“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
What’s in Bloom?
August 28, 2017
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.
Eastern tiger swallowtail on cup plant. Photo by Debbie Roos.
A honey bee and a sweat bee enjoy the offerings of a lanceleaf blankeflower. Photo by Debbie Roos.
The whorled milkweed has been a champion bloomer in the pollinator garden! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Here’s what’s blooming this week:
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Agastache x ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native |
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Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico |
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Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed |
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Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush |
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Chrysopis mariana Maryland golden aster |
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Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory |
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Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed |
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Echinacea purpurea 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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Gaillardia aestivalis 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 Oxeye daisy |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Hibiscus grandiflora Velvet mallow |
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Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow |
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Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia |
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Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas |
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Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint |
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Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic |
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Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine |
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Passiflora lutea Yellow passion flower vine |
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Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant |
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Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint |
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Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan |
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Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant |
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Solidago bicolor White goldenrod |
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Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod |
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Solidago pinetorum Small’s goldenrod |
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Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod |
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Solidago shortii ‘Solar Cascade’ Goldenrod |
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Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod |
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Stokesia laevis Stokes’ aster |
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Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster |
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Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster |
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Vernonia acaulis Stemless ironweed |
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Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed |
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Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed |