“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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.
Sweat bee on gayfeather (Liatris spicata). Photo by Debbie Roos.
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.
Variegated fritillary caterpillar on passion flower vine. 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 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 Sneezeweed |
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Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye daisy |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Hypericum frondosum 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 |