“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden

What’s in Bloom?

October 19, 2015

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

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

Carpenter bee on Jin Dai aster

Syrphid fly on American clasping aster

The Purple Dome New England aster looks gorgeous in front of the Amsonia displaying its golden yellow fall color.

Here’s what’s blooming this week:

	Achillea x ‘Paprika’ Yarrow * exotic
	Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico
	Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
	Aster tataricus ‘Jin Dai’ Dwarf tatarian aster * exotic
	Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
	Chrysopis mariana Maryland golden aster
	Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory
	Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower
	Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ palmleaf thoroughwort * native to southwestern U.S.
	Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
	Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower
	Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
	Gaillardia aestivalis ‘Grape Sensation’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	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
	Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow
	Ionactus linarifolius Stiff-leaf aster
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ and ‘Major Wheeler’ Honeysuckle
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle
	Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
	Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint
	Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine
	Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant
	Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass
	Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower
	Solidago bicolor White goldenrod
	Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod
	Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod
	Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod
	Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod
	Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery aster
	Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
	Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ New England aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ Aromatic aster
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ Aromatic aster
	Symphyotrichum patens Clasping American aster
	Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster
	Tradescantia x ‘Purple Profusion’ Spiderwort
	Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’ Verbena