“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden

What’s in Bloom?

July 25, 2016

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.

Carpenter bee on rattlesnake master. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Syrphid fly on the brown-eyed susan. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar on spicebush. The leaves emit a phytochemical that makes the caterpillars sensitive to sunlight so they often will spin a silk to fold the leaf over on top of them to shield themselves from the sun, coming out in the evening to feed. Photos by Debbie Roos.

Here’s what’s blooming this week:

	Achillea x ‘Paprika’ Yarrow
	Agastache x ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native
	Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
	Allium cerneum Nodding onion
	Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed
	Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster
	Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
	Callicarpa americana American beautyberry
	Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup) * central U.S.
	Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
	Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Pepperbush
	Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed
	Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf tickseed
	Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
	Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed
	Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower
	Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master
	Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed
	Foeniculum rubrum Bronze fennel *exotic
	Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	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
	Hypericum lloydii Sandhill St. John’s wort
	Hypericum stragulum St. Andrew’s cross
	Liatris ligulistylis Blazing star
	Liatris microcephala Small head blazing star
	Liatris spicata Gayfeather
	Liatris spicata ‘Alba’ White gayfeather
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower
	Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ and ‘Major Wheeler’ Honeysuckle
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle
	Monarda fistulosa ‘Claire Grace’ Bee balm
	Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
	Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic
	Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * exotic
	Origanum laevigatum ‘Pilgrim’ Ornamental oregano * exotic
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine
	Passiflora lutea Yellow passion flower vine
	Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox
	Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox
	Phlox paniculata ‘Lord Clayton’ Garden phlox
	Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant
	Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian mountain mint
	Pycnanthemum incanum Mountain mint
	Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain mint
	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain mint
	Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan
	Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower
	Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan
	Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
	Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap
	Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic
	Silphium asteriscus Starry rosinweed
	Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant
	Spirea tomentosa Hardhack
	Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes’ aster
	Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
	Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster
	Thymus vulgaris Thyme * exotic
	Verbena hastata Blue vervain
	Verbena stricta Hoary vervain
	Vernonia acaulis Stemless ironweed
	Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed
	Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed
	Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s root