"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


May 8, 2017


 

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

Assassin bug hunting on golden alexander
Assassin bug hunting on golden alexander (Zizia aurea). Photo by Debbie Roos.
Spring shot of one of the front beds
Spring shot of one of the front beds. Photo by Debbie Roos.
The honey bees were all over the native purple milkweed.
The honey bees were all over the native purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens). Photo by Debbie Roos.
Gray hairstreak nectaring on the lanceleaf blanketflower
Gray hairstreak nectaring on lanceleaf blanketflower (Gaillardia 'Burgundy'). Photo by Debbie Roos.

Here's What's Blooming This Week
Achillea x 'Moonshine'
Achillea x 'Moonshine' Yarrow * exotic
Achillea x 'Paprika'

Achillea x 'Paprika'

Yarrow

* exotic
Amsonia hubrichtii 

Amsonia hubrichtii

Arkansas bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Bluestar
Aquilegia canadensis

Aquilegia canadensis

Eastern wild columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha

Aquilegia chrysantha

Golden columbine

* native to southwestern U.S.
Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens

Purple milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly weed
Baptisia minor
Baptisia minor Dwarf wild indigo
Blephilia ciliata

Blephilia ciliata

Downy wood mint
Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
Callirhoe involucrata
Callirhoe involucrata Prairie poppy mallow * central U.S.
Ceanothus americanus
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea
Coreopsis auriculata
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf tickseed
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'

Echinacea purpurea

Purple coneflower
Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Gaillardia 'Burgundy' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Geranium 'Dilys'
Geranium 'Dilys' Hardy geranium * exotic
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Geranium 'Rozanne' Hardy geranium * exotic
Hydrangea quercifolia
Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea
Itea virginica
Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire
Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk'

Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk'

Spanish lavender

* exotic
Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane'

Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane', 'Major Wheeler', and 'John Clayton'

Honeysuckle
Marshallia obovata
Marshallia obovata Piedmont Barbara's buttons
Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Catmint

* exotic
Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou'
Oenothera berlandieri  'Siskiyou' Evening primrose * southwest U.S.
Oenothera fruticosa
Oenothera fruticosa  Sundrops
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red'
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red' Beard tongue
Penstemon smallii
Penstemon smallii Small's beard tongue
Phlox carolina ssp. angusta

Phlox carolina ssp. angusta

Narrowleaf Carolina phlox
Phlox pilosa

Phlox pilosa 

Downy phlox
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
Silene virginica
Silene virginica Fire pink
Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-eyed grass
Spigelia marilandica

Spigelia marilandica

Indian pink
Symphytum grandiflorum 'Hidcote Blue'

Symphytum grandiflorum 'Hidcote Blue'

Comfrey

* exotic
Tephrosia virginiana

Tephrosia virginiana 

Goatsrue
Thermopsis villosa

Thermopsis villosa 

Carolina lupine
Thymus vulgaris

Thymus vulgaris

Thyme

* exotic
Tiarella cordifolia

Tiarella cordifolia

Foamflower
Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Spiderwort
Valeriana officinalis

Valeriana officinalis

Garden heliotrope (Valerian)

* northern U.S.
Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'

Adam's needle
Zizia aurea

Zizia aurea

Golden alexander
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