Welcome to Plant Delights Nursery!
We are a family-owned business established in 1986 by the renowned plantsman Tony Avent in Raleigh, NC. We specialize in collecting, creating, propagating and sharing unique, rare and native perennials. Shop our collection of over 1,500 plants online or in person during one of our eight Open Nursery and Garden weekends.
Perennial plants for shade, sun, and everything in between
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Our introductions
View plantsPlant Delights Nursery has introduced over 1,440 new plant species, cultivars and hybrids to the public since 1986.
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Native plants
View plantsWe are excited to share our collection of garden-tested native perennials from delicate spring ephemerals to hardy evergreens.
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Tony's favorites
View plantsPDN founder, plantsman Tony Avent has seen a lot of perennials in his day. Here we share some of his favorite perennial plants.
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All plants
View plantsOur primary focus is on perennial flowers that are winter hardy in the Southeast US Zone 6 and warmer.
New Plants from our Spring 2025 catalog
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Support plant conservation
Plant Delights Nursery exists to support Juniper Level Botanic Garden - a 28-acre educational, research, and display garden. JLBG campus contains more than 27,000 plants, many of which are unique, rare, endangered or extinct in their native habitat. Our mission is to collect, study, preserve, propagate, and share these plants with gardeners around the world. Every plant you purchase supports our ex-situ conservation efforts and helps preserve botanic diversity in the face of climate change.
New plants from our garden to yours
From our greenhouse to your doorstep
We understand the unique aspects of gardening with perennials and that's why we do things a little differently here. We do not have a standard delivery date for all plants, instead we let our customers choose a delivery date that works for them. Once the order is complete, the plants are reserved and taken care of by our expert grower team until the ship date. We ship almost year-round, domestically, and internationally, weather permitting.
Healthy plants guaranteed
We typically ship our plants actively growing, because we want you to receive live, healthy, fully rooted plants that get established quickly in the garden. We use custom shipping boxes and hand pack all orders to ensure your plants get to you in the best possible condition. Once you receive your order, our in house customer service team is available to address any questions or concerns.
Educational resources
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Classes and workshops
View classesCome learn with us! We’ve probably killed more different plants than anyone currently alive, but with each failed attempt we learned something new.
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Plant articles
View articlesThese are not the typical on-line plant articles which are short and fluffy. We take deep dives and share possibly excessive amounts of detail...you know, the stuff that everyone says is worthless on a website.
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Hardiness zones explained
Find your zoneThe USDA Hardiness Zone map is based on average winter low temperatures and doesn't take into account rare extremes. Find your planting zone and learn about common pitfalls.
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JLBG blog
Read nowTony has written thousands of blogs over the years featuring plants from Juniper Level Botanic Garden, nursery news, industry updates, botanizing travels, and more.
