Chatham Mills “Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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What’s in Bloom?
June 28, 2010
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.
Nodding onion (Allium cerneum) in front of ornamental oregano (Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’).
Carpenter bee on Liatris spicata.
Sphecid wasps maneuvering into mating position (male on top) on mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum).
Here’s What’s Blooming This Week
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Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic |
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Agastache x ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise hyssop * exotic |
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Agastache x ‘Golden Jubilee’ Anise hyssop * exotic |
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Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Allium cerneum Nodding onion |
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Aquilegia chrysantha Golden columbine * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Baptisia alba White wild indigo |
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Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup) |
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Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed |
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Coreopsis pubescens ‘Sunshine Superman’ Tickseed |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ Threadleaf coreopsis |
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Fragrant Angel’ Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Harvest Moon’ Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Kim’s Knee High’ Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Ruby Star’ Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Sundown’ Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Tiki Torch’ Purple coneflower |
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Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset |
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Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster |
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Foeniculum rubrum Bronze fennel |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Tizzy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Torchlight’ 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 autumnale Sneezeweed |
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Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Nights’ Oxeye daisy |
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Liatris spicata Gayfeather |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle |
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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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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Parthenium integrifolium Wild quinine |
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Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox |
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Pycnanthemum incanum Mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint |
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Ratibida columnifera Prairie coneflower / Mexican hat |
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Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’ Gloriosa daisy |
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Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod |
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Spirea tomentosa Hardhack |
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Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes’ aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Thymus vulgaris English thyme |
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Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’ Verbena |
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Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s root |