What's in Bloom?
June 1, 2020
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.
See a slideshow of late May blooms in the pollinator garden.
Here's What's Blooming This Week
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Achillea x 'Moonshine' Yarrow * exotic |
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Achillea x 'Paprika' Yarrow * exotic |
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Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
Anise hyssop
* hybrid of U.S. native
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Allium cernuum
Nodding onion
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Amsonia tabernaemontana Bluestar |
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Aquilegia canadensis Eastern wild columbine |
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Aristolochia tomentosa
Dutchman's pipe
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Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed
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Asclepias purpurascens Purple milkweed |
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Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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Baptisia alba
White wild indigo
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Blephilia ciliata Downy wood mint |
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Calamintha nepeta
Lesser calamint
* exotic
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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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Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey tea
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Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
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Coreopsis auriculata
Lobed tickseed
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Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf 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 pallida Pale purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge |
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Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Lanceleaf blanketflower
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Gaura lindheimeri
'Summer Breeze'
Beeblossom
* Texas
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Geranium 'Dilys'
Hardy geranium
* exotic
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Geranium 'Rozanne'
Hardy geranium
* exotic
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Heliopsis helianthoides
'Summer Nights'
Oxeye daisy
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Houstonia canadensis
Canadian summer bluet
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Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf hydrangea
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Hypericum frondosum
'Sunburst'
Shrubby St. John's wort
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Lavendula x intermedia 'Grosso'
Grosso lavender
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Liatris spicata
Gayfeather
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Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane', 'Major Wheeler', and 'John Clayton' Honeysuckle |
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Monarda citriodora
Lemon bee balm
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Monarda clinopodia
White bee balm
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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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Oenothera berlandieri
'Siskiyou'
Evening primrose
* southwest U.S.
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Oenothera fruticosa
Sundrops
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Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
Ornamental oregano
* exotic
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Passiflora incarnata
Purple passion flower vine
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Penstemon digitalis
'Husker's Red'
Beardtongue
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Penstemon smallii
Small's beard tongue
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Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox |
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Phlox pilosa Downy phlox |
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Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Appalachian mountain mint
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Pycnanthemum virginianum
Virginia 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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Ruellia caroliniensis
Carolina wild petunia
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Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Mealycup sage
* southwest U.S.
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Scutellaria integrifolia
Large-flowered skullcap
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Sericocarpus linifolius
Whitetop aster
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Silene virginica
Fire pink
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Silphium perfoliatum
Cup plant
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Spigelia marilandica Indian pink |
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Stachys minima Dwarf betony * exotic |
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Stokesia laevis
'Peachie's Pick'
Stokes' aster
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Thermopsis villosa Carolina lupine |
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Thymus vulgaris Thyme * exotic |
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Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower |
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Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion' Spiderwort |
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Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort |
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Tulbaghia violacea
Society garlic
* exotic
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Valeriana officinalis Garden heliotrope (Valerian) * northern U.S. |
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Viburnum nudum Possumhaw |
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Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' Adam's needle |
