“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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What’s in Bloom?
July 23, 2018
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.
American lady butterfly on blazing star (Liatris ligulistylus). Photo by Debbie Roos.
Hoary skullcap (Scutellaria incana). Photo by Debbie Roos.
he wheel bugs love hanging out on the joe-pye weed and grabbing unsuspecting pollinators like this hapless bumble bee. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Here’s what’s blooming this week:
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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 rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Allium cernuum Nodding onion |
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Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed |
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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Callicarpa americana American beautyberry |
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Callirhoe bushii Bush’s poppy mallow * central U.S. |
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Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup) * central U.S. |
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Callirhoe involucrata Prairie poppy mallow * central U.S. |
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Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush |
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Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower |
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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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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge |
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Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master |
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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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Liatris ligulistylis Blazing star |
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Liatris spicata Gayfeather |
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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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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * 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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Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant |
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Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian 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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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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Stokesia laevis Stokes’ 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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Thymus vulgaris Thyme * exotic |
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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 |