“Pollinator Paradise” Demonstration Garden
September 30, 2013
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
All plants native to the North Carolina Piedmont unless otherwise noted.
Bumble bees on aromatic aster
Florida predatory stink bug feeding on a brown stink bug on bronze fennel
Carpenter bee on spotted horsemint
White-marked tussock moth caterpillar on possumhaw viburnum
Here’s what’s blooming this week:
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Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic |
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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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Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic |
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Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ palmleaf thoroughwort * native to southwestern U.S. |
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Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed |
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Echinacea purpurea (multiple cultivars) Purple coneflower
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Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset |
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Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster |
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Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ Lanceleaf blanketflower |
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Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic |
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Helianthus angustifolius ‘Gold Lace’ Swamp sunflower |
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Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow |
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Hibiscus grandiflorus Velvet mallow |
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Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow |
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’ and ‘Major Wheeler’ 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 Passion flower vine |
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Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant |
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Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Rosemary * exotic |
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Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S. |
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic |
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Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod |
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Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod |
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Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod |
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Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod |
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Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes’ aster |
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Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery aster |
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Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ Aromatic aster |
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ Aromatic aster |
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Tradescantia x ‘Purple Profusion’ Spiderwort |
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Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed |