JC Raulston Arboretum - Connoisseur Plants

Connoisseur Plants – 1997

Connoisseur Plants are rare new plants or hard to find old favorites, and they are part of the annual appeal and membership drive to benefit the Arboretum's many fine programs and its day-to-day operational expenses. These wonderful plants are sent to those who join the Friends of JC Raulston Arboretum in 1997 at the higher membership levels.

Notes: Z refers to USDA Hardiness Zones - in NC the mountains are generally considered Z6, the piedmont Z7, and coastal plain Z8. In parentheses at end of description, we give the number of plants available for distribution, with approximate size of plant that will be received if it is chosen. An asterisk (*) indicates special interest, small quantity plants which count for 5 selections for those donors eligible to receive more than one plant. These plants have been growing in cold greenhouses, so you probably should wait until spring to plant.

Abelia mosanensis - Deciduous shrub with purple fall color. Z7; sun ( eight 6" seedlings)
Acer palmatum - Seedlings from the various trees in the Arboretum. Something good could come out of these. Z5; sun to light shade; ( fourteen 16" seedlings)
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' - "Golden Yellow Leaved Sweetflag" - Likes wet conditions; grass-like hardy perennial. All zones; sun ( thirty well established plants)
Aesculus glabra - Ohio Buckeye - tree 20 to 40'; greenish yellow flowers in May; Z3 to 7 (fifty 6"-8" seedlings)
Agave collection (will get 3 of the 5 choices; 20 sets of 3"-6" plants)
- Agave deserti - Grey green leaves 18" x 2" wide; from Sonoran Desert; flowers yellow; Z8
- Agave falcata - very narrow leaves; 18" width; hardiness to at least 0F
- Agave lechugilla - White edged leaves; Texas native; hardiness untested probably Z7
- Agave lophantha - Leaves marked with white; seed collected in San Jose; Z7
Aleurites fordii - Evergreen 20' tree with red tinged flowers from Asia. Euphorbia family; Z10 ( four 1' trees)
Aquileqia caerulea - "Rocky Mountain Columbine'" - Perennial with blue-white, long-spurred flowers in spring to 2'; sun to light shade. Herbaceous perennial Z4; Aquileqia skinneri - "New Mexico Columbine" - Yellowish-green petals with 2" long red spurs; 3' (will receive 1 of each - 20 sets)
Aralia racemosa - "Spikenard" - East coast native herbaceous perennial, to 6' without the prickles and spreading habit of its woody relatives. Dense panicles of greenish white to brownish purple flowers followed by dark fruit; Z4; shade (ten seedlings)
Arum italicum - Tropical looking foliage all winter; glossy arrow shaped leaves veined with cream. Summer dormant. Winter sun, summer shade under deciduous shrubs and trees; Z6 (thirty 4"-6" plants)
Aster carolinianus - "Climbing Aster" - A woody vine: do not cut it down in winter. Typical aster flowers of pale mauve, pink all of Oct. and most of Nov.; fragrant; 8' tall with support; Z7 maybe 6 (thirty 1'-2' plants)
Athyrium japonicum - An unpainted "Painted Fern," with black green fronds to 2'; shade; Z4 (ten divisions)
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia - An elegant form of this well known evergreen shrub with leaves much longer than wide; shade; 4-6'; Z7; Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' self fruitful cultivar of this well known handsome broad leaved evergreen shrub. Fruit are red, about the size of a small olive; shade, Z7; 4-6' (will receive 1 of each, 30 sets)
*Baptisia collection - Showy native herbaceous perennials for sun; May blooming; Z6 or colder
(will receive 4 of the 6; 20 sets)
- B. australis - "Wild Blue False Indigo" - showy spikes of blue in May; 3'
- B. megacarpa - Showy fruit in late summer. Large inflated apple green pods. Modest cream flowers
- B. minor - Shorter, though still very showy, version of B. australis
- B. pendula - Like a white version of B. australis. Striking upright spikes of white 3'-4' ; the fruit are pendulous
- B. sphaerocarpa - Brilliant acid yellow flowers in spikes; 30"
Betula nana - 2-4' tall shrub; native to Northern NA and Europe, usually moist areas; Z1? (thirty 10-12" plants)
Buddleja salviifolia - "South African Sage Wood" - Fragrant pale lilac to white flowers in autumn to early winter. Would probably make an excellent houseplant for cool sunny spot; shrub or small tree 3-15'; Z8 (8-6' plants)
Buddleja ×weyeriana 'Sungold' - "Sungold Butterfly Bush" - A yellow flowered, large (8') vigorous grower, not quite as floriferous as one might hope. Highly approved by butterflies; Z6? ( thirty 1' well established plants)
Buxus sempervirens 'Pyramidalis' - A boxwood with amazingly narrow pyramidal growth habit. Plants at the Arboretum are 7' tall and 3' wide at base, tapering steadily upward. Z7, sun-light shade
Buxus sinica - New rare species from China with larger, broader evergreen foliage than common boxwoods. Sun with light winter shade in colder climates to prevent winter scorch; Z6-9 (will receive 1 of each, 20 sets of 3-4" plants)
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii - "Beauty Berry" - Profuse fall display of brilliant purple-violet fruit on this easy deciduous Asian plant. Sun, light shade, 5'; Z6 ( fifty 4-6" plants)
Callicarpa dichotoma var. albafructa - " White Beauty Berry" - White fruited variety of another Asian beauty berry. Indispensible for fall show. Sun-light shade, 5-6', Z5 (twenty 10" plants)
Callistemon × 'Woodlander's Red' - " Woodlander's Red Bottlebrush" - Red flowers on evergreen shrub to 12'; Z7; Callistemon citrinus - Lemon scented with crimson flowers; evergreen shrub to 15', Z8; Callistemon sieberi - "Alpine Bottlebrush" - Native to mountains of SE Australia; perhaps the hardiest; 15'; pale yellow (will receive 2 of the 3; 25 sets)
Calycanthus floridus - "Carolina Allspice" - Native deciduous shrub to 9' beloved for its usually fragrant through curious maroon sea anemome-like flowers; sun-light shade, Z4 (five 6" seedlings)
Calycanthus floridus 'Athens' - yellow green flowered cultivar of above. Some of these are seedlings and might not come true. (40 seedlings or cuttings, 6")
Camellia japonica 'Golden Spangles' - Beautiful gold-green centered leaves. Pink single flowers in late winter, light shade; Z7 (20, 6" plants)
Camellia ×vernalis 'Hiryu' - Crimson red single to semi-double flowers in fall. Closely resemble sasanquas in flower, growth and hardiness; Z7; 15' (twenty 6" plants)
Camellia ×williamsii 'Mary Christian' - Single pink flowers; Z7 (fourteen 6" plants)
Campanula trachelium var. alba - "Nettleleaved Bellflower" or "Throatwort" - 2-3' tall herbaceous perennial with white bell-like flowers. Eurasia, naturalized in N. America. Z5? Sun-light shade (fifty - 1 gal well established plants)
Carpinus orientalis - "Oriental Hornbeam" - From the "Orient" of old: SE Europe and Asia minor. Deciduous shrub or tree to 20'-30'; Z5 (ten 6" trees)
Ceonathus ×pallidus 'Marie Simon' - This plant has survived several summers and winters at the JC Raulston Arboretum. Soft pink flowers in summer. Deciduous shrub to 4'; Z7? (nine 6" plants)
*Ceonathus ×pallidus 'Roseus' - Darker pink version of above (three 6" plants)
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fritz-Huber' - "Plum Yew" - A southern adapted substitute for Taxus ("Yew"). 'Fritz Huber' is a prostrate cultivar of this handsome dark green conifer. Sun-light shade; Z6 (forty 6" plants)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum - "Katsura Tree" - Handsome, graceful deciduous tree. Freshly fallen leaves fragrant, some say, of strawberry marshmallows; Z4; 40-60' (ten 4"-6" trees)
Chamaecyparis thyoides - "Eastern White Cedar" - Slow growing, narrowly conical east coast native evergreen. Tolerant of urban and bog conditions. Good substitute for Leyland Cypress; Z3; 90' (will receive three 6"-8" seedlings)
Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Heatherbun' - Compact bun-shaped form with foliage that turns plum-purple in winter. Sun-light shade; Z7 (forty-five 4"-6" plants)
*Choisya ternata 'Sundance' - Yellow foliaged cultivar of "Mexican Orange" - Evergreen shrub to 5'; fragrant white flowers; Z7 (eighteen 6" plants)
Chrysogonum virginianum - "Green and Gold" - Herbaceous evergreen perennial; native woodlander with yellow flowers in spring and often through summer. 6"; Z5 (30 well established plants)
*Clerodendrum cryptophyllum - Rare Chinese shrub with leaves to 11" long; white flowers; sun; Z6-9 (seven 6"-1' plants)
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' - A compact selection of Sweet Pepper Bush - Native deciduous summer blooming shrub. Spikes of white, fragrant flowers. Z5; sun-light shade (fifty 8" plants)
Clethra cavaleriei - From seeds out of China not yet tested at the Arboretum; Clethra faberi - From seeds out of China, also untested at the Arboretum; Clethra fargesii - Fragrant white flowers in summer; to 12'; China; Z5 (will receive 2 of the 3; 2"-4" seedlings, 15 sets)
Cornus capitata - "Evergreen Dogwood" - Showy pale yellow flowers, showy red fruit. 40' tree; Z8 (sixty 8"-12" seedlings)
Cornus kousa angustata - "Evergreen Japanese Dogwood" - Showy white flowers blooming later than C. florida. Showy strawberry-like fruit in fall; 20' tree; Sun-light shade; Z7 (15, 1'-2' trees)
Cornus walteri - A Chinese dogwood with clusters of small white flowers and black fruit; 30'; Z5; sun-light shade; fast grower (forty 1'-2' trees)
Corylopsis glabrescens var. gotoana - "Winter Hazel" - Another faultless Corylopsis. Late winter flowers of yellow, handsome summer foliage, graceful habit; shrub to10-15'; light shade; Z6 (twenty-three 6"-8" plants)
Crinum 'Carol Abbot' - Large herbaceous perennial bulb. Pink trumpet-lily like flowers in summer; nearly indestructable; sun, Z7 (fifty bulbs)
Cryptomeria japonica 'Araucarioides' - A cultivar of Japanese Cedar with pendulous, rope-like branchlets; 15' in 10 years; sun; Z5 (twenty 6" trees)
Cryptomeria japonica 'Giokumo' - Slow growing cultivar with green foliage (twenty 4" trees)
Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana' - "Dwarf Japanese Cedar" - Soft blue-green juvenile foliage turns plum purple in winter. Rounded growth habit. Z5 (sixty-five 6" trees)
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Horizontalis Ameritiana' - Conifer for sun or light shade (sixty 8" trees)
*Cupressus arizonica var. montana - "Arizona Cypress" - Blue-grey foliage, Z7 (five 8" trees)
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Coneybearii Aurea' (syn. 'Saligna Aurea') - A pendulous, gold threadleaf cultivar of Monterey Cypress; Z7; sun (forty 8" trees)
Daphne genkwa -"Lilac Daphne" - Lilac-like flowers in form and color, produced in spring before foliage; sun or light shade; from China; 3'; Z5 (thirty 8" plants)
Daphne giraldii - Yellow, slightly fragrant flowers in spring. Deciduous; 2-1/2'; sun or light shade; from China; Z5 or colder (twenty 8" plants)
Dasylirion leiophyllum - "Sotol" - Bold, handsome year-round architectural yucca-like plant. Southwest US and Mexico; sun; 4'; Z7; Dasylirion sp. - Unknown species (will receive one of each; 40 sets)
*Ehretia acuminata - "Kodo Wood" - Deciduous tree to 50'; 8" panicles of white flowers; fruit orange then black. Thriving at Arboretum; from SE Asia; Z7 (ten 1' trees)
Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost' - Striking silvery thistle-like flower heads. Biennial, should reseed; 2-5'; sun; Z5?; Eryngium horridum - Grown from seed; we don't know anything about it: find out with us! (will receive one of each; 20 sets)
×Fatshedera lizei 'Variegata' - Grey-white variegated star shaped evergreen leaves; shrub 3-4'; shade; Cross of Fatsia japonica × Hedera helix - Shade; Z7 (twenty 12"-18" plants)
Firmiana simplex - "Chinese Parasol Tree" - Bold leaves to a foot in length. Curious green bark; deciduous; for that tropical look ; 40'; Z7 (thirty-five 2' trees)
Gardenia augusta 'Daruma' - Gardenia that is possibly hardy to Z7 (eleven 6" plants)
*Habranthus tubispathus texana - "Copper lily" - One of the Rain Lilies. Gold yellow flowers veined with red on outside, blooming on and off in summer. 6" ; sun; Z7; bulb (8 divisions)
Hamamelis macrophylla - "Southern Witch Hazel" - Often thought to be a variant of H. virginiana. Fragrant yellow flowers in fall; deciduous shrub to 15'; sun or shade; Z4 (fifteen 4" rooted cuttings)
Hamamelis mollis - "Chinese Witch Hazel" - Very fragrant, showy yellow flowers in winter. Shrub or small tree; sun or light shade; 15-30'; Z5 (eight 4" rooted cuttings)
Hamamelis vernalis 'Carnea' - "Vernal Witch Hazel" - Winter flowers of fragrant, glowing rusty red; native 10' shrub; Z4; sun or shade (twenty 6" rooted cuttings)
Hamamelis ×intermedia 'Jelena' - Fragrant winter blooms of copper-orange, best seen backlit by sun. Named for Jelena de Belder of Kalmthout, where it was raised. Large deciduous shrub. Good fall color; Z5 15' (fifteen 4" rooted cuttings)
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Ruby Glow' - Fragrant winter flowers of red. Excellent upright vase-shaped growth habit; 15'; Z5 (forty 6" rooted cuttings)
*Hedera helix 'Richard Athens' - Adult form; when adult, English Ivy becomes shrub-like, flowers and bears black fruit showy all winter; to 3-5' slowly; Z5 (6-4" plants)
Heuchera 'Emperor's Cloak' - Seed produced both green and red ruffled foliaged plants; herbaceous perennial; Z5; Heuchera villosa var. macrorhiza - Handsome 4-5" wide fuzzy green foliage; airy spikes of small white flowers; evergreen; light shade; Z6 (receive one of each; 15 sets)
Hibiscus syriacus 'Bluebird' - A Rose of Sharon or Althea with nearly true blue flowers most of the summer; 8'-12'; sun; Z5 (twenty 8" plants)
Hibiscus syriacus 'Purpureus Variegatus' - Handsome variegated foliaged cultivar of Rose of Sharon. Curious, very double maroon flowers never quite open. Grow it for its foliage! 8-12'; sun; Z5 (ten 4" plants)
Hosta ventricosa - Glossy, heartshaped, solid green leaves. Attractive; 3' tall; spikes of violet flowers in midsummer; hardy herbaceous perennial for shade; Z4 (ten well established plants)
Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa' - A mopheaded selection whose flower color changes as it ages. First cream, then pink, later clear crimson, with darker marblings. Dark stems add to its beauty; sun-light shade; Z7, perhaps Z6 (twenty 4" plants)
Hymenocallis latifolia (syn. keyensis) - Fragrant showy white flowered bulb in Amaryllis family. Native to Florida and West Indies. Hardy at Arboretum. Where not hardy bulbs could be lifted over winter (22 divisions)
Hypericum frondosum - "St. John's Wort" - If you are feeling depressed, the lemon yellow flowers above blue foliage will cheer you. It certainly cheers the bumble bees who race around the flower. Flaking winter bark on this deciduous native shrub to 4'; sun; Z5 (fifty 6"-8" plants)
Hypericum aff. punctatum - "St. John Wort" - "AFF" means affinity, so this species resembles H. punctatum. Yellowed flowered; perhaps herbaceous (forty 8"-10" plants)
Ilex cassine var. angustifolia - A narrow leaved variety of our SE native Dahoon Holly. Evergreen tree to 20' tall x 8-15' wide. Red fruit on females. Important parent of many hybrids with I. opaca, the American Holly. (fourteen 8"-10" plants)
Illicium mexicanum 'Aztec Fire' - Red flowers through summer on this handsome evergreen shrub; to 10'; sun or light shade; Z7 (forty 4-6" plants)
Jasminum iraidii - New species from China; hardiness unknown; appears to be evergreen and slow growing (fifteen 6" plants)
*Juniperus horizontalis collection - The following cultivars are available: 'Argentea,' 'Blue Forest,' 'Glenmore,' 'Lime Glow,' 'Prince of Wales,' 'Repens,' 'Venusta,' and an unknown cultivar. (will receive 6 of the 8 - well rooted cuttings)
Lantana camara 'Miss Huffs' - Hardier than most lantanas, yellow and orange flowers all summer. Butterflies love this plant. Z7 (forty 8" plants)
Lespedeza thunbergii f. alba - Covered in white flowers in late summer. 5-6" tall shrub-like herbaceous perennial; Lespedeza buergeri 'Ki-Hagi' - 3' tall shrub, white or purple flowers in summer from Japan and China - Lespedeza bicolor variegated - lightly variegated foliage; deep purple flowers in late summer on 6' shrub-like herbaceous perennial; Z6 (will receive two of the three offered; 15 sets)
Lindera strychnifola - A large evergreen shrub or small tree native to SE Asia. Has been hardy at the Arb; sun or light shade (thirty 6" trees)
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Burgundy' - This cultivar of sweet gum was selected for its deep red fall color, usually later and longer than others. A large deciduous native tree eventually to 120'; Z5 (forty-five 4"-10" trees)
Maesa hupehensis and M. japonica - Two large evergreen broad leaved shrubs native to Asia. Not yet widely grown and untested for hardiness. Want to participate in valuable horticultural research? Might want shade. (thirty; will receive 1 of each; 2' well established trees)
*Mangletia insignis - Close cousin to the Magnolias. This evergreen Asian species with handsome leaves like Magnolia virginiana has white, tinged pink flowers in spring. Has been hardy at the Arboretum; Z7 (six 6" plants)
Michelia allspice and Michelia magnolia #4 - Handsome evergreen shrubs with fragrant flowers. Propagated from the lathhouse before removal because of being overgrown; Z7 (will receive one of these; fifteen 6" plants)
*Michelia yunnanensis - Rare tree native to China where it grows to 50.' The one in the Arboretum is 20" and has flowered; Z7-9; ( five 8" plants)
Nolina - "Bear Grass" - Architectural evergreen plants like their relatives the yuccas but without their spines. They make a year round statement in the garden. All native to the SW US and Mexico. Sun, well drained soil. Three species donated by Tony Avent: N. durangensis - US native, one of the rarest; 2' tall, with leaves wider than most; Z7-10; N. lindheimeriana - Texas native with very long leaves; Z7-10; Nolina texana - From seed collected in Colhuila, Mexico; to 2'; Z7-10 at least (will receive one of each; 30 sets)
Nyssa sinensis - "Chinese Black Gum" - Same brilliant red fall color as our native on a smaller deciduous tree; 20-60'; Z7 (twenty 2'-3' trees well established)
Osmanthus armatus - Handsome narrow evergreen leaves up to 5" long with decorative spiny-toothed margin. Typical white, fragrant Osmanthus flowers in fall. Large shrub to small tree; Z7 (fifteen 4" plants)
Osmanthus heterophyllus (syn. O. illicifolius) - "Holly Osmanthus" - Handsome evergreen shrub for sun or shade. Fragrant fall flowers of white. With age the holly-like leaves of youth are replaced with leaves without any spines; Z6; Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Sasaba' - one of the many cultivars of this species. Deeply incised leaves are held closely together on the stems for a very distinctive appearance; otherwise as above (thirty sets; will receive one of each; 4" plants)
Pancratium maritimum - "Sea Daffodil" - Close cousin to Hymenocallis. Its flower resembles a smaller "Peruvian Daffodil" (H. narcissiflora). Summer blooming bulb native to Mediterranean. Lift and store dry over winter; sun (twenty bulbs)
Pavonia lasiopetala - A small (to 2') shrub with pink flowers about 3/4" wide all summer; sun; Z7 (ten 10" plants)
Phellodendron amurense - "Amur Cork Tree" - A serviceable 30 to 50' tree with picturesque large limbs and corky bark. Showy black fruit in fall on females. The shade it casts is light; Z3 (twenty-two 8-10" trees)
Photinia villosa - No red tip this one. A graceful deciduous small tree (15') reminiscent of Amelanchier canadensis. Good fall color. Showy display of small red fruit; Asian; Z6; sun to light shade; (eight 6-8" plants)
Pieris polita - A wonderful pieris that has done well for us in the lathhouse; Z7; shade. Seed came from Shanghai Botanical Garden in China. (40, 4-6" plants)
Pinus bungeana - "Lace-bark Pine" - Grown for its bark, which with age is white and green like a Sycamore. 75'; Z4; NW China (nine 2-4" trees)
Pittosporum heteropyllum - Evergreen shrub to 12' with leaves of various shapes and pale yellow fragrant flowers. Native to Western China so probably fully hardy here; (twenty 8-10" plants)
Plantago asiatica 'Variegata' - Grown for its large, dramatic foliage; rosettes through the winter; Salvia lyrata - Seedlings of a special deep red leafed strain of the common "Lyre-leaved Sage." Blue spikes of flowers in spring; rosettes of foliage through the winter; Z6 (receive one of each, 25 sets)
Platanus orientalis f. digitata - " Oriental Plane Tree" - First cousin to our native Sycamore. This form has deeply lobed leaves like digits on a hand. 90'; deciduous; Z6; native to SE Europe and Asia Minor (forty-five 8" trees)
Polygonatum humile - A tiny charming Solomon's Seal, only 3-4" tall. Herbaceous perennial for shade with pendulous bell-like white flowers in spring; Z5? (80 tubers)
Polygonatum × hybriduan 'Striatum' - This Solomon Seal, if not perfect, is close to it. Elegant arching stems of white brushed leaves, with pendant white flowers in spring. Shade, wet or dry. After frost the foliage turns a beautiful amber. 24"; Z5
Prunus mume - "Japanese Flowering Apricot" - Very fragrant and showy flowers during mild spells in winter, occasionally as early as Christmas. Small deciduous trees; Z6, sun or light shade; 'Pink Glow'; 'Rosebud' - Large semi double, soft pink; 'Weeping Pink' - Pendulous growth habit; 'Mitsurbara' (thirty 6-10" trees; will receive 1 of these)
Prunus persica 'NCSU Double Red' - A dwarf peach (to 4') with a nearly shocking display of carmine red flowers in spring. It is also a striking foliage plant and its heavily budded coarse branches are of winter interest. It comes true from seed; Z6 at least. The fruit are not table quality; sun (fifty 8" trees well established)
*Quercus glauca - A handsome evergreen Asian oak with long leaves (to 5"). It has long grown in the Arboretum though it was hurt by the cold winters of '82 and '83; Zone 7, perhaps more reliable in Z8; 50'; sun (six 8" trees)
Rhogodendron (ten 2"-4" rooted cuttings; will receive 1 of these)
- Rhododendron × 'Golden Hair' - Deciduous azalea with yellow blooms
- Rhododendron × 'George Reynolds' - Deciduous with orange blooms; Z7
Rhododendron × 'Wolfpack Red' - NCSU release; excellent red flowers; dense habit; evergreen; Z6-9; light shade (forty-five 6" plants)
Rhus trilobata - Its common name of "Skinbush" is derived from the strong smell of its foliage, yet it was once used for food, smoking and basketry. Its attractive 3 lobed leaves turn brilliant red in the fall; 2-6' tall deciduous shrub; W. Virginia native; Z3; sun (thirty 6" seedlings)
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' - "Lady Bank's Rose" has clusters of small double primrose-yellow flowers before most other roses. It is a large climber with nearly thornless canes and disease free foliage; Z7, sun (forty-five 4" rooted cuttings)
Sapindus mukorossi - "Chinese Soap-berry" is a 45' tall evergreen tree with compound leaves up to 16" long. The fruit are either yellow or orange-brown and can be used as soap. The seeds are used for beads. It has been hardy at the Arboretum; Z7; sun (eighteen 8" trees)
Sarracenia leucophylla - "White Top Pitcher Plant" - This insect eating pitcher plant is a Georgia and Florida native, and one of the most beautiful species. It needs boggy conditions and sun; Z6-9, 24" tall; Sarracenia sp. (thirty sets - will receive one of each)
Shade groundcover collection (thirty sets; will receive 1 of each)
- Ajuga pyramidilis 'Metallica Crispa' - Purple burgundy crispy spinach-like leaves; blue flowers in spring; 2" tall evergreen; Z5
- Mazus reptans 'Alba' - 2" tall evergreen, with showy white flowers from spring into summer; Z6
- Hedera helix 'Pierrot' - Small leafed ivy, with burgundy winter coloration
Sinocalycanthus sinensis - Asian counterpart to our beloved "Sweet Betsy" or "Carolina Allspice," Calycanthus floridus. Their growth habits are very similar, though Sinocalycanthus flowers are more like a single white camellia; Z6?; sun or light shade; 6' (twenty-five 6"-8" plants)
Sisyrinchium bermudianum 'Album' (syn. S. graminoides 'Album') - "White Blue Eyed Grass" - Grass-like foliage; 8" tall herbaceous perennial; Z6?; sun; Sisyrinchium harlow - Yellow flowered (twelve sets; will receive 1 of each)
Sorbaria sorbifolia f. incenta - Deciduous shrub with beautiful pinnately compound foliage and plumes of white flowers; 6'; Asia; sun-light shade; Z-2 (sixteen 6"-8" plants)
Sorbus esserteauana - Deciduous tree 20-40' tall with good fall color, bright red fruit. W. China; Z6 (eighty 8" trees)
Spiranthes odorata 'Chadd's Ford' - A native terrestrial orchid of easy culture. 12"-24" spikes of small white flowers in late summer. US and Canada; light sun or shade (thirty plants)
Stachyurus himalaicus - Newly grown from Chinese seed, not in literature and not yet evaluated by us; likely semi-evergreen shrub with chains of golden flowers in spring; Z7, 8 or 9?; light shade (fifty 2' shrubs)
Styrax americanus var. pulverulenta. Our native Snowbell is much like S. japonica though more shrubby. Pendant bell-like flowers in spring; deciduous; 10'; native Virginia to Florida; Z7 (eighteen 8" plants)
Styrax chinensis - Rare new species of white flowering deciduous tree from China; new to cultivation and likely has never been available before anywhere; Z7? (twenty 8" plants);
Styrax dasyanthus var. cinerascens (syn. S. serrulatum) - another Chinese species of Snowbell; shrub or small tree to 24'; leaves are downy. Hardy here at Arboretum, Z7 (ten 6" trees)
Ternstroemia japonica (syn. T. gymnanthera) 'Variegata' - Yellow-edged leaves have some red with the new growth. Evergreen shrub for the sun; Z7 (five 4" rooted cuttings)
Ternstroemia japonica 'Burnished Gold' - New growth is a glowing bronzed gold. Evergreen shrub for the sun. (twelve 4" rooted cuttings)
Torreya taxifolia - "Stinking Cedar" - An unfortunate name for this handsome yew-like 40' tree. Its fruit are fetid when bruised. Native to N. Florida; Z7 (twenty-two 8" trees)
Trachycarpus fortunei - "Chinese Windmill Palm" - One of the most cold hardy palms. These were grown from seed from plants at Taylor's Nursery in Raleigh, NC, where they have weathered many severe winters; single trunked tree grows slowly to 40'. Leaves are 3-4' wide fans. Z7; sun or shade (thirty-five 6" plants)
Tripterygium regalii - Deciduous scandent shrub 6-30' tall. Flowers in large white terminal panicles; fruit greenish white. Related to Bittersweet (Celastrus); Z5; Manchuria to Japan (fourteen 6" plants)
Tsuga sieboldii - One of the species of Japanese Hemlock, it is much like our native species. Tall tree with a graceful habit; Z6; sun or light shade (twenty-eight 4" trees)
Ungnadia speciosa - " Mexican Buck-eye" - A deciduous shrub or small tree to 30' with scented pink flowers in spring; Z7 (nine 6" trees)
Viburnum bracteatum 'Emerald Luster' - Mike Dirr's selection of this SE native with glossy green deciduous foliage. White flowers in spring, blue black fruit in fall; Z5; sun, light shade, 10' (eight 6" plants)
*Viburnum luzonicum - Small, bronze green leaves. Not yet tested for hardiness at the Arboretum (10, 4" rooted cuttings)
Viburnum rufidulum - "Southern Black Haw" or "Rusty Nannyberry" - Similar to the generally more northern V. prunifolium. Deciduous to 30', leaves are shiny above, rusty haired below. White flowers in spring are followed by blue black fruit; Z6; sun or light shade; red fall color (fifteen 4" plants);
Viburnum tinus 'Bewley's Variegated' - Beautifully variegated cultivar of the evergreen "Laurustinus"; to 10'; Z7; Mediterranean (fifteen 4" plants)
Viburnum × integrifolium - Large 4"-6" evergreen leaves. Much like the Leatherleaf Viburnum; 6'-8' shrub; sun or light shade (thirty 6" plants)
Viburnum × 'Pragense' - Gorgeous lustrous evergreen foliage much like its Leatherleaf Viburnum parent but better with smaller leaves and bush; Z6; probably about 6' shrub, sun or light shade (twenty 6" plants)