"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


June 10, 2013


Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


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

Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) is a wonderful native deciduous shrub that the bees love!
purple coneflower
Bumble bee on purple coneflower.

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 'Acapulco Orange'
Agastache 'Acapulco Orange' Hummingbird mint * Mexico
Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
Agastache x 'Blue Fortune' Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Amsonia tabernaemontana Bluestar
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
Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
Callirhoe digitata
Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup)
Ceanothus americanus
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea
Coreopsis auriculata
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed
Coreopsis pubescens 'Sunshine Superman'
Coreopsis pubescens 'Sunshine Superman' Tickseed
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'

Echinacea purpurea (multiple cultivars)

Purple coneflower

Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Gaillardia 'Burgundy' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons'
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons' 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 spicata
Liatris spicata Gayfeather
Lavandula stoechas 'Purple Ribbons'

Lavandula stoechas 'Purple Ribbons'

Spanish lavender

* exotic

Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane'

Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane' and 'Major Wheeler'

Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'

Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'

Honeysuckle

Monarda fruticulosa
Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Catmint

* exotic

Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou'
Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou' Sundrops * southwest U.S.
Parthenium integrifolium
Parthenium integrifolium Wild quinine
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red'
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red' Beard tongue
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida columnifera Prairie coneflower / Mexican hat
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosemary

* exotic

Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
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
Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Spiderwort

Valeriana officinalis

Valeriana officinalis

Garden heliotrope (Valerian)

* northern U.S.

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena

Verbena hastata

Verbena hastata

Blue vervain

Veronicastrum virginicum

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's root

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'

Adam's needle