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All orders MUST BE PLACED ONLINE. We are not able to accept orders over the telephone or through the mail.
Deadline to order is Saturday, March 1, 2025; 5:00 p.m.
Plants will be available for pick up on March 7 and 8 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Cabarrus County Center (715 Cabarrus Ave-West, Concord, NC 28027). You will receive a reminder note prior to plants arriving.
All proceeds from the Plant Sale provide N.C. Cooperative Extension programming support .
This plant sale is a fundraiser for the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cabarrus County Center. All fruit plants are grown in a nursery in Georgia. Native pollinators are grown in NC. All orders are non-refundable. Plants do not have a warranty.
Questions about the sale, email tracy_lecompte@ncsu.edu or call 704-920-3310; weekdays; between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Blueberry, Blackberry and Muscadine plants are sold in 1-gallon containers and are well adapted to the piedmont growing conditions. Cost for plants is $10 each
Blueberries
At least two different varieties must be planted to ensure cross-pollination in order to produce fruit.
Climax: Rabbiteye blueberry, Early Season Producer. Likes acidic soil. Soil test recommended before planting. Requires more than one variety for pollination. Planting different cultivars will extend season. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vaccinium-virgatum
Powder Blue: Rabbiteye blueberry, Late Season Producer. Likes acidic soil. Soil test recommended before planting. Requires more than one variety for pollination. Planting different cultivars will extend season. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vaccinium-virgatum
Premier: Rabbiteye blueberry, Early to Mid Season Producer. Likes acidic soil. Soil test recommended before planting. Self Pollinating. Planting different cultivars will extend season. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vaccinium-virgatum
Muscadines
Carlos: Standard to make white muscadine wine. It is a bronze self-fertile and contains 16% sugar. Very vigorous, yielding large amounts of quality, medium size fruit. Cold hardy and disease resistant. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/
Fall Gold: Self-fertile gold raspberry, the ability to produce two crops each season. After a late summer to fall harvest, a second crop arrives the following spring on the same canes. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/raspberries-in-the-home-garden
Elderberry come in 3-gallon containers. Cost is $20 per plant.
Adams: The Adams Elderberry is a striking deciduous perennial. The shrub is covered in dark green foliage that comes to a point and has serrated edges, and by June, the plant will be dotted by bunches of creamy white flowers. By late summer, the flowers give way to clusters of small dark blue to almost black fruit. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/sambucus-canadensis/
Come in 1-gallon containers. Cost is $10 per plant.
Achillea millefolium – Common Yellow Yarrow Perfect for naturalizing; prolific spreader; will grow 1 to 3 feet tall and wide and prefers well-drained soil and full sun. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/achillea-millefolium
Aquilegia can. ‘Little Lanterns’ – Wild columbine prefers partial shade conditions but will tolerate more sun with adequate moisture. It prefers organically rich, moist soil like that in its native forest home. It may grow 3 feet tall by 1.5 feet wide. The red and yellow flowers mature in early spring and can last one month. These tubular flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bumblebees. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/aquilegia-canadensis/
Asclepia tuberosa – Butterfly Weed. Tuberous-rooted, native, herbaceous perennial. Upright, typically growing in clumps 1 to 3 feet tall. Unlike many of the other milkweeds, this species does not have milky-sapped stems. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/asclepias-tuberosa/
Baptisia australis – False Indigo – Herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family. Grows in forests or natural areas in woodland borders. Clump-forming; 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet wide in full sun to part shade but best blooming is in full sun; average well-drained soil. The deep tap
Coreopsis v. ‘Sunshine Superman’ – 12-18 inches tall, small yellow flowers. Native perennial in the daisy family that grows in dense bushy clumps. Tolerant in poor soil. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/coreopsis-verticillata/
Echinacea purpurea – Coneflower – PowWow Wildberry – Coneflowers are popular perennials with good reason. They are heat and drought resistant, easy to grow, bloom for months, make great cut flowers, and attract birds and pollinators. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/echinacea-purpurea/
Lobelia siphilitica – Great Blue Lobelia is a herbaceous perennial that may grow 3 to 4 feet tall. The leaves are alternate with a toothed margin. Blue flowers first mature in mid-summer and continue into early fall. The flowers are larger than other Lobelias and have stripes on the tube portion. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lobelia-siphilitica/
Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’, Bee balm is an herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. Large red flowers. Fair amount of resistance to downy mildew. Prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun; will tolerate some shade. Max height 4 feet. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/monarda-didyma/
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass – Resistant to deer grazing, pest and insects, this ornamental grass is perfect for the low-maintenance garden. Muhly grass tolerates heat, humidity, drought, and poor soil and is highly salt tolerant. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/muhlenbergia-capilla
Panicum virgatum – Switchgrass – Perennial, warm-season ornamental. Reaches 3-4 feet and with its flower plumes it can measure up to 7 feet tall. It forms a dense columnar foliage clump that can spread slowly. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/panicum-virgatum/
Penstemon digitalis ‘Huskers Red’ – Hybrid herbaceous perennial with showy white tubular flowers and maroon-red leaves and stems. Flowers in late spring to early summer and attract hummingbirds and bees. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/penstemon-digitalis/
Pycnanthemum muticum– Blunt Mountain Mint is a native perennial in the mint family. It is commonly found in woodland areas and thickets and it prefers moist to medium well-drained soil. The leaves emit a strong spearmint fragrance when crushed. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pycnanthemum-muticum/
Solidago rigida – Goldenrod – Stiff Goldenrod – Upright unbranched perennial wildflower with sturdy stems; yellow bloom in late summer/autumn, tough and adaptable to sunny moist or wet sites.