Global Garden Symposium
Plants Donated For Benefit Auction
Below is a current listing as of this week. More will certainly be received at the last minute.
| Plant Name | Size | Height | Donor | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelia x grandiflora 'Sunrise' | 2 gal | 2' | Taylor's Nursery | New patented cultivar that will not be on commercial market until 1998; evergreen shrub with gold variegated foliage. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun or shade. | ||||
| Acer cappidocium var. sinicum | 1 gal | 3' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Deciduous tree from China with beautiful winter bark. USDA Zones 5-8. Best in sun. | ||||
| Acer palmatum 'Beni Shishihenge' | 3 gal | 3' | Taylor's Nursery | |||||
| Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' (3) | 1 gal | 4.5' | Head-Lee Nursery | |||||
| Acer palmatum Collection (4) | 1/2 gal | 2' | Head-Lee Nursery | 'Butterfly', 'Matsasura', 'Sango Kaku', 'Seriyu' | ||||
| Acer ×(davidii × tegumentosum) | 1 gal | 8' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Hybrid deciduous tree with great vigor; beautiful winter bark. USDA Zones 5-8. Best in sun. | ||||
| Amorphophallus titanium | 1 gal | HP | Alan Galloway | The flower that created such a media stir at Kew Gardens this year when it flowered - the bloom 4' in diameter and 8' tall. Dramatic foliage in the years before it flowers. Very rare. | ||||
| Aralia elata 'Variegata' | 1 gal | 2' | Richard Schock | Long-time choice connoisseur plant - rare due to grafting difficulty. White variegated foliage; deciduous shrub/tree to 15'. Best in sun. USDA Zones 6-8. | ||||
| Asarum splendens (12) | 3" | HP | Barry Yinger | Largest of the evergreen gingers; newly introduced from China by Arnold Arboretum. USDA Zones 6-9. Best in shade. | ||||
| California Perennials Collection (3) | 1 gal | Suncrest Nurseries, Watsonville, CA | Astelia nivicola 'Red Gem' - foliage plant from New Zealand for pot culture.Nerine sarniensis hybrids - showy flowering bulbous perennial for pot culture.Pinellia ternata - aroid from Japan with unique "tailed" flowers. | |||||
| Camellia sasanqua 'Pink Butterfly' | 1/2 gal | 2' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Showy introduction from Camellia Forest breeding program; pink flowers in November. USDA Zones 6-9. Best in light shade - also in sun. | ||||
| Canna 'Stuttgart' | 5 gal | HP | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Striking white variegated foliage canna first available in 1996 at over $100 per division; orange flowers. Hardy in USDA Zones 7-9 or dig for storage in north areas. Sun. | ||||
| Celtis sinensis 'Green Cascade' | 3 gal | 4' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Weeping deciduous tree of great beauty - a national treasure tree in China. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun. | ||||
| Cercis canadensis ssp. texensis 'Traveller' | 5 gal | 4' | Gilbert's Nursery | New patented weeping redbud with glossy foliage and typical redbud magenta flowers. Will not appear for commercial sale before 1998. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun. | ||||
| Cercis racemosa | 1 gal | 4' | Head-Lee Nursery | Rare redbud from China with flowers in racemes like small wisteria inflorescens. Most beautiful flowers of all redbuds. USDA Zones 7-9. Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' | 2 gal | 3' | Head-Lee Nursery | Dwarf conifer with fine texture. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun. | ||||
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' | 2 gal | 1' | Head-Lee Nursery | Dwarf conifer with golden foliage. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun. | ||||
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tetragona Aurea' | 2 gal | 3' | Head-Lee Nursery | Dwarf conifer with golden foliage. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun. | ||||
| Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Aurea' | 2 gal | 2.5' | Head-Lee Nursery | Dwarf conifer with golden foliage. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun. | ||||
| Clematis ranunculoides | 1 qt. | Vine | Camellia Forest Nursery | A rare Chinese Clematis - pictured in Roy Lancaster's book on Chinese collection. | ||||
| Clivia miniata 'Yellow Flowered' | 1 gal | HP | Richard Schock | Much interest in yellow clivias following the sales last year of plants by White Flower Farm for $950 apiece! Spectacularly beautiful in bloom. Tropical houseplants for pot culture. Shade. | ||||
| Clivia sp. (to be delivered - a rare species) | 1 gal | HP | Richard Schock | Tropical houseplant for indoor pot culture. Shade. | ||||
| Cornus capitata 'Mountain Moon' | 1 qt. | 6" | Piroche Nursery | A new introduction to U.S. from Bhutan - as yet untested here for adaptation. An evergreen tree with spectacular flowers of large yellow bracts! | ||||
| Cornus kousa 'Marble' | 1 gal | 2.5' | Girard Nursery | A new cultivar of Chinese flowering dogwood - white bracts. USDA Zones 5-8. Sun. | ||||
| Daphniphyllum macropodum | 3 gal | 4' | Woodlander's Nursery | Evergreen tree with purple fruit in fall. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun or shade. | ||||
| Elliottia racemosa | 1 qt. | 1.5' | Woodlander's Nursery | Rare southeastern U.S. native shrub/tree with white flowers in summer. Great propagation difficulty limits availability. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Evodia gongshanensis | 1 qt. | 2' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Rare new deciduous tree from China with showy fruit. USDA Zones ? 7-9? Sun. | ||||
| Fothergilla gardenii | B&B | 3.5' | Don Shadow Nursery | Native deciduous shrub with white flowers in spring. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Ginkgo biloba (collection) | 1/2 gal | 1' | deciduous "conifer" noted for its ancient Chinese origin and showy gold fall color, very stress tolerant. USDA 5-9. Sun.Ginkgo biloba 'Tubiformis' - unusual rolled tube-like foliage. John DemeGinkgo biloba 'Variegata' - rare variegated form. Girard Nursery | |||||
| Glyptostrobus lineatus | 1 gal | 3' | Camellia Forest Nursery | The Chinese equivalent of the southern bald cypress; a decidous conifer. USDA Zone 6-9. Sun. | ||||
| Halesia carolina | B&B | 9' | Taylor's Nursery | Native silverbell tree with white flowers in spring. USDA Zones 5-8. Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Hamamelis vernalis (2) | B&B | 7' | Don Shadow Nursery | Native U. S. witch hazel with orange flowers in March. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun or light shade. | ||||
| ×Hippeasprekelia (Hippeastrum × Sprekelia) | 1/2 gal | HP | Lena ? | Bigeneric hybrid bulb with red flowers which has proven dependably hardy in Raleigh. USDA Zones 6-9? Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Hymenocallis littorealis 'Variegata' | 1/2 gal | HP | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Spectacular white variegated foliage and delicate lacy white flowers. Tropical plant for indoor houseplant pot culture. USDA Zones 9-11. Sun. | ||||
| Ilex 'Cardinal' | 5 gal | 1.5' | Flowerwood Nursery | New patented evergreen holly with beautiful foliage and red fruit. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun. | ||||
| Illicium mexicanum | 2 gal | 2.5' | ? Nursery | Evergreen shrub with red flowers. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Itea virginiana 'Shirley's Compact' | 1/2 gal | 3" | Biltmore Estate Nursery | New discovery at the Biltmore Estate - not yet in commercial production; possibly first plant ever sold. Deciduous shrub with white flowers. USDA Zones 5-8. Sun. | ||||
| Incarvillea arguta | 1 qt. | Vine | Camellia Forest Nursery | Rare vining herbaceous perennial from China - doing well in Chapel Hill. USDA Zones 7-9? | ||||
| Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone' | 3 gal | 4' | Head-Lee Nursery | Columnar conifer with gold flush of growth in spring. USDA Zones 4-8. Sun. | ||||
| Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Treasure' | 3 gal | 6' | Taylor's Nursery | Showy variegated sweetgum tree with gold edge on each leaf. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun. | ||||
| Liriodendron ×hybrida (tulipifera × chinensis) | 2 gal | 6' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Rare hybrid of American times Chinese species made by Dr. Cliff Parks of UNC - has greathybrid vigor and flowers larger than either species. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun. | ||||
| Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum (collection) | 1 qt. | 6" | Griffin Nursery | 'Firedance', 'Ruby', 'Sizzling Pink','Variegata', 'Zuzhou Fuchsia' | ||||
| Magnolia grandiflora (collection) | 1 gal | 2' | Head-Lee Nursery | 'Coco', 'D. D. Blanchard', 'Little Gem' | ||||
| Magnolia 'Butterfly' | 7 gal | 8' | Tarheel Native Trees | One of the showiest of the new deciduous yellowflowering magnolias - great garden plant. | ||||
| Mallotus apelta | 1 gal | 3' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Remarkable unusual fruit on rare deciduous tree from China. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun. | ||||
| Manglietia moto | 2 gal | 4' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Spectacular evergreen magnolia relative with large dramatic foliage - first time in U.S. cultivation by Camellia Forest Nursery. Hardiness not yet tested - USDA Zones 8-10? Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Michelia yunnanensis | 1 qt. | 6" | Camellia Forest Nursery | Extremely promising new evergreen shrub/tree from China which is getting rave reviews from nurserymen in Australia/New Zealand - has not yet been sold in the U.S. to our knowledge. White many-petalled flowers in spring. Has been hardy in Raleigh to 0F. USDA Zones 7-9? Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Olea yunnanensis | 1/2 gal | 2' | Camellia Forest Nursery | Rare and new evergreen olive relative from China. Hardiness unknown - USDA Zones 8-10? Sun. | ||||
| Parthenocissus quinquifolia 'Variegata' | 1/2 gal | Vine | Richard Schock | Spectacular new cultivar of native Virginia Creeper with white variegated foliage which turns multicolors of pink through red in fall. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun or light shade. | ||||
| Pinkneya pubens 'Larry's Party Pink' | 1 qt. | 6" | Ridgecrest Nursery | New selection of hardy poinsettia tree from Arkansas with rose-pink flowers. USDA Zones 6-9. Best in sun and needs good moisture along with good moisture. | ||||
| Pinkneya pubens 'White' | 1 qt. | 6" | Ridgecrest Nursery | As above, a white flowered selection of great beauty. Not in commercial trade. | ||||
| Pinus parviflora 'Adcock's Dwarf' | 2 gal | 2' | Yadkin Valley Nursery | Outstanding dwarf pine for the rock garden - this plant is 7 years old. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun. | ||||
| Pleioblastus viridi-stratus | 3 gal | 2' | Head-Lee Nursery | Variegated bamboo to 2-3' - running type so needs confinement. USDA Zones 7-9. Sun. | ||||
| Prunus mume 'Contorta' | 1/2 gal | 2' | Taylor's Nursery | A dramatic contorted branch form of the Japanese flowering apricot which flowers in January-February. USDA Zones 6-9. Sun. | ||||
| Quercus robur 'Lacinata' | 1 gal | 2' | Girard's Nursery | Cutleaf form of English oak - deciduous tree. USDA Zones 4-8. Sun. | ||||
| Quercus robur 'Pendula' | 2 gal | 4' | Girard's Nursery | Weeping form of English oak - deciduous tree. USDA Zones 4-8. Sun. | ||||
| Rhododendron hancocki 2 1/2" | 8" | Camellia Forest Nursery | Rare deciduous Chinese azalea (with yellow flowers?) - not listed in most standard references. USDA Zones 6-8? Sun or light shade. | |||||
| Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Brookside Miniature' | 1 gal | Staked Vine | Head-Lee Nursery | Small leaved "climbing hydrangea" - deciduous woody vine with white flowers. USDA Zones 5-9. Sun or light shade. |