JC Raulston Arboretum Plant Sale
Spring Plant Sale 2015
The JC Raulston Arboretum's first plant sale was in 2010. This plant availability list for 2015 remains on this site as an archive of what we offered that year.
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Abelia ×grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
glossy abelia
Foliage is bright yellow and light green in the spring and golden yellow with a dark green center in the summer. Cool weather adds orange and red. White, tubular flowers bloom summer to fall. 
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Margarita'
Twist of Orange variegated glossy abelia
A fine textured, variegated glossy abelia with colorful foliage year-round and bright red stems. Like all glossy abelia, it will grow in sun or shade and is tolerant of most conditions once it is well-established. Look for pink-tinged, white flowers held by showy rose calyces over an extended period. 
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Radiance'
glossy abelia
This brand new abelia selection has bicolored leaves, a compact form, and vivid red stems on new growth. Green new leaves have gold-yellow margins that become cream with maturity. It will make a compact mound, and is easy to grow in almost any garden spot.Acanthus 'Holland Days'
bear's breech
Bear's breech has summer spikes of white flowers with purple calyces and a mound of green spineless foliage. Tony Avent (Plant Delights Nursery) suggests that it appears intermediate between A. hungaricus and A. spinosus and is probably a hybrid.Acer micranthum
snakebark maple
This unusual snakebark maple is native to Japan but never made its way into the horticultural mainstream. Despite the lack of recognition, it is widely coveted by maple lovers. It forms a small tree with attractive, deep green foliage that is brilliant red in fall. Bark is often bright red on young stems. Acer palmatum Dissectum Viride Group
green lace-leaf Japanese maple
The classic green, lace-leaf Japanese maple which is perfect for just about any garden - sun or shade. It makes a gracefully, arching, work of living art. Plant in sun or part shade. Fall color is amazing.
Acer palmatum 'Orangeola'
red lace-leaf Japanese maple
This hard to find, cultivar of Japanese maple is noted for its deep red-purple laceleaf foliage, appearing bright orange when first emerging in spring. Not as wide spreading as other laceleaf cultivars, it fits better into small gardens. Watch for its fiery orange to orange-red fall colors, too.Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy'
red narrowleaf Japanese maple
Narrow maroon-red leaves will turn to green in the heat of the summer before returning to crimson in autumn. Adds an airy quality to the garden.Acer pauciflorum
maple
This rare maple has only recently found its way into the US where it is impressing everyone who tries it with it's drought and cold tolerance. In appearance it is similar to a Japanese maple with great fall color.Adiantum ×mairisii
hybrid maidenhair fern
No shade garden is complete without a maidenhair fern. The pale green fronds are held on thin black stems (rachis) and are completely DEER RESISTANT.
Aesculus parviflora
bottlebrush buckeye
Bottlebrush buckeye is a deciduous shrub with a spreading growth habit to 10' and upright panicles of white flowers in summer. Since it does not lose its leaves to leaf scorch, it will reward you in the autumn with yellow fall color. This native is quite deer tolerant and is gorgeous when in full flower.
Agave americana 'Lemon Lime'
variegated century plant
Cool blue succulent leaves have a broad central stripe of yellow-green that will have you reeling like a drunken tourist in Tijuana. It is not reliably hardy, so it may be wisest to grow it at the coast or in a container that can be moved to a spot that doesn't freeze.
Agave parryi subsp. parryi var. truncata
mescal barrel agave
This is one of the loveliest and most reliable of all agave forming a squat, blue, succulent foliage tipped with black spines. In summer, a huge asparagus-like stalk emerges and quickly grows to 20' tall ultimately creating a tiered display of yellow flowers.
Agave striata
narrow-leaved century plant
This small agave will fit into any sunny,well-drained spot in the garden where the thin, sharp-tipped leaves make a tight ball of shimmering blue-green. In mid-summer, a tall, 8' bottlebrush flower spike erupts from the rosette much to the delight of gardeners and hummingbirds alike.
Ajuga reptans 'Dixie Chip'
tricolor carpet bugle
This variegated seedling from the popular 'Chocolate Chip' carpet bugle has small, tidy leaves like its parent but differs in the brightly variegated foliage splashed with pink and white. It makes a lovely evergreen ground cover or can be grown at the base of shrubs to cover the bare stems.
Ampelaster carolinianus
climbing aster
This native climbing aster can be grown as a mounding shrub or encouraged to grow up a post or trellis. Pink flowers appear in October brightening the garden at the end of the season. Tolerant of dry or damp soils once established.
Aucuba japonica (contorted variegated)
Japanese aucuba
Few plants are as great in dry shade as aucuba. These are compact forms of the popular 'Gold Dust' variety with heavily speckled leaves. Burgundy spring flowers give rise to bright red fruits.
Aucuba japonica 'Hosoba Hoshifu'
Japanese aucuba
After growing more than our fair share of aucuba, this has risen to the top of all the gold speckled forms. Long leaves of deep emerald green are heavily spotted with discrete gold dots. It is fairly compact and quite distinct from other forms. A must for any shade garden.
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia
narrowleaf Japanese aucuba
Evergreen shrub for the shade with long, attractive, pointed leaves and abundant fruiting. Native to Japan and Korea.
Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'
Japanese aucuba
This selection of aucuba was widely distributed and praised by J.C. for its self-fruiting traits. In the U.S., it has not been as free fruiting as in Europe but the dense form, glossy green leaves, and ability to thrive in dry shade still make it a great garden plant.
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
blue grama
Mounds of silvery-blue foliage are topped in summer by chartreuse caterpillar-like flowers. These lovely little flowers dance in the breeze over the long-lived and drought tolerant plants.
Buddleja 'Lilac Chip'
Lo & Behold compact butterfly bush
From the breeding program of NCSU's Denny Werner comes one of his newest additions to the dwarf butterfly bushes. 'Lilac Chip' has a compact form and won the ColourYourLife Award at the 2012 Plantarium show in the Netherlands. This award is given to the best gold medal plant over the last 10 years.
Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Unraveled'
weeping Japanese boxwood
This incredibly cool boxwood cultivar is unlike any other you have seen before. Its habit is outreaching and arching, a bit loose compared to other boxwoods. Best described as the "non conformist of the common boxwood (Buxus sempervirens).Buxus microphylla var. riparia
Japanese boxwood
We received this boxwood variety from our friends at Hillier's Arboretum. It is a small-leafed plant forming a mid-sized shrub with a somewhat more lax and open habit than the typical species. It makes a lovely addition to the garden and is especially nice in a woodland setting.
Calycanthus floridus
common sweetshrub
Sweetshrub is an easy native plant to grow with no serious insect or disease problems. In early summer, it is covered with flowers that have a sweet banana-apple fragrance. This deciduous shrub with its dense bushy habit is a nice addition to any garden.Items 1–25 of 180