"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


October 14, 2013


Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


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

Late season monarch nectaring on palmleaf thoroughwort
Late season monarch nectaring on palmleaf thoroughwort
Bumble bee on native blue wood aster
Bumble bee on native blue wood aster
Potter wasp nest on skullcap
Potter wasp nest on skullcap

Here's What's Blooming This Week


 
Abelia x grandiflora

Abelia x grandiflora

Abelia

* exotic
Agastache 'Acapulco Orange'
Agastache 'Acapulco Orange' Hummingbird mint * Mexico
Agastache rupestris
Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
Ampelaster carolinianus
Ampelaster carolinianus Climbing aster
Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
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 (multiple cultivars)

Purple coneflower
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
Eurybia divaricatus
Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster
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
Helianthus angustifolius 'Gold Lace'
Helianthus angustifolius 'Gold Lace' Swamp sunflower
Kosteletzkya virginica
Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow
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
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' Obedient plant
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosemary

* exotic
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
Solidago caesia
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod
Solidago odora

Solidago odora

Sweet goldenrod
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Rough-leaf goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick' Stokes' aster
Symphyotrichum concolor
Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve 'Bluebird'
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve 'Bluebird' Smooth 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
Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Spiderwort
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