Chatham Mills “Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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What’s in Bloom?May 1, 2010Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent. All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.
Coreopsis, catmint, yarrow, phlox, and lavender.
Bumble bee enjoying a Baptisia bloom – note the pollen baskets
Front bed by the sidewalk with Baptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’, Here’s what’s blooming this week:
Achillea x ‘Moonshine’ Yarrow * exotic |
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Achillea x ‘Paprika’ Yarrow * exotic |
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Ajuga reptans ‘Caitlin’s Giant’ Giant bugleweed * exotic |
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Amsonia hubrechtii Arkansas bluestar |
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Aquilegia canadensis Eastern wild columbine |
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Aquilegia chrysantha Golden columbine * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Baptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’ Wild indigo |
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Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ Wild indigo |
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Conradina canescens Gray-leaved conradina |
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Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed |
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Coreopsis pubescens ‘Sunshine Superman’ Tickseed |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ 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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Ilex decidua Possumhaw |
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Ilex glabra Inkberry |
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Lavandula stoechas ‘Purple Ribbons’ Spanish lavender * exotic |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ Honeysuckle |
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Nepeta ‘ Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic |
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Penstemon smallii Small’s beard tongue |
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Phlox nivalis ‘Snowdrift’ White moss phlox
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Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’ Eastern ninebark |
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Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Rosemary * exotic |
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Salvia lyrata Lyreleaf salvia |
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Thymus vulgaris English thyme |
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Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower |
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Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry |
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Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’ Verbena |
