"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
Carpenter bee on Jin Dai aster
Syrphid fly on American clasping aster
Syrphid fly on American clasping aster
pollinator garden.
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'

Achillea x 'Paprika'

Yarrow

* exotic

Agastache 'Acapulco Orange'

Agastache 'Acapulco Orange'

Hummingbird mint

* Mexico

Agastache rupestris
Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
Aster tataricus 'Jin Dai'
Aster tataricus 'Jin Dai' Dwarf tatarian aster * exotic
Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
Chrysopis mariana
Chrysopis mariana Maryland golden aster
Clinopodium georgianum
Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory
Conoclinium coelestinum
Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower
Conoclinium greggii
Conoclinium greggii Gregg's mistflower/ palmleaf thoroughwort * native to southwestern U.S.
Coreopsis tripteris
Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'

Echinacea purpurea

Purple coneflower

Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
Gaillardia aestivalis 'Grape Sensation'
Gaillardia aestivalis 'Grape Sensation' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Gaillardia 'Burgundy' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons'
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Geranium 'Dilys'
Geranium 'Dilys' Hardy geranium * exotic
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Geranium 'Rozanne' Hardy geranium * exotic
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights'
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Oxeye daisy
Hibiscus coccineus
Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow
Ionactus linarifolius
Ionactus linarifolius Stiff-leaf aster
Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane'

Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane' and 'Major Wheeler'

Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'

Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'

Honeysuckle

Monarda fruticulosa
Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
Monarda punctata
Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint
Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Catmint

* exotic

Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' Obedient plant
Pityopsis graminifolia
Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower
Solidago bicolor
Solidago bicolor White goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Rough-leaf goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod
Solidago stricta
Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod
Symphyotrichum concolor
Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve 'Bluebird'
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve 'Bluebird' Smooth aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby' New England aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum patens
Symphyotrichum patens Clasping American aster
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster
Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Spiderwort

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena