“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
What’s in Bloom?
July 31, 2017
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.
A green lynx spider has just molted on a buttonbush. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Eastern tailed-blue on perennial geranium ‘Dilys’. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Variegated fritillary on joe-pye weed. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Writing spider (Argiope aurantia) wraps its prey in silk. 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 rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico |
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Allium cernuum Nodding onion |
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Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed |
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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 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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Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush |
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Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory |
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Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower |
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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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Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset |
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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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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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Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow |
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Liatris microcephala Small head blazing star |
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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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Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint |
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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 fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan |
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Rudbeckia laciniata Green-head 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 odora Sweet goldenrod |
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Solidago pinetorum Small’s goldenrod |
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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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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster |
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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 |