Annual Fall Native Plant Sale: plants available for purchase, Sept. 28 and 29, 2012

Illicium floridatum, star anise, March 20 2012, image by Sr Curator R Stafne

On Friday September 28 and 29, The Crosby Arboretum will host its annual Fall Native Plant Sale out back by the greenhouse.

Below is a list of anticipated plant material that will be available for purchase.

Remember, Arboretum Members get in early each day at 9:00 a.m. General Public Sale from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m Friday and Saturday. FREE ADMISSION!

We are looking for Volunteers to help prep on Wednesday and Thursday and to work the plant sale Friday and Saturday. Sign up ONLINE! or call Richelle at 601-799-2311 ext 101 or email Richelle at rstafne@ext.msstate to help.

Chionanthus virginicus Crosby Arboretum. Image by Sr. Curator, R.Stafne

Latin/COMMON NAME
Lyonia lucida ‘Ono’
Rhod. x ‘Admiral Semmes’
Rhod. Serrulatum – WHITE SUMMER AZALEA
Callicarpa americana – BEAUTYBERRY
Ilex cassine ‘Tensaw’ DAHOON HOLLY
Illicium fl. ‘Shady Lady’ PP **
Illicium parviflorum ‘Forest Green’
Zenobia pulverulenta – WOODLANDERS BLUE
Aster caroliniana – CAROLINA ASTER
Gaillardia aristata – BEACH SUNFLOWER
Stokesia laevis – PURPLE
Stokesia laevis – WHITE
Conradina canescens – BEACH ROSEMARY
Hypericum reductum – ‘Kilimanjaro’
Odontonema stricta – FIRE SPIKE
Passiflora incarnata – PASSION VINE
Erythrina herbacea – CORAL BEAN
Asclepias currasavica – all yellow

Rhododendron viscosum, swamp azalea. Image by Sr Curator R.Stafne

PERENNIALS
Helianthus – Swamp Sunflower
Stokesia – Peachie’s Pick
SHRUBS
Calcanthus – Sweetshrub
Cyrilla – Titi
Native Azalea
Zenobia – Honeycup
TREES
Red Buckeye
Parsley Hawthorn
Persimmon
Silverbell
Ashe Magnolia
Bigleaf Magnolia
Sourwood

Cyrilla racemiflora Crosby Arboretum. Image by Sr Curator R Stafne

Latin/COMMON NAME
Asclepias tuberosa, BUTTERFLY WEED
Echinacea purpurea, PURPLE CONEFLOWER
Euapatorium fistulosum, JOE PYE WEED
Lobelia cardinalis, CARDINAL FLOWER
Acer barbatum, SO SUGAR MAPLE
Cephalanthus occidentalis, BUTTONBUSH
Chionanthus virginicus, FRINGE TREE
Crataegus opaca, MAYHAW
Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’, WINTERBERRY
Viburnum dentatum, ARROW-WOOD
Magnolia grandiflora, SO MAGNOLIA

Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, blooming at The Crosby Arboretum, Image by Sr Curator R Stafne

Louisiana Blue Phlox
Blackeyed Susan – Goldstrum
Muhley Grass
Honeysuckle – Coral
Muscadine – Scuppernong
Brown Turkey Fig
Sweetspire – Henry’s Garnet
Inkberry – Shamrock
Magnolia – D.D. Blanchard

Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush. Image by Sr Curator RStafne

Thank you to Arboretum Members who made suggestions for the Fall Native Plant Sale. We will take suggestions for the annual Arbor Day Plant Sale that will be held on Saturday February 16, 2013.

We would like to thank the following native plant nurseries: Jenkins Nursery, Dodd and Dodd Nursery, Rick Webb/Louisiana Growers, and Bracy’s Nursery.

See you at the plant sale!
Sr. Curator, R. Stafne

All images and text copyright Mississippi State University, 2012

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