“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:

	Agastache x ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native
	Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
	Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico
	Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed
	Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster
	Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
	Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
	Chrysopis mariana Maryland golden aster
	Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory
	Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower
	Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
	Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed
	Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower
	Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master
	Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed
	Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
	Gaillardia aestivalis ‘Grape Sensation’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Nights’ Oxeye daisy
	Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow
	Hibiscus grandiflora Velvet mallow
	Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow
	Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia
	Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
	Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint
	Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine
	Passiflora lutea Yellow passion flower vine
	Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox
	Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant
	Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass
	Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan
	Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan
	Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic
	Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant
	Solidago bicolor White goldenrod
	Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod
	Solidago pinetorum Small’s goldenrod
	Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod
	Solidago shortii ‘Solar Cascade’ Goldenrod
	Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod
	Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes’ aster
	Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
	Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ Aromatic aster
	Vernonia acaulis Stemless ironweed
	Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed
	Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed