Chatham Mills "Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


June 6, 2011


Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


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

Here's What's Blooming This Week


Abelia x grandiflora
Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic
Achillea x 'Moonshine'

Achillea x 'Moonshine'

Yarrow

* exotic

Achillea x 'Paprika'
Achillea x 'Paprika' Yarrow * exotic
Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
Agastache x 'Blue Fortune' Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native
Agastache rupestris
Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
Aquilegia chrysantha
Aquilegia chrysantha Golden columbine * native to southwestern U.S.
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed
Baptisia alba
Baptisia alba White wild indigo
Callirhoe digitata
Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup)
Coreopsis auriculata
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed
Coreopsis pubescens 'Sunshine Superman'
Coreopsis pubescens  'Sunshine Superman' Tickseed
Echinacea purpurea 'Fragrant Angel'
Echinacea purpurea 'Fragrant Angel' Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star' Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Sundown'
Echinacea purpurea 'Sundown' Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Tiki Torch'
Echinacea purpurea 'Tiki Torch' Purple coneflower
Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'
Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Gaillardia 'Burgundy' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons'
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Torchlight'
Gaillardia 'Torchlight' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Geranium 'Dilys'
Geranium 'Dilys' Hardy geranium * exotic
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Geranium 'Rozanne' Hardy geranium * exotic
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Oxeye daisy
Hydrangea quercifolia
Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea
Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst'
Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' Shrubby St. John's wort
Liatris ligulistylis

Liatris ligulistylis

Blazing star

Liatris spicata
Liatris spicata Gayfeather
Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane'
Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane' and 'Major Wheeler' Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'
Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton' Honeysuckle
Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace'
Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' Bee balm
Monarda fruticulosa
Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
Nepeta 'Walker's Low'
Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Catmint * exotic
Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' Ornamental oregano * exotic
Phlox paniculata 'Delta Snow'
Phlox paniculata 'Delta Snow' Garden phlox
Pycnanthemum incanum
Pycnanthemum incanum Mountain mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida columnifera Prairie coneflower / Mexican hat
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' Mealycup sage * native to southwestern U.S.
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' Sedum *exotic
Stokesia laevis 'Mary Gregory'
Stokesia laevis 'Mary Gregory' Stokes' aster
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick' Stokes' aster
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris English thyme * exotic
Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena

Veronicastrum virginicum

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's root

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'

Adam's needle