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Turtle Bay's
McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery

visit us!

Located at: 1100 Arboretum Drive, off of North Market St.
Open: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. seven days a week, all year. 
(Closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day)
Phone: (530) 242-3178 or (530) 242-3169. 

We specialize in plants proven to survive and thrive in our area. The McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery propagates all of its plants on-site, to ensure the plant's health. Wander through the Gardens to get ideas and then talk to one of our experts about what will work best in your own garden.

Plant prices:

  • One Gallon Plants - $6.50
  • Two Gallon Plants - $9.50
  • Five Gallon Plants - $13.50

See below for a listing of plants currently available at the Nursery. Click on the plant's botanical name for a picture of the plant and specific information pertaining to that plant.

Turtle Bay members receive a 20% discount on all purchases.
Turtle Bay volunteers receive a 25% discount on all purchases.

FESTA BOTANICA 2010:  A GARDEN CELEBRATION AND MARKETPLACE

Friday, April 30, 4 - 8 p.m. (Member's Night)
Saturday, May 1, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (General Public Sale)
More information coming.  Call 530-242-3169.

Click here for map of Nursery. 

saturday plant talks, workshops & garden Programs

Click here for Jan - Mar 2010 schedule.

Resource information

Click for a list of "Bulletproof Perennials" for the Redding area.

March 2010

 
CLEARANCE PLANTS
 40 % off Rows G & H, includes two dozen species of plants, trees and grasses!



 PLANTS CURRENTLY IN STOCK
 

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ROW

Abutilon megapotamicum 'Victory' Flowering Maple 14A
Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii' Variegated Flowering Maple 14A
Acacia cultriformis Knife Acacia D
Acanthus mollis Bear's Breech 17A
Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple 03A
Acer negundo californicum California Box Elder C
Achillea filipendulina 'Coronation Gold' Fernleaf Yarrow D
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' Yarrow 07B
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels' Yarrow 07A
Achillea tomentosa Woolly Yarrow D
Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus' Dwarf Golden Sweet Flag 14A
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' Variegated Japanese Sweet Flag 04A
Aesculus californica California Buckeye C
Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud' Lily of the Nile 13A
Agastache rupestris Sunset Hyssop or Licorice Mint D
Agave americana Century Plant E
Agave americana 'Variegata' Variegated Century Plant E
Ajuga reptans 'Catlins Giant' Carpet Bugleweed 04A/04B
Alcea rosea 'Black Beauty' Hollyhock 'Black Beauty 09A
Alcea rosea 'Queeny Purple' Hollyhock 08A
Alchemilla mollis Lady's Mantle 14B
Allium subhirsutum Hairy Garlic C
Aloe 'Johnson's Hybrid' Aloe Hybrid Specialty
Aloe striatula Hardy Aloe E
Aloysia triphylla Lemon Verbena 18B
Amorpha californica California False Indigo B
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelain Berry 27B
Anchusa leptophylla 'Blue Shower' Anchusa 'Blue Shower' 14-TABLE
Anemone x hybrida Japanese Anemone 13B
Anemone x hybrida 'Hadspen Abundance' Japanese Anemone 13B
Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm' Japanese Anemone 13B
Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa 03B
Aptenia cordifolia Baby Sunrose 05B
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen' Golden Columbine 14-TABLE
Aquilegia skinnerii 'Tequila Sunrise' Columbine 13A
Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree D
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' Compact Strawberry Tree D
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds' Pink Manzanita A
Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn' Vine Hill Manzanita A
Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' Manzanita A
Aristea ecklonii Blue Corn Lily 07A
Artemisia abrotanum Southern-Wood 15B
Artemisia alba 'Canescens' Artemisia D
Artemisia ludoviciana albula Silver King Artemisia D
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia  D
Aster cordifolius Blue Wood Aster 17A
Aster ericoides Heath Aster 15B
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' New England Aster 07A
Aster novi-belgii (Mauve) Michaelmas Daisy 17A
Aster x frikartii 'Monch' Aster 'Monch' 07B
Ballota pseudodictamnus Ballota C
Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo 17B
Bergenia cordifolia 'Winterglut' Heartleaf Bergenia 14A
Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower D
Billbergia nutans Queen's Tears 13B
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-Oats Grama Grass A
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama or Mosquito Grass  B
Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' Butterfly Bush 28A
Buddleja davidii nanhoensis Butterfly Bush, Dwarf 28A
Buddleja lindleyana Lindley's Butterfly Bush 28A
Buddleja salviifolia Sagewood C
Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion' Bodinier Beautyberry 28B
Calycanthus occidentalis Western Spice Bush 03A
Carex albula Curly Blonde Sedge 13A
Carex barbarae Santa Barbara Sedge A
Carex divulsa Eurasian (Berkeley) Sedge 13A
Carex flagellifera 'Kiwi' Sedge 13A
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' Variegated Japanese Sedge 13A
Carex testacea New Zealand Sedge 19A
Carex x 'The Beatles' Mophead Sedge 13A
Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue Mist 18A
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' Blue Mist 18A
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' Golden-leaved Blue Mist 18A
Ceanothus 'Dark Star' California Lilac A
Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue' California Lilac A
Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' California Lilac A
Centaurea gymnocarpa Velvet Centaurea D
Centranthus ruber Jupiter's Beard 16A
Cephalanthus occidentalis californicus Buttonwillow or Buttonbush 03A
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Dwarf Pumbago 05B
Ceratotheca triloba African Foxglove Specialty
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud 27A
Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud C
Chaenomeles speciosa Flowering Quince 28A
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow 27B
x Chiltalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn' Chitalpa 27B
Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker' Garden Mum 07B
Chrysanthemum maximum Shasta Daisy 16A
Chrysanthemum morifolium 'Hillside Sheffield Pink' Garden Mum 08A
Chrysanthemum pacificum Gold and Silver Chrysanthemum 06B
Chrysanthemum parthenium 'Aureum' Golden Feverfew 06B
Cistus 'Blanche' Hybrid Rockrose E
Cistus x hybridus White Rockrose E
Cistus x skanbergii Coral Rockrose E
Clerondendrum bungei Cashmere Bouquet 14A
Clerondendrum trichotomum Harlequin Glorybower 28A
Colocasia esculenta 'Burgundy Stem' 'Burgundy Stem' Taro 13B
Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana' Coreopsis 06B
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' Coreopsis 07A
Cornus nuttallii Pacific or Mountain Dogwood 03B
Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea' Yellowtwig Dogwood 03A
Cotoneaster horizontalis Rockspray Cotoneaster 05B
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Montbretia 08B
Cynara cardunculus Cardoon D
Delosperma ashtonii 'Blut' Iceplant 05B
Delosperma nubigenum Hardy Iceplant 05B
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair Grass B
Deutzia scabra 'Pride of Rochester' Deutzia 'Pride of Rochester' 28A
Deutzia x kalmiiflora Deutzia 18A
Dianthus barbatus 'Amazon Neon Purple' Sweet William 08A
Dianthus barbatus 'Amazon Rose Magic' Sweet William 08A
Dianthus barbatus 'Bouquet Purple' Sweet William 07A / 07B
Dianthus barbatus 'Dynasty Purple' Sweet William 07A
Dianthus barbatus 'Dynasty Red' Sweet William 07A
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Can Can Scarlet' Border Carnation 06B
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Enfant de Nice' Border Carnation 07B
Dianthus deltoides 'Shrimp' Maiden Pink 14-TABLE
Dianthus interspecific 'Supra Purple' China Pink 06B
Dianthus plumaris 'Ipswich Pinks' Cottage Pink 06B
Dianthus superbus Fringed Pink 06A
Dierama pulcherrimum (purple) Angel's Fishing Rod 17A
Dietes iridioides Fortnight Iris 15A
Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii 'Silver Fox' Foxglove 07A
Digitalis thapsis 'Spanish Peaks' Foxglove D
Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea' Hopseed Bush 28A
Dorycnium hirsutum Hairy Canary-Flower C
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' Purple Coneflower 16B
Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Horsetail Rush 04B
Erigeron karvinskianus Santa Barbara Daisy 05B
Eriogonum fasciculatum California Buckwheat B
Eupatorium purpureum maculatum 'Gateway' Joe Pye Weed 14B
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' White Snakeroot 14B
Euphorbia amygdaloides Euphorbia 08A
Euphorbia amygdaloides x martinii Euphorbia E
Euphorbia characias Euphorbia E
Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge 05B
Euphorbia rigida Euphorbia E
Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume B
Festuca idahoensis 'Siskiyou Blue' Fescue 'Siskiyou Blue' A
Gaillardia 'Maxima Aurea' Blanket Flower 08A
Gaillardia pulchella 'Sundance Bicolor' Blanket Flower 06A
Gaura lindheimeri Guara 16A
Gazania rigens 'Kontiki Yellow' Gazania Hybrid 06A
Gazania splendens 'Kiss Yellow Flame' Gazania Hybrid 06A
Gomphostigma virgatum Otterbush 28B
Graptopetalum paraguayense Ghost Plant, Mother-of-Pearl Specialty
Grevillea victoriae Royal Grevillea 14-TABLE
Haloragis erecta 'Wellington Bronze' Erect Seaberry 04A
Hedychium coronarium Ornamental Ginger 13B
Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower 09A
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' Perennial Sunflower 09A
Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Oat Grass F
Hemerocallis Hybrid Daylily Hybrid 26A
Hemerocallis hybrid [Tetraploid] Daylily Hybrid 26A
Hemerocallis 'Hyperion' Daylily Hybrid 26A
Hemerocallis 'Kwanso'                         Daylily Hybrid 26A
Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Oro' Dwarf Daylily 26A
Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca E
Hibiscus coccineus Star of Texas 09A
Hibiscus lasiocarpus California Hibiscus 03B
Hibiscus moscheutos Hibiscus (Red) 14B
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl' Hibiscus 'Luna Pink Swirl' 04-TABLE
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Red' Hibiscus 'Luna Red' 04-TABLE
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White' Hibiscus 'Luna White' 04-TABLE
Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart' Rose of Sharon 28B
Hyalis argentea var. argentea Olivillo or Blanquillo C
Iris 'Black Gamecock' Louisiana Iris 26B
Iris germanica 'Altruist' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Avalon Bay' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Baby Blessed' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Blue Staccato' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Champagne' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'China Gate' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Chinese Lantern' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica "Don's Pink" Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Gold Galore' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Lazy River' Iris, Bearded  26B
Iris germanica "Mini G" Iris, Bearded  26B
Iris germanica 'Mulberry Mist' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica "Nan's White" Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Palace Gossip' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Persian Berry' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Pink Kitten' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Portrait of Larrie' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica "Royal Purple Giant" Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Skating Party' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Thornbird' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Titan's Glory' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Unforgettable Fire' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Viola' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Well Endowed' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Windsor Rose' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris japonica Iris, Japanese Evergreen 13A
Iris orientalis Iris, Spuria  26B
Iris unguicularis Iris, Winter  26B
Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' Double Kerria 14A
Kniphofia 'Little Maid' Torch Lily 07A
Kniphofia uvaria Red-Hot Poker 16A
Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel 04B
Laurus nobilis Sweet Bay Tree D
Lavandula x intermedia 'Alba' Hedge Lavender (White) C
Lavatera thuringiaca 'Barnsley' Tree Mallow 28B
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Tail 18B
Lepechinia hastata Pitcher Sage C
Libertia grandiflora New Zealand Iris 13B
Lobelia laxiflora Mexican Lobelia 08A
Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle 28A
Loropetalum chinense rubrum 'Sizzling Pink' Chinese Fringe Flower 14A
Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross 08B
Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion D
Lysimachia ciliata 'Atropurpurea' Loosestrife 13B
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Walkabout Sunset' Golden Globes 04B
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' Golden Creeping Jenny 04B
Melaleuca linariifolia Flaxleaf Paperbark Tree 27A
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 27A
Melianthus major Honey Bush 14-TABLE
Melinis nerviglume Ruby Grass 19A
Miscanthus sinensis condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' Maiden Grass 'Cosmopolitan' 29A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass 'Gracillimus' 29A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberspinne' Maiden Grass 'Silberspinne' 29A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' Porcupine Grass 29A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' Variegated Maiden Grass 29A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima' 29A
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis Evergreen Maiden Grass 29A
Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet' Bee Balm  08B
Monarda didyma 'Marshall's Delight' Bee Balm 08B
Monarda punctata Dotted Mint 16B
Muehlenbeckia complexa Wire Vine 27A / 27B
Myoporum montanum Australian Mirror Plant C
Myrtus communis True Myrtle 18B
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo 28B
Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass 19B
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' Catmint D
Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops, Evening Primrose 05B
Oenothera fruticosa 'Fireworks' Sundrops, Evening Primrose 05B
Opuntia microdasys var. monstrosus Funny Bunny Ears Special
Origanum laevigatum 'Hopley's' Flowering Oregano 05B
Oxalis regnelii atropurpurea Purple Shamrock 13B
Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge 14A / 14B
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Switch Grass 19B
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' Switch Grass 19B
Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch' Red Rays Switch Grass 19B
Paulownia tomentosa Empress Tree 27A
Pelargonium graveolens Rose-scented Geranium 16B
Pelargonium quercifolium 'Fair Ellen' Almond-Scented Geranium Specialty
Pelargonium sidoides 'Burgundy Form' Burgundy Pelargonium 06B
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' Fountain Grass 'Hameln' 19A
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry' Black-Seeded Fountain Grass 19A
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' Fountain Grass 19A
Penstemon azureus Azure Penstemon B
Penstemon 'Blackbird' Penstemon 16B
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' Knotweed 14B
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette' Knotweed 14B
Philadelphus 'Innocence' Mock Orange 28B
Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek' Wild Mock Orange B
Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage D
Phlomis russeliana Jerusalem Sage D
Phlox paniculata 'David' Summer Phlox 15B
Phormium tenax 'Bronze' New Zealand Flax 13A
Phygelius x rectus 'African Queen' Cape Fuchsia 16B
Phygelius x rectus 'Moonraker' Cape Fuchsia 16B
Physostegia virginiana False Dragonhead 05A / 05B
Plantago major 'Atropurpurea' Purple Plantain 14A
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White' Balloon Flower 14-TABLE
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Komachi' Balloon Flower 14-TABLE
Polygonum aubertii Silver Lace Vine 27A
Poncirus trifoliata Hardy Orange 28A
Prostanthera rotundifolia Australian Mint Bush 28B
Prunus lyonii Catalina Cherry D
Punica granatum 'Nochi Shibari' Flowering Pomegranate 28A
Rhamnus californica 'Mound San Bruno' Coffeeberry B
Rhus lancea African Sumac 27B
Ribes aureum Golden Currant 03B
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' Lady Banks' Rose 28A
Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' Mutabilis Rose 28A
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Collingwood Ingram' Rosemary F
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Irene' Rosemary F
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Majorca Pink' Rosemary F
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' Rosemary F
Rubus rolfei (calycinoides) Bramble 04A
Rudbeckia fulgida Gloriosa Daisy; Black-eyed Susan 15B
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' Gloriosa Daisy 15A
Ruellia brittoniana Mexican Petunia 08B
Salix babylonica var. pekinensis 'Tortuosa' Corkscrew Willow 27A
Salix purpurea Purple Osier 28B
Salvia africana-caerulea African Sage 25B
Salvia argentea Silver Sage 25A
Salvia buchananii Buchanan Sage 14-TABLE
Salvia chiapensis Chiapas Sage 14-TABLE
Salvia clevelandii 'Allen Chickering' Blue Sage B
Salvia elegans Pineapple Sage 25B
Salvia forsskaolii Forsskal's Sage 25A
Salvia guaranitica Anise-scented Sage 25B
Salvia hierosolymitana Jerusalem Sage 25B
Salvia involucrata Roseleaf Sage 14-TABLE
Salvia leucophylla Purple or Gray Sage B
Salvia lyrata Lyreleaf Sage 25A
Salvia microphylla Little Leaf Sage 25B
Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival' Sage 25A
Salvia nubicola Himalayan Yellow Sage 25B
Salvia officinalis Common Sage 25A
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' Garden Sage 25A
Salvia patens Gentian Sage 14-TABLE
Salvia regla Mountain Sage 14-TABLE
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 25A
Salvia sinaloensis Sinaloa Sage 14B
Salvia superba 'Queen Dark Violet' Garden Sage 25A / 07B
Salvia superba 'Rose Queen' Garden Sage 25A / 07B
Salvia uliginosa Bog Sage 25B
Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' Whorled Clary 25A
Salvia x jamensis 'Moonlight' Jame Sage 25B
Salvia x sylvestris 'May Night' Meadow Sage 25B
Sambucus nigra 'Variegata' Variegated Black Elderberry 14A
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Lemon Queen' Lavender Cotton C
Santolina rosmarinifolia Green Santolina C
Sasaella masumuneana 'Albostriata' Dwarf Bamboo 14-TABLE
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Ace of Spades' Pincushion Flower 08A
Scabiosa caucasica Pincushion Flower D
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' Pincushion Flower 07B
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues' Little Bluestem 19B
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Stonecrop 07B
Sedum hispanicum Spanish Sedum 05A
Sedum kamtschaticum Sedum 05A
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' Sedum 05A
Sedum 'Lemon Coral' 'Lemon Coral' Sedum 05A
Sedum lineare 'Variegatum' Sedum 05A
Sedum makinoi 'Ogon' Golden Sedum 04A / 04B
Sedum rupestre (reflexum) Spruce Sedum 05A
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Sedum 'Angelina' 05A
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' 05A
Sedum spurium 'Green Mantle' Sedum 'Green Mantle' 05A
Sedum spurium 'Voodoo' Sedum 'Voodoo' 05A
Sempervivum 'Pekinese' Hens & Chicks Specialty
Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant Sequoia D
Sidalcea malviflora 'Palustre' Checkerbloom 05B
Silene laciniata 'Jack Flash' Indian Pink 03B
Silene uniflora Sea Campion 14-TABLE
Sisyrinchium striatum Chilean Yellow-eyed Grass 13B
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Goldenrod 08B
Sollya heterophylla Australian Bluebell Creeper 14A
Spiraea japonica 'Crispa' Crisp Leaf Spirea 18B
Spiraea x vanhouttei Bridalwreath Spiraea 28B
Stachys albotomentosa Hldalgo Stachys C
Stachys byzantina 'Countess Helen von Stein' Lamb's Ears 05B
Stipa gigantea Giant Feather Grass 29B
Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry 03A
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 16A
Teucrium fruticans  Bush Germander C
Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum' Blue Bush Germander C
Umbellularia californica California Bay Laurel D
Verbena bonariensis Tall Verbena 17B
Verbena rigida Verbena 07A
Verbena rigida 'Polaris' Verbena 07B
Veronica 'Goodness Grows' Speedwell 06B
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree 27B
Vitex rotundifolia Beach Vitex 18A / 18B
Westringia fruticosa Coast Rosemary 18A
Westringia fruticosa 'Wynyabbie Gem' Coast Rosemary 28A
Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle E
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' Adam's Needle E
Zauschneria 'Silver Select' California Fuchsia B

 

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