“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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What’s in Bloom?
June 29, 2015
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.

Cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee (Coelioxys sp.) on the oxeye daisy (Heliopsis helianthoides). They are cleptoparasites of leaf-cutter bees. Photo by Debbie Roos.

American snout butterfly (Libytheana carinenta) on rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium). Photo by Debbie Roos.
Here’s What’s Blooming This Week
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Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico |
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Agastache x ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native |
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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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Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed |
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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Callicarpa americana American beautyberry |
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Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup) |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush |
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Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Conradina canescens Gray-leaved conradina * native to the U.S. Gulf coast |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master |
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Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed |
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Foeniculum rubrum Bronze fennel *exotic |
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Gaillardia aestivalis ‘Grape Sensation’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ 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 ‘Ruby Tuesday’ Sneezeweed |
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Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Nights’ Oxeye daisy |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’ Shrubby St. John’s wort |
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Hypericum lloydii Sandhill St. John’s wort |
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Liatris microcephala Small head blazing star |
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Liatris spicata Gayfeather |
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Liatris spicata ‘Alba’ White gayfeather |
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Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower |
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Lonicera sempervirens 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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Oenothera fruticosa Southern sundrops |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Pilgrim’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine |
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Passiflora lutea Yellow passion flower vine |
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Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox |
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Phlox paniculata ‘Lord Clayton’ Garden phlox |
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Pycnanthemum incanum Mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf 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 triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S. |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Sericocarpus linifolius Whitetop aster |
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Stachys minima Dwarf betony |
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Stokesia laevis Stokes’ aster |
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Thymus vulgaris Thyme * exotic |
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Verbena canadensis Verbena |
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Verbena hastata Blue vervain |
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Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed |
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Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s root |