JC Raulston Arboretum Plant Sale
Spring Plant Sale 2016
The JC Raulston Arboretum's first plant sale was in 2010. This plant availability list for 2016 remains on this site as an archive of what we offered that year.
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Abelia ×grandiflora 'Abelops'
Sunshine Daydream glossy abelia
You will enjoy this semi-evergreen beauty with fragrant, white flowers that open from pale pink buds. Foliage emerges with a burgundy tint before developing a creamy yellow variegation and young stems are often bright red. Plants have a neat, dwarf habit without pruning.Abelia ×grandiflora 'Hopleys'
Miss Lemon variegated glossy abelia
'Hopleys' will fill your garden with beautiful gold and cream variegated evergreen foliage which turns pink in autumn. Dainty pale pink flowers from July to October. A plant introduction from Hopleys Nursery, United Kingdom. Some leaves may drop depending on severity of the winter.Acanthus 'Holland Days'
bear's breech
Bear's breech has summer spikes of white flowers hidden beneath purple hoods 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.Acanthus 'Whitewater'
variegated bear's breech
This is an incredible variegated form of the bold bear's breeches. 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.Acer palmatum 'Caperci Dwarf'
dwarf Japanese maple
'Carperci Dwarf' emerges in the spring with coral or light pink leaves, becoming medium green for the summer. This small Japanese maple has tiny leaves and a dense, rounded habit. Golden to crimson fall color.Achillea
Saucy Seduction yarrow
This intensely colored selection produces flowers that open intense fuchsia pink, then lighten to medium pink. New flowers are produced all summer long, providing an array of cheerful pink color over an long period of bloom. This series has strong branched stems and a compact habit. 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.
Ajuga reptans 'Pink Lightning'
variegated carpet bugle
The white-edged foliage of the evergreen rosettes of this spreading perennial are topped in spring with short spikes of pink flowers. It is surprisingly sun and drought tolerant but will also brighten a shady spot.
Alocasia 'Calidora'
upright elephant ear
This giant form of elephant ear makes a tall, upright clump of bold foliage. If given plenty of sun, water, and fertilizer it will easily top 6' tall in the ground or a large container. It can be brought indoors in the winter and placed in a sunny window.Alocasia 'Mayan Mask'
elephant ear
This robust elephant ear bears strongly ribbed upright foliage highlighted by coppery-purple backsides. It is easy to grow in the garden and will grow to 8' if given plenty of water and fertilizer. Bring inside to a bright window in winter or mulch very well and cross your fingers.Aruncus 'Misty Lace'
goat's beard
According to Bluestone Perennials this hybrid, " is a compact variety noted for its reduced stature, and increased humidity tolerance. Large creamy white plumes on red stems wave above the fern-like leaves. Will tolerate full sun if enough moisture is provided. Stunning en masse. Great backdrop for shorter shade to part shade-loving perennials."Aspidistra elatior 'Variegata'
variegated cast iron plant
This heavily variegated selection of cast-iron plant will make lusty clumps of vertical leaves heavily striped and marked with creamy white. It is a tough, easy, and long-lived perennial tolerating even the toughest dry and shady spots.
Asplenium scolopendrium
hart's tongue fern
An easy fern, much beloved by the Victorians, 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!Athyrium 'Ghost'
painted fern
Good plant for boarders or rock gardens. Also does well in mixed container gardens. This shade loving species spreads by rhizomes and has half-inch wide green leaves with silvery white edges. Prefers some shade and well drained soils.Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
painted fern
This lovely painted fern bears fronds marked with green, silver, and burgundy. Best in some shade where it will make lovely deer resistant patches in the garden.
Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
painted fern
'Regal Red' is a much sought after and very beautiful Japanese painted fern. Stunning fronds are ruffled, with frosty silver edges, and burgundy-red stems. It makes a bright addition to flower arrangements and shady areas in your garden. Fronds remain on the plant late into the fall and is deer proof.
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 bear are heavily spotted with discrete gold dots. It is fairly compact and quite distinct from other forms. Aucuba are super tough plants tolerating very dry shade once established. A must for any shade garden.Baptisia 'Solar Flare'
Prairieblues yellow wild-indigo
Tall spikes of pea-like flowers open bright lemon-yellow then blush to orange tones as they mature – standing like dense, broad bouquets above blue-green foliage.Begonia aff. taipeiensis
Taipei begonia
A very newly described begonia hybrid found in northern Taiwan. Pink flowers on a semi-epiphytic plant that grows on moss covered rocks or in ordinary garden soil. Can be grown in warm climates outdoors or as a houseplant.
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Admiration'
dwarf purple-leaf Japanese barberry
This vibrant barberry is a real eye-catcher suitable for the landscape or as a container plant. It has bright orange-red foliage with yellow margins. The color continues throughout the summer season. 
Blechnum spicant
deer fern
A lovely evergreen fern forming clumps of arching fronds. Fertile fronds rise above the typical foliage in vertical open spikes. Easy and reliable in the landscape - deer resistance is just a bonus.Buddleja 'PIIBD-III'
First Editions Psychedelic Sky butterfly bush
This dense, lovely butterfly bush bears masses of panicles of intensely fragrant, blue flowers for months on end. It is easy to grow in a sunny,well-drained spot.
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 'Peergold'
Golden Dream variegated boxwood
'Peergold' is a compact, low-mounded, evergreen cultivar of boxwood that features bright green leaves, variegated with irregular golden yellow margins. Growth habit is nice and tight, and foliage is very dense. Great for small garden spaces. DEER & RABBIT TOLERATE!
Buxus sempervirens 'Dee Runk'
upright common boxwood
'Dee Runk' is among the finest of the upright boxwoods forming a narrow pyramid of deep green foliage. Boxwoods can be grown in full sun but will also perform very well in dry shade.Items 1–25 of 189