“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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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 |