“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
August 19, 2013
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.
Praying mantis feeds on tiger swallowtail on joe-pye weed
Variegated fritillary caterpillar on passionflower vine
Eastern tiger swallowtail (black form female) on obedient plant
Here’s what’s blooming this week:
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Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic |
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Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico |
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Agastache x ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native |
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Agastache x ‘Golden Jubilee’ Anise hyssop * exotic |
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Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Allium cerneum Nodding onion |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup) |
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Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Coreopsis pubescens ‘Sunshine Superman’ Tickseed |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Echinacea purpurea (multiple cultivars) Purple coneflower
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Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master |
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Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset |
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Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster |
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Foeniculum rubrum Bronze fennel *exotic |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Nights’ Oxeye daisy |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ and ‘Major Wheeler’ Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle |
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Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas |
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Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Pilgrim’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Passiflora incarnata Passion flower vine |
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Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint |
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Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Rosemary * exotic |
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Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S. |
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Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod |
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Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod |
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Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes’ aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster |
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Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’ Verbena |
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Verbena hastata Blue vervain |
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Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed |
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