"Pollinator Paradise" Demonstration Garden

What's in Bloom?


September 16, 2013


Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.


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

fall foliage and flowers
It's starting to look like fall in the pollinator garden!
Snowberry clearwing caterpillar on native honeysuckle
Snowberry clearwing caterpillar on native honeysuckle
White-banded crab spider on goldenrod
White-banded crab spider on goldenrod
Showy goldenrod and other perennials
Showy goldenrod surrounded by other perennials is a fall highlight in the garden

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 rupestris
Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
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 perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
Eurybia divaricatus
Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster
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
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.
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 laeve var. laeve 'Bluebird
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve 'Bluebird' Smooth aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby' New England aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' Aromatic aster
Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Tradescantia x 'Purple Profusion'

Spiderwort
Vernonia lettermanii
Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed
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