in spring

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

Iris 'Immortality'
tall bearded iris

Pure white blooms in late spring and again in late summer.

• perennial to 30"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• white flowers in summer–early fall

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

Iris 'Jump Start'
intermediate bearded iris

Purple-red standards with burgundy black falls and an orange beard.

• herbaceous perennial to 23"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• purple flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Iris 'Starting Fresh'
tall bearded iris

The standards clean white suffused with yellow at base, the falls are white with a light purple rim, and the beards are orange.

• herbaceous perennial to 37"
• plant in sun
• zone 5
• white and lavender flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Iris 'Well Endowed'
tall bearded iris

Large yellow blooms have white highlights beneath the beard. Reblooms in fall.

• herbaceous perennial to 40"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• yellow flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Isotoma fluviatilis
blue star creeper

A tiny spreading ground cover perennial to just 1" tall with tiny blue flowers. Great for between stones.

• herbaceous perennial to 2"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• blue flowers in summer

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
Virginia sweetspire

Deciduous shrub reaching 4'–6' high, with long white racemes of fragrant flowers in spring and brilliant reddish-purple fall color. Native to wet or moist soils, does well in full sun to shade.

• native deciduous shrub to 4'–6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–9
• white flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• brilliant fall color, tolerant of wet sites

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Itea virginica 'Sprich'
Little Henry dwarf Virginia sweetspire

Spreading habit makes it a great ground cover shrub. tolerant of wet sites. More compact than 'Henry's Garnet'.

• native deciduous shrub to 2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–9
• fragrant white flowers in summer
• deer resistant
• good fall color, wet site tolerant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $34.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Juncus effusus f. spiralis 'Big Twister'
corkscrew rush

Thrives in wet site or average moisture.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"–18"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• deer resistant
• corkscrew leaves

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

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'
double flowered Japanese kerria

A double flowered form of this spring blooming shrub. An RHS Award of Merit winner. Green stems carry orange-yellow pompoms.

• deciduous shrub to 10'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–8
• yellow (orange-yellow) flowers in spring

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

Lagerstroemia 'DJ 01-14'
Indulgence Vanilla Gelato crepe myrtle

Shiny burgundy leaves provide a dramatic foil to the the light pink flowers which are borne most of the summer.

• large deciduous shrub to small tree to 10'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 7–10
• pale pink and white flowers in summer
• shiny burgundy foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Lagerstroemia 'DJ 05-14'
Indulgence Strawberry Gelato crepe myrtle

Dark leaves. Compact habit. Pink flowers in summer.

• small tree to large shrub to 10'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 7–10
• bright pink flowers in summer
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Lagerstroemia 'DJ 06-14'
Indulgence Raspberry Gelato crepe myrtle

Dark leaves. Compact habit. deep rose-red flowers in summer.

• large shrub to small tree to 10'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 7–10
• deep rose flowers in summer
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Lavandula stoechas 'Silver Anouk'
Spanish lavender

This lavender is a standout in the garden with its stunning, bright white-grey foliage. Abundant purple flowers contrast beautifully with the leaves. A great evergreen plant for year-round interest. Quite tolerant of Southern summers.

• evergreen sub-shrub to 30"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 6–9
• violet flowers in late spring
• deer resistant

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

Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'
brass buttons

A low growing ground cover with black-tinted ferny leaves and an indefinite stoloniferous spread. Flowers are insignificant.

• herbaceous perennial to 4"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• yellow flowers in summer

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Leptospermum scoparium 'Kiwi'
tea tree

A small-leaved 10' tall evergreen New Zealand shrub covered with 1/2" red/pink flowers in summer. Drought tolerant once established. Leaves are fragrant when crushed. This shrub has a nice habit ... naturally rounded. Prefers some protection from summer humidity ... good airflow and part shade. But otherwise easy to grow.

• shrub to 4'
• plant in sun
• 8a/7b
• deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Liatris spicata 'Floristan Weiss'
blazing star

A pure white version of this native perennial.

• native herbaceous perennial to 24"–30"
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy
• white flowers in summer

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

Lilium martagon 'Claude Shride'
Turk's cap lily

A dark red, downward facing turks-cap lily with up to 40 flowers per stalk. An early blooming lily (May). Lilium martagon is prone to rot in water retentive soils. Drought tolerant. Prefers to be dry in the summer.

• herbaceous perennial to 4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• dark burgundy reflexed flowers in late spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

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
• blue and white flowers in spring to summer

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Lobelia ×speciosa 'PAS1302716'
Starship Scarlet Bronze Leaf cardinal flower

The clear-red flowers of cardinal flower are set off by the bronze to black foliage of this hybrid selection. Thrives in moist soils.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun to part shade, moist soil
• hardy
• red flowers in summer
• bronze/black foliage

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

Loropetalum chinense 'Irodori'
Jazz Hands variegated Chinese fringe flower

Foliage highly spattered with white and fuchsia colored flowers make for one knockout show.

• flowering evergreen shrub to 4'–6' × 4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• bright pink flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• variegated foliage

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $36.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Lychnis ×haageana 'Lumina Bronze Leaf Red'
campion

Dark bronze- green leaves contrast with the saturated red flowers. Short-lived, but self sows.

• herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• red flowers in spring–summer
• bronze green foliage

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Lysimachia 'Midnight Sun'
creeping Jenny

Deep purple to almost chocolate-brown foliage trails well over stones or a pot edge and is followed by bright yellow flowers in summer.

• herbaceous perennial to 4" tall, 24" spread
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 6–10
• yellow flowers in spring–summer
• chocolate-brown foliage is its strong point

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 20

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
golden creeping Jenny

Golden creeping Jenny is a low-growing evergreen ground cover with rounded, golden yellow leaves. In summer, it produces many cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers.

• evergreen ground cover to 2" × 30"
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 3
• yellow flowers in summer
• wet-site tolerant

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

Mixed irises

Mixed color bearded irises that were delivered to us under the wrong name. They are named cultivars, just not ones that we can identify.

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

Monarda 'Balbalmose'
Balmy Rose beebalm

A dwarf (and thus less floppy) beebalm with rosy red flowers. Powdery mildew resistant.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–8
• deep pink flowers in late spring–early summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'
beebalm

A medium sized beebalm with pink flowers. Spreads vigorously by rhizomes and so you may have to check its growth annually.

• native herbaceous perennial to 28"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• pink flowers in late spring–early summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Myriopteris lanosa
hairy lip fern

Also known as Cheilanthes lanosa in the trade. The native North American chelanthoids have been placed into the genus Myriopteris. A small sun-loving fern that likes full sun and well-drained, lean soil. A perfect foliage plant in a rock garden around your cacti and agave.

• evergreen fern to 12"
• plant in sun
• hardy

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

Nassella tenuissima
Mexican feather grass

Compact clumps of hair-fine emerald green blades. Equally fine, goldish early spring flower age to buff. Ethereal.

• grass to 1'–2'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• platinum blonde flowers in spring–summer

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Neolepisorus fortunei
Fortune's ribbon fern

Fortune's ribbon fern is a striking, non-frilly fern with long, narrow fronds 18" long but only 1.5" across. It is marginally hardy for us in Raleigh and is best sited where it receives some winter protection. It makes a slowly, slowly creeping clump to a few feet wide after many years.

• evergreen fern to 18"
• plant in shade
• hary zone 8a/7b
• deer resistant

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1

Nepeta 'Psfike'
Little Trudy catmint

A drought tolerant dwarf form of catmint with a low spreading habit and a long blooming season. Atop a finely textured, aromatic, silvery foliage, its profuse purple-violet flowers are on permanent display from late spring to late summer.

• herbaceous perennial to 10"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• purple flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• fragrant foliage

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou'
showy primrose

Nearly ever-blooming delicate, light pink flowers. Thriving with little to no care, it makes a great ground cover for dry slopes and other low maintenance areas.

• herbaceous perennial to 8”–10” tall
• plant in sun
• hardy
• pink and white flowers in summer
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Osmunda cinnamomea
cinnamon fern

Hardy fern for shade. Spore-bearing fronds appear in rich, handsome, cinnamon tints.

• deciduous fern to 36"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 4
• deer resistant

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

Paeonia 'Jacorma'
peony

A late blooming double (rose form) pink. Fragrant.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• pink flowers in spring

Container size: 8"
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Paeonia lactiflora 'Leslie Peck'
peony

A single pink flower (Japanese form) in midseason. Produces lots of side buds for a long bloom season.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• pink flowers in spring

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Mother's Choice'
peony

Fully double flowers that are creamy white with a faint pink blush. Fragrant. Strong stems are less likely to flop over. Late season peony. Gold Medal winner from the American Peony Society.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• creamy white flowers in spring

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Victoire de la Marne'
peony

Strong fragrance. This selection was created just after WWI and named after the battle of Marne, France. Flowers late in the season.

• winter hardy herbaceous peony to 30"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• fuchsia full double flowers in spring
• deer resistant
• great cutflower

Container size: 4 Qt
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
peony

An early-season bloomer with semi-double coral-pink flowers which fade to apricot-pink. Fragrant. To 32" tall. Winner of the American Peony Society gold medal and landscape merit award. 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 32"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• coral flowers in spring

Container size: 8"
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Paeonia 'Sword Dance'
peony

A Japanese form (single) flower. Late season.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• magenta-red flowers in spring

Container size: 8"
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Penstemon barbatus 'Novapenrub'
Rock Candy Ruby golden-beard penstemon

A compact penstemon with red flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun and well drained soil
• hardy zone 6–9
• red flowers in spring

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

Penstemon 'Delfts Blue Riding Hood'
beard tongue

Beautiful, pure blue tubular flowers rise 1' above the basal foliage. Drought tolerant, well drained soil and a sunny location are recommended

• winter-hardy perennial to 1'
• plant in sun and well drained soil
• hardy zone 5–9
• blue to lavender flowers in spring

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

Perovskia 'Little Spire'
compact Russian sage

Have you always admired the look of a large Russian sage bush with its spikes of blue flowers and silvery leaves, but thought you didn't have space? Check out 'Little Spire', which has all the same characteristics in a mini size! Bonus—it is also drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and low-maintenance!

• herbaceous perennial to 2'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• blue-purple flowers in mid to late summer
• deer resistant
• drought tolerant

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

Philodendron 'Hope'
hardy philodendron

Normally a tropical houseplant, this selection has proven to be able to survive outside in North Carolina gardens. Very late to emerge from dormancy ... at least June.

• perennial to 4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• zone 7b–10

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

Phlox paniculata 'Bartwelve'
Flame Pink garden phlox

A dwarf selection of summer phlox, indispensable for months of showy flowers and pollinator support.

• native herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• pink flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Phlox paniculata 'David'
garden phlox

A classic mildew resistant Phlox with clusters of pure white flowers in summer.

• native herbaceous perennial to 40"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Phlox paniculata
Flame Pro Violet Charme garden phlox

A compact selection. The flowers are bicolor purple with a white eye.

• native herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 4 –9
• purple and white flowers in summer

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

Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'
garden phlox

A mildew resistant cultivar with fragrant flowers.

• native herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• soft pink flowers in summer
• fragrant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'
garden phlox

Brightly colored flowers. The new leaves are burgundy-bronze and age to green.

• native herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• cherry red flowers in summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple'
creeping phlox

A mat-forming species for part sun locations.

• native herbaceous perennial to 8"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• purple flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Cushion Blue'
moss phlox

An evergreen mat-forming perennial with lavender blue flowers. Prefers well drained soil.

• native evergreen perennial to 6"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• lavender flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill'
moss phlox

The evergreen mat of needle-like foliage is covered in spring by fragrant rosy pink flowers. Perfect for edging, slopes, and rock gardens.

• native evergreen perennial to 6" × 30"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–8
• rosy pink, snowflake like flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 16

Phlox subulata 'Red Wing'
moss phlox

The fine evergreen foliage provides the perfect foil for the brilliant deep red-pink flowers. This is an easy and reliable native for sunny banks or shady nooks.

• native evergreen perennial to 6"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• deep red-pink flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'
moss phlox

The fine evergreen foliage provides the perfect foil for the white flowers. This is an easy and reliable native for sunny banks or shady nooks.

• native evergreen perennial to 6"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 15

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Tuilad'
Lady in Red ninebark

Redder foliage than the older cultivar 'Diabolo', the red-bronze foliage adds color to the garden all summer.

• native deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 3–8
• pink to white flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• red-bronze foliage all summer

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

Podophyllum peltatum
mayapple

A lovely woodland native plant that spreads by rhizomes.

• native herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in part sun
• hardy zone 4–8
• white flowers in spring
• showy umbrella-like leaves

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

Polystichum setiferum
soft shield fern

Evergreen to semi-evergreen fern with elegant glossy dark green fronds. Leaf stalks are covered with cinnamon brown scales.

• evergreen fern to 2'–3' × 3'
• plant in shade
• hardy zone 5–9
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

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

Pulmonaria 'Ocupol'
Opal opal lungwort

The pale blue flowers and dwarf habit make this cultivar unique.

• herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• pale blue flowers in spring

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

Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
lungwort

Heavily spotted leaves with flowers that are bright pink and purple.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• pink and purple flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Pulmonaria 'Shrimps on the Barbie'
lungwort

Bright pink flowers have dark purple calyces beneath them which contrast beautifully.

• herbaceous perennial to 10"
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• shrimp pink flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Pyrrosia lingua 'Limon'
tongue fern

A yellowish green-leaved selection of this spreading fern. Color is best in open shade or morning sun. In full shade, it turns green.

• evergreen fern to 10"
• plant in shade
• hardy zone 7b–10

Container size: 6" pot
Price: $26.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Quercus rubra 'Greg's Variegated'
red oak

A red oak with a leaf that looks like it has been spattered with white paint ... heaviest along the edges. Fall color is red to orange to yellow and is also flecked with white. Should grow at a nearly normal rate to about 24' in 10 years and then continuing to eventually top 75' tall and wide with great age. Oaks are excellent native shade trees and tremendous pollinator plants that can support hundreds of species of insect. They tolerate drought and air pollution too which makes them good urban trees. Hardy to zone 3.

• deciduous tree to 50'
• plant in sun
• z3
• attracts birds
• native

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $80.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Rehmannia elata
Chinese foxglove

From a low rosette of leaves arise 3' spikes of foxglove-like flowers in summer. Spreads rapidly when happy.

• perennial to 3'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• magenta to purple flowers in midsummer–early fall

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

Reineckea carnea 'Variegata'
Variegated Chinese lucky grass

Grass-like leaves are variegated with white stripes. Pink flowers are attractive but held under the canopy so you have to root around to see them.

• evergreen perennial to 6" × 20"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 7
• pink flowers in late spring or fall

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Rhododendron 'Mandarin Lights'
deciduous azalea

A deciduous azalea with a massive display of bright, mandarin orange blooms in the spring before the foliage emerges. To 5' tall. Part sun to shade.

• deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• orange flowers in spring
• attracts birds

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $35.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Rhododendron 'Ncrx3'
Perfecto Mundo Double Pink reblooming azalea

Another phenomenal introduction from NC State plant breeder Tom Ranney, Ph.D. Spring bloom is followed by a brief rest and then more flowers from summer up to frost.

• compact evergreen shrub to 3' × 3'
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy zone 6–9
• pink flowers in spring repeating in summer and fall
• lace bug resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $25.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense 'Abloom'
Amelia's Treasure Korean azalea

This cultivar seems to be so new that there is no info on it online other than the nursery source saying that it is new. Korean azalea is a very cold hardy azalea.

• semi-evergreen shrub to 3'–6'
• plant in shade
• hardy zone 4–9
• purple to lavender flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Rhodoleia henryi 'Scarlet Bells'
evergreen rose hazel

Rounded evergreen foliage is quite attractive on its own with dark tops and pale bottoms. The flowers are 2"–3" brilliant rose-pink bells that will knock your socks off in spring.

• evergreen shrub to 8'–15'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• rose-pink flowers in early spring

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $38.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Rosa 'Horcogjil'
At Last floribunda rose

Compact, disease resistant cultivar. Fragrant flowers are self-cleaning.

• woody shrub to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• apricot orange flowers in summer
• fragrant

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Rosa 'Meibenbino'
Petite Knock Out dwarf shrub rose

The Petite Knock Out rose is the first miniature Knock Out. Only 18" tall and wide so plant it in a decorative containers for your porch or patio, or in mass in the garden.

• deciduous shrub to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• raspberry red flowers in summer up to frost

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp'
rosemary

'Arp' is one of the most cold hardy rosemaries and is the one most recommended for the Raleigh area.

• evergreen shrub to 40"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• blue flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
black-eyed Susan

The classic summer herbaceous perennial black-eyed Susan (or orange coneflower) for months of bloom and pollinator support. Leave seed heads for the finches and their beautiful structure all winter long.

• native herbaceous perennial to 24"–30"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• yellow flowers in late summer–fall
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds

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

Rudbeckia maxima
great coneflower

A giant among coneflowers, this plant produces flower stalks that are 6'+ in height atop a tuft of large bluish leaves. The leaves themselves are an ornamental feature.

• native perennial to 6'–8' in flower
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 6–9
• yellow flowers in early summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
• pest resistant

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Sagina subulata
Irish moss

Grow on gravely soils. In Raleigh, cultivation may be difficult due to our heat and humidity so some protection is required.

• herbaceous perennial to 1"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 4
• insignificant white flowers in spring

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
bicolor baby sage

Shrubby salvia possessing flowers in shades of solid white, red and white bicolors, and solid red. Flower colors change with the spring and summer temperatures.

• semi-evergreen sub-shrub to 3'–5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• red & white flowers in spring–frost
• attracts birds and deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Sambucus nigra 'Jandeboer001'
Golden Tower black elderberry

Narrow upright growth. Offers both height and color to a small space. Leaves have a funky odor when bruised.

• deciduous shrub to 9' tall by 2.5' wide
• plant in sun
• hardy
• white flowers in summer
• glossy dark purple fruit in autumn
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
• bright yellow foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Sarsid1'
Fragrant Valley Himalayan sweet box

Fragrant Valley has a low, spreading habit with glossy deep green foliage. Sweetly scented white blooms tipped with pink appear in late winter. It's an excellent shade plant with much more vigor than other varieties of Sarcococca. It's ideal for shady, dry sites and is deer resistant.

• evergreen shrub to 1'–2' tall × 3'–4' wide
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy zone 6
• fragrant white flowers in late winter

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium 'Blaze'
common little bluestem

Blue-green foliage in summer turns reddish in fall. A small clumping native grass that remains tremendously attractive through winter.

• native perennial grass to 2'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Minsnow3'
Flirty Girl Japanese climbing hydrangea

This selection blooms at a much smaller size than normal. Blooms on old wood so do not prune until just after blooming is done.

• woody vine to 50'
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• white lacecap flowers in summer
• new leaves emerge purple

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $34.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Sedum tetractinum
Chinese sedum

Round, flattened leaves are medium green throughout the growing season, then turn a bronzy-red in the fall. In summer, plants are speckled with clusters of bright yellow flowers held on tiny stalks above the foliage.

• evergreen ground cover to 3"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• yellow flowers in summer

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Selaginella pallescens
moss fern

The feathery fronds of this prehistoric plant from the mountains of Mexico make a long-lived semi-evergreen ground-cover for the shade garden. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant and typically not bothered by deer or rabbits.

• herbaceous to 4"–10"
• plant in shade
• hardy

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Sempervivum 'Ruby Heart'
hens and chicks

This plant is particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways. It is also very attractive in containers. Prefers some protection from Raleigh's summer heat and humidity.

• herbaceous perennial to 3"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• pinkish flowers in summer
• red leaves with a green tip

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Silene uniflora 'Druett's Variegated'
sea campion

A mat-forming perennial perfect for rock walls and containers.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 4–8
• curious white flowers in summer
• variegated leaves are gray-green with a cream edge

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade'
Short's goldenrod

This 32" tall selection of the federally endangered native makes a slowly clumping mass of arching stems topped in late summer through fall with panicles of gold. It is easy in any garden soil in sun to light shade and rarely bothered by deer.

• native herbaceous perennial to 32"
• plant in sun
• zone 5
• gold flowers in late summer to fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant

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

Sporobolus heterolepis
prairie dropseed

Tussocks of very slender emerald green leaves swirling outward from the crown. Attractive seed heads in summer, which are also fragrant. A long lived, well behaved native ornamental grass.

• native grass to 2'–3' in flower
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• attracts birds and deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Stachyurus salicifolius
willow leaf spiketail

Truly one of the most striking plants throughout the year at the Aboretum. In winter, elegant, pendulous chains of white to greenish white blooms tantalize for a long time from bud to bloom. Leaves are long and narrow, measuring up to 6" in length on arching branches.

• evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub to 6'–12'
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy zone 7b–9
• yellow flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue'
Stoke's aster

The 4" wide flowers are larger than typical Stoke's aster.

• native herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• large blue flowers in summer

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

Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
Stokes' aster

Its superior traits include an abundance of 18" tall blue flowers in summer and it is sterile. Stokes' aster tolerates a wide variety of soil conditions and is easy to grow. We would have picked a newer selection to offer, but this is still the best in our minds.

• native herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• lavender-blue flowers in midsummer to fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

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
• yellow flowers in spring
• lovely lobed foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Symphoricarpos doorenbosii 'Kolmatrea'
Treasure Doorenbos snowberry

Promised to be a petite snowberry just 3' by 3' with bright pink berries in fall and likely all winter too.

• deciduous shrub to 3' × 3'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• bright pink fruit in all fall and winter

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Grape Crush'
New England aster

Naturally dense mounding habit needs no staking. Covered in dark purple flowers in early fall. Very showy and a superb pollinator plant.

• native herbaceous perennial to 26"–30"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• dark purple flowers in early fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

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

Syringa 'Grecrimdoll'
Crimson Doll lilac

Reddish buds open to fragrant reddish-pink flowers on this lilac and rapidly fade to pink. Crimson is a bit of a stretch. A bit shorter than other lilacs at just 5' tall and wide. Sometimes reblooms in summer, we are told this is quite heat tolerant but haven't grown it ourselves.

• deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• reddish pink flowers in spring

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

Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'JN Upright Select'
Violet Uprising Manchurian lilac

We look forward to trying this new selection with its 12" upright panicles of violet flowers.

• deciduous shrub to 6'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 3b–8
• 12" panicles of violet flowers in late spring–summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern

Native to the eastern United States including North Carolina. Forms a spreading colony in woodland conditions.

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

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

Tiarella 'Fingerpaint'
foamflower

This exceptional selection of foamflower puts out bright lime-green spring foliage with a darkly contrasting blotch along the veins. This tiarella will slowly spread to form a nice patch in a shady garden. Foamy white flowers dance over the spring leaves.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in shade
• hardy
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $14.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 19

Vaccinium corymbosum 'FL09-216'
Hello Darlin highbush blueberry

This is a compact cultivar. Blueberries do double duty producing top quality edible fruit and as ornamental shrubs with multiple seasons of interest: flowers, fruit, red fall foliage and interesting winter twigs. Plant more than one cultivar for cross pollination.

• native fruiting shrub to 5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• white flowers in spring
• blue fruit in early summer
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
• red fall foliage

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $26.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Veronica 'Blue Skywalker'
speedwell

Slender 30" tall spikes of blue and color and verticality to the summer garden. Great cut flower and pollinator plant as well

• herbaceous perennial to 30" in flower
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 4–8
• blue flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Viburnum macrocephalum
Chinese snowball

Large round flower clusters emerge green and quickly turn white.

• deciduous shrub to 15'
• plant in sun
• hardy zone 6–9
• white flowers in spring

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

Viburnum 'Nantucket'
hybrid viburnum

'Nantucket' is a 2008 release from the U.S. National Arboretum’s breeding program. Selected for large, mildly fragrant, abundant flowers that cover it in spring, dark semi-evergreen leaves, and upright form. Its size is easily controlled by pruning after it finishes flowering.

• semi-evergreen flowering shrub to 12'
• plant in sun to part sun
• hardy zone 5–8
• white flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• fragrant

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

Viburnum ×pragense
Prague viburnum

Gorgeous lustrous evergreen foliage much like its leatherleaf viburnum parent but better with smaller leaves. A good flowering screening plant. Needs to be sheared to be kept tightly branched. Fruit persists all winter.

• evergreen shrub to 8'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• fragrant spherical clusters of small white flowers in late spring
• red to black fruit in fall
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 2

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 zone 3–9
• white flowers in late spring
• blue-black fruit in fall
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
• great fall foliage color

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Viburnum prunifolium 'Summer Magic'
blackhaw viburnum

New foliage emerges bright red, turns pink and then green through summer, then red and yellow in fall. This selection is more compact than the wild type and tends not to set fruit. Combine with a native red honeysuckle.

• native deciduous tree to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy
• creamy white flowers in spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• red new growth and fall foliage

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Viburnum 'Spg-3-02'
Moonlit Lace hybrid 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. Expect a low, wide plant 4' tall by 5' wide.

• compact evergreen shrub to 4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 7–9
• 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: 2

Weigela florida 'SMNWFRP'
Sonic Bloom Pure Pink weigela

A dwarf cultivar with arching branches covered with flowers in summer.

• deciduous shrub to 4'
• plant in sun
• hardy
• pink flowers in summer

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 1