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.
September
At this time, we've photographed 451 taxa in flower at the JC Raulston Arboretum in September. 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 'Francis Mason'
glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
variegated glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Mardi Gras'
variegated glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Margarita'
Twist of Orange variegated glossy abelia
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Radiance'
variegated glossy abelia
Abelmoschus manihot
sweet hibiscus
Abutilon megapotamicum 'Little Imp'
flowering maple
Abutilon megapotamicum 'Ruffles'
flowering maple
Acalypha pendula
creeping chenille plant
Acanthus 'Morwiho'
Mornings Candle bear's breech
Acis autumnalis
autumn snowflake
Agave lophantha × A. salmiana var. ferox 'Logan Calhoun'
hybrid century plant
Allium 'Millennium'
ornamental onion
Allium 'Pink Feathers'
ornamental onion
Allium stellatum
prairie onion
Allium tuberosum
garlic chives
Alstroemeria 'Freedom'
red Peruvian lily
Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura'
golden Peruvian lily
Althaea broussonetiifolia
marsh mallow
×Amarcrinum memoria-corsii 'Howardii'
amarcrinum
Ampelaster carolinianus
climbing aster
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Maria'
windflower
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii
flame acanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii 'Pumpkin'
flame anisacanthus
Arum pictum
autumn flowering arum
Arundo donax 'Peppermint Stick'
variegated giant reed
Aster sikkimmensis
Sikkim aster
Aster tataricus
Tatarian aster
Begonia grandis 'Pink Teardrops'
hardy begonia
Begonia Semperflorens-cultorum Group (hardy white)
hardy wax begonia
Belamcanda chinensis
blackberry lily
Berlandiera subacaulis
Florida chocolate daisy
Bomarea
bomarea
Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.'
Lo & Behold dwarf butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Blue Chip'
Lo & Behold compact butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Opera'
butterfly-bush
Buddleja davidii 'Potter's Purple'
butterfly-bush
Buddleja 'Lilac Chip Jr'
Lo & Behold dwarf butterfly-bush
Buddleja 'Miss Molly'
butterfly-bush
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Korean feather reed grass
Callicarpa formosana
Formosan beautyberry
Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red'
hardy bottlebrush
Camellia sasanqua 'Sarrel'
sasanqua camellia
Canna 'Cleopatra'
canna-lily
Canna compacta × C. patens
canna lily
Canna 'Constitution'
hybrid canna-lily
Canna 'Mary's Gold'
canna lily
Canna 'Orange Punch'
canna lily
Canna 'Pacific Beauty'
canna-lily
Caryopteris ×clandonensis 'Inoveris'
Grand Bleu bluebeard
Caryopteris ×clandonensis 'White Surprise'
variegated bluebeard
Ceanothus ×delilianus 'Henri Desfossé'
French hybrid ceanothus
Chelonopsis moschata
Japanese turtlehead
Chlorophytum cf. bowkeri
African snake lily
Chlorophytum saundersiae
weeping spider plant
Chrysactinia mexicana
damianita
Cistus 'Mickie'
variegated rockrose
Clematis fremontii
Fremont's crowsfoot
Clematis stans
shrubby clematis
Colocasia esculenta 'Jack's Giant'
giant elephant ear
Colocasia gigantea (Thailand giant form)
super-sized elephant ear
Convolvulus mauritanicus
ground morningglory
Coreopsis helianthoides
Beadle’s tickseed
Coreopsis integrifolia
fringe-leaf tickseed
Cornus kousa 'Elizabeth Lustgarten'
weeping kousa dogwood
Cortaderia selloana 'Blue Bayou'
compact pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver'
Pampas grass
Corylopsis sinensis var. calvescens f. veitchiana
Veitch's winterhazel
Cosmos sulphureus
orange cosmos
Crinum
crinum lily
Crinum bulbispermum
South African river lily
Crinum ×digweedii
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum ×digweedii 'Mahon'
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum 'Elizabeth Traub'
crinum-lily
Crinum ×herbertii 'Carnival'
crinum lily
Crinum ×herbertii 'Schreck'
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum 'Maiden's Blush'
crinum lily
Crinum 'Mrs. James Hendry'
crinum-lily
Crinum 'Peachblow'
hybrid crinum-lily
Crinum 'Summer Nocturne'
crinum-lily
Curcuma petiolata
hidden cone ginger
Curcuma petiolata 'Emperor'
variegated hidden ginger
Cyclamen graecum
Greek cyclamen
Cyclamen hederifolium Ashwood Nurseries Silver Leaf Group
hardy cyclamen
Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. albiflorum
hardy cyclamen
Cypella coelestis
goblet flower
Dahlia
dahlia
Dahlia 'Bishop of Canterbury'
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Classic Summertime'
garden dahlia
Dahlia coccinea
garden dahlia
Dahlia
Dalina Maxi Tampico garden dahlia
Dahlia (ex. 'Knockout')
garden dahlia
Dahlia (ex. 'Roxy')
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Gallery Cobra'
garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Knockout'
Mystic Illusion garden dahlia
Dahlia 'Roodkapje'
garden dahlia
Dianthus 'Wp15 Mow08'
Devon Cottage Pinball Wizard pinks
Echeandia texensis
Texas craglily
Echinacea
coneflower
Echinacea 'Conekim'
Panther Pink hybrid coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
eastern purple coneflower
Echinacea 'Secret Glow'
gold purple coneflower
Eryngium aquaticum
eryngo
Erythrina ×bidwillii
coralbean hybrid
Eucomis
pineapple lily
Eurybia divaricata
white woodland aster
Fothergilla gardenii 'Chattanooga'
dwarf fothergilla
Fuchsia 'Sanihanf'
Angel Earrings Cascading hardy cascading fuchsia
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri
Texas firewheel
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri 'Grape Sensation'
purple Texas firewheel
Gardenia jasminoides 'Chuck Hayes'
Cape jessamine
Gardenia jasminoides 'Leeone'
Jubilation Cape jessamine
Gardenia jasminoides 'Lynn Lowrey'
Cape jasmine
Gerbera
Garvinea Sweet Dreams Gerber daisy
Gladiolus 'Flevo Kosmic'
hybrid gladiolus
Gladiolus murielae
Abyssinian gladiolus
Gomphrena pulchella 'PAST0517E'
Truffula Pink large flowered globe amaranth
Hedera colchica (adult form)
Colchis ivy
Hedera helix 'Prince Avenue' (adult form)
adult English ivy
Hedera rhombea 'Creme de Menthe'
variegated adult Japanese ivy
Hedera rhombea 'Korean Dwarf'
Japanese ivy
Hedychium 'Betty Hodge'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Daniel Weeks'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Dr. Moy'
variegated ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Elizabeth'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium gardnerianum 'Tara'
kahili ginger
Hedychium 'Golden Butterfly'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Kinkaku'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Orange Crush'
hardy ginger-lily
Hedychium rubrum
red ginger-lily
Hedychium 'Sherry Baby'
ginger lily
Hedychium 'White Starburst'
hardy ginger-lily
Heimia salicifolia
shrubby yellowcrest
Helianthus
sunflower
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
sunflower
Hemiboea subacaulis var. jiangxiensis 'Jiangxi Bells'
false sinningia
Heptacodium miconioides
seven-son's tree
Hesperaloe campanulata
bell flower hesperaloe
Hesperaloe campanulata (Sierra Chiquita form)
bell flower hesperaloe
Heteropterys glabra
redwing
Hibiscus 'Cherry Cheesecake'
Summerific rose mallow
Hibiscus coccineus f. albus
white scarlet mallow
Hibiscus 'Fireball'
Fleming hybrid rose-mallow
Hibiscus 'Happa Red'
Big Hit hybrid rosemallow
Hibiscus 'Jackie Grant'
common mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
swamp 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 'Buddha Belly'
rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'
rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'DS03RS'
Raspberry Smoothie rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Gandini Santiago'
Purple Pillar upright rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Gandini van Aart'
White Pillar white pillar rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Helene'
rose-of-Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Marina'
Blue Satin rose-of-Sharon
Hosta 'Carolina Sunshine'
hybrid hosta
Hosta nakaiana
ornamental hairpin hosta
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Big Daddy'
bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fuji Waterfall'
bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rei 05'
Forever & Ever Together bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata 'Ô Amacha Nishiki'
mountain hydrangea
Hylotelephium 'Carl'
hybrid stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Garbro'
Garnet Brocade stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Maestro'
hybrid stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Matrona'
hybrid stonecrop
Hylotelephium 'Pure Joy'
hybrid stonecrop
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
African star flower
Ilex serrata
sawtooth holly
Ilex 'Venus'
evergreen holly
Illicium 'Woodland Ruby'
pink anise
Iochroma australe 'Good Blue'
blue angel's trumpet
Ipomoea bonariensis
tropical morning glory
Iris 'Again and Again'
tall bearded reblooming iris
Iris 'Daughter of Stars'
tall bearded iris
Justicia carnea (dark leaved)
Brazilian plume
Lagerstroemia 'Gamad III'
Snow Dazzle compact crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Gamad V'
Dazzle Me Pink compact crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Orchid Cascade'
ground cover crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Red Filli'
miniature crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit IV'
Red Rocket red crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit VIII'
Rhapsody in Pink crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Piilag-V'
Midnight Magic crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke'
miniature crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia (purple leaf)
black leaf crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'White Cascade'
hybrid crepe myrtle
Lantana camara 'Citrus Salad'
lantana
Lantana 'Chapel Hill Yellow'
lantana
Lantana 'Sunset Beach'
lantana
Lantana trifolia
three-leaf lantana
Lepechinia hastata
false salvia
Leptodermis oblonga
false lilac
Lespedeza bicolor 'Lil' Buddy'
compact shrub lespedeza
Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano'
bush-clover
Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Cascade'
pink bush-clover
Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spring Grove'
bush-clover
Lespedeza thunbergii 'White Fountain'
white bush-clover
Lilium henryi
Henry's lily
Liriodendron chinense 'J. C. Raulston'
Chinese tuliptree
Liriope muscari 'Blue Giant'
clumping monkey-grass
Liriope muscari 'Exc 051'
Purple Explosion clumping monkey-grass
Liriope muscari 'Lynn Lowrey'
clumping monkey-grass
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Chang Nian Hong'
Ever Red purple-leaf loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense 'Shang-White'
Emerald Snow dwarf Chinese fringe-flower
Lycium barbarum 'Firecracker'
goji beery
Lycoris albiflora
white surprise-lily
Lycoris chinensis
golden surprise-lily
Lycoris radiata var. radiata
red surprise-lily
Magnolia delavayi (pink flower form)
Father Delavay's magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Southern magnolia
Magnolia laevifolia 'Michelle'
shrubby michelia
Magnolia maudiae
smiling forest michelia
Mahonia bodinieri
Bodinier's grapeholly
Mahonia gracilipes
red-flowered mahonia
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii 'Big Momma'
Drummond's wax mallow
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii 'Pam Puryear'
pink Turk's cap
Manettia cordifolia
firecracker vine
Manettia cordifolia 'John Elsley'
firecracker vine
Millettia pulchra
summer wisteria
Monarda fistulosa × M. bartlettii 'Peter's Purple'
Peter's purple bee balm
Moraea polystachya
butterfly iris
Muhlenbergia capillaris
hairy-awn muhly grass
Muhlenbergia 'Pink Flamingos'
hybrid muhly grass
Muhlenbergia reverchonii 'PUND01S'
Undaunted seep muhly
Musa velutina
pink velvet banana
Musella lasiocarpa
Chinese yellow banana
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Nippon daisy
Nymphaea 'Colorado'
hybrid water-lily
Opuntia humifusa 'Sunshine'
prickly pear cactus
Osmanthus ×fortunei
Fortune's osmanthus
Osmanthus ×fortunei 'Fruitlandii'
Fortune's osmanthus
Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus
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 'Conger 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
Oxalis regnellii 'Fanny'
Wood Sorrel
Oxalis triangularis 'Mijke'
purple shamrock
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'
bitter panicgrass
Passiflora 'Elizabeth'
passion flower
Passiflora 'Inspiration'
purple passion flower
Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
passion flower
Passiflora 'Monika Fischer'
hybrid passion flower
Pelargonium transvaalense 'African Princess'
hardy pelargonium
Penstemon barbatus 'Novapenrub'
Rock Candy Ruby golden-beard penstemon
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'
variegated Virginia knotweed
Phlox paniculata 'Delta Snow'
garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick'
garden phlox
Phygelius 'Lemon Spritzer'
variegated Cape fuchsia
Piper auritum
root beer plant
Pityopsis graminifolia
narrowleaf silk-grass
Punica granatum 'State Fair'
dwarf pomegranate
Rhododendron 'Rlh1-11p1'
Bloom-a-thon Hot Pink azalea
Rhododendron 'RLH1-15P3'
White Nobility / Bloom-A-Thon Pearl reblooming azalea
Rhodophiala bifida
oxblood-lily
Rhodophiala bifida var. spathacea
pink oxblood-lily
Rhus chinensis 'September Beauty'
Chinese sumac
Rosa 'Ausbemard'
Munstead Wood shrub rose
Rosa 'Ausrelate'
Lichfield Angel shrub rose
Rosa 'Baiark'
Easy Elegance Como Park Como Park shrub rose
Rosa 'Chewmaytime'
Oso Easy Paprika shrub rose
Rosa 'Louis Philippe'
China rose
Rosa 'Meiggili'
Peach Drift ground cover rose
Rosa 'Meiguimov'
The Charlatan shrub rose
Rosa 'Radprov'
Orchid Romance floribunda rose
Rosa 'Radtreasure'
Tahitian Treasure grandiflora rose
Rosa 'Radwhite'
White Out shrub rose
Rosa 'Spice'
China rose
Rosa 'Sprothrive'
Thrive! shrub rose
Rudbeckia auriculata
eared perennial black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Little Henry'
sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
three-lobed coneflower
Ruellia simplex
Mexican blue-bells
Ruellia simplex 'Chi Chi'
Hardy pink petunia
Salvia confertiflora
red velvet sage
Salvia 'Eggben002'
Heatwave Blast hybrid Autumn sage
Salvia farinacea 'Augusta Duelberg'
mealycup sage
Salvia greggii 'Grace Pink'
autumn sage
Salvia greggii 'Lipstick'
autumn sage
Salvia greggii 'Rfd-S016'
Navajo Salmon Red autumn sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Argentine Skies'
blue anise sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Bloom'
blue anise sage
Salvia lineata
Oaxaca Orange Wooly Sage
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
bicolor baby sage
Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival'
baby sage
Salvia nipponica
Japanese woodland sage
Salvia pallida
pale sage
Salvia 'PAS1246577'
Big Blue hybrid salvia
Salvia 'Red Letter'
hybrid autumn sage
Sanguisorba hakusanensis
Korean mountain burnet
Scilla numidica
Numidian squill
Scutellaria ovata
heartleaf skullcap
Sedum
stonecrop
Seemannia 'Little Red'
hardy gloxinia
Seemannia nematanthodes 'Evita'
hardy gloxinia
Senna corymbosa
Argentine senna
Silphium gracile
slender rosinweed
Sinningia 'Arkansas Bells'
sinningia
Sinningia 'Butter and Cream'
hardy hybrid sinningia
Sinningia 'Scarlet O'Hara'
red hardy gloxinia
Sinningia sellovii
hardy red gloxinia
Solanum rantonnetii
blue potato vine
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
dwarf rough-leaf goldenrod
Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade'
Short's goldenrod
Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'
autumn goldenrod
Spiraea japonica 'Rebum'
Japanese spirea
Sprekelia 'Lowe Down'
hybrid Aztec lily
Stokesia laevis
Stokes' aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Pink Star'
pink heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Schneegitter'
white heath aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
aromatic aster
Syringa 'Penda'
Bloomerang re-blooming lilac
Taxodium distichum 'Emerald Shadow'
bald cypress
Tecomaria capensis
cape honeysuckle
Thalictrum delavayi
meadow rue
Titanotrichum oldhamii
gold false foxglove
Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Mandianum'
yellow Confederate jessamine
Tradescantia pallida 'Blue Sue'
Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida 'Kartuz Giant'
big-leaf purple heart tradescantia
Tradescantia sillamontana
white velvet tradescantia
Tricyrtis 'Fluffy Orchid'
toad lily
Tricyrtis 'Imperial Banner'
variegated toad-lily
Tricyrtis lasiocarpa
amethyst toad lily
Tricyrtis ravenii
Raven's toad lily
Tricyrtis 'White Waves'
variegated toad lily
Tulbaghia violacea
society garlic
Verbascum chaixii
nettle-leaved mullein
Verbena tenuisecta 'Decked Out'
perennial verbena
Verbena 'Texas Appleblossom'
verbena
Verbena aff. xutha
blue Porterwed
Vernonia lindheimeri
wooly ironweed
Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'
chaste tree
Vitex negundo var. heterophylla
cutleaf chaste tree
Yucca recurvifolia
curve-leaf yucca
Zephyranthes 'Bali Beauty'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes candida
white rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'El Cielo'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes flavissima
yellow rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Grandjax'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Lily Pies'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Moulin Rouge'
rain-lily
Zephyranthes 'Paul Niemi'
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 'Dancing Crane'
myoga ginger
Zingiber mioga 'Silver Arrow'
variegated hardy ginger