Spring Plant Sale (On-site)

Tired of winter? Ready for spring? We are, and we're kicking the season off right with a hybrid plant sale (on-site and online). This year's spring plant sale opens with an online sale and ends with our traditional on-site sale during our Raulston Blooms! Spring Festival

Our sales have a reputation for including hot new introductions, hard to find specialty plants, and our favorite reliable performers. This sale has it all. Our horticulturists have been busy creating an amazing plant list including plants from greenhouses and nurseries around the country!

JCRA members shop our sales first. It is our way of saying, "thank you for the continued support." Not a member, join today! We are passionate about connecting people with plants and love our plant-loving community.

Members-only Preview Sale – Friday, April 25, 2025, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Public sale – Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Our in-person sale has an amazing selection of plants. Raulston Blooms! is a ticketed event. Tickets are free for members. We love celebrating spring with Raulston Blooms! It's a beautiful time of year to spend the day in the garden with your family and friends.

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

2025 Spring Plant Sale Preview

Some plants are available in limited quantities. Arrive early for the best selection.

Note: The quantities listed below are accurate at the start of the sale.

Acer diabolicum
devil maple

A deciduous tree from Japan with a broad rounded form that grows up to 30' with age. Tolerates a wide variety of soil types. The 5-lobed leaves have an attractive dentate edge but unfortunately no fall color. Unlike most maples, this species possesses attractive flowers that are small, plentiful, and colorful (purple on males, yellow on females). The curious specific name is said to refer to the two horn-like, styles attached to the nutlets between the wings. Dioecious so you will only get to see the horned fruit if you have both a male and female.

• deciduous tree to 30'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: bareroot newly potted - lightly rooted
Price: $40.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Acer palmatum 'Gold Digger'
coral-bark Japanese maple

A Japanese maple with winter interest as the bark is light yellow at the base of the branches shifting to orange at the tips. New leaves are often a peach color with darker red tips. Leaves mature to a solid green during the summer. Fall color on the leaves typically starts yellow and can mature to a bold red.

• deciduous tree to 9'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• excellent fall color

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $38.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Acer palmatum 'Golden Falls'
Japanese maple

A strong weeping habit and bright chartreuse summer leaves. You need to stake it at whatever height you want it and let it weep down from there. Unstaked plants will grow like a groundcover along the ground. Fall color is orange to red.

• deciduous tree to 6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $100.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito'
Japanese maple

A dwarf linearilobum cultivar. 'Koto-no-ito' means harp strings, referring to its very narrow leaves that dance in the wind. In spring, leaves emerge bright green changing to medium green for summer. Fall leaf color is golden yellow.

• deciduous tree to 6'–9'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $55.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Acer palmatum 'Manyô-no-sato'
Japanese maple

Leaves are deeply divided with narrow lobes and variegated. Leafs out in the spring purple-red with chartreuse variegation. The purple red color fades to a mauve red, then to green in full sun during the summer. Turns to bright orange to red in the autumn. 'Manyo-no-sato' translates roughly as 'Village of 10,000 Leaves' which is a reference to an anthology of Japanese classical poetry, the Man'yōshū which contains thousands of poems. Each leaf of this tree is its own poem.

• deciduous tree to 6' tall × 4' wide
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $100.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Acer palmatum 'Peve Starfish'
Japanese maple

This amazing convexum group Japanese maple from the Netherlands makes a small tree with curiously cupped leaves giving a 3-D effect. The foliage emerges brilliant scarlet before turning maroon. Subsequent summer flushes are again bright cherry for a two-toned effect. Fall color is again fire-engine red.

• small tree to 6'–8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $55.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Acer palmatum 'Ukigumo'
Japanese maple

A heavily variegated form of light green and cream with some pink. Fall colors are whites, pinks, purples, yellows and oranges. Would do best with some afternoon shade to keep the white from burning. 'Ukigumo' means 'Floating Clouds'.

• deciduous tree to 10'–12'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $125.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Achillea millefolium 'FLORACHYE2'
Milly Rock Yellow Terracotta Improved yarrow

Compact mounding form with bright flowers all summer (as long as spent blooms are pinched off). Performs best in well-drained soils.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'x1'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• light terracotta flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

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

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
golden sweet flag

A small (to 15") grass-like plant with brilliant butter-yellow variegated foliage. Good for accent, mass plantings, water's edge, or shallow ponds. Excellent choice to brighten up a dark moist area of the garden.

• herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 5

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

Adiantum 'Golden Michael'
maidenhair fern

This excellent garden fern features yellow-tinged foliage contrasting against the dark black stipes. Spreads slowly into a 3' wide patch.

• semi-evergreen fern to 6"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $13.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

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.

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

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

Aesculus parviflora
bottlebrush buckeye

Bottlebrush buckeye is a deciduous shrub with a spreading growth habit and upright panicles of white flowers in summer. Although it is widely promoted, it is still not the most easily found shrub. Resistant to the leaf scorch that plagues most Aesculus, bottlebrush buckeye, since it does not lose its leaves to scorch, rewards you in the autumn with yellow fall color.

• deciduous shrub to 8'–15'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• white flowers in spring
• native

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $28.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Aesculus pavia
red buckeye

The ruby-throated hummingbirds will flock to your garden for a sip from the tall, red panicles of tubular flowers of this southeastern US native. The large palmate leaves are some of the first to emerge in late winter and give the plant a bold look during the summer.

• flowering tree to 15'–20'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 4
• red flowers in spring
• native

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

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
carpet bugle

'Catlin's Giant' features bronze-green foliage and whorls of blue flowers on spikes up to 8" tall. Flowers appear in April-May. Does very well in shady areas where grass will not grow. Spreads via stolons and can spread aggressively in ideal conditions.

• evergreen groundcover to <1'
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 4
• blue-purple flowers in spring

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

Ampelaster carolinianus
climbing aster

Native, vining aster with lavender flowers in fall. Produces woody stems that do not die back.

• woody vine to 12' w/support
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• rosy pink flowers in fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• flowers are fragrant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Arachniodes davalliaeformis
shiny bristle fern

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

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

Container size: 3 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Arthropodium cirrhatum
renga lily

Clumps of 2' long by 4" wide strap-shaped leaves arch out from a central rosette. 3' tall flower stalks are topped with small white flowers featuring tri-colored purple, white and yellow stamens in summer. A great plant for massing in a bed. Tolerant of salt spray and drought, but it is susceptible to snail and slug damage. Native to New Zealand. Renga is the Maori name for this plant and they used to cultivate it for its edible rhizomes.

• herbaceous perennial to 1-3'
• plant in sun or shade
• hardy to zone 8
• whtie flowers

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 22

Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed

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

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

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

Asimina triloba
pawpaw

Pawpaws are a native fruit tree with tropical-like fruits. The luscious taste is beloved by those in the know. You will need 2 or more plants to have the necessary cross pollination for good fruit set. A must for the 'edimental' gardener.

• deciduous tree to 25'–30''
• plant in sun to partial shade
• hardy to zone 5
• maroon flowers in spring
• green fruit in summer
• native, edible fruit

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $24.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

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: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
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 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Begonia 'Death March Dapple'
begonia

An extremely large Begonia species with stems to 3' and stunning 'angel wing like' foliage with some mottling, collected in Vietnam on the remote Five Fingers mountain range at 8300' by Dan Hinkley. The cultivar name was coined by Dan because he was lost, in complete darkness and exhausted when he discovered it.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 8

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

Brugmansia 'Inca Sun'
dwarf angel's trumpet

One of the most floriferous of all angel's trumpets, starting earlier than most and flowering continuously through summer. Performs best when given plenty of water and plenty of fertilizer. Grows as much as 8' in a single season before dying back to the ground during winter in zones 8 and lower.

• die-back shrub to 8'
• plant in sun
• root hardy to zone 7b
• peachy-yellow flowers in summer up to frost
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
• fragrant night blooming flowers are 6" wide trumpets

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $25.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Callirhoe bushii
Bush's poppy mallow

An slightly more upright form of Callirhoe which blooms for many months with magenta poppy-like flowers. Native.

• native herbaceous perennial to 2' × 2'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• 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: 10

Canna musifolia
banana canna

A gigantic Canna grown for its tropical foliage rather than its insignificant flowers. Incredibly tropical looking.

• herbaceous perennial to 14'
• plant in sun
• hardy semi-hardy
• red flowers in summer

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

Carex 'ET CRX01'
Feather Falls variegated sedge

This hybrid between three species is a cascading mound of evergreen, white striped grassy foliage.

• grass-like perennial to 18"–24" by 3'–4' wide
• plant in part sun to light shade
• hardy to zone 5
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $13.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri'
hinoki falsecypress

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

• evergreen shrub to 2'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4

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

Chionanthus retusus
Chinese fringe tree

One of the best flowering trees for the landscape. Rough warty bark holds up the rounded glossy green foliage. White, strappy-petaled flowers completely cover the tree in spring. Golden fall color.

• deciduous tree to 20'–35'
• plant in sun to partial shade
• hardy to zone 5
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Chionanthus retusus 'China Doll'
Chinese fringe tree

A compact version of this incredible flowering tree. Covered in millions of small fragrant white flowers in spring. Chinese fringe trees alternate between heavily flowering years and light flowering years.

• deciduous tree to 20'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• white flowers in spring

Container size: 2 gal
Price: $55.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Clematis 'Kilian Donahue'
reblooming clematis

All the descriptions of this plant say the flowers open ruby red and mature to fuchsia but we have yet to see a picture actually showing a red flower. Expect bright pink, very large flowers with a darker stripe down the center of each petal. It starts flowering relatively early and is a good repeat bloomer. Prune off dead wood in spring after the buds start swelling.

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

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Clematis 'Rooguchi'
clematis

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

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

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $32.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Clethra barbinervis 'Takeda Nishiki'
First Snow Japanese clethra

This summer flowering shrub is heavily speckled and spotted with white variegation. Spring and fall often brings tints of pink to the foliage and stems as well. Fragrant spikes of small flowers are similar to our native summersweet. Found on Shikoku Island by Mr. Takeda. With age, the cinnamon peeling bark can be exceptional.

• shrub to 5'
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy to zone 7
• white flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Costus curvibracteatus
orange tulip ginger

Herbaceous tropical and subtropical ginger with leathery leaves that ladder up the spiraling stem. We have not yet flowered this plant which came from cultivated material in Central America but it is likely not hardy in Raleigh.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in shade to part shade
• hardy to zone 9

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Disporum uniflorum
fairy bells

This Korean perennial forms a slowly spreading mass of short upright stems that have dangling yellow flowers in the spring.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"–16"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 4
• yellow flowers in spring

Container size: large community pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Dryopteris erythrosora
autumn fern

This hardy fern is a native to Japan and sports a beautiful coppery color on the new growth. As with all ferns, the deer and rabbits leave it alone.

• evergreen fern to 2'–3'
• plant in part shade to full shade
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 9

Dryopteris ludoviciana
southern shield fern

A clumping fern native to the southeast U.S. Tolerates a wide range of soils - acid to sweet, swampy to dryish.

• deciduous fern to 2'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 6
• deer resistant
• native

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Epimedium wushanense
fairy wings

A Chinese species of fairy wings with lance-shaped leaves and spiny margins. New foliage emerges maroon and turns green as it matures. Great plant for dry shade. Endemic to Sichuan's Three Gorges area in the Wushan Mountains.

• evergreen perennial to 14"
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy to zone 6
• white and pale yellow flowers in spring
• deer resistant

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

Eryngium yuccifolium
rattlesnake master

Native herbaceous perennial for dry conditions. The sprawling narrow yucca-like leaves give rise to branching flower stalks topped with white globular flowers that pollinators adore. Lean, dry soils give the best results.

• herbaceous perennial to 4'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• green flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 2" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

Eutrochium dubium 'Baby Joe'
dwarf Joe-pye weed

You may also know this plant by its old genus, Eupatorium. Perfect for the space challenged garden, this compact Joe-pye weed only grows to about 2'–3' tall instead of the towering height typical of this group. In late summer, huge masses of mauve-purple domed flower heads top the stems attracting butterflies in the hundreds. Plant in full sun in average to moist soils.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• mauve-purple flowers in late summer
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds
• native

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

Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum
giant leopard plant

A variety of this popular evergreen perennial with unusually large 'tractor-seat' type leaves.

• semi-evergreen perennial to 18"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 7
• yellow flowers in fall

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

Ginkgo biloba 'Weeping Wonder'
maidenhair tree

Makes a low mound to about 6’ unless staked higher. It’s leaves don’t know what to do and while some are normal, others are tubular, triangle-shaped, or just plain distorted.

• weeping tree to 6' mound
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• na flowers in na

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $55.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Heuchera 'Georgia Peach'
coral bells

Reddish-peach foliage seems to have a silvery overlay that changes to rose-purple as temperatures cool.

• herbaceous perennial to 1'x2'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 4
• creamy white flowers
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $13.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 24

Hosta 'Golden Tiara'
hosta

A "classic" hosta, the first small-sized cultivar with gold-margined leaves. This hosta first appeared in the 1970s and is still one of the best for the landscape. Summer spikes of lavender flowers add to the charm.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"–10"
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 3
• lavender flowers in summer

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

Hosta 'Great Expectations'
hosta

A large-leaved variegated hosta...chartruese centers and green edges. Leaves are heavily textured too. Slug resistant.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 3
• white flowers in summer

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

Hosta 'Island Breeze'
hosta

'Island Breeze' is truly one of the most impressively variegated hostas with a green leaf margin around a gold center. The thick leaf texture helps deter slugs. Dark lavender flowers in summer are held on tall scapes. Makes a stunning specimen.

• herbaceous perennial to 2'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 3
• dark lavender flowers in summer

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris 'Early Light'
climbing hydrangea

New growth on this climbing hydrangea is a speckled white variegation on chartreuse. Variegation fades in the summer just as the slightly fragrant white lace-cap flowers start to open. A self clinging climbing vine which will attach itself to any rough surface.

• woody vine to 15'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 4
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $22.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA5'
Invincibelle Wee White smooth hydrangea

Reaching just 12"–30" tall, this is the smallest H. arborescens yet. This tiny hydrangea is a game changer with its abundant white flower heads and extremely compact habit and strong, supportive stems. Developed by Thomas Ranney, Ph.D., through NC State University's horticulture breeding program.

• flowering shrub to 12"–30"
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in early summer

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $38.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Flemygea'
Snow Queen oakleaf hydrangea

This form of our native oakleaf hydrangea is somewhat difficult to propagate so it can be hard to find on occasion. At any rate, it makes a lovely show with large "oakleaf" foliage, huge flower heads held on sturdy stems that age from white to rose, and burgundy fall color.

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

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

Hydrangea seemannii
Seemann's hydrangea

A rare evergreen climbing form of Mexican Hydrangea with leathery, shiny, laurel-like dense leaves. Pale green bracts enclose the flower bud, opening to reveal elegant, domed heads circled by a ring of large, white florets. It’s slightly tender, so let it climb over a sheltered wall. Blooms July to mid August.

• evergreen vine to 30'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• white flowers in summer

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Iris 'Cajun Sunrise'
Louisiana iris

The early to mid-season blooms of this iris offer gorgeous color. Burnt sienna standards include a narrow yellow edge with the yellow reappearing in the center of the large, saucer-shaped blooms. Foliage provides lovely structure.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• burnt sienna and yellow flowers

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Kniphofia uvaria 'KLEKN22193'
Glowstick red hot poker

A solid yellow color form of this popular South African perennial. Repeat blooming.

• herbaceous perennial to 26"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• yellow flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• drought tolerant

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

Lamprocapnos spectabilis
bleeding heart

Bleeding heart is an old garden favorite that is very easy to grow in a shaded border or a woodland garden. Formerly known as Dicentra spectabilis, its common name comes from the protruding white inner petal on each heart-shaped flower giving the flower the appearance of a "bleeding heart".

• herbaceous perennial to 2' tall
• plant in part sun to shade
• hardy to zone 3
• pink flowers in spring
• summer dormant

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Niko'
Phenomenal lavender

An exceptionally uniform mound of silver foliage topped with lavender flowers found as a sport on the classic cultivar 'Grosso'. This is certainly one of the toughest and most heat tolerant lavenders available.

• evergreen perennial to 30"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• lavender flowers in late spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 2" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 6

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.

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

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $9.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Liatris spicata
blazing star

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

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

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

Libertia chilensis
New Zealand satin flower

A New Zealand native iris relative with small 1" white flowers that bloom in profusion over a long period starting in late spring. The flower scapes are 1 to 2' taller than the 2 to 3' tall foliage. The foliage is upright and iris-like and grows in a tight clump but that spills over horizontally around the edge. We've never had much luck with its relative, L. peregrinans, and we haven't grown this species in the garden yet but we have high hopes.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 8
• white flowers in late spring into summer

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

Lonicera 'Mandarin'
orange honeysuckle

Outstanding flowering vine for arbor or fence. The long tubular flowers, deep orange-red on the outside and paler orange inside are produced in masses in May and early June. This hybrid is a prolific bloomer, vigorous grower, and heat and cold tolerant. Hummingbirds will thank you too.

• vine to 20'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy zone 5–8
• orange flowers in late spring–summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'IFLYPH'
Petit Henri ragged robin

Masses of small double white flowers bloom in late spring. Prefers soil on the moist side of average and benefits from afternoon shade.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• white flowers in late spring
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

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

Mahonia 'NCMH1'
Good Vibes / Funky Flow mahonia

Bred by Tom Ranney's team at NC State's Mountain Horticulture Crops Research Station. A controlled cross of Mahonia 'Winter Sun' x Mahonia 'Soft Caress' with a compact habit, a dense branching form, soft, dark, evergreen, relatively spineless foliage, and 8" long racemes of showy yellow flowers produced sporadically in fall, winter, and spring. More refined and softer texture than typical ×media.

• evergreen shrub to 4'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 6b
• yellow flowers in fall-spring

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

Monarda 'Jacob Cline'
bee balm

A tall, bright red selection of this American native plant. The leaves are fragrant (and thus deer resistant) and can be used in tea or in cooking (it is aka bergamot). This selection is resistant to powdery mildew too. Spreads via runners.

• herbaceous perennial to 30"–42"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• red flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly, attracts birds, deer resistant
• native

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

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 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: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 28

Nepeta ×faassenii 'Novanepjun'
Junior Walker catmint

This compact catmint makes a 15" tall by 4' wide clump topped with sprays of small pale lavender flowers held just above the foliage. Like catnip, catmint attracts and relaxes felines.

• herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5
• pale lavender flowers in spring-fall
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant
• silvery foliage

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

Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern

A great eastern U.S. native fern with unique broad fronds. In the wild, it grows in swampy locales. It tolerates regular garden soil too but looks ratty in soils that dry out too frequently. Can grow in heavy clay too. Spreads via a rhizome into a patch.

• deciduous fern to 3'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 4

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Pachysandra procumbens
Allegheny spurge

A shade loving evergreen ground cover for rich soils, this 12" tall plant spreads slowly to form a colony. A southeastern native from Kentucky and North Carolina south to Florida and Texas. Tiny, fragrant, greenish white flowers appear on spikes in early spring before the new leaves appear.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $10.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 36

Packera aurea
groundsel

A U.S. native meadow flower with attractive heart-shaped foliage and tall stalks topped with little yellow aster-like flowers. Spreads via rhizomes into a patch in favorable conditions. Prefers moist soils and will even grow on the edges of bodies of water. Bees love the flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 24"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• yellow flowers in late spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 8

Paeonia 'Angel Cheeks'
garden peony

A mid-season bloomer developed in the mid 1970s by Roy Klehm. It has double (bomb-type) flowers that are pastel pink with a small band of white. Fragrant. Winner of several peony awards (APS, RHS).

• herbaceous perennial to 32"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• pastel pink double flowers in spring

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

Paeonia 'Smithopus14'
Hot Tamale Itoh peony

A pale-red semi-double Itoh peony. Part of the Candy Series by Don Smith. Itoh peonies are hybrids of herbaceous peonies and tree peonies. They combine the best features of each...the mounded growth habit of herbaceous peonies and the immense flowers of tree peonies. Like herbaceous peonies, these die back to the ground in winter.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• pale red semi-double flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: bareroot
Price: $55.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 3

Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
passion flower

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

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

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 12

Penstemon hirsutus var. pygmaeus
beardtongue

An northeast US native beardtongue that produces stalks lined with light purple & white tubular flowers in summer. Lightly self-seeds. Prefers lean soil.

• herbaceous perennial to 15"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• light purple & white flowers
• butterfly pollinator friendly, attracts birds

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

Penstemon 'P008S'
Red Rocks Mexicali beardtongue

Mexicali penstemons are a multi-species hybrid complex that combine U.S. and Mexican native species with large flowers, long bloom period, cold tolerance and wild colors all into one plant. Drought tolerant. Prefers dryer, leaner well-drained sandy soil types.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"–30"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• red flowers in summer

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

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'
woodland phlox

An essential native flower for the spring shade garden and much visited by early butterflies. Fragrant blue blooms attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Finely textured leaves and a compact habit.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun to shade
• hardy to zone 4
• blue flowers in mid-spring to early summer
• very fragrant flowers

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 35

Phlox paniculata 'Glamour Girl'
garden phlox

Large panicles of hot coral pink flowers bloom on strong dark purple stems. Sure to be one of your favorites since butterflies and hummingbirds can’t seem to resist this glamorous beauty either.

• herbaceous perennial to 32"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3 hardy
• pink flowers in mid-summer

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

Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Pringle's Dwarf'
Buddhist pine

An evergreen shrub that tolerates both sun and shade. Perfect for hedges.

• evergreen conifer to 5'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 8

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

Polygonatum latifolium
Solomon's seal

This is an Aaron Floden collection from Turkey that has been an excellent garden plant making a dense patch of 12" stems with small white bell flowers.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 7 at least hardy
• white flowers in spring

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

Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern

A native evergreen fern that should be grown in any well-appointed shade garden. Deep green fronds stand upright through summer, eventually mostly lying flat in winter. Silvery, unfurling fiddle-heads are especially attractive in spring.

• evergreen fern to 24"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 3
• deer resistant
• native

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $12.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 14

Polystichum polyblepharum
tassel fern

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

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

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $20.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

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
• tough fern

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

Pulmonaria 'Twinkle Toes'
lungwort

This beautiful shade perennial will delight you with its impressive spring flowers and unique foliage. Starting in mid spring dainty light periwinkle blue flowers cover a low, mounded habit. After the flowers fade, you can enjoy its dark green leaves that are lightly sprinkled with silver. This plant will thrive in part shade to full shade as long as you provide moisture.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 3
• light blue flowers in spring
• silver speckled leaves

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

Rhododendron 'Lemon Lights'
deciduous azalea

Up to 10 ruffled brilliant-yellow flowers per truss appear late in the azalea season. Light, flowery fragrance. Part of the Northern Lights Azalea series developed by the University of Minnesota for hardiness.

• deciduous shrub to 4'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• brilliant yellow flowers

Container size: 3" pot
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 36

Rhododendron 'NCRX2'
Black Hat rhododendron

This Rhododendron features very dark purple-green leaves (almost black) and is topped in early spring with ruffled lavender flowers. Leaf color gets darker in cooler weather. Bred by NC State University's Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station.

• evergreen shrub to 3'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 5
• Lavender flowers in spring

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $40.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 11

Rosa sericea subsp. omeiensis f. pteracantha
winged rose

A rose from China valued for its incredible prickles. The new prickles on this 8' tall shrub rose are broadly winged and bright red along the entire length of the stem and glow liked stained glass with the sun shining through them. Single white 2" flowers. Makes red hips. Prickles are brighter, bigger, and more thorny if the plant is pruned but that disrupts its natural vase shape. Site it where you can view it backlit by the sun.

• deciduous shrub to 8'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in late spring

Container size: 2 qt
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 10

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Barbeque'
upright rosemary

This rosemary has strong vertical stems perfect for creating savory kabob skewers and aromatic foliage for all of your savory stews. Blue flowers add to the appeal of this evergreen shrub for sunny, well-drained spots.

• evergreen shrub to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 8
• blue flowers in winter
• butterfly/pollinator friendly
• straight stems perfect for using as aromatic skewers

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $9.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 18

Rudbeckia subtomentosa
sweet coneflower

Sunny yellow flowers all summer long provide a beautiful accent in any landscape. A native plant.

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• gold flowers in all summer long

Container size: 2" pot
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Sarracenia flava
yellow pitcher plant

Seedlings - coloration varies. One of the native carnivorous plant species of southeastern U.S. sandy bogs, wet seeps and coastal plain savannas. Plants need an acidic, humusy muck that is constantly damp but not watery. Soils must never dry out, but plant crowns should not sit for prolonged periods in water. A peat mix with sand or perlite will work well. Plants produce a bizzare and beautiful flower in spring, and produce new pitchers spring through summer. Pitchers mostly die back as winter approaches. Linear, sword-shaped leaves may remain evergreen in winter and should not be cut back. Do not feed your pitcher plants meat...that will do more harm than good.

• herbaceous perennial to 20"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• green flowers in spring

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

Sarracenia purpurea
purple pitcher plant

Seedlings - coloration varies. One of the native carnivorous plant species of southeastern U.S. sandy bogs, wet seeps and coastal plain savannas. Plants need an acidic, humusy muck that is constantly damp but not watery. Soils must never dry out, but plant crowns should not sit for prolonged periods in water. A peat mix with sand or perlite will work well. Plants produce a bizzare and beautiful flower in spring, and produce new pitchers spring through summer. Pitchers mostly die back as winter approaches. Linear, sword-shaped leaves may remain evergreen in winter and should not be cut back. Do not feed your pitcher plants meat...that will do more harm than good.

• herbaceous perennial to 6"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• purple flowers in spring

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

Sedum 'Boogie Woogie'
stonecrop

Creamy yellow margins along the edges of the green leaves define this popular succulent. Sprinkled with yellow flowers during early to midsummer. Perfect for rock gardens or containers. Drought tolerant.

• succulent to 8"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• yellow flowers in summer

Container size: 1 gal
Price: $18.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 20

Silene caroliniana subsp. wherryi 'Short and Sweet'
Wherry's catchfly

A great selection of our native catchfly growing only to about 6"–8" tall. Bright pink flowers top the low plants for more than six weeks in the spring. Easy to grow in almost any soil or situation. Does well in sun or shade.

• herbaceous perennial to 8"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• pink flowers in spring

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $16.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 13

Spiraea japonica 'Lemon Princess'
Japanese spirea

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

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

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 4

Spiraea japonica 'NCSX1'
Double Play Candy Corn Japanese spiraea

The foliage emerges brilliant red before becoming pumpkin orange and then bright gold. Red flowers start in early summer and are great for pollinators Deer will leave this candy corn alone as well.

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

Container size: 3 gal
Price: $36.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 5

Thymus praecox subsp. articus 'Elfin'
white creeping thyme

Fragrant foliage plant can tolerate some foot traffic.

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

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 17

Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'
wild thyme

A low growing creeper with woolly green foliage. Blooms in mid-spring with salmon-pink flowers.

• evergreen mat to 1"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• pink flowers in spring
• deer resistant

Container size: 1 pt
Price: $8.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 29

Tsuga chinensis
Chinese hemlock

A Chinese hemlock tree that is resistant to the hemlock wooly adelgid that is decimating our native species. In fall it produces attractive small cones. To 25' in ten years but will top out at over 100' for your grandchildren.

• coniferous tree to 80'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 5

Container size: 1 qt
Price: $15.00
Quantity available at the start of the sale: 7

Viburnum carlesii
Korean spice viburnum

Lovely clusters of small fragrant white flowers open from glossy red buds and perfume the garden in spring.

• deciduous shrub to 7'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 4
• fragrant, white flowers in spring
• blue-black fruit in fall
• attracts birds
• great fall color

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