Now Showing
April
26, 2002
What's in bloom at the JC Raulston Arboretum? This week look for Baptisia, Chionanthus, Cotinus, Rosa, Styrax, and Weigela in their full glory throughout the Arboretum. The Perennial Border has begun to explode with color, showcasing this week, Kniphofia, Salvia, Thermopsis, and Verbena. Don't miss over a dozen Kalmia cultivars blooming now in the Lath House. This list is not comprehensive of all the plants currently flowering at the Arboretum. Plant names in RED are new to the list this week. Enjoy your visit!
South Hall Garden (Beds S01-S10)
- Aquilegia 'Silver Edge'
- Camellia japonica 'Broadrose'
- Cotinus coggygria 'Black Velvet'
- Cotinus coggygria 'Daydream'
- Cotinus 'Grace'
- Deutzia ×kalmiiflora
- Euonymus europaeus 'Red Ace'
- Lonicera ×heckrottii 'Gold Flame'
- Lonicera sempervirens
- Lonicera sempervirens 'Sulphurea'
- Philadelphus 'Silberregen'
- Physocarpus opulifolius 'Select'
- Pittosporum tobira
- Rhododendron catawbiense 'Roseum Elegans'
- Rosa 'Nastarina'
- Rosa 'Snow Carpet'
- Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
- Styrax serrulatus
- Viburnum dilatatum 'Mt. Airy'
- Weigela coreana
Parking Lot (Beds P01-P06)
- Rhododendron 'Norma'
Klein-Pringle White Garden (Beds WG1-WG10)
- Camellia japonica 'Alba Supreme'
- Clematis 'Henryi'
- Cornus kousa 'Pendula'
- Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
- Illicium floridanum f. album
- Illicium floridanum f. album 'Semmes'
- Mazus reptans 'Albus'
- Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
- Oxalis
- Rosa 'Prosperity'
- Serissa foetida
- Styrax japonicus 'Crystal'
- Styrax japonicus 'Emerald Pagoda'
- Viburnum 'Eskimo'
- Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
- Weigelia 'Nana Variegata'
Path to Winter Garden (Beds E14, E17, E18)
- Jasminum mesnyi
- Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Blueberry Muffin'
- Stewartia rostrata
- Styrax philadelphoides
- Viburnum dilatatum 'Mt. Airy'
- Viburnum integrifolium
- Viburnum plicatum 'Nanum Semperflorens'
Winter Garden (Beds E19, E21)
- Dianthus
- Leucothoe axillaris 'Greensprite'
- Lunaria annua 'Variegata'
Beds E15-E16 (Nandina Collection Island)
- Rosa 'Natchitoches Noisette'
Beds Along Beryl Road (northeast JCRA, Beds E08-E11 & E23-E25)
- Aesculus ×arnoldiana
- Aesculus ×carnea 'Fort McNair'
- Bignonia capreolata 'Atrosanguinea'
- Fallugia paradoxa
- Iris pseudacorus
- Ligustrum delavayanum
- Philadelphus aff. purpurascens
- Physocarpus opulifolius Diabolo®
- Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget'
- Rhaphiolepis indica Eleanor Tabor™
- Rhaphiolepis indica Olivia™
- Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Minor'
- Rosa 'Cecile Brunner Bush'
- Spiraea foetida
- Syringa ' Father Fiala'
- Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
- Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis
- Weigela florida 'Brigela' French Lace™
- Weigela florida 'White Knight'
- Weigela florida 'Alexandra' Wine and Roses®
- Weigela 'Nana Variegata'
- Weigela 'Red Prince'
- Weigela 'Rumba'
Winding Grass Paths (E12, E13, E20, E22, behind Winter Garden, & Bog Garden area)
- Spiraea miyabei
- Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'
- Wisteria frutescens 'Longwood Purple'
Conifer Collection (E25-E27; E45-E48; E50)
- Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri
- Potentilla fruticosa 'Maanelys'
- Pittosporum sahnianum
Magnolia Collection (Beds E28-E31)
- Bignonia capreolata
Paradise Garden (T01-T02)
- Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
- Baptisia sphaerocarpa 'Screamin' Yeller'
- Calibrachoa 'Million Bells'
- Dianthus chinensis
- Hippeastrum
- Punica granatum
- Thymus vulgaris 'Argenteus'
- Verbena 'Tapien Salmon'
Butterfly Garden (T05-T06)
- Aquilegia canadensis
- Lonicera ×americana 'Pam's Pink'
- Rhododendron 'Greenthumb Peppermint'
- Tradescantia
Reading Garden (T04)
- Iris tectorum
- Rhaphiolepis indica Bay Breeze™
- Rhaphiolepis indica Eleanor Tabor™
- Rhaphiolepis indica Rosalinda™
- Styrax japonicus 'Carillon'
- Styrax japonicus 'Emerald Pagoda'
- Weigela florida 'Minuet
Townhouse Garden (T09)
- Cotoneaster
- Rhaphiolepis indica Rosalinda™
Water Garden (T03)
- Iris pseudacorus
- Pittosporum tobira
Theme Garden Area (T07-T08)
- Aesculus ×carnea 'Briottii'
- Aesculus ×carnea 'Rosea'
Wisteria Collection (T12)
- Hippeastrum 'Red Lion'
Lath House
- Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'
- Amsonia ciliata var. tenuifolia
- Aquilegia flabellata 'Ministar'
- Aquilegia 'Roman Bronze'
- Arisaema heterophyllum
- Arisaema triphyllum
- Bignonia capreolata 'Jekyll'
- Chrysogonum virginianum 'Frei'
- Clematis 'Henryi'
- Cytisus 'Moonlight'
- Delosperma sutherlandii
- Dianthus 'Goblin'
- Dianthus gratianopolitanus
- Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
- Dicentra
- Dicentra 'Luxuriant'
- Epimedium sempervirens
- Epimedium ×youngianum 'Niveum'
- Geranium sanguineum
- Heuchera richardsonii
- Iberis sempervirens
- Illicium floridanum 'Head-Lee Compact'
- Iris tectorum 'Alba'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Bridesmaid'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Carousel'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Delft Pink'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Freckles'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Kaleidoscope'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Ostbo Red'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Pink Frost'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Raspberry Glow'
- Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'
- Kalmia latifolia 'West Virginia Prostrate'
- Omphalodes cappadocica 'Starry Eyes'
- Osmanthus delavayi
- Paeonia
- Phlox subulata 'Laurel Beth'
- Pieris japonica 'Scarlett o'Hara'
- Pieris japonica var. yakushimensis 'Prelude'
- Pieris multifida
- Pulmonaria saccharata 'Dora Bielefeld'
- Rhododendron Autumn Coral™
- Rhododendron 'Conlec' Autumn Royalty™
- Rhododendron fortunei
- Rhododendron kiusianum 'Otome-no-Mai'
- Rhododendron 'Keisetsu'
- Rhododendron thymifolia
- Rhododendron 'Wakaebisu'
- Salvia greggii 'White'
- Saxifraga stolonifera 'Maroon Beauty'
- Schizophragma hydrangeoides
- Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Brookside Miniature'
- Serissa foetida 'Kyoto'
- Tiarella 'Mint Chocolate'
- Tiarella 'Pink Bouquet'
- Veronica forrestii
- Wikstroemia terniflora
- Zizia aurea
Japanese Garden
- Cornus kousa 'Autumn Rose
- Cotoneaster dammeri 'Streibs Findling'
- Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'
- Itea chinensis
- Magnolia sieboldii 'Colossus'
Mixed Border (Beds E32-E38)
- Abelia mosanensis
- Acer tataricum subsp. tataricum
- Amsonia hubrichtii
- Aquilegia 'Magpie'
- Baptisia alba var. alba (Pendula Group)
- Beschorneria septentrionalis
- Ceanothus ×delileanus 'Gloire de Versailles'
- Cornus Constellation™
- Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
- Cotinus coggygria 'Pink Champagne'
- Deutzia ×lemoinei
- Deutzia scabra 'White Splash'
- Dianthus deltoides 'Arctic Fire'
- Dianthus plumarius 'Rose Tone'
- Dicentra 'Bacchanal'
- Dicentra eximia
- Disporopsis pernyi
- Enkianthus cernuus f. rubens 'Fuji'
- Euonymus bungeanus
- Geranium sanguineum
- Heuchera richardsonii
- Illicium mexicanum 'Aztec Fire'
- Illicium 'Woodland Ruby'
- Iris sibirica 'Pansy Purple'
- Iris spuria subsp. halophila
- Jasminum beesianum
- Jasminum floridum
- Loropetalum chinense 'Compactum'
- Neillia uekii
- Phlomis cashmeriana
- Phlomis fruticosa
- Physocarpus opulifolius
- Pieris japonica var. yakushimensis 'Cavatine'
- Pittosporum tobira
- Ptelea trifoliata subsp. polyadenia
- Rhododendron 'Pink Cascade'
- Rubus 'Benenden'
- × Sinocalycalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
- Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor'
- Spiraea thunbergii 'Fujino Pink'
- Spiraea triloba 'Fairy Queen'
- Styrax japonicus (Benibana Group) 'Pink Chimes'
- Styrax youngae
- Styrax tonkinensis
- Viburnum 'Chesapeake'
Tender Perennials / The "Necessary" Garden Area (Beds E43-E44)
- Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus
- Deutzia ×wilsonii
- Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum
- Magnolia virginiana var. australis
- Rosa 'Spice'
- Solanum jasminoides
- Viburnum dilatatum 'Erie'
Perennial Border
- Allium schoenoprasum 'Giant'
- Aquilegia longissima 'Yellow Queen'
- Aquilegia ×puryearana 'Blazing Star'
- Baptisia sphaerocarpa
- Callirhoe involucrata
- Clematis 'Arabella'
- Clematis 'Betty Corning'
- Clematis ×durantii
- Coreopsis auriculata 'Zamfir'
- Dianthus 'Mountain Mist'
- Dianthus 'Raspberry Magic'
- Geranium 'Brookside'
- Geranium ×oxonianum 'Claridge Druce'
- Geranium ×oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'
- Geum 'Starker's Magnificum'
- Hemerocallis dumortieri
- Hemerocallis minor
- Hesperaloe parviflora
- Iberis sempervirens 'Purity'
- Iris 'C'est Magnifique'
- Iris pseudacorus hybrid
- Iris aff. 'Flavescens'
- Kniphofia
- Kniphofia citrina
- Kniphofia hirsuta
- Kniphofia 'Shining Scepter'
- Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata 'Avonview'
- Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
- Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionacea
- Penstemon 'Evelyn'
- Penstemon tenuis
- Phlox pilosa
- Rosa 'Dr. Hughey'
- Rosa 'Speedy Gonzalez'
- Salvia lyrata 'Sangria'
- Salvia microphylla var. neurepia
- Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival'
- Teucrium fruticans
- Thermopsis villosa
- Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate'
- Tradescantia 'True Blue'
- Tulbaghia violacea
- Verbena (red)
- Verbena 'Abbeville'
- Verbena (compact form)
- Verbena 'Marie's Rose'
- Verbena 'Silver Anne'
- Verbena tenuisecta 'Edith'
- Yucca filamentosa
- Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'
- Yucca filamentosa 'Variegata'
Elizabeth Lawrence Border
- Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
- Dianthus 'Itsaul White'
- Geranium sanguineum 'Glenluce'
- Iris
- Rosa 'Louie Phillipe'
- Rosa 'Marie Daly'
- Rosa 'Mrs. Joseph Schwartz'
- Tradescanthia 'Concord Grape'
- Yucca filamentosa 'Variegata'
Perennial Border Trial Area
- Baptisia nuttalliana
- Callirhoe alcaeoides 'Logan Calhoun'
- Dianthus 'Cinnamon Red Hots'
- Iris sibirica (tall form)
- Iris sibirica 'Roaring Jelly'
- Kniphofia 'Dr. E. M. Mills'
- Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata 'Avonview'
- Verbena 'Striped Tiger'
- Verbena 'Wildfire Purple'
- Weigela 'Victoria'
Beds E40-E42 (Behind weeping lace parasol elm)
- Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
- Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Giant'
- Chionanthus retusus
- Ligustrum tschonskii 'Little Thomas'
- Rosa Carefree Delight™
Bed T10 (Behind Rose Garden-South Bed)
- Amsonia ludoviciana
- Elaeagnus
- Spiraea cantoniensis