Showtimes
Showtimes is your ticket to what's in flower at the JC Raulston Arboretum where there's always something in flower.
Flower data presented in Showtimes is based upon information recorded in our photograph collection. By this, we mean we're not out in the gardens on a weekly basis taking flower data as done by some public gardens. The flower times presented here are based upon thousands of plants we've photographed at the JCRA through the years. As we photograph more and more plants, the Showtimes listing continues to grow.
August
At this time, we've photographed 470 taxa in flower at the JC Raulston Arboretum in August. A plain text list and graphical representation of all taxa throughout the year are also available. Click on the photographs to see additional photographs and click on the plant's botanical name to learn more about the plant.
Abelia chinensis
Chinese abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Minduo1'
Sunny Anniversary glossy abelia
Abelmoschus manihot
sweet hibiscus
Abutilon megapotamicum 'Little Imp'
flowering maple
Acalypha pendula
creeping chenille plant
Acis autumnalis
autumn snowflake
Adenophora
bellflower
Adina rubella 'Purple Flower'
purple Chinese buttonbush
Allium cepa 'Medusa'
ornamental onion
Allium 'Millennium'
ornamental onion
Allium stellatum
prairie onion
Allium 'Sugar Melt'
ornamental onion
Allium tuberosum
garlic chives
Alstroemeria 'Casablanca'
Peruvian lily
Alstroemeria 'Freedom'
red Peruvian lily
Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura'
golden Peruvian lily
×Amarcrinum memoria-corsii 'Howardii'
amarcrinum
Andropogon gerardii 'Lord Snowden's Big Blue'
big bluestem
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii
flame acanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii 'Pumpkin'
flame anisacanthus
Aquilegia buergeriana (dwarf form)
dwarf columbine
Aristolochia fimbriata
hardy Dutchman's pipe
Asclepias angustifolia
Arizona Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
swamp milkweed
Asparagus 'Ellington'
asparagus
Baptisia nuttalliana
Nuttall's wild-indigo
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
purple wild-indigo
Begonia grandis 'Pink Teardrops'
hardy begonia
Begonia [Semperflorens-cultorum Group] 'Barbara Rogers'
hardy wax begonia
Belamcanda chinensis 'Hello Yellow'
yellow blackberry lily
Berlandiera lyrata
lyreleaf chocolate daisy
Bignonia capreolata 'Helen Fredel'
crossvine
Buddleja davidii 'Opera'
butterfly-bush
Buddleja 'Ilv Oargus 2'
Inspired Violet butterfly-bush
Buddleja lindleyana
Lindley's butterfly-bush
Buddleja 'Miss Molly'
butterfly-bush
Buddleja 'Pink Micro Chip'
Lo & Behold dwarf butterfly-bush
Buddleja 'Podaras #13'
Flutterby Petite Tutti Fruitti dwarf butterfly-bush
Calibrachoa
Superbells Plum Improved calibrachoa
Callicarpa acuminata
Mexican beautyberry
Callicarpa americana 'Berries and Cream'
variegated American beautyberry
Callicarpa formosana
Formosan beautyberry
Callistemon brachyandrus
prickly bottlebrush
Calycanthus ×raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
Raulston allspice
Calycanthus 'Venus'
hybrid sweetshrub
Campanula takesimana
Korean bellflower
Campsis radicans 'Apricot'
trumpet vine
Canna
canna-lily
Canna 'African Sunset'
canna lily
Canna 'Australia'
canna-lily
Canna 'Cleopatra'
canna-lily
Canna 'Constitution'
hybrid canna-lily
Canna patens
canna lily
Canna 'Striata'
canna lily
Canna 'Thai One On'
hybrid canna
Caryopteris ×clandonensis 'Inoveris'
Grand Bleu bluebeard
Cestrum parqui
willow-leaved jessamine
Chasmanthium latifolium
river oats
Chilopsis linearis 'Angel White'
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'
desert willow
Chlorophytum cf. bowkeri
African snake lily
Chrysactinia mexicana
damianita
Clematis 'Betty Corning'
garden hybrid clematis
Clematis fremontii
Fremont's crowsfoot
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
summersweet clethra
Clethra alnifolia 'Sherry Sue'
redtwig summersweet clethra
Clinopodium nepeta subsp. nepeta
lesser catmint
Colocasia gigantea (Thailand giant form)
super-sized elephant ear
Convolvulus mauritanicus
ground morningglory
Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'
gold-stripe Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Blue Bayou'
compact pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver'
Pampas grass
Cosmos sulphureus
orange cosmos
Cotinus 'Grace'
purple smoketree
Crinum ×digweedii 'Mahon'
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum ×eboracii 'Twelve Apostles'
crinum-lily
Crinum 'Elizabeth Traub'
crinum-lily
Crinum ×gowenii 'Mary's Pride'
crinum lily
Crinum 'Peachblow'
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum 'Sangria'
crinum-lily
Crinum 'Summer Nocturne'
crinum-lily
Curcuma petiolata
hidden cone ginger
Curcuma petiolata 'Emperor'
variegated hidden ginger
Cyclamen hederifolium (pewter arrowhead form)
hardy cyclamen
Cypella coelestis
goblet flower
Dahlia
dahlia
Dahlia 'Classic Summertime'
garden dahlia
Dahlia coccinea
garden dahlia
Dahlia (ex. 'Knockout')
garden dahlia
Dahlia (ex. 'Roxy')
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Gallery Cobra'
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Knockout'
Mystic Illusion garden dahlia
Echinacea 'Evan Saul'
Sundown Big Sky™ coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
eastern purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Merlot'
eastern purple coneflower
Eryngium yuccifolium
rattlesnake master
Erythrina ×bidwillii
coralbean hybrid
Eucomis
pineapple-lily
Eucomis pole-evansii
Transvaal pineapple lily
Fuchsia 'Sanihanf'
Angel Earrings Cascading hardy cascading fuchsia
Gaillardia aestivalis 'Glitz 'n Glamour'
yellow lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri
Texas firewheel
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri 'Grape Sensation'
purple Texas firewheel
Gardenia jasminoides 'Chuck Hayes'
Cape jessamine
Gardenia jasminoides 'Lynn Lowrey'
Cape jessamine
Geranium sanguineum 'Glenluce'
pink bloody cranesbill
Gladiolus 'Flevo Kosmic'
hybrid gladiolus
Gladiolus saundersii
gladiola
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
swamp milkweed
Habranthus ×floryi (purple base)
hybrid rain-lily
Hedychium coccineum
red ginger lily
Hedychium coccineum 'Disney'
red ginger lily
Hedychium gardnerianum 'Tara'
kahili ginger
Hedychium ×kewense
ginger lily
Hedychium 'Kinkaku'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Orange Crush'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Slim's Orange'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Tai Emperor'
pink ginger lily
Hedychium 'White Starburst'
hardy ginger-lily
Heliotropium amplexicaule
clasping heliotrope
Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret'
daylily
Hemerocallis 'Autumn Prince'
daylily
Hemerocallis 'Challenger'
daylily
Hemerocallis 'Darrow'
daylily
Hemerocallis 'Ruffled Apricot'
daylily
Hesperaloe campanulata
bell flower hesperaloe
Hesperaloe parviflora
red yucca
Heteropterys glabra
redwing
Hibiscus 'Cherry Cheesecake'
Summerific rose mallow
Hibiscus 'Cherry Choco Latte'
rose mallow
Hibiscus coccineus
scarlet mallow
Hibiscus coccineus f. albus
white scarlet mallow
Hibiscus 'Fireball'
Fleming hybrid rose-mallow
Hibiscus 'Happa Red'
Big Hit hybrid rosemallow
Hibiscus 'Holly Springs'
hybrid hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel'
purple-leaf perennial hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
swamp rose-mallow
Hibiscus 'Moy Grande'
rose mallow
Hibiscus paramutabilis
everblooming Confederate rose
Hibiscus sinosyriacus 'Lilac Queen'
Chinese rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus 'Summer Storm'
hybrid hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus 'America Irene Scott'
Sugar Tip variegated rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Boule de Feu'
rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Ds03rs'
Raspberry Smoothie rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Floru'
Violet Satin rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Helene'
rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Marina'
Blue Satin rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Meehanii'
variegated rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus (white leaves)
rose-of-Sharon
×Hippeasprekelia
hybrid amaryllis
Hosta 'Branching Out'
hosta
Hosta 'Halcyon'
plantain lily
Hosta plantaginea
August lily
Hosta 'Stained Glass'
hosta
Hydrangea 'After Midnight'
mophead hybrid hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Early Sensation'
Forever & Ever French hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'DVP Pinky'
Pinky Winky panicled hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
panicled hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Smhpzind'
Pillow Talk panicled hydrangea
Hylotelephium 'Garbro'
Garnet Brocade stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Matrona'
hybrid stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Pure Joy'
hybrid stonecrop
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
African star flower
Illicium 'Woodland Ruby'
pink anise
Indigofera dielsiana
Yunnan indigo
Indigofera tinctoria
true indigo
Iochroma australe 'Good Blue'
blue angel's trumpet
Iris 'Again and Again'
tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris aphylla
stool iris
Iris 'Lights Camera Action'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Noble Lady'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Pretty Princess'
intermediate bearded iris
Iris 'Tea Service'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Ticket to Ride'
tall bearded iris
Itea chinensis
Chinese sweetspire
Itea virginica 'Shirley's Compact'
miniature Virginia sweetspire
Koelreuteria paniculata 'Beachmaster'
dwarf goldenrain tree
Lagerstroemia 'Arapaho'
crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Gamad I'
Cherry Dazzle compact crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Gamad III'
Snow Dazzle compact crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Gamad V'
Dazzle Me Pink compact crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Orchid Cascade'
ground cover crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Prairie Lace'
crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Red Filli'
miniature crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Rosey Carpet'
crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit I'
Raspberry Sundae crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II'
Dynamite crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit III'
Pink Velour crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit IV'
Red Rocket red crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'World's Fair'
miniature crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Jd827'
Early Bird Purple hybrid crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia (NA 62914)
super-dwarf crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke'
miniature crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia (purple leaf)
black leaf crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Purple Magic'
purple crepe myrtle
Lantana camara 'Citrus Salad'
lantana
Lantana camara 'Ham and Eggs'
common lantana
Lantana 'Sunset Beach'
lantana
Lilium formosanum
Formosa lily
Lilium 'Kentucky'
hybrid lily
Lilium lancifolium 'Flore Pleno'
double tiger lily
Lilium 'Red Alert'
hybrid lily
Lilium 'Red Dutch'
hybrid lily
Lilium regale
regal lily
Lilium speciosum var. rubrum 'Uchida'
red Japanese lily
Liriope kansuensis
Gansu lily-turf
Liriope muscari
clumping monkey-grass
Liriope muscari 'Samona'
pink liriope
Lithocarpus henryi
Henry tan-bark oak
Lonicera 'Mandarin'
orange honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus 'Plenus'
bird's-foot trefoil
Lycoris
surprise lily
Lycoris albiflora
white surprise-lily
Lycoris chinensis
golden surprise-lily
Lycoris ×elsiae
salmon surprise-lily
Lycoris ×haywardii
electric surprise-lily
Lycoris longituba var. longituba
long-tube surprise-lily
Lycoris radiata var. radiata
red surprise-lily
Lycoris ×rosea
rosy surprise-lily
Lycoris squamigera
surprise lily
Lycoris straminea
staw surprise-lily
Magnolia figo var. crassipes 'Purple Queen'
purple-flowered banana shrub
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Southern magnolia
Magnolia maudiae
smiling forest michelia
Magnolia sieboldii 'Colossus'
Oyama magnolia
Mahonia gracilipes
red-flowered mahonia
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Turk's cap
Manettia cordifolia
firecracker vine
Manettia cordifolia 'John Elsley'
firecracker vine
Millettia pulchra
summer wisteria
Monarda didyma 'Pink Lace'
compact beebalm
Musa velutina
pink velvet banana
Musella lasiocarpa
Chinese yellow banana
Nelumbo nucifera
sacred lotus
Nicotiana glauca 'Salta Blues'
blue tree tobacco
Oxalis triangularis 'Mijke'
purple shamrock
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
common switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
common switch grass
Passiflora 'Elizabeth'
passion flower
Passiflora incarnata (white form)
white maypop passion flower
Passiflora 'Inspiration'
purple passion flower
Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
passion flower
Passiflora 'Monika Fischer'
hybrid passion flower
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon'
red dragon knotweed
Phemeranthus calycinus
cherry sunbright
Philadelphus
mock-orange
Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'
beautiful star mock-orange
Philadelphus 'Manteau d'Hermine'
mock-orange
Philadelphus scaber
rough mock-orange
Philadelphus 'Snow Velvet'
mock-orange
Phlox paniculata 'David'
garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Delta Snow'
garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick'
garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Shockwave'
garden phlox
Polianthes ×bundrantii
Mexican firecracker
Pulsatilla patens
pasque flower
Punica granatum
common pomegranate
Pycnanthemum loomisii
Loomis' mountainmint
Rehmannia chingii
Chinese foxglove
Rhododendron prunifolium
plum-leaf azalea
Rhododendron 'Rlh1-15p3'
White Nobility azalea
Rhodophiala bifida
oxblood-lily
Rhodophiala bifida var. spathacea
pink oxblood-lily
Rosa 'Ausbaker'
Teasing Georgia shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausbemard'
Munstead Wood shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausblanket'
Wollerton Old Hall shrub rose
Rosa 'Auscanary'
Malvern Hills rambling rose
Rosa 'Ausdecorum'
Darcey Bussell shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausland'
Scepter'd Isle shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausmerchant'
Princess Alexandra of Kent shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausnyson'
Lady of Shalott shrub rose
Rosa 'Auspaddle'
Royal Jubilee David Austin rose
Rosa 'Ausprior'
Claire Austin shrub-climbing rose
Rosa 'Ausquest'
Crocus Rose shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausrelate'
Lichfield Angel shrub rose
Rosa 'Auswinter'
Crown Princess Margareta climbing English rose
Rosa 'Baiage'
Easy Elegance High Voltage shrub rose
Rosa 'Baiark'
Easy Elegance Como Park shrub rose
Rosa 'Baicham'
Easy Elegance Champagne Wishes shrub rose
Rosa 'Baigirl'
Easy Elegance My Girl shrub rose
Rosa 'Baiine'
Easy Elegance Yellow Submarine shrub rose
Rosa 'Baimir'
Easy Elegance Kashmir shrub rose
Rosa 'Baineon'
Easy Elegance Screaming Neon Red shrub rose
Rosa 'Baiove'
Easy Elegance Coral Cove shrub rose
Rosa 'Blanc Double de Courbet'
shrub rose
Rosa 'Coral Dawn'
climbing rose
Rosa 'Don Juan'
climbing rose
Rosa 'Dorient'
Melody Parfumee grandiflora rose
Rosa 'Frycentury'
Day Breaker floribunda rose
Rosa 'Horcogjil'
At Last shrub rose
Rosa 'Meiggili'
Peach Drift ground cover rose
Rosa 'Meitroni'
Frances Meilland tea rose
Rosa 'Radclean'
Cloud 10 climbing rose
Rosa 'Radsun'
Carefree Sunshine shrub rose
Rosa 'Sprothrive'
Thrive shrub rose
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
sunfacing coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Little Henry'
sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
three-lobed coneflower
Ruellia simplex 'Chi Chi'
Hardy pink petunia
Salvia azurea 'Little Boy Blue'
Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea 'Augusta Duelberg'
mealycup sage
Salvia greggii 'Diane'
autumn sage
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
bicolor baby sage
Salvia uliginosa
bog sage
Sambucus javanica
Formosan elderberry
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight'
pewter-leaf Japanese climbing hydrangea
Scilla numidica
Numidian squill
Scutellaria suffrutescens 'Texas Rose'
pink skullcap
Seemannia 'Little Red'
hardy gloxinia
Seemannia nematanthodes 'Evita'
hardy gloxinia
Serissa japonica
Japanese snow rose
Serissa japonica 'Apple Blossom'
Japanese snow rose
Serissa japonica 'Kyoto'
Japanese snow rose
Serissa japonica 'Sapporo'
Japanese snow rose
Serissa japonica 'White Swan'
Japanese snow rose
Silphium gracile
slender rosinweed
Silphium perfoliatum
cup plant
Sinningia 'Arkansas Bells'
sinningia
Sinningia 'Bananas Foster'
hardy gloxinia
Sinningia eumorpha
sinningia
Sinningia 'Scarlet O'Hara'
red hardy gloxinia
Sinningia sellovii
hardy red gloxinia
Sinningia tubiflora
hardy white gloxinia
Sisyrinchium palmifolium
yellow-eyed grass
Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade'
Short's goldenrod
Sophora davidii
Father David's sophora
Speirantha gardenii
evergreen lily-of-the-valley
Spiraea ×bumalda 'Monby'
Limemound Japanese spirea
Spiraea japonica 'Ncsx2'
Double Play Doozie Japanese spirea
Spiraea ×vanhouttei 'Catpan'
Pink Ice variegated Vanhoutte spirea
Sporobolus heterolepis
prairie dropseed
Sprekelia ×homosissima 'Lowe Down'
hybrid Aztec lily
Stokesia laevis
Stokes' aster
Succisa pratensis
devil's-bit
Syringa 'Penda'
Bloomerang re-blooming lilac
Talinum paniculatum 'Kingswood Gold'
golden jewels-of-Opar
Thalia dealbata
powdery thalia
Thymus caespititius
dwarf thyme
Titanotrichum oldhamii
gold false foxglove
Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Mandianum'
yellow Confederate jessamine
Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Raulston Hardy'
Confederate jessamine
Tradescantia 'Ocampo White'
silver-leaf tradescantia
Tradescantia sillamontana
white velvet tradescantia
Tricyrtis formosana
toad lily
Tricyrtis formosana 'Autumn Glow'
variegated toad lily
Tricyrtis 'Imperial Banner'
variegated toad-lily
Tricyrtis lasiocarpa
amethyst toad lily
Tricyrtis ravenii
Raven's toad lily
Verbena bonariensis
Argentina verbena
Verbena 'Texas Appleblossom'
verbena
Verbena aff. xutha
blue Porterwed
Vernonia lindheimeri
wooly ironweed
Veronica forrestii
Forrest speedwell
Wisteriopsis japonica 'Alba'
white Japanese summer wisteria
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'White Giant'
giant calla lily
Zenobia pulverulenta 'Raspberry Ripple'
dusty zenobia
×Zephybranthus 'Norma Pearl'
rain lily
Zephyranthes 'Bali Beauty'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes candida
white rain-lily
Zephyranthes commersoniana
rain lily
Zephyranthes drummondii
giant prairie lily
Zephyranthes flavissima
yellow rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Grandjax'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Lily Pies'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes morrisclintii (Redneck Romance strain)
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Moulin Rouge'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Paul Niemi'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Pink Panther'
pink rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Prairie Sunset'
pink rain-lily
Zephyranthes reginae
rain-lily
Zephyranthes (Sunset Strain)
sunset rain-lily
Zephyranthes traubii 'San Carlos Form'
rain-lily
Zingiber mioga
myoga ginger
