“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
What’s in Bloom?
July 22, 2019
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.
Potter wasp on bronze fennel. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Snowberry clearwing moth caterpillar on honeysuckle. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Native wild quinine, also called American feverfew, attracts a diversity of small pollinators including native bees, flies, wasps, and others. 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 mexicana ‘Acapulco Orange’ Mexican giant hyssop * native to Mexico |
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Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Allium cernuum Nodding onion |
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Amorpha herbacea Dwarf indigo bush |
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Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed |
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed |
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Boltonia caroliniana Carolina doll’s daisy |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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Callicarpa americana American beautyberry |
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Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup) * central U.S. |
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Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush |
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Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf tickseed |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed |
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Dalea purpurea Purple prairie clover * central U.S. |
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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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Eupatorium rotundifolium Roundleaf thoroughwort |
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Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge |
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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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Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Helenium flexuosum Purple-head sneezeweed |
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Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye daisy |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Lavendula x intermedia ‘Grosso’ Grosso lavender |
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Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower |
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Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia |
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Lonicera sempervirens 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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Oenothera berlandieri Evening primrose * southwest U.S. |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Parthenium integrifolium Wild quinine |
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Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine |
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Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox |
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Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant |
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Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis’ mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain mint |
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Ratibida columnifera Mexican hat |
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Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan |
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Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed coneflower |
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Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Silphium asteriscus Starry rosinweed |
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Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant |
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Solidago pinetorum Small’s goldenrod |
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Solidago ptarmicoides Prairie goldenrod |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster |
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Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster |
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Tulbaghia violacea Society garlic |
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Verbena hastata Blue vervain |
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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 |
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Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s root |