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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.

Click here for map of Nursery

saturday plant talks, workshops & garden Programs

Click here for July - September 2010 schedule.

Resource information

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

july 2010

Updated 18 july 2010

 PLANTS CURRENTLY IN STOCK
 

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

 ROW

Abutilon megapotamicum 'Victory' 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  Wooly Yarrow 
Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus' Dwarf Golden Sweet Flag 14A
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' Variegated Japanese Sweet Flag 04A
Aesculus californica California Buckeye C
Agave americana  Century Plant 
Agave americana 'Variegata'  Variegated Century Plant 
Ajuga reptans 'Alba'  White Carpet Bugleweed  H - 40% Off 
Ajuga reptans 'Catlins Giant' Carpet Bugleweed 04A/04B
Alcea rosea 'Black Beauty' Hollyhock 09A
Alcea rosea 'Queeny Purple' Hollyhock 08A
Alchemilla mollis Lady's Mantle 14B
Allium subhirsutum Hairy Garlic C
Aloe striatula Hardy Aloe E
Aloysia triphylla  Lemon Verbena  16B 
Amorpha californica California False Indigo B
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelain Berry 27B
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
Anisodontea 'Elegant Lady'  Cape Mallow   18B
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen' Golden Columbine 14-TABLE
Aquilegia skinnerii 'Tequila Sunrise' Columbine 14-TABLE
Aquilegia vulgaris - Mixed European Columbine  14-TABLE 
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' Compact Strawberry Tree D
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds' Pink Manzanita B
Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn' Vine Hill Manzanita B
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
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia  G - 40% Off 
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
Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks'  Dwarf Coyote Brush 
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 gracilis Blue Grama or Mosquito Grass  B
Buddleja davidii nanhoensis Butterfly Bush, Dwarf 28A
Buddleja lindleyana Lindley's Butterfly Bush 28A
Buddleja salviifolia Sagewood C
Buddleja x weyeriana 'Honeycomb'  Butterfly Bush  28A 
Bulbine frutescens Bulbine  14A 
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'  Feather Reed Grass  19A 
Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion' Bodinier Beautyberry 28B
Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl'  Ornamental Pepper  06B 
Carex albula Curly Blonde Sedge 13A
Carex barbarae Santa Barbara Sedge A
Carex divulsa Eurasian (Berkeley) Sedge 13A
Carex flacca  Blue Sedge  G - 40% Off 
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
Centaurea gymnocarpa Velvet Centaurea D
Centaurea montana      Mountain Bluet  07A 
Cephalanthus occidentalis californicus Buttonwillow or Buttonbush 03A
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud 27A
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 x skanbergii Coral Rockrose E
Clematis lasiantha Pipestem/Chaparral Clematis  03A 
Clerodendrum bungei Cashmere Bouquet 14A
Clerodendrum trichotomum Harlequin Glorybower 28A
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 
Delosperma ashtonii 'Blut' 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 / 08B
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 deltoides 'Shrimp' Maiden Pink 06B
Dianthus deltoides 'Red Ruby'  Maiden Pink  06B
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
Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii 'Silver Fox' Foxglove C
Epilobium canum ssp. canum  California Fuchsia     
Epilobium canum ssp. latifolia 'Route 66'  California Fuchsia 
Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Horsetail Rush 04B
Erigeron karvinskianus Santa Barbara Daisy 05B
Eupatorium purpureum maculatum 'Gateway' Joe Pye Weed 14B
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' White Snakeroot 14B
Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge 05B
Euphorbia rigida Euphorbia E
Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume B
Fuchsia magellanica macrostema      Ladies' Eardrops  14A
Gaillardia 'Maxima Aurea' Blanket Flower 08A
Gaillardia pulchella 'Sundance Bicolor' Blanket Flower 06B
Gomphostigma virgatum Otterbush 28B
Graptopetalum paraguayense Ghost Plant, Mother-of-Pearl Specialty
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 Hybrids 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 (Red) Hibiscus (Red) 14B
Hibiscus moscheutos (White)  Hibiscus (White)  H - 40% Off 
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl' Hibiscus 'Luna Pink Swirl' 14-TABLE
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White' Hibiscus 'Luna White' 14-TABLE
Hibiscus syriacus  Rose of Sharon  28B 
Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart' Rose of Sharon 28B
Hyalis argentea var. argentea Olivillo or Blanquillo C
Hypericum androsaemum 'Albury Purple'  St. Johnswort  G - 40% Off 
Iresine 'Blazin Rose'      Bloodleaf  Special 
Iris 'Black Gamecock' Louisiana Iris 26B
Iris germanica 'Baby Blessed' 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 'Loyalist'  Iris, Bearded  26B 
Iris germanica 'Mer de Sud'          Iris, Bearded  26B 
Iris germanica 'Morning Frost'      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 "Royal Purple Giant" Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Skating Party' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Thornbird' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Tide's In'  Iris, Bearded 26B 
Iris germanica 'Viola' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris germanica 'Windsor Rose' Iris, Bearded 26B
Iris japonica Iris, Japanese Evergreen 13A
Iris orientalis Iris, Spuria  26B
Iris pallida 'Albo Variegata'  Iris, Variegated Bearded     26B 
Juglans californica hindsii  Native California Black Walnut  G - 40% Off 
Juncus patens 'Occidental Blue'      California Gray Rush 
Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' Double Kerria 14A
Kniphofia uvaria 'Flamenco' Red-Hot Poker      07A 
Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel 04B
Laurus nobilis Sweet Bay Tree D
Lavandula dentata candicans 'French Gray'  French Lavender   F 
Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey'  Lavender Hybrid  F
Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'  Hedge Lavender  F
Lavatera thuringiaca 'Barnsley' Tree Mallow 28B
Lepechinia hastata Pitcher Sage C
Liatris spicata Gayfeather  17B 
Libertia grandiflora New Zealand Iris 13B
Lilium 'Lollypop'          Asiatic Lily Hybrid  13B 
Lobelia laxiflora Mexican Lobelia 08A
Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle 28A
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  04A 
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' Golden Creeping Jenny H - 40% Off
Melaleuca linariifolia Flaxleaf Paperbark Tree 27A
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 27A
Miscanthus sinensis condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' Maiden Grass 'Cosmopolitan' 19A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass 'Gracillimus' 19A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'  Maiden Grass 'Morning Light'  19A 
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' Porcupine Grass 19A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' Variegated Maiden Grass 19A
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima' 19A
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis Evergreen Maiden Grass 19A
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
Muhlenbergia rigens  Deer Grass  A
Myoporum montanum Australian Mirror Plant C
Myrsine africana  African Boxwood  18B 
Myrtus communis True Myrtle 18B
Myrtus communis 'Compacta Variegata'  Dwarf Variegated Myrtle  18A 
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo 28B
Nandina domestica  Heavenly Bamboo  G - 40% Off 
Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass 19B
Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops, Evening Primrose 05B
Oenothera fruticosa 'Fireworks' Sundrops, Evening Primrose 05B
Ophiopogon japonicus  Mondo Grass  H - 40% Off 
Opuntia microdasys var. monstrosus Funny Bunny Ears Special
Origanum laevigatum 'Hopley's' Flowering Oregano 05B
Oxalis tetraphylla 'Iron Cross'          Lucky Clover  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
Pavonia hastata  Cape Mallow  H - 40% Off 
Pelargonium graveolens Rose-scented Geranium 16B
Pelargonium sidoides 'Burgundy Form'  Burgundy Pelargonium  06B
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' Fountain Grass 'Hameln' 19B
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry' Black-Seeded Fountain Grass 19B
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' Fountain Grass 19B
Penstemon 'Blackbird' Penstemon 16B
Penstemon 'Midnight'  Penstemon  16B 
Perovskia atriplicifolia  Russian Sage  16A 
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' Knotweed 14B
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette' Knotweed 14B
Phalaris arundinacea picta 'Feesey'  Ribbon Grass  14-TABLE
Philadelphus 'Innocence' Mock Orange 28B
Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage D
Phlomis russeliana Jerusalem Sage D
Phlomis samia  Greek 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
Pinus ponderosa  Ponderosa Pine  G - 40% Off 
Plantago major 'Atropurpurea' Purple Plantain 06A / 14A
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White' Balloon Flower 14-TABLE
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Komachi' Balloon Flower 14-TABLE
Plectranthus ciliatus  Plectranthus  Special 
Poncirus trifoliata Hardy Orange 28A
Prunus lyonii Catalina Cherry D
Pseudotsuga menziesii  Douglas Fir  G - 40% Off 
Punica granatum 'Nana'      Dwarf Pomegranate          28B 
Punica granatum 'Nochi Shibari' Flowering Pomegranate 28A
Puya mirabilis  Terrestrial Bromeliad  14-TABLE 
Ratibida columnifera  Mexican Hat  07B 
Ribes viburnifolium  Evergreen Currant  03A 
Rhamnus californica 'Mound San Bruno' Coffeeberry B
Rhamnus californica ssp. tomentella  Mountain Coffeeberry 
Rosa 'Ballerina'  Hybrid Musk 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
Rubus ursinus 'Black Satin'  Thornless Blackberry  27B 
Rudbeckia fulgida Gloriosa Daisy; Black-eyed Susan 15A
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'  Gloriosa Daisy; Black-eyed Susan  15B 
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' Gloriosa Daisy 16A
Ruellia brittoniana Mexican Petunia 08B
Salix babylonica var. pekinensis 'Tortuosa' Corkscrew Willow 27A
Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'  Dappled Willow  28B 
Salix purpurea Purple Osier 28B
Salvia africana-caerulea African Sage 25B
Salvia azurea grandiflora  Pitcher Sage  25B 
Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'  Gray Sage 
Salvia buchananii Buchanan Sage 14-TABLE
Salvia canariensis  Canary Island Sage          25B
Salvia clevelandii 'Allen Chickering' Blue Sage B
Salvia forsskaolii Forsskal's Sage 25A
Salvia greggii 'Lipstick'  'Lipstick' Sage  25A 
Salvia leucantha  Mexican Bush Sage  25B 
Salvia leucophylla Purple or Gray Sage B
Salvia lyrata Lyreleaf Sage 25A
Salvia lyrata 'Purple Volcano'  Lyreleaf Sage  25B 
Salvia microphylla Little Leaf Sage 25B
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'  'Hot Lips' Sage  25B 
Salvia nubicola Himalayan Yellow Sage 25B
Salvia officinalis Common Sage 25A
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' Red Sage 25A
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 superba 'Rose Queen'          Garden Sage  H - 40% Off 
Salvia uliginosa Bog 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 15A
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Ace of Spades' Pincushion Flower 08A
Scabiosa caucasica Pincushion Flower D
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' Pincushion Flower 07B
Scleranthus biflorus  Australian Astroturf  04A 
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Stonecrop 07B
Sedum hispanicum Spanish Sedum 05A
Sedum kamtschaticum Sedum 05A
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' Sedum 05A
Sedum lineare 'Variegatum' Sedum 05A
Sedum makinoi 'Ogon' Golden Sedum 04B
Sedum rupestre 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
Shibataea kumasaca  Dwarf Bamboo  G - 40% Off 
Sidalcea malviflora 'Palustre' Checkerbloom 05B
Silene uniflora Sea Campion 14-TABLE
Sisyrinchium idahoense bellum  Native Blue-eyed Grass 
Sisyrinchium striatum Chilean Yellow-eyed Grass 13B
Solanum aviculare  Kangaroo Apple  09A 
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Goldenrod 08A / 08B
Spiraea japonica 'Crispa' Crisp Leaf Spiraea 18A / 18B
Spiraea x vanhouttei Bridalwreath Spiraea 28B
Stachys albotomentosa Hidalgo Stachys C
Stachys byzantina 'Countess Helen von Stein' Lamb's Ears 05B
Stipa arundinacea  Pheasant's-Tail Grass  19A 
Stipa gigantea Giant Feather Grass 19A
Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry 03B
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 16A
Teucrium fruticans  Bush Germander C
Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum' Blue Bush Germander C
Thymus x citriodorus 'Lime'  Lime Thyme  05B 
Trachelium caeruleum 'Jemmy Royal Purple'  Blue Throatwort  13B 
Umbellularia californica California Bay Laurel D
Verbascum bombyciferum 'Silver Lining'  Mullein  H - 40% Off 
Verbena bonariensis Tall Verbena 17B
Verbena rigida Verbena 07A / 07B
Verbena rigida 'Polaris' Verbena 07B
Veronica 'Goodness Grows' Speedwell 06B
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree 27B
Vitex rotundifolia Beach Vitex 18A / 18B
Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle E

 

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