"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


October 23, 2017


 

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

Carpenter bees on native purple passionflower vine.
Carpenter bees on native purple passionflower vine. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Monarch on late season coneflowers.
Monarch on late season coneflowers. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Syrphid fly on 'Fireworks' gomphrena.
Syrphid fly on 'Fireworks' gomphrena. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Here's What's Blooming This Week


 
Achillea x 'Paprika'

Achillea x 'Paprika'

Yarrow

* exotic
Agastache 'Acapulco Orange'
Agastache 'Acapulco Orange' Hummingbird mint * Mexico
Ampelaster carolinianus
Ampelaster carolinianus Climbing aster
Aster tataricus 'Jin Dai'
Aster tataricus 'Jin Dai' Dwarf tatarian aster * exotic
Boltonia decurrens

Boltonia decurrens

Decurrent false aster
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
Coreopsis verticillata
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'

Echinacea purpurea

Purple coneflower
Gaillardia aestivalis 'Grape Sensation'
Gaillardia aestivalis 'Grape Sensation' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Geranium 'Dilys'
Geranium 'Dilys' Hardy geranium * exotic
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Geranium 'Rozanne' Hardy geranium * exotic
Helianthus angustifolius 'Gold Lace'
Helianthus angustifolius 'Gold Lace' Swamp sunflower
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
Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine
Pityopsis graminifolia
Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass
Rudbeckia triloba
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Stonecrop * exotic
Solidago bicolor
Solidago bicolor White goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Rough-leaf goldenrod
Solidago stricta
Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod
Symphyotrichum concolor
Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery 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
Vernonia acaulis
Vernonia acaulis Stemless ironweed
Zizia aurea

Zizia aurea

Golden alexander
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