JC Raulston Arboretum Plant Sale
Spring Plant Sale 2018
The JC Raulston Arboretum's first plant sale was in 2010. This plant availability list for 2018 remains on this site as an archive of what we offered that year.
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Hopleys'
Miss Lemon variegated glossy abelia
Foliage emerges edged with gold for a bright spring pop before softening to a cream halo around the green center.
Abelia ×grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
glossy abelia
Bright yellow variegated leaves change to red, orange, and golden yellow in winter. Attractive white flowers are held by rosy calyces which last long after the flowers have faded.Abelia ×grandiflora 'Minacara1'
Funshine golden glossy abelia
Bright orange-copper new growth becomes yellow as it ages.
Acalypha pendula
creeping chenille plant
Chenille plant gets its common name from the fuzzy plumes of tiny red flowers that trail above a thick mound of small, serrated leaves. 
Acanthus 'Summer Beauty'
bear's breech
Acanthus 'Whitewater'
variegated bear's breech
Tall flower spikes of white and pink rise to 4' topping the heavily white-splashed foliage. This is a hybrid with the extra heat and humidity tolerant 'Summer Beauty' and retains the toughness of that parent.
Acer
maple
This is from a wild collection in Taiwan made by Crug Farms Nursery of Wales. They think it may be a hybrid, but it looks like it is Acer oliverianum to us.
Achillea 'Moonshine'
yarrow
Actaea 'Chocoholic'
baneberry
Dark foliage is topped late in the season by 4' spikes of dark pink buds opening to sweetly scented rose-pink flowers which age to cream.
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
anise hyssop
Blue flowers held in 4" spikes top this pollinator magnet from midsummer to fall.
Agave asperrima
rough century plant
Agave lophantha 'Miniskirt'
dwarf thorn-crested agave
A fast offset forming dwarf selection of a great agave. Blue-green succulent foliage has a pale yellow band up the center. Needs near perfect winter drainage.Agave pablocarrilloi 'Baby Booties'
gypsum century plant
Ajuga reptans 'Binblasca'
Black Scallop black carpet bugle
Aloe ecklonis
grass aloe
Ampelaster carolinianus
climbing aster
Amsonia ciliata var. filifolia 'Georgia Pancake'
threadleaf bluestar
This form of our native blue-star forms a mat of fine textured foliage topped in spring with sky blue flowers.Anemone 'Macane001'
Wild Swan hybrid Japanese anemone
Antirrhinum latifolium
broad-leafed perennial snapdragon
Aquilegia
Winky Mix columbine
Asparagus microraphis
crimped hardy asparagus fern
In South Africa where it is native, this asparagus grows as a mounded shrub to 4' tall and wide. We grow ours as a vining plant up a small support.Aspidistra elatior (ex. 'Fuji-no-mine')
cast iron plant
These are seedlings of 'Fuji-no-mine'. The parent plant has thin, creamy-yellow streaks on dark green leaves. These may show a range of characteristics as they mature.
Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaki'
mountain aster
This plant spreads to form thick impenetrable mats topped in fall by purple flowers.
Astilbe cf. longicarpa
false goat's beard
A wild collection from Taiwan.Athyrium 'Godzilla'
giant Japanese painted fern
Athyrium 'Lady In Red'
lady fern
Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
Japanese painted fern
burgundy leaf stalksAucuba japonica
Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Meigetsu'
gold-stripe Japanese aucuba
Broad leafed evergreen shrub with large yellow center to leaf. Prefers shade and average drainage. 
Baptisia 'Pink Truffles'
pink-flowered wild-indigo
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Begonia [Semperflorens-cultorum Group] 'Barbara Rogers'
hardy wax begonia
Berberis thunbergii 'Daybreak'
dwarf golden barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Rocket'
upright Japanese barberry
Distinctive orange foliage and upright columnar growth habit. A designer's dream.Berberis tsangpoensis
Tibetan barberry
You can find this low-growing barberry on sunny, well-drained, slopes, in southeastern Tibet. It is an attractive, dwarf, semi-evergreen shrub that forms a low (18" tall), wide spreading mound. Leaves are small, diamond-shaped and stems have long spines. Berries are pendent, scarlet and shiny. These plants were grown from seed obtained from National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Ireland.
Brugmansia 'Inca Sun'
dwarf angel's trumpet
One of the most floriferous of all angel's trumpets, starting earlier than most and flowering continuously through summer.
Buddleja 'Podaras No. 13'
Flutterby Petite Tutti Fruitti dwarf butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Podaras No. 8'
Flutterby Petite Blue Heaven dwarf butterfly bush
Buxus sempervirens 'Vardar Valley'
common boxwood
Widely considered among the very best boxwood cultivars, this selection is too slow in production for most nurseries to grow it, but it is excellent in the landscape.
Buxus sinica var. insularis (spreading dwarf)
spreading dwarf boxwood
A spreading, almost ground cover form of boxwood.
Callicarpa oshimensis
beautyberry
Camellia japonica 'Goggy'
Japanese camellia
Camellia japonica 'Lady Laura'
Japanese camellia
Camellia japonica 'Turandot'
Japanese camellia
Flower buds have good cold hardiness. 
Carex cherokeensis
Cherokee sedge
It's a clump former, not a spreader, and prefers moist soil over dry.
Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga Nishiki'
gold fountains sedge
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
New Zealand sedge
Caryopteris ×clandonensis 'Inoveris'
Grand Bleu bluebeard
Seed heads are attractive all winter.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Aurea Nana'
dwarf goldplume Sawara falsecypress
This rounded shrub has bright yellow, fluffy foliage throughout the year. A light annual trim is beneficial.
Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Barton'
Atlantic white-cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Tom's Blue'
Atlantic white-cedar
Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower'
upright Chinese fringe tree
Few flowering trees can match the dazzling display and uber-tough constitution of Chinese fringe tree. This upright form makes a broad column of deep green, rounded leaves which can turn buttery yellow in fall. Masses of white, frothy flowers stand out against the foliar backdrop. This is the ideal plant where space is at a premium.
Chionanthus virginicus 'White Knight'
American fringe tree
Chrysanthemum 'Golden Lida Thomas'
garden chrysanthemum
Chrysogonum virginianum 'Pierre'
green-and-gold
Citrus trifoliata 'Flying Dragon'
contorted hardy orange
Citrus trifoliata 'Snow Dragon'
contorted hardy orange
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
dwarf summersweet clethra
Superb pollinator plant. Yellow fall foliage. Tolerant of wet-sites. Attractive form and seed heads in winter.Coreopsis 'Star Cluster'
Big Bang perennial coreopsis
Coreopsis tripteris 'Gold Standard'
tall tickseed
A new selection from Mt. Cuba Center.Cornus florida 'Appalachian Joy'
flowering dogwood
Dogwoods are a perfect state flower for North Carolina, and every garden needs to have several to enjoy each spring. This selection was made by Mark Windham (University of Tennessee) for its multiple(four to eight) bracts on each inflorescence. It has superior resistance to powdery mildew.
Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'
flowering dogwood
‘Cherokee Princess’ is noted for its consistently early and heavy bloom of flowers with large white bracts. Bright red fruits form in late summer and fall. Green summer foliage turns to shade of red in autumn. Crinum bulbispermum
Wine and Chablis South African river lily
Seedlings of a plant with white flowers with a yellow-green stripe down the center of the petals, so a variation on a "milk and wine" lily. Flower color of these seedlings might vary.
Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana'
mini-globe Japanese cedar
Dactylicapnos macrocapnos
yellow bleeding heart vine
a well behaved vine-ing herbaceous perennial, dying to ground each fall and returning each spring.
Dahlia imperialis (double white)
tree dahlia
Daphniphyllum cf. calycinum
daphniphyllum
Dasylirion berlandieri
blue sotol
Dasylirion glaucophyllum 'Marbles Park'
blue sotol
A dramatic architectural plant.
Debregeasia orientalis
Delosperma cooperi
hardy ice-plant
One of the best of the hardy ice plants.Dianthus plumarius 'Rose Tone'
feathered pink
Dianthus 'WP Passion'
Scent First Passion dianthus
Dicliptera suberecta
king's crown
Diervilla rivularis 'Troja Black'
purple-leaved Georgia bush honeysuckle
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
autumn fern
Echinacea 'Hot Papaya'
coneflower
Eryngium eburneum
sea holly
Striking architectural form for the garden designer.Eutrochium dubium 'Little Joe'
Joe Pye weed
×Fatshedera lizei 'Angyo Star'
variegated tree ivy
×Fatshedera lizei 'Curly'
curlyleaf variegated fatshedera
Fatsia japonica
Japanese fatsia
Fothergilla ×intermedia 'Mount Airy'
fothergilla
Gardenia jasminoides 'Leeone'
Jubilation gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Shooting Star'
Cape jasmine
Geranium ×cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'
cranesbill
This geranium prefers shade over sun and is great as a small scale ground cover with attractive foliage year round.
Geranium sanguineum 'New Hampshire Purple'
bloody cranesbill
One of the most long lived of the hardy geraniums.
Geranium 'Tiny Monster'
hardy geranium
This is a hybrid hardy geranium that has performed very well here.Geum 'Tequila Sunrise'
garden avens
Best in rich, moist, well-drained soils but tolerant of average conditions. Supposedly more heat tolerant than older selections.Glandularia 'Sissinghurst'
verbena
Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane'
grevillea
Helianthus simulans
swamp sunflower
Though preferring moist soil, its performance is outstanding in average to dry soil of the JCRA's Perennial Border.
Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret'
daylily
Heteropterys glabra
redwing
Heuchera 'Black Pearl'
coral bells
Hibiscus 'Happa Red'
Big Hit hybrid rosemallow
Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel'
purple-leaf perennial hibiscus
Hibiscus mutabilis
Confederate rose
- A Southern heirloom- Double flower; a large fluffy ball of petals
- Can die to the ground in exceptionally cold winters, but regrows and flowers
Hibiscus syriacus 'Buddha Belly'
rose-of-Sharon
Curious swellings at the leaf nodes give this rare rose-of-Sharon its common name.
Hippeastrum ×johnsonii
St. Joseph's lily
Hosta 'Angel Falls'
hosta
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
miniature hosta
Hosta 'Elvis Lives'
hosta
Hosta 'Empress Wu'
hosta
Glossy green leaves emerge blue-green in spring.Hosta 'Maui Buttercups'
hosta
Hosta 'Prairie's Edge'
hosta
Green margin around gold center. center becoming more white-gold over summer. A sport of Hosta 'Prairie Fire'.Hosta 'Sugar and Spice'
hosta
Hosta 'Victory'
hosta
Growing to an amazing 3' tall, this is the largest ever variegated hosta. The clumps of creamy margined leaves are topped by massive flower spikes to 6' or more tall. 'Victory' was named the 2015 hosta of the year.Hosta 'Wrinkle in Time'
hosta
Hydrangea 'After Midnight'
mophead hybrid hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Smnhalr'
Lime Rickey smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer'
Endless Summer re-blooming bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blushing Bride'
bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'PIIHM-I'
Twist-n-Shout bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea 'Painter's Pallette'
lace cap hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'
Little Lime dwarf panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'
oakleaf hydrangea
Hymenocallis imperialis
Mexican spider lily
Hypericum olympicum
Mt. Olympus St. John's wort
Ilex cornuta ('Willowleaf' variegated)
variegated single spine Chinese holly
A very rare form of Chinese holly with grayish leaves streaked white.
Ilex crenata 'Helleri'
dwarf Japanese holly
Illicium parviflorum
yellow anise
Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine'
yellow anise
Illicium parviflorum 'Forest Green'
yellow anise
10'–15' tall × 6'–10' wideIris 'Amplified'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Anaconda Love'
border bearded iris
Iris 'Bee Mused'
standard dwarf bearded iris
Iris 'Black Falls'
tall bearded iris
Iris bungei
large bract iris
An iris from Mongolia, Siberia, and Tibet where the flowers often appear close to the ground amongst the taller foliage.Iris 'Change of Pace'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Cheetah Cheese'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Chocolate Moose'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Crowned Heads'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Dark Vader'
standard dwarf bearded iris
Iris 'Freedom Song'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Kinkajou Shrew'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Kissed by the Sun'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Lumalite'
standard dwarf bearded iris
Iris 'Mallory Kay'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Midnight Oil'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Nada'
butterfly iris
Mulch plants well, especially the first winter in the garden.Iris pallasii
Dalmatian iris
Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata'
variegated sweet Iris
Iris 'Peekaboo Zebu'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Snugglebug'
standard dwarf bearded iris
Iris 'Spiced Tiger'
tall bearded iris
Iris 'Time to Shine'
dwarf bearded iris
Iris tridentata
savannah iris
This native iris will quickly form large mats in average to boggy soils.Iris 'Victoria Falls'
tall bearded iris
Iris virginica 'Contraband Girl'
southern blue flag
This form is larger than the typical southern blue flag iris making large, heavy-flowering clumps in short order. Happy in boggy or average soils.Iris 'Vision in Pink'
tall bearded iris
Itea virginica 'Sprich'
Little Henry dwarf Virginia sweetspire
spreading habit makes it a great groundcover shrub. tolerant of wet sites
Jasminum mesnyi 'Gold Tip'
variegated primrose jasmine
This hardy jasmine can be grown as a mounding shrub or trained up like a dense vine if given support.
Juniperus chinensis 'Echiniformis'
hedgehog Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Nedsyelo'
Lemon Pfizz Pfitzer juniper
Colorful evergreen shrub. Drought tolerant once established. Avoid poorly drained soil.
Juniperus communis 'Gold Totem Pole'
gold columnar common juniper
'Gold Totem Pole' is perfect for that special niche in your garden. This narrow, upright conifer ultimately reaches 10'–12' tall and only 1'–3' wide. New growth emerges golden and the evergreen foliage remains tightly bunched. Grows best in full sun and is drought tolerant.
Juniperus communis 'Lemon Spire'
common juniper
Sun and good drainage is necessary. A more narrow selection than 'Gold Cone'
Juniperus ×media 'Daub's Frosted'
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus squamata 'Meyeri'
flaky juniper
Kalimeris mongolica
Oxford Orphanage daisy
It has also gone by the name of Asteromoea mongolica.Lagerstroemia 'Ebony Embers'
Black Diamond Red Hot crepe myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'G2X133271'
Infinitini Magenta crepe myrtle
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
bleeding heart
Its prior name was Dicentra spectabilis.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
white bleeding heart
Its prior name was Dicentra spectabilis.Leucanthemum maximum 'Leuz0003'
Western Star Taurus Shasta daisy
Leucothoe axillaris 'Jenkins'
coastal leucothoe
Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine'
golden privet
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower
Prefers moist soil.
Lonicera ×americana 'Pam's Pink'
American honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'
yellow trumpet honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'
red trumpet honeysuckle
Loropetalum 'Carolina Midnight'
Chinese fringe flower
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
golden creeping Jenny
Mahonia eurybracteata 'Narihira'
narrowleaf mahonia
Mahonia ×media 'Marvel'
Oregon grape
Mahonia ×media 'Winter Sun'
Oregon grape
Millettia pulchra
summer wisteria
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Anthem'
maiden grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
variegated maiden grass
Great winter interest as well.
Miyamayomena savatieri 'Edo Murasaki'
Edo Muraski Japanese aster
Monarda 'Leading Lady Plum'
bee balm
Musa velutina
pink velvet banana
Nepeta 'Limelight'
catmint
Nicotiana glauca 'Salta Blues'
blue tree tobacco
This is the hardiest form of blue tree tobacco in cultivation and should be hardy if planted in spring and mulched well in winter.Nolina microcarpa 'Corduroy Creek'
beargrass
Nolina microcarpa 'Oak Creek'
beargrass
Ocimum 'African Blue'
hybrid basil
Orixa japonica 'Summer Sunshine'
Japanese orixa
Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus
orange sweet olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Hariyama'
dwarf holly tea-olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Sasaba'
holly tea-olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Variegatus'
variegated holly tea-olive
Paeonia lactiflora 'Victoire de la Marne'
peony
Passiflora 'Elizabeth'
passion flower
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Rocketman'
Russian sage
Petrosedum rupestre 'Angelina'
Jenny's stonecrop
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill'
moss phlox
Phlox 'Wanda'
hybrid phlox
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
Little Devil dwarf purple-leaf ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam'
Amber Jubilee golden ninebark
Pieris japonica 'Planow'
Mountain Snow Japanese pieris
Pityopsis graminifolia
narrowleaf silk-grass
Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum 'Jinguji'
Solomon's seal
Portulaca grandiflora
Samba Bicolor rose moss
Portulaca grandiflora
Samba Pink rose moss
Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'
dwarf fragrant sumac
Rohdea japonica 'Sechu-no-matsu'
sacred lily
Rohdea japonica 'Washit Aka Kuma'
sacred lily
Rosa 'Chewmaytime'
Oso Easy Paprika shrub rose
Rosa 'Meiggili'
Peach Drift ground cover rose
Rosa 'Radtko'
Double Knock Out shrub rose
Rubus idaeus 'Nr7'
Raspberry Shortcake edible raspberry
Rubus pentalobus
creeping raspberry
Rudbeckia laciniata
cutleaf coneflower
of great winter interestSalvia 'Azure Snow'
flowering sage
Salvia 'Big Swing'
flowering sage
Salvia blepharophylla 'Cervina'
eyelash sage
Salvia confertiflora
red velvet sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Van Remsen'
hummingbird sage
6 to 7' tall
Salvia leucantha 'Eder'
variegated Mexican bush sage
Salvia leucantha 'Midnight'
Mexican bush sage
Salvia oxyphora
Bolivian sage
Salvia pallida
pale sage
Salvia ×sylvestris 'Balyriclu'
Lyrical Blues flowering sage
Salvia 'Waverly'
sage
Very similar to 'Phyllis Fancy' but differing in flower color.
Sauromatum venosum
voodoo lily
Sauromatum venosum 'Indian Giant'
voodoo lily
This giant form of the unusual voodoo lily can have leaves over 36" across held above black speckled stalks. Alien-like flowers appear before the foliage in early spring.
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium 'The Blues'
common little bluestem
Silphium perfoliatum
cup plant
Yellow daisies in summer on tall sturdy stems. Leaf bases form cups creating natural bird baths. Seeds are relished by songbirds in fall.
Sinningia 'Butter and Cream'
hardy hybrid sinningia
Pale yellow buds open to creamy white all season long.
Sinningia 'Carolyn'
hardy hybrid sinningia
Sinningia 'Scarlet O'Hara'
red hardy gloxinia
Smilax laurifolia 'Havelock'
Sporobolus heterolepis 'Gone with the Wind'
prairie dropseed
A somewhat more compact form of an outstanding heat and drought tolerant prairie grass.Stachys recta
yellow woundwort
Stokesia laevis 'Colorwheel'
Stokes' aster
White flower open and gradually darken to lavender over an extended season for a multicolored tapestry effect.
Tetraneuris acaulis
angelita daisy
Thuja occidentalis 'Tiny Tim'
dwarf American arborvitae
Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'
red creeping thyme
Tradescantia sillamontana
cobweb spiderwort
Tricyrtis 'Imperial Banner'
variegated toad-lily
Vaccinium darrowii
Darrow's blueberry
Attractive evergreen native shrub, grown more as an ornamental, though the fruit are also edible. Foliage in some selections blushes pink. Wants well drained acidic soil. 
Vaccinium 'Pink Lemonade'
pink-fruited hybrid blueberry
Vaccinium 'ZF06-079'
Pink Icing blueberry
Vaccinium 'Zf06-179'
Jelly Bean compact blueberry
Large blueberries on a tiny plant. Grow multiple selections of blueberries for best fruiting.Vaccinium 'Zf08-095'
Berrybux / Blueberry Glaze compact blueberry
Grow multiple selection of blueberries for best fruiting.Veronica spicata 'Glory'
Royal Candles spiked speedwell
Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo'
sweet viburnum
A JC Raulston Arboretum introduction!
Viburnum rhytidophyllum 'Fence Line'
leatherleaf viburnum
This viburnum was selected by NC's own Hefner Nursery for its very upright form.
Viburnum 'sPg-3-024'
Moonlit Lace hybrid viburnum
This viburnum is among the best new shrubs for the garden.Vinca minor 'Illumination'
variegated periwinkle
Yucca flaccida 'Color Guard'
gold-stripe weak-leaf yucca
Zantedeschia
calla lily
