“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:

	Abelia x grandiflora Abelia * exotic
	Agastache ‘Acapulco Orange’ Hummingbird mint * Mexico
	Agastache rupestris Licorice hyssop * native to southwest U.S.
	Calamintha nepeta Lesser calamint * exotic
	Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s mistflower/ palmleaf thoroughwort * native to southwestern U.S.
	Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed
	Echinacea purpurea (multiple cultivars) Purple coneflower
	Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master
	Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
	Eurybia divaricatus White wood aster
	Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Gaillardia ‘Oranges and Lemons’ Lanceleaf blanketflower
	Geranium ‘Dilys’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Hardy geranium * exotic
	Helianthus angustifolius ‘Gold Lace’ Swamp sunflower
	Hibiscus coccineus Red rose mallow
	Hibiscus grandiflorus Velvet mallow
	Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow
	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 Passion flower vine
	Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ Obedient plant
	Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Rosemary * exotic
	Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ Mealycup sage * southwest U.S.
	Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Stonecrop * exotic
	Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod
	Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod
	Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Rough-leaf goldenrod
	Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod
	Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes’ aster
	Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery aster
	Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
	Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’ Smooth aster
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘September Ruby’ New England aster
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ Aromatic aster
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ Aromatic aster
	Tradescantia x ‘Purple Profusion’ Spiderwort
	Vernonia lettermanii Threadleaf ironweed