“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
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Stokesia laevis 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 |
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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 Adam’s needle |
