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What’s in Bloom?

May 19, 2025

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

Pipevine swallowtail caterpillar on Dutchman's pipe.

Pipevine swallowtail caterpillar on Dutchman’s pipe. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Wild indigo with calico beardtongue, and very soon the yucca will unfurl its dramatic blooms. The columbine provides a splash of red.

Wild indigo with calico beardtongue, and very soon the yucca will unfurl its dramatic blooms. The columbine provides a splash of red. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Bumble bee on calico beardtongue, Penstemon calycosus.

Bumble bee on calico beardtongue, Penstemon calycosus. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pale purple coneflowers.

Pale purple coneflowers. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Seedhead of curyheads, a native non-vining clematis.

Seedhead of curyheads, a native non-vining clematis. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Here’s What’s Blooming This Week

Paprika yarrow

Achillea x ‘Paprika’

Yarrow

* exotic

Nodding onion

Allium cernuum

Nodding onion

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

Asclepias amplexicaulis

Clasping milkweed

Purple milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens

Purple milkweed

Butterfly weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly weed

Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

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

Dwarf wild indigo

Baptisia minor

Dwarf wild indigo

Downy wood mint

Blephilia ciliata

Downy wood mint

Lesser calamint

Calamintha nepeta

Lesser calamint

* exotic

Prairie poppy mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Prairie poppy mallow

* central U.S.

New Jersey tea

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey tea

Curlyheads

Clematis ochroleuca

Curlyheads

* this photo shows the
seedheads, not the bloom

Lanceleaf tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Lanceleaf tickseed

Whorled tickseed

Coreopsis verticillata

Whorled tickseed

White prairie clover

Dalea candida

White prairie clover

* central U.S.

Purple prairie clover

Dalea purpurea

Purple prairie clover

* central U.S.

Pale purple coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Pale purple coneflower

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Purple coneflower

Flowering spurge

Euphorbia corollata

Flowering spurge

Burgundy blanketflower

Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’

Lanceleaf blanketflower

Beeblossom

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Belleza Dark Pink’

Beeblossom

* Texas

Mountain Indian physic

Gillenia trifoliatus

Mountain Indian physic

Oxeye daisy

Heliopsis helianthoides
‘Summer Nights’

Oxeye daisy

Oakleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oakleaf hydrangea

Virginia sweetspire

Itea virginica

Virginia sweetspire

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

Honeysuckle

Piedmont Barbara's buttons

Marshallia obovata

Piedmont Barbara’s buttons

Catmint

Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’

Catmint

* exotic

Cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera berlandieri 
‘Siskiyou’

Evening primrose

* southwest U.S.

Sundrops

Oenothera fruticosa 

Sundrops

Wild quinine

Parthenium integrifolium 

Wild quinine

Penstemon calycosus

Calico beardtongue

Purple passionflower vine

Passiflora incarnata

Purple passionflower vine

Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis
‘Husker’s Red’

Foxglove beardtongue

Maroon foliage and light pinkish flowers

Penstemon hirsutus

Hairy beardtongue

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

Appalachian mountain mint

Pycnanthemum flexuosum

Appalachian mountain mint

Orange coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Orange coneflower

Black-eyed susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed susan

Carolina wild petunia

Ruellia caroliniensis

Carolina wild petunia

Small dull yellow flowers in terminal, erect clusters. The 5 yellow petals surround a green superior ovary

Ruta graveolens

Garden rue

* exotic

Mealycup sage

Salvia farinacea
‘Victoria Blue’

Mealycup sage

* southwest U.S.

Nettleleaf sage

Salvia urticifolia

Nettleleaf sage

Early figwort

Scrophularia lanceolata

Early figwort

Fire pink

Silene virginica

Fire pink

Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-eyed grass

Spigelia marilandica

Indian pink

Goatsrue

Tephrosia virginiana 

Goatsrue

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