"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


September 2, 2013


Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


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

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Spotted horsemint backed by joe-pye weed, 'Fireworks' goldenrod, St. John's wort, eastern ninebark, and rose mallow
September Ruby' aster
Soldier beetles mating on 'September Ruby' aster
American goldfinch on coneflower
American goldfinch on coneflower

Here's What's Blooming This Week


Abelia x grandiflora

Abelia x grandiflora

Abelia

* 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.
Allium cerneum
Allium cerneum Nodding onion
Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
Callirhoe digitata
Callirhoe digitata Fringed poppy mallow (winecup)
Conoclinium greggii
Conoclinium greggii Gregg's mistflower/ palmleaf thoroughwort * native to southwestern U.S.
Coreopsis tripteris
Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'

Echinacea purpurea (multiple cultivars)

Purple coneflower

Eryngium yuccifolium
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master
Eupatorium dubium
Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye weed
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
Eurybia divaricatus
Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster
Foeniculum rubrum
Foeniculum rubrum Bronze fennel *exotic
Gaillardia 'Burgundy'
Gaillardia 'Burgundy' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons'
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons' Lanceleaf blanketflower
Geranium 'Dilys'
Geranium 'Dilys' Hardy geranium * exotic
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Geranium 'Rozanne' Hardy geranium * exotic
Hibiscus coccineus
Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow
Hibiscus grandiflora
Hibiscus grandiflorus Velvet mallow
Kosteletzkya virginica
Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow
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

Origanum laevigatum 'Pilgrim'
Origanum laevigatum 'Pilgrim' Ornamental oregano * exotic
Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora incarnata Passion flower vine
Phlox paniculata 'Delta Snow'
Phlox paniculata 'Delta Snow' Garden phlox
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'
Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' Obedient plant
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

Rosemary

* exotic

Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
Scutellaria incana
Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Stonecrop * exotic
Solidago odora

Solidago odora

Sweet 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 novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby' New England aster
Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Verbena

Vernonia lettermanii
Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed