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What’s in Bloom?

May 8, 2023

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

Leafcutter bee on dwarf wild indigo.

Leafcutter bee on dwarf wild indigo. Photo by Debbie Roos.

First monarch cat of the year, on common milkweed.

First monarch cat of the year, on common milkweed. Photo by Debbie Roos.

'Flamethrower' redbud.

‘Flamethrower’ redbud. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Jumping spider on 'Paprika' yarrow.

Jumping spider on ‘Paprika’ yarrow. Photo by Debbie Roos.

American lady butterfly caterpillar on its host p[ant, pussytoes.

American lady butterfly caterpillar on its host plant, pussytoes. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Here’s What’s Blooming This Week

 Moonshine yarrow

Achillea x ‘Moonshine’

Yarrow

* exotic

Paprika yarrow

Achillea x ‘Paprika’

Yarrow

* exotic

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Chives

* exotic

Arkansas bluestar 
Amsonia hubrichtii

Arkansas bluestar

Eastern bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Eastern bluestar

Eastern columbine Aquilegia canadensis

Eastern wild columbine

Golden columbine Aquilegia chrysantha

Golden columbine

* native to southwestern U.S.

Dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia tomentosa

Dutchman’s pipe

Purple milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens

Purple milkweed

Butterfly weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly weed

white with some purple at the base of corolla which flex backward. Umbels are erect and spherical with 30 flowers.

Asclepias variegata

Redring milkweed

White wild indigo

Baptisia alba

White wild indigo

Hybrid wild indigo Baptisia alba x sphaerocarpus

Hybrid wild indigo
'Carolina Moonlight' wild indigo

Baptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’

Wild indigo

'Purple Smoke' wild indigo

Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’

Wild indigo

'Twilite Prairieblues' wild indigo

Baptisia x variicolor
‘Twilite Prairieblues’

Wild indigo

Dwarf wild indigo

Baptisia minor

Dwarf wild indigo

Downy wood mint

Blephilia ciliata

Downy wood mint

Prairie poppy mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Prairie poppy mallow

* central U.S.

Curlyheads

Clematis ochroleuca

Curlyheads

Lobed tickseed

Coreopsis auriculata

Lobed tickseed

Lanceleaf tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Lanceleaf tickseed

Pale purple coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Pale purple coneflower

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Purple coneflower

Burgundy blanketflower

Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’

Lanceleaf blanketflower

Beeblossom

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Belleza Dark Pink’

Beeblossom

* Texas

Geranium 'Dilys'

Geranium ‘Dilys’

Hardy geranium

* exotic

Mountain Indian physic

Gillenia trifoliatus

Mountain Indian physic

Oakleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oakleaf hydrangea

Virginia sweetspire

Itea virginica

Virginia sweetspire

Dark purple flower spikes topped with four lighter purple bracts that resemble flags or ears.

Lavandula stoechas

Spanish lavender

* exotic

Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
‘Cedar Lane’, ‘Major Wheeler’,
and ‘John Clayton’

Honeysuckle

Piedmont Barbara's buttons

Marshallia obovata

Piedmont Barbara’s buttons

Wild bergamot

Monarda bradburiana

Wild bergamot

Catmint

Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’

Catmint

* exotic

Cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera berlandieri 
‘Siskiyou’

Evening primrose

* southwest U.S.

Sundrops

Oenothera fruticosa 

Sundrops

Small's beardtongue

Penstemon smallii

Small’s beard tongue

Narrowleaf Carolina phlox

Phlox carolina ssp. angusta

Narrowleaf Carolina phlox

Downy phlox Phlox pilosa 

Downy phlox

Mealycup sage

Salvia farinacea
‘Victoria Blue’

Mealycup sage

* southwest U.S.

Nettleleaf sage

Salvia urticifolia

Nettleleaf sage

Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-eyed grass

Skunk meadowrue

Thalictrum revolutum 

Skunk meadowrue

Carolina lupine

Thermopsis villosa 

Carolina lupine

Thyme Thymus vulgaris

Thyme

* exotic

Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia

Foamflower

Spiderwort Tradescantia x ‘Purple Profusion’

Spiderwort

Ohio spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio spiderwort

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Society garlic

* exotic

Garden heliotrope Valeriana officinalis

Garden heliotrope (Valerian)

* northern U.S.

Possumhaw

Viburnum nudum

Possumhaw

Adam's needle

Yucca filamentosa
‘Golden Sword’

Adam’s needle

Golden alexander Zizia aurea

Golden alexander