Celebrate Earth Day with the Umstead Coalition! We hope you can join us for our annual Spring plant sale on April 21 & 22 from 3pm-7pm.
We're excited to have expanded quantities and selections of flowers, shrubs and trees this year.
Just added! Special treat to close the event on Thursday from 6-7pm:
Saint Francis Brass Quintet
Prices
2" ($5); 4" pot ($9); 1 quart ($10); 1 gal ($15)
Location
Cary entrance to Umstead State Park in the Reedy Creek lot: 2100 N. Harrison Ave, Cary, NC 27513
Available Plants & Sizes
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Type
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Common name
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Botanical name
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Size
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Fern
|
Christmas fern
|
Polystichum acrostichoides
|
1 gal
|
|
Flower
|
Bitterweed / Sneezeweek
|
Helenium autumnale
|
4"
|
|
Flower
|
Swamp sunflower |
Helianthus 'Mellow Yellow' |
1 Gal and 4" |
|
Flower
|
Day lily
|
Hemerocallis
|
1 gal |
|
Flower
|
Hellebore
|
Helleborus orientalis
|
1 gal
|
|
Flower
|
Swamp milkweed |
Acsiepias incarnata
|
qt |
|
Flower
|
Prairie coneflower
|
Ratibida columnifera
|
4"
|
|
Flower
|
Plymouth rose-gentian
|
Sabatia kennedyana
|
4"
|
|
Flower
|
Solomon's seal
|
Polygonatum reptans
|
Qt
|
|
Flower
|
Wild columbine |
Aquilegia canadensis |
Qt |
| Flower |
Yellow wild indigo |
Baptisia australis (yellow) |
Qt |
| Flower |
Blue cardinal flower |
Lobelia Siphilitica |
Qt |
|
Flower
|
Black-eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia fulgida |
Qt |
| Shrub |
Red chokeberry |
Aronia arbutifolia
|
1 gal
|
|
Tree
|
Eastern redbud
|
Cercis canadensis
|
2"
Tubling
|
|
Tree
|
Fringe tree
|
Chionanthus virginicus
|
1 gal
|
|
Tree
|
Pawpaw
|
Asimina triloba
|
1 gal
|
|
Tree
|
Sassafras
|
Sassafras albidum
|
1 gal
|
|
Tree
|
American beech |
Fagus grandifolia |
1 gal |
|
Tree
|
Shumard oak
|
Quercus shumardii
|
1 gal
|
100% of all proceeds go to support William B. Umstead State Park
T-Shirts for Sale (20 short sleeve; $30 long sleeve)
This year's new t-shirt features images of leaves and acorns of the 16 (yes 16) oak trees that live in William B Umstead Park.
The front is a Shumard leaf in the fall. The back are the leaves/acorns from the other 15 oak trees.
The adult shirt color is Heather Prism Mint Unisex, 4.2 oz 99% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester. The 2XL slightly darker shade.
The youth's color is Jade Dome and a 50/50 fabric. Long sleeve color is Spanish Moss, 5.5 oz 100% ringspun cotton.
T-shirts are included in your event registration. And, will be on sale with the Pollinator Plant Sale on April 21&22, 3-7pm.
Hats, Hat, Hats ($15)
we will have 8 styles, colors to choose from, including:
Some your favorites T-shirts from previous years will also be on sale, including ($20 short and $30 long-sleeve):
