What's in Bloom?
May 21, 2012
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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Abelia x grandiflora
Abelia
* exotic
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Achillea x 'Moonshine' Yarrow * exotic |
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Achillea x 'Paprika'
Yarrow
* exotic
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Agastache 'Acapulco Orange'
Hummingbird mint
* Mexico
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Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
Anise hyssop
* hybrid of U.S. native
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Allium schoenoprasum Chives * exotic |
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Amsonia hubrichtii
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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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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Callirhoe digitata
Fringed poppy mallow (winecup)
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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 pubescens
'Sunshine Superman'
Tickseed
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Echinacea purpurea 'Fragrant Angel'
Purple coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea
'Kim's Knee High'
Purple coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Purple coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Purple coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea 'Sundown'
Purple coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea
'Tiki Torch'
Purple coneflower
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Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Lanceleaf blanketflower
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Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons'
Lanceleaf blanketflower
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Geranium 'Dilys'
Hardy geranium
* exotic
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Geranium 'Rozanne'
Hardy geranium
* exotic
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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 'Purple Ribbons' 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 fruticulosa
Spotted beebalm
* native to Texas
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Nepeta 'Walker's Low'
Catmint
* exotic
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Oenothera berlandieri
'Siskiyou'
Sundrops
* southwest U.S.
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Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
Ornamental oregano
* exotic
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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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Pycnanthemum virginianum
Virginia mountain mint
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Ratibida columnifera
Prairie coneflower / Mexican hat
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Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' Rosemary * exotic |
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Rudbeckia fulgida
Orange coneflower
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Rudbeckia triloba
Brown-eyed susan
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Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Mealycup sage
* southwest U.S.
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Stokesia laevis 'Mary Gregory' Stokes' aster |
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Thymus vulgaris
English thyme
* exotic
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Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower |
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Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion' Spiderwort |
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Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple' Verbena |
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Viburnum nudum Possumhaw |
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Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' Adam's needle |
