“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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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:
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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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Allium schoenoprasum Chives * exotic |
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Amsonia hubrechtii 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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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 Tickseed |
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Echinacea purpurea 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 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 Sundrops * southwest U.S. |
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Penstemon digitalis Beard tongue |
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Penstemon smallii Small’s beard tongue |
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Phlox nivalis ‘Snowdrift’ White moss phlox |
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Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’ Eastern ninebark |
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Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Rosemary * exotic |
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Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S. |
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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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Valeriana officinalis Garden heliotrope (Valerian) * northern U.S. |
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Verbena canadensis Verbena |
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Viburnum nudum Possumhaw |
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Yucca filamentosa Adam’s needle |
