Chatham Mills “Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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What’s in Bloom?
October 24, 2011
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.

Native grasses (Panicum sp.) with goldenrod and asters.

Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) with oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).

This Carolina anole was hanging out in the mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), catching some insects for lunch.
Here’s What’s Blooming This Week
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Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic |
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Achillea x ‘Paprika’ Yarrow * exotic |
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Agastache x ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise hyssop * hybrid of U.S. native |
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Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Ampelaster carolinianus Climbing aster |
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Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower |
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Conradina canescens Gray-leaved conradina |
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Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed |
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Coreopsis pubescens Tickseed |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ Threadleaf coreopsis |
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset |
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Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster |
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Gaillardia ‘Arizona Sun’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Tizzy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Torchlight’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Helenium ‘Carnival’ Sneezeweed |
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Helianthus angustifolius Swamp sunflower |
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Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Nights’ Oxeye daisy |
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Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle |
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Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas |
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Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint |
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Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic |
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Passiflora incarnata Passion flower vine |
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Phlox nivalis ‘Snowdrift’ White moss phlox |
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Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant |
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Ratibida columnifera Prairie coneflower / Mexican hat |
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Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Rosemary * exotic |
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Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod |
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Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod |
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Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod |
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Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod |
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Stokesia laevis Stokes’ aster |
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Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery aster |
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Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster |
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Tradescantia x ‘Purple Profusion’ Spiderwort |
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Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’ Verbena |
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Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed |