“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
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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:
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Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico |
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Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S. |
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed |
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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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Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea |
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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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Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ * native to southwestern U.S. |
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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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Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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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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Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye daisy |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Hypericum stragulum St. Andrew’s cross |
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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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Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint * exotic |
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Origanum laevigatum ‘Pilgrim’ Ornamental oregano * exotic |
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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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Phlox paniculata ‘Delta Snow’ Garden phlox |
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Phlox paniculata ‘Lord Clayton’ Garden phlox |
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Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant |
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Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass |
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Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian mountain mint |
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Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan |
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Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower |
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Rudbeckia laciniata Green-head coneflower |
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Scutellaria incana Hoary skullcap |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Silphium asteriscus Starry rosinweed |
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Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant |
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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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Stokesia laevis Stokes’ aster |
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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 novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster |
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Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed |
