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Cabarrus Cooperative Extension Spring Plant Sale

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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.

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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-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/

Doreen:  Similar to Carlos, more disease resistance, similar berry quality, with a much later harvest and a less dry scar. Better fruit rot resistance.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/

Tara:  Bronze self fertile, large berry; harvest season is early. Relatively dry stem scar. Good fruit rot resistance and high yield. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/

Triumph: bronze self-fertile, medium large berry, Berry color is pinkish with early harvest. Fruit is very sweet, consistently high yield. Excellent flavor. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/

Blackberries

Arapaho: Thornless blackberry. Early season. Erect canes. Medium size, somewhat irregular shape https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-garden

Apache:  Thornless blackberry. Mid season. Erect canes. Excellent flavor., medium-size, portions of the fruit may turn white during hot weather. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-garden

Ouachita: Thornless blackberry. Mid season. Erect canes. Medium size, stores well. 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-garden

Raspberries

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

Caroline:  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/

Celeste: Multi-branched shrub – most frequently grown figs. Pest and disease resistant but needs winter protection. It is heat tolerant and self-pollinating. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ficus-carica-celeste/

Elderberry

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/

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Native Perennials

Come in 1-gallon containers. Cost is $10 per plant.

common yellow yarrowAchillea 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 plantAsclepia 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 abaptisia plant, stocky shrub with blue purple flowers on spikes. ustralis – 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

closeup of yellow flower with jagged petals.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/

pow wow wildberryEchinacea 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 blue photoLobelia 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/ 

 

bold hot pink/red blooms stand on tall stems among medium leaves.

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/

broad picture of pink muhly grass showing pink feathery sead heads across many plants. 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

tall grass with fine seed brown seed head. 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/

Mutiple pink tinged white flowers on upright stem. 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 muticumPycnanthemum muticumBlunt 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/

large black eye susan blooms. 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/ 

Schizachryium scop. ‘Standing Ovation’ – Ornamental Grass – Little Bluestem Easily grown, tolerates a wide range of soil conditions in full sun. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/schizachyrium-scoparium/

stiff goldenrod, tall plants with yellow tufted flower bunches.

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.

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ – 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/

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