JC Raulston Arboretum Plant Sale
Spring Plant Sale 2024
The JC Raulston Arboretum's first plant sale was in 2010. This plant availability list for 2024 remains on this site as an archive of what we offered that year.
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Abelia ×grandiflora 'Abelops'
Sunshine Daydream glossy abelia
This sport of 'Little Richard' has creamy margined glossy semi-evergreen foliage that emerges with a burgundy tint. The young stems are often bright red as well. White flowers open from pale pink buds over most of the summer. The fragrant flowers attract pollinators throughout the season. The plants maintain a neat, dwarf habit without pruning.Abelia ×grandiflora 'Bailbeliaone'
Vanilla Brandy glossy abelia
A compact selection of Abelia with white-margined variegated leaves. In the fall, leaf margins turn pink to rose. New stems are red-purple through the growing season.Abelia ×grandiflora 'Frosty'
glossy abelia
Lightly-scented white tubular flowers with pink calyxes at the ends of the branches in late spring. Variegated foliage edged in white with hints of grayish green. Blooms on new wood so you can prune in late winter or as needed.
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Rose Creek'
glossy abelia
Compact form featuring red stems, glossy leaves which emerge with a pink tint before turning dark green. Evergreen in zone 7 and up but the leaves turn shades of soft purple-green in winter. Tubular, fragrant, white flowers (to 1/2 inch long) with rosy sepals in late spring to early summer.Achillea millefolium 'Balvinred'
New Vintage Red yarrow
A compact, red flowered perennial with soft, fern-like foliage . Drought tolerant once established. Deadheading promotes rebloom. Makes excellent cut or dried flower arrangements. Rejuvenate it in late summer by cutting back hard or mowing on the highest setting. Butterfly species attracted: American Copper, Banded Hairstreak, Lorquin's Admiral, West Coast Lady.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.
Adiantum capillus-veneris 'Falling Waters'
maidenhair fern
A native fern with attractive arching fronds. The black stipes (midrib) are also quite attractive.
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. A tough perennial despite its lacy appearance.Agapanthus 'SDB002'
Ever Midnight lily of the nile
A semi-dwarf selection of this popular blue-flowered summer bulb. Loves heat and sun.Agapanthus 'WP001'
Ever White lily of the nile
A semi-dwarf selection. This is a white-flowered selection of this normally blue-flowered summer bulb. Loves heat and sun.
Agarista populifolia
Florida leucothoe
Large, spring flowering evergreen shrub formerly known as Leucothoe populifolia. Great screen for shady conditions. This is an outstanding native for the woodland garden.Agastache 'Blue Bayou'
anise hyssop
New for 2024, this hybrid Agastache is compact and features blue flowers. Drought tolerant and attracts hummingbirds. The fragrant foliage is deer resistant too. Plant in relatively well-drained soil.Agastache 'Queen Nectarine'
Meant to Bee anise hyssop
This variety was selected for its large, full habit and cold hardiness. Flowers cover the top two thirds of these plants from mid to late summer, with colorful calyxes extending interest into fall. Full sun and well drained soils needed. Well adapted to thrive in dry soils, rock gardens and container plantings. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and honeybees.
Ajuga 'Cordial Canary'
Feathered Friends carpet bugle
Narrow foliaged creeping ground cover with chartreuse leaves. The flowers attract hummingbirds.
Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'
pyramid bugle
Clumping ajuga for shade, spring blue flowers. Prefers well-drained soils. The flowers attract hummingbirds.Allium 'Lavender Bubbles'
ornamental onion
At the end of summer, this perennial produces rounded flower clusters atop its grass-like, onion-scented foliage. Compared to the popular 'Millenium', 'Lavender Bubbles' blooms later and is a darker shade of purple. Like all flowering onions, this is carefree, easy to grow, and deer and rabbit resistant. Butterflies and honeybees like the nectar as an added bonus.Alyssum serpyllifolium
madwort
An alpine or rock garden perennial. Low growing carpets of silver-grey leaves and light yellow blossoms. Give it some reprieve from afternoon sun and heat.
Ampelaster carolinianus
climbing aster
Native, vining aster with lavender flowers in fall. Produces woody stems that do not die back.Aquilegia 'PAS1258484'
Earlybird Red White columbine
An early flowering selection with rose red flowers with white centers and lovely, lacy blue-green foliage. It will seed around from year to year (unless deadheaded) and the seedlings will be pretty but not necessarily be bi-colored. The flowers attract hummingbirds too.Arachniodes simplicior
east Indian holly fern
An evergreen fern with dark green, stiff, almost plastic-feeling fronds. New growth emerges late in the spring.
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
golden Japanese spikenard
A great chartreuse foliage for use in dappled shade gardens. Blooming in mid to late summer it produces rounded clusters of white flowers. Can produce purple-black fruits that contrast with foliage. Often dies to the ground each year and re-emerges in spring.
Aronia arbutifolia
red chokeberry
A native shrub known for its red fall foliage, tolerance of moist soils, and fall fruit that birds enjoy. This shrub suckers...good if you want to fill in an area, but easy to control by pruning. It will grow in sun or shade, but fall foliage and berry production are better in sun.Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Powis Castle artemisia
Finely textured, fern-like, silver-gray, aromatic foliage that grows in upright, spreading mounds up to 6 feet wide. A great groundcover for a sunny, dry spot. Does not like wet feet.
Arundo donax 'Peppermint Stick'
white variegated giant reed
A variegated grass that grows up to 12' in a single season. Slowly forms a 5' wide clump. In fall, clumps are topped with 18" bronze-colored plumes. Not invasive, despite the claims.Asclepias incarnata 'Milkmaid'
milkweed
A Monarch butterfly magnet, this clumping perennial features erect stems with fragrant clusters of white flowers. It grows well in normal garden soil but also does well in moist and low spots. Hummingbird magnet.Items 1–25 of 274