JC Raulston Arboretum

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JC Raulston Arboretum
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JC Raulston Arboretum is located in North Carolina
JC Raulston Arboretum
JC Raulston Arboretum
TypeBotanical garden
Location4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°47′40″N 78°41′57″W / 35.7945°N 78.6991°W / 35.7945; -78.6991Coordinates: 35°47′40″N 78°41′57″W / 35.7945°N 78.6991°W / 35.7945; -78.6991
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Opened1976
Founder
Operated byNorth Carolina State University
StatusOpen year round
Websitejcra.ncsu.edu
Annual Color Trials
Japanese Garden
Conifers

The JC Raulston Arboretum is a 10-acre (40,000 m2) arboretum and botanical garden administered by North Carolina State University, and located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is open daily to the public without charge.

History[]

The Arboretum was established in 1976 by horticulturist and named after him.[1][2]

Plant collections[]

The arboretum has a collection of plants from over 50 countries.[1] Its plant collections now include over 6,000 total taxa of annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, ground covers, shrubs, and trees, with significant collections of:

The major gardens[]

  • Annual Color Trials — an official All-America Selections (AAS) testing site, evaluating over 700 different annuals and tender perennials each year.
  • Entry Garden — more than 100 types of tender perennials, mostly tropical.
  • Finley-Nottingham Rose Garden — over 200 roses representing over 120 taxa, including hybrid teas, hybrid musk roses, David Austin roses, and climbing roses.
  • Japanese Garden — Japanese plants with a raked-stone Zen garden; plants include Acer palmatum ‘Kiyohime’, Acer palmatum ‘Seiryu’, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’, Lagerstroemia fauriei, Nandina domestica f. capillaris cultivars, and Pinus taeda ‘Nana’.
  • Klein-Pringle White Garden — white-flowered plants and plants with gray, white, or silver foliage, inspired by the famous White Garden at Sissinghurst Castle Garden; plants include Acer palmatum, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, Magnolia × loebneri ‘Merrill’, Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’, and Viburnum ‘Mohawk’.
  • Lath House — over 700 kinds of shade-loving plants, including Acanthus spinosus, Cornus controversa 'Variegata', Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum', Gentiana saponaria, Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Pia’, Pieris japonica ‘Shojo’, and Trochodendron aralioides.
  • Mixed Border — a large border planting (300 × 15 feet) (91 × 4.6 m) of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, perennials, and bulbs; plants include Campsis grandiflora 'Morning Calm', Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Rubicon', Clematis 'Betty Corning', Cornus sericea 'Silver and Gold', and Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’.
  • Model Gardens — home demonstration gardens.
  • Paradise Garden — for the senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell; plants include Aloysia triphylla, Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’, Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’, and Ziziphus jujuba ‘Inermis’.
  • Perennial Border — nearly 1,000 plants in a large border planting (450 × 18 feet) (140 × 5.5 m), with color scheme based upon a plan by Gertrude Jekyll.
  • Southall Memorial Garden — a hemlock tree grove, with mixed plantings and an open grassy area for gatherings.
  • Xeric Garden — plants from Mexico and the American Southwest, including Agave, Dasylirion, Echinocactus, Hesperaloe, Nolina, Opuntia, and Yucca.
  • Winter Garden — plants at their best in winter, including Cryptomeria, Chamaecyparis, Cornus officinalis 'Kintoki', Edgeworthia chrysantha, Epimedium, Hamamelis, Helleborus × hybridus, Ilex, Iris unguicularis, Prunus mume 'Rose Glow', and Yucca.

See also[]

  • List of botanical gardens in the United States

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Chlorophyll In His Veins: J.C. Raulston, Horticultural Ambassador". Triangle Gardener.
  2. ^ Raver, Anne (December 24, 1996). "James Chester Raulston, Horticulturist, Is Dead at 56". The New York Times.

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