What are Choice Plants?

"Choice Plants" are superior selections of new and underused plants for the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic from the JC Raulston Arboretum (JCRA) landscape trials. Choice Plants are chosen for their adaptability, beauty, and overall garden worth and then grown by local nurseries in a collaborative effort between the Johnston County Nursery Marketing Association and the JCRA.

 

Raulston Hardy Viburnum

Fragrant Princess Osmanthus

Current Choice Plants

Kay’s Early Hope Redbud

Welch’s Pink Beautyberry

  • Serendipity Magnolia | Magnolia figo ‘Serendipity’

  • Fragrant Princess Osmanthus | Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Kaori Hime'

  • Frosty Abelia | Abelia grandiflora ‘Frosty’

  • Unraveled Boxwood | Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Unraveled'

  • Welch’s Pink Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana ‘Welch’s Pink’

  • Raulston Hardy Viburnum | Viburnum obovatum ‘Ralston Hardy’

  • Kay’s Early Hope Redbud | Cercis chinensis ‘Kay’s Early Hope’

Click Here to read descriptions of each choice plant.