“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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What’s in Bloom?
September 7, 2020
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.
See a slideshow of September blooms in the pollinator garden.
Here’s What’s Blooming This Week
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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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Apios americana Groundnut |
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Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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Callirhoe involucrata Prairie poppy mallow * central U.S. |
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Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush |
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Chelone lyonii Pink turtlehead |
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Chrysopis mariana Maryland golden aster |
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Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory |
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Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower |
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Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf tickseed |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed |
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Cunila origanoides American dittany/wild oregano |
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Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower |
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Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset |
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Eupatorium rotundifolium Roundleaf thoroughwort |
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Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge |
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Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster |
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Eutrochium dubium Coastal plain joe-pye weed |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaura lindheimeri Beeblossom * Texas |
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Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye daisy |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Hibiscus grandiflorus Velvet mallow |
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Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow |
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Kosteletzkya virginica ‘Immaculate’ Seashore mallow |
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Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower |
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Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia |
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Lonicera sempervirens Honeysuckle |
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Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas |
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Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine |
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Passiflora lutea Yellow passion flower vine |
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Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant |
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Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass |
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Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain mint |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint |
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Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed coneflower |
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Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Salvia azurea Azure blue sage |
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Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Silphium asteriscus Starry rosinweed |
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Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant |
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Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod |
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Solidago juncea Early goldenrod |
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Solidago nemoralis Eastern gray goldenrod |
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Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod |
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Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod |
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Solidago shortii ‘Solar Cascade’ Goldenrod |
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Stokesia laevis Stokes’ 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 novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster |
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Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster |
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Tulbaghia violacea Society garlic |
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Verbena hastata Blue vervain |
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Vernonia acaulis Stemless ironweed |
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Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed |
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Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed |