“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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What’s in Bloom?
May 28, 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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Amsonia tabernaemontana 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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Baptisia alba White wild indigo |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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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 Tickseed |
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea 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 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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Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye daisy |
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Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea |
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Hypericum frondosum Shrubby St. John’s wort |
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Lonicera sempervirens Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle |
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Monarda fistulosa Bee balm |
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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 Sundrops * southwest U.S. |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Parthenium integrifolium Wild quinine |
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Penstemon digitalis 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 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 Stokes’ aster |
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Stokesia laevis Stokes’ aster |
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Thymus vulgaris English thyme * exotic |
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Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower |
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Tradescantia x Spiderwort |
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Verbena canadensis Verbena |