“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:
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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 |
