“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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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
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Achillea x ‘Paprika’ Yarrow
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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 cerneum Nodding onion |
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Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed |
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster |
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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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Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Pepperbush |
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Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed |
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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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Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master |
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Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed |
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Foeniculum rubrum Bronze fennel *exotic |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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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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Hypericum lloydii Sandhill St. John’s wort |
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Hypericum stragulum St. Andrew’s cross |
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Liatris ligulistylis Blazing star |
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Liatris microcephala Small head blazing star |
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Liatris spicata Gayfeather |
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Liatris spicata ‘Alba’ White gayfeather |
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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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Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle |
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Monarda fistulosa ‘Claire Grace’ Bee balm |
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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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Origanum laevigatum ‘Pilgrim’ 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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Phlox paniculata ‘Lord Clayton’ Garden phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant |
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Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum incanum Mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint |
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Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan |
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Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S. |
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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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Spirea tomentosa Hardhack |
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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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Thymus vulgaris Thyme * exotic |
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Verbena hastata Blue vervain |
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Verbena stricta Hoary 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 |