"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


October 15, 2012


Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


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

hummingbird mint and perennial geranium
'Acapulco Orange' hummingbird mint and perennial geranium 'Dilys'.

Here's What's Blooming This Week


Abelia x grandiflora
Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic
Achillea x 'Paprika'
Achillea x 'Paprika' Yarrow * exotic
Agastache 'Acapulco Orange'
Agastache 'Acapulco Orange' Hummingbird mint * Mexico
Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
Agastache x 'Blue Fortune' Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native
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 coelestinum
Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower
Conoclinium greggii
Conoclinium greggii Gregg's mistflower/ palmleaf thoroughwort * native to southwestern U.S.
Conradina canescens
Conradina canescens Gray-leaved conradina * native to the U.S. Gulf coast
Coreopsis auriculata
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed
Coreopsis tripteris
Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' Purple coneflower
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
Eurybia divaricatus
Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster
Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Gaillardia 'Burgundy' 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
Hibiscus coccineus
Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow
Kosteletzkya virginica
Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow
Liatris microcephala
Liatris microcephala Small head blazing star
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
Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou'
Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou' Sundrops * southwest U.S.
Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora incarnata Passion flower vine
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' Obedient plant
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida columnifera Prairie coneflower / Mexican hat
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosemary

* exotic

Rudbeckia fulgida

Rudbeckia fulgida

Orange coneflower

Rudbeckia triloba
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
Solidago caesia
Solidago caesia Bluestem 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

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena

Vernonia lettermanii
Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed