All orders MUST BE PLACED ONLINE. We are not able to accept orders over the telephone or through the mail.
Deadline to order is Friday, February 27; 5:00 p.m.
Plants will be available for pick up on March 5 & 6 (9am – 5pm) 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 8am and 5pm.ORDER HERE
BERRY PLANTS
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-virgatumMuscadines
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/
Noble: Black Self Fertile, Perfect for juice and red wine. It is productive, disease resistant, and produces a good quality juice. Wet stem scar.
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Arapaho: Thornless blackberry. Early season. Erect canes. Medium size, somewhat irregular shape https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-garden
Natchez: Thornless blackberry. Early season. Erect canes. Elongated fruit. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-gardenRaspberries
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-gardenCaroline: Self-fertile red raspberry, very productive, with a rich, full, and intense raspberry flavor. It is a very vigorous variety, with more tolerance for root rot. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/raspberries-in-the-home-garden
Hops
Cascade: Cascade is one of the many cultivars of hops. Cascade hops are one of the most widely used hops by craft breweries in the United States. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/humulus-lupulus/
Figs
Brown Turkey: Popular Fig cultivar. 10-30 feet tall. Self pollinating Harvest twice - spring and late summer. Cold hardy to 10 degrees. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ficus-carica-brown-turkey/
Elderberry
York: Striking deciduous perennial. By late summer, the flowers give way to clusters of small dark blue to almost black fruit. Blooms a bit later than Adams. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/sambucus-canadensis/https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/sambucus-canadensis/
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Native Perennials
Come in 1-gallon containers. Cost is $10 per plant.
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/
Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed This elegant plant is upright with slender willow like leaves. In summer plants are topped by rounded pink or rose colored flower clusters which attract flocks of butterflies. Plants thrive in sunny sites with moist or saturated soils.https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/asclepias-incarnata/
more. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/chrysogonum-virginianum/
Echinacea purpurea - Coneflower - 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/
Liatris spicata - Blazing Star - clump-forming perennial that typically grows 3 to 6 feet tall. The tall spikes of flowers bloom from the top down, are showy and attract pollinators. The foliage is grass-like and grows in clumps. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/liatris-spicata/
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/
Monarda fistulosum - Wild bergamot is a clumping plant that typically grows 2 to 4 feet tall. It performs best in full sun and moderately moist soils. Although tolerant of occasional drought, water-stressed plants are more susceptible to mildew.
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/
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/
Rudbeckia fulgida var. 'American Goldrush' - Knee-high compact tidy clump, with copious floral display and dwarf habit with increased manageability. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rudbeckia-fulgida/
Sisrinchium ang. 'Lucerne' - These blue (to a blue-violet) flowers are on branching stems with grass-like foliage. Clumping habit, great for naturalizing. Foliage remains green perennially. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/sisyrinchium-angustifolium/
Solidago shortii - Goldenrod 'Solar Cascade' is a cultivar of Short's Goldenrod developed by the Cincinnati Zoo Botanical Garden Native Endangered Plant Program as part of its efforts to save the species. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/solidago-shortii
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Radon's Favorite' - Aster -Plant in the full sun with well drained soil. Reaching a mature height and width of 3 feet aromatic aster creates dense low mounds. - https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/symphyotrichum-oblongifolium/
