“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden

What’s in Bloom?

September 11, 2017

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

All plants native to North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

Delicate blue wood aster and great blue lobelia brighten a partially shady corner. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Lanceleaf blanketflower backed by wild oregano. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Seedheads of stemless ironweed paired with small’s goldenrod. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Here’s what’s blooming this week:

	Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
	Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico
	Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed
	Aster tataricus ‘Jin Dai’ Dwarf tatarian aster * exotic
	Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster
	Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
	Chelone lyonii Pink turtlehead
	Chrysopis mariana Maryland golden aster
	Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory
	Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower
	Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
	Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed
	Cunila origanoides American dittany/wild oregano
	Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower
	Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master
	Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
	Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster
	Gaillardia aestivalis ‘Grape Sensation’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Hibiscus grandiflora Velvet mallow
	Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow
	Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ and ‘Major Wheeler’ Honeysuckle
	Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Honeysuckle
	Monarda fruticulosa Spotted beebalm * native to Texas
	Monarda punctata Spotted horsemint
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine
	Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox
	Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant
	Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan
	Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan
	Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic
	Solidago bicolor White goldenrod
	Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod
	Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod
	Solidago pinetorum Small’s goldenrod
	Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod
	Solidago shortii ‘Solar Cascade’ Goldenrod
	Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod
	Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod
	Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
	Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Large-flower American aster
	Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ Aromatic aster
	Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster
	Vernonia acaulis Stemless ironweed
	Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed
	Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed