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.
October
At this time, we've photographed 417 taxa in flower at the JC Raulston Arboretum in October. 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 'Abelops'
Sunshine Daydream variegated glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Canyon Creek'
golden glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Conti'
Confetti variegated glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Goldenglossy'
Gold Dust golden glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Hopleys'
Miss Lemon Miss Lemon variegated glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Keiser'
Ruby Anniversary glossy abelia
Abelia 'Lynn'
Pinky Bells large flowered dwarf abelia
Abelia parvifolia 'Saxon Gold'
golden glossy abelia
Abutilon megapotamicum 'Little Imp'
flowering maple
Alstroemeria 'Casablanca'
Peruvian lily
Alstroemeria 'Freedom'
red Peruvian lily
Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura'
golden Peruvian lily
×Amarcrinum memoria-corsii 'Howardii'
amarcrinum
Ampelaster carolinianus
climbing aster
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Maria'
windflower
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii 'Pumpkin'
flame anisacanthus
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta'
compact strawberry tree
Arum pictum
autumn flowering arum
Arundo donax 'Golden Chain'
golden giant reed
Arundo donax 'Peppermint Stick'
variegated giant reed
Aster ageratoides 'Ashvi'
white Asian aster
Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaki'
Asian aster
Aster ageratoides var. scaberulus
Asian aster
Aster tataricus
Tatarian aster
Aster tataricus 'Jindai'
dwarf Tatarian aster
Begonia cucullata
clubbed begonia
Begonia 'Painter's Palette'
T-REX Rex begonia
Belamcanda chinensis 'Hello Yellow'
yellow blackberry lily
Berlandiera lyrata
lyreleaf chocolate daisy
Berlandiera subacaulis
Florida chocolate daisy
Bomarea
bomarea
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
blue grama
Brugmansia 'Inca Sun'
dwarf angel's trumpet
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Korean feather reed grass
Calycanthus 'Venus'
hybrid sweetshrub
Camellia 'Autumn Spirit'
sasanqua camellia
Camellia 'Carolina Moonmist'
Cochran hybrid camellia
Camellia ×hiemalis 'Rose of Autumn'
camellia
Camellia japonica 'Benten-shiratama'
Japanese camellia
Camellia oleifera
tea-oil camellia
Camellia 'Robiraki'
Summer Beauty hybrid camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Green 94-035'
October Magic Orchid sasanqua camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Green 99-031'
Susy Dirr fall blooming camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Rosy Pillar'
sasanqua camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Sarrel'
sasanqua camellia
Camellia sinensis 'O. Kuntze'
variegated tea
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
Ackerman camellia
Camellia ×vernalis 'Hiryû'
vernal camellia
Camellia 'Winter's Charm'
Ackerman hybrid camellia
Camellia 'Winter's Star'
Ackerman camellia
Camellia 'Winter's Star Light'
camellia
Camellia 'Yume'
camellia
Canna 'African Sunset'
canna lily
Canna 'Cleopatra'
canna lily
Canna 'Constitution'
hybrid canna-lily
Canna indica 'Red Stripe'
canna-lily
Canna musifolia
banana canna
Canna 'Pacific Beauty'
canna-lily
Canna patens
canna lily
Ceanothus ×delilianus 'Henri Desfossé'
French hybrid ceanothus
Celtis tenuifolia
dwarf hackberry
Ceratostigma griffithii 'Snow Flurries'
white Griffith's leadwort
Cercis canadensis 'Crosswicks Red'
eastern redbud
Cestrum 'Compact Purple'
dwarf jessamine
Cestrum 'Orange Peel'
hybrid jessamine
Chaenomeles japonica 'Pygmaea'
dwarf Japanese flowering quince
Chimonanthus nitens
evergreen chimonanthus
Chimonanthus zhejiangensis
glossy chimonanthus
Chlorophytum cf. bowkeri
African snake lily
Chrysactinia mexicana
damianita
Chrysanthemum 'Brandywine Sunset'
hardy chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Country Girl'
garden chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Gethsemane Moonlight'
garden chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Miss Gloria's Thanksgiving Day'
garden chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Venus'
garden chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Virginia's Sunshine'
garden chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum weyrichii 'Apricot'
carpet mum
Clematis integrifolia 'Alba'
solitary clematis
Clinopodium nepeta subsp. glandulosum 'White Cloud'
lesser catmint
Colocasia gigantea (Thailand giant form)
super-sized elephant ear
Comanthosphace japonica 'Golden Angel'
gold Japanese shrub mint
Convolvulus mauritanicus
ground morningglory
Coreopsis integrifolia
fringe-leaf tickseed
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
bloodtwig dogwood
Cortaderia selloana 'Blue Bayou'
compact pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver'
Pampas grass
Cosmos sulphureus
orange cosmos
Cotoneaster fangianus
Fang's cotoneaster
Crinum bulbispermum
South African river lily
Crinum bulbispermum 'Jumbo'
South African river lily
Crinum ×digweedii 'Mahon'
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum ×herbertii 'Schreck'
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum 'Sangria'
crinum-lily
Crocus cartwrightianus 'Albus'
autumn-blooming crocus
Crocus niveus (late blooming form)
autumn-flowering crocus
Crocus ochroleucus
autumn-flowering crocus
Crocus pulchellus
autumn crocus
Crocus sativus
saffron crocus
Curcuma petiolata
hidden cone ginger
Curcuma petiolata 'Emperor'
variegated hidden ginger
Cyclamen hederifolium
hardy cyclamen
Cyclamen hederifolium Ashwood Nurseries Silver Leaf Group
hardy cyclamen
Dahlia
dahlia
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Classic Giselle'
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Classic Summertime'
garden dahlia
Dahlia coccinea
garden dahlia
Dahlia
Dalina Maxi Colima garden dahlia
Dahlia
Dalina Maxi Tampico garden dahlia
Dahlia (ex. 'Knockout')
garden dahlia
Dahlia (ex. 'Roxy')
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Knockout'
Mystic Illusion garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Roodkapje'
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Swanlake'
garden dahlia
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of Desert Peridot'
hardy ice-plant
Delosperma 'P001s'
Fire Spinner blazing hot iceplant
Echeandia texensis
Texas craglily
Echinacea
coneflower
Echinacea 'Evan Saul'
Sundown Big Sky™ coneflower
Echinacea 'Katie Saul'
Summer Sky Big Sky™ coneflower
Echinacea 'Secret Glow'
gold purple coneflower
Eriobotrya japonica
loquat
Fallugia paradoxa
Apache plume
Farfugium japonicum
green leopard plant
Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum'
leopard plant
Farfugium japonicum 'Jitsuko's Star'
double-flowered leopard plant
Farfugium 'Last Dance'
leopard plant
Forestiera angustifolia 'Weeping'
weeping desert olive
Fuchsia 'Sanihanf'
Angel Earrings Cascading hardy cascading fuchsia
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri
Texas firewheel
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri 'Grape Sensation'
purple Texas firewheel
Galanthus reginae-olgae
Queen Olga's snowdrop
Gardenia jasminoides 'Buttons'
compact Cape jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides 'Chuck Hayes'
Cape jasmine
Gerbera
Garvinea Sweet Dreams Gerber daisy
Glandularia canadensis
verbena
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
swamp milkweed
Hamamelis vernalis 'KLMT'
Orange Sunrise Ozark witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana 'Green Thumb'
variegated American witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana var. mexicana
Mexican witchhazel
Hedera colchica (adult form)
Colchis ivy
Hedychium 'Betty Hodge'
hardy ginger lily
Hedychium coccineum 'Disney'
red ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Daniel Weeks'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Dr. Moy'
variegated ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Elizabeth'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Kinkaku'
hardy ginger lily
Hedychium rubrum
red ginger-lily
Hedychium 'White Starburst'
hardy ginger-lily
Helianthus
sunflower
Helianthus salicifolius
willowleaf sunflower
Hemiboea subacaulis var. jiangxiensis 'Jiangxi Bells'
false sinningia
Hesperaloe campanulata
bell flower hesperaloe
Hesperaloe parviflora
red yucca
Heteropterys glabra
redwing
Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
hairy alumroot
Hibiscus 'Fireball'
Fleming hybrid rose-mallow
Hibiscus 'Happa Red'
Big Hit hybrid rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Confederate rose
Hibiscus 'Summer Storm'
hybrid hibiscus
Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha3'
Invincibelle Ruby smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'David Ramsey'
bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fuji Waterfall'
bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rei 05'
Forever & Ever Together bigleaf hydrangea
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
African star flower
Illicium mexicanum 'Aztec Fire'
Mexican anise
Impatiens omeiana
perennial impatiens
Impatiens omeiana 'Silver Pink'
Mt. Omei impatiens
Iris
iris
Iris 'Again and Again'
tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Daughter of Stars'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Midnight Mink'
tall bearded iris
Lagerstroemia indica 'G2x133271'
Infinitini Magenta crepe myrtle
Lantana camara 'Ham and Eggs'
common lantana
Lantana trifolia
three-leaf lantana
Leptodermis oblonga
false lilac
Lespedeza bicolor 'Lil' Buddy'
compact shrub lespedeza
Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano'
bush-clover
Ligustrum quihoui
flowering privet
Lilium 'Salmon Star'
oriental lily
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Chang Nian Hong'
Ever Red purple-leaf loropetalum
Lycoris radiata var. radiata
red surprise-lily
Magnolia laevifolia 'Michelle'
shrubby michelia
Mahonia bodinieri
Bodinier's grapeholly
Mahonia eurybracteata
narrow-leaf mahonia
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis 'Soft Caress'
grape holly
Mahonia eurybracteata 'Narihira'
narrowleaf mahonia
Mahonia gracilipes
red-flowered mahonia
Mahonia ilicina
grapeholly
Mahonia 'Spg-3-071'
Beijing Beauty grapeholly
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Turk's cap
Manettia cordifolia
firecracker vine
Millettia pulchra
summer wisteria
Miscanthus sacchariflorus 'Gotemba Gold'
Amur silvergrass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
compact maiden grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'
maiden grass
Moraea polystachya
butterfly iris
Muhlenbergia capillaris
hairy-awn muhly grass
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
big muhly
Muhlenbergia 'Pink Flamingos'
hybrid muhly grass
Musa basjoo
textile banana
Musa velutina
pink velvet banana
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Nippon daisy
Nymphaea 'Colorado'
hybrid water-lily
Osmanthus armatus
Chinese tea-olive
Osmanthus armatus 'Jim Porter'
tea olive
Osmanthus ×fortunei
Fortune's osmanthus
Osmanthus ×fortunei 'Fruitlandii'
Fortune's osmanthus
Osmanthus ×fortunei 'UNC'
Fortune's osmanthus
Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus 'Apricot Echo'
orange sweet olive
Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus 'Apricot Gold'
golden sweet-olive
Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus 'Butter Yellow'
yellow sweet-olive
Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus 'Live Oak Gold'
golden sweet-olive
Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus 'Orange Supreme'
orange sweet-olive
Osmanthus fragrans 'Fudingzhu'
sweet-olive
Osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii
Japanese sweet-olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Kaori Hime'
fragrant princess false holly
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Ogon'
golden holly tea-olive
Oxalis regnellii 'Fanny'
Wood Sorrel
Passiflora 'Elizabeth'
passion flower
Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
passion flower
Passiflora 'Monika Fischer'
hybrid passion flower
Pelargonium transvaalense 'African Princess'
hardy pelargonium
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon'
red dragon knotweed
Phygelius 'Lemon Spritzer'
variegated Cape fuchsia
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
Little Devil dwarf purple-leaf ninebark
Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid'
obedient plant
Pityopsis graminifolia
narrowleaf silk-grass
Poncirus trifoliata 'Flying Dragon'
contorted hardy orange
Prunus incisa
Fuji cherry
Prunus incisa 'Shikizaki'
weeping Fuji cherry
Punica granatum 'Gosai-ryu'
pomegranate
Punica granatum 'State Fair'
dwarf pomegranate
Reineckea carnea
Chinese reineckia
Rhododendron 'Conlef'
Autumn Cheer Encore Azalea®
Rhododendron 'Rlh1-15p3'
White Nobility azalea
Rhododendron 'Rlh1-4p19'
Bloom-A-Thon Lavender azalea
Rhododendron 'Roblez'
Autumn Fire Encore® azalea
Rhodophiala bifida
oxblood-lily
Rosa 'Auscanary'
Malvern Hills rambling rose
Rosa 'Ausmerchant'
Princess Alexandra of Kent shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausnyson'
Lady of Shalott 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 'Baibox'
Easy Elegance Music Box Music Box shrub rose
Rosa 'Baicham'
Easy Elegance Champagne Wishes shrub rose
Rosa 'Baiief'
Easy Elegance Little Mischief 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 'Bairage'
Easy Elegance All the Rage shrub rose
Rosa 'Baiypso'
Easy Elegance Calypso compact shrub rose
Rosa 'Blanc Double de Courbet'
shrub rose
Rosa 'Dorient'
Melody Parfumee grandiflora rose
Rosa 'Fryclimbdown'
Crimson Cascade climbing rose
Rosa 'Golden Showers'
climbing rose
Rosa 'Horcogjil'
At Last shrub rose
Rosa 'Meigekanu'
Sevillana shrub rose
Rosa 'Meiguimov'
The Charlatan shrub rose
Rosa 'Meimirrot'
Apricot Drift ground cover rose
Rosa 'Meiswetdom'
Sweet Drift ground cover rose
Rosa 'Meitroni'
Frances Meilland tea rose
Rosa 'Moje Hammarberg'
hybrid rugosa rose
Rosa 'New Dawn'
climbing rose
Rosa 'Radtreasure'
Tahitian Treasure grandiflora rose
Rosa 'Radyod'
Blushing Knock Out shrub rose
Rosa 'Spice'
China rose
Rosa 'Sprothrive'
Thrive shrub rose
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Barbeque'
upright rosemary
Ruellia simplex
Mexican blue-bells
Salvia coerulea 'Argentine Skies'
blue anise sage
Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious'
golden pineapple sage
Salvia farinacea 'Augusta Duelberg'
mealycup sage
Salvia 'Flamenco Rose'
hybrid sage
Salvia glabrescens 'Elk Yellow Purple'
Japanese forest sage
Salvia glabrescens 'Momobana'
pink Japanese woodland sage
Salvia greggii
autumn sage
Salvia greggii 'Dark Dancer'
autumn sage
Salvia greggii 'Flame'
autumn sage
Salvia greggii 'Grace Pink'
autumn sage
Salvia greggii 'Lipstick'
autumn sage
Salvia greggii 'Rfd-S016'
Navajo Salmon Red autumn sage
Salvia 'Indigo Spires'
flowering sage
Salvia 'Jean's Purple Passion'
hybrid sage
Salvia mexicana 'Lollie Jackson'
Mexican sage
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
bicolor baby sage
Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival'
baby sage
Salvia nipponica
Japanese woodland sage
Salvia nipponica var. formosana
Taiwan woodland sage
Salvia 'Red Letter'
hybrid autumn sage
Salvia regla 'Jame'
mountain sage
Sambucus javanica
Formosan elderberry
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation'
little bluestem
Seemannia 'Little Red'
hardy gloxinia
Seemannia nematanthodes 'Evita'
hardy gloxinia
Senna corymbosa
Argentine senna
Serissa japonica 'Apple Blossom'
Japanese snow rose
Silphium gracile
slender rosinweed
Sinningia 'Scarlet O'Hara'
red hardy gloxinia
Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade'
Short's goldenrod
Spiraea japonica 'Shibori'
Japanese spirea
Styrax japonicus Rubra Pendula Group
weeping pink Japanese snowbell
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Pink Star'
pink heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Schneegitter'
white heath aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'
aromatic aster
Syringa 'Penda'
Bloomerang re-blooming lilac
Tecomaria capensis
cape honeysuckle
Tetraneuris acaulis
angelita daisy
Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'
pink wild thyme
Titanotrichum oldhamii
gold false foxglove
Tradescantia pallida
purple heart
Tradescantia sillamontana
white velvet tradescantia
Tricyrtis 'Fluffy Orchid'
toad lily
Tricyrtis formosana
toad lily
Tricyrtis ravenii
Raven's toad lily
Tricyrtis 'White Waves'
variegated toad lily
Tulbaghia violacea
society garlic
Ulmus parvifolia 'Frosty'
variegated Chinese elm
Verbena tenuisecta 'Decked Out'
perennial verbena
Verbena aff. xutha
blue Porterwed
Verbesina microptera
texas crownbeard
Veronica 'Aspire'
pink speedwell
Yucca gloriosa 'Lone Star'
Spanish bayonet
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
variegated Spanish bayonet
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'White Giant'
giant calla lily
Zephyranthes candida
white rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Grandjax'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes traubii 'San Carlos Form'
rain-lily
Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane'
myoga ginger
Zingiber mioga 'Silver Arrow'
variegated hardy ginger