“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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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:
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Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico |
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Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed |
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Aster tataricus ‘Jin Dai’ Dwarf tatarian aster * exotic |
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Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster |
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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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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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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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Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster |
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Gaillardia aestivalis Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Hibiscus grandiflora Velvet mallow |
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Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow |
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Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia |
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Lonicera sempervirens 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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Passiflora incarnata Purple 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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Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan |
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Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed susan |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Solidago bicolor White goldenrod |
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Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod |
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Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod |
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Solidago pinetorum Small’s goldenrod |
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Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod |
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Solidago shortii ‘Solar Cascade’ Goldenrod |
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Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod |
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Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod |
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Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster |
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Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Large-flower American aster |
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Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth 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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Vernonia acaulis Stemless ironweed |
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Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed |
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Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed |