“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden

What’s in Bloom?

May 27, 2013

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

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

Lavender small’s beardtongue on right with yarrow in background.

Piedmont Barbara’s buttons.

Carolina anole on yarrow.

Here’s what’s blooming this week:

	Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic
	Achillea x ‘Moonshine’ Yarrow * exotic
	Achillea x ‘Paprika’ Yarrow * exotic
	Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico
	Allium schoenoprasum Chives * exotic
	Amsonia hubrechtii Arkansas bluestar
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern wild columbine
	Aquilegia chrysantha Golden columbine * native to southwestern U.S.
	Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea
	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
	Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea
	Ilex glabra Inkberry
	Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire
	Lavandula stoechas ‘Purple Ribbons’ Spanish lavender * exotic
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ and ‘Major Wheeler’ Honeysuckle
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle
	Marshallia obovata Piedmont Barbara’s buttons
	Monarda bradburiana Wild bergamot
	Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic
	Oenothera berlandieri ‘Siskiyou’ Sundrops * southwest U.S.
	Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’ Beard tongue
	Penstemon smallii Small’s beard tongue
	Phlox nivalis ‘Snowdrift’ White moss phlox
	Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’ Eastern ninebark
	Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Rosemary * exotic
	Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
	Thymus vulgaris English thyme * exotic
	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