“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden

What’s in Bloom?

September 19, 2016

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

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

Green lynx spider enjoying a hummingbird moth meal while suspended from a globe amaranth flower. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Snowberry clearwing caterpillar on honeysuckle. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Carpenter bee sipping nectar from a purple passionflower bloom. Photo by Debbie Roos.

The American beautyberries are at peak beauty in the pollinator garden! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Here’s what’s blooming this week:

	Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico
	Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed
	Aster tataricus ‘Jin Dai’ Dwarf tatarian aster * exotic
	Boltonia decurrens Decurrent false aster
	Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
	Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea
	Chelone lyonii Pink turtlehead
	Chrysopis mariana Maryland golden aster
	Clinopodium georgianum Georgia savory
	Conoclinium coelestinum Wild ageratum/mistflower
	Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ palmleaf thoroughwort * native to southwestern U.S.
	Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
	Coreopsis verticillata Whorled tickseed
	Cunila origanoides American dittany/wild oregano
	Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower
	Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
	Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Gaillardia aestivalis ‘Grape Sensation’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Nights’ Oxeye daisy
	Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow
	Hypericum stragulum St. Andrew’s cross
	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
	Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic
	Origanum laevigatum ‘Pilgrim’ Ornamental oregano * exotic
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passion flower vine
	Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Narrowleaf Carolina phlox
	Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox
	Phlox paniculata ‘Lord Clayton’ Garden phlox
	Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant
	Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass
	Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian mountain mint
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan
	Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower
	Rudbeckia laciniata Green-head coneflower
	Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap
	Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic
	Silphium asteriscus Starry rosinweed
	Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant
	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
	Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes’ aster
	Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
	Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Large-flower American aster
	Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ New England aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ Aromatic aster
	Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed