What's in Bloom?
May 16, 2016
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.
Here's What's Blooming This Week
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Allium schoenoprasum Chives * exotic |
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Achillea x 'Moonshine' Yarrow |
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Achillea x 'Paprika' Yarrow |
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Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
Anise hyssop
* hybrid of U.S. native
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Amsonia hubrichtii Arkansas bluestar |
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Amsonia tabernaemontana 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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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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Baptisia minor
Dwarf wild indigo
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Blephilia ciliata Downy wood mint |
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Calamintha nepeta
Lesser calamint
* exotic
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Callirhoe involucrata
Prairie poppy mallow
* central U.S.
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Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey tea
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Conradina canescens
Gray-leaved conradina
* native to the U.S. Gulf coast
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Coreopsis auriculata
Lobed tickseed
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Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Lanceleaf blanketflower
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Geranium 'Dilys'
Hardy geranium
* exotic
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Geranium 'Rozanne'
Hardy geranium
* exotic
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Houstonia caerulea
Quaker ladies
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Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf hydrangea
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Ilex glabra
Inkberry
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Itea virginica
Virginia sweetspire
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Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk' Spanish lavender * exotic |
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Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane' and 'Major Wheeler' Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton' Honeysuckle |
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Marshallia obovata
Piedmont Barbara's buttons
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Monarda bradburiana
Wild bergamot
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Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Catmint * exotic |
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Oenothera berlandieri
'Siskiyou'
Evening primrose
* southwest U.S.
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Oenothera fruticosa
Sundrops
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Penstemon digitalis
'Husker's Red'
Beard tongue
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Penstemon smallii
Small's beard tongue
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Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox |
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Phlox pilosa Downy phlox |
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Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'
Eastern ninebark
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Porteranthus trifoliatus
Mountain Indian-physic
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Pycnanthemum virginianum
Virginia mountain mint
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Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Mealycup sage
* southwest U.S.
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Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed grass |
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Symphytum grandiflorum 'Hidcote Blue' Comfrey * exotic |
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Thermopsis villosa Carolina lupine |
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Thymus vulgaris Thyme * exotic |
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Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower |
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Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion' Spiderwort |
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Valeriana officinalis Garden heliotrope (Valerian) * northern U.S. |
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Viburnum nudum Possumhaw |
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Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' Adam's needle |
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Zizia aurea Golden alexander |
