"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?

May 26, 2014

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.

Monarch caterpillar on butterfly weed. — Monarch caterpillar on butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa).

Yarrow with spiderwort in the background. — Yarrow (Achillea 'Paprika') with spiderwort in the background.

Honey bee on small's beardtongue — Honey bee foraging on small's beardtongue (Penstemon smallii).

Seedhead of the native curlyheads (Clematis ochroleuca) in front of golden alexander (Zizia aurea).

Small's beardtongue (Penstemon smallii) with purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).

Adam's needle with mealycup sage. — Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa) with mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea).

Here's What's Blooming This Week

	Achillea x 'Moonshine' Yarrow * exotic
	Achillea x 'Paprika' Yarrow * exotic
	Agastache 'Acapulco Orange' Hummingbird mint * Mexico
	Amsonia hubrichtii Arkansas bluestar
	Amsonia tabernaemontana Bluestar
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern wild columbine
	Aquilegia chrysantha Golden columbine * native to southwestern U.S.
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed
	Blephilia ciliata Downy wood mint
	Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
	Conradina canescens Gray-leaved conradina * native to the U.S. Gulf coast
	Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed
	Coreopsis pubescens 'Sunshine Superman' Tickseed
	Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower
	Gaillardia 'Burgundy' Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons' Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Geranium 'Dilys' Hardy geranium * exotic
	Geranium 'Rozanne' Hardy geranium * exotic
	Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Oxeye daisy
	Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea
	Ilex glabra Inkberry
	Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire
	Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane' and 'Major Wheeler' Honeysuckle
	Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton' Honeysuckle
	Marshallia obovata Piedmont Barbara's buttons
	Monarda bradburiana Wild bergamot
	Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
	Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Catmint * exotic
	Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou' Sundrops * southwest U.S.
	Oenothera fruticosa Southern sundrops
	Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red' Beard tongue
	Penstemon smallii Small's beard tongue
	Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint
	Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
	Silene virginica Fire pink
	Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick' Stokes' aster
	Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
	Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion' Spiderwort
	Valeriana officinalis Garden heliotrope (Valerian) * northern U.S.
	Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple' Verbena
	Viburnum nudum Possumhaw
	Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' Adam's needle
	Zizia aurea Golden alexander

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Written By

Debbie Roos Extension Agent, Agriculture - Sustainable/Organic Production