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Native Plants to attract Birds
Any native species that bears fruits, seeds, nuts and attracts insects is a plant to attract birds to your garden. Species that provide their fruits or blooms to attract insects during spring and fall migration provide important nourishment during migration stopovers. Providing cover and habitat to rest, nest and roost are also important functions of plants for birds.Remember to keep your cat INDOORS: http://www.abcbirds.org/cats/
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Amelanchier spp. | Shadbush |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Wild columbine |
| Campsis radicans | Trumpet-creeper |
| Coreopsis spp. | Tickseed |
| Cornus spp. | Dogwood |
| Helianthus spp. | Sunflower |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | Swamp rose mallow |
| Ilex verticillata | Winterberry |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower |
| Lonicera sempervirens | Trumpet honeysuckle |
| Monarda spp . | Beebalm, Monarda |
| Penstemon spp . | Beardstongue |
| Rudbeckia spp . | Black-eyed Susan |
| Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry |
| Silene virginica | Fire pink |
| Viburnum spp . | Viburnum |
Creating Hummingbird Habitat
Hummingbird Habitat includes nectar-producing flowers that hummingbirds find attractive. Choose plants with flowers having spikes of tubular flowers and easy-to-reach stamens that extend outward beyond the flower opening. If you plan to add non-native plants for hummingbirds, choose non-invasive plants that will not crowd out your native species. We find some of the non-native salvias provide extraordinary appeal for migrating hummingbirds in late summer through fall. These include salvia elegans Pineapple Sage, salvia guaranitica Anise Sage, and salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage in our gardens.Hummingbird Habitat also provides nesting habitat and locations in which hummers can roost and find shelter from the elements. High, dead snags provide favorite perches. A well-designed Hummingbird Habitat also includes several properly maintained feeders (see the link below) and a water element such as a mister in which hummingbirds can bathe. The most effective Hummingbird Habitats attract and nurture tiny insects and spiders that hummingbirds use as sources for fats and proteins. A landscape with a water feature is ideal for providing soft bodied insects. Our favorite information link for hummingbirds: http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/
Native Plant Suggestions for Hummingbird Habitat
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Beebalm | Monarda didyma |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica |
| Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Foxglove | Penstemon digitalis |
| Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia |
| Red Columbine | Aquilegia canadense |
| Rosebay Rhododendron | Rosebay Rhododendron |
| Spotted Jewelweed | Impatiens capensis |
| Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans |
| Trumpet Honeysuckle | Lonicera sempervirens |
| Turtlehead | Chelone glabra |
Native Perennials for a Woodland Garden
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Dicentra cucullaria | Dutchman's-breeches |
| Erythronium americanum | Yellow trout lily |
| Hepatica spp. | Hepatica |
| Pachysandra procumbens | Allegheny spurge |
| Phlox stolonifera | Creeping phlox |
| Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple |
| Polygonatum biflorum | Solomon's seal |
| Smilacina racemosa | False Solomon's seal |
| Trillium spp. | Trillium |
| Viola sp. | Violets |
Native Perennials for Shade
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Adiantum pedatum | Maidenhair fern |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Wild columbine |
| Aruncus dioicus | Goat's-beard |
| Aster cordifolius | Blue wood aster |
| Chrysogonum virginianum | Golden star |
| Dicentra eximia | Fringed bleeding heart |
| Geranium maculatum | Wild geranium |
| Heuchera americana | Alumroot |
| Lobelia cardinalis* | Cardinal flower |
| Lobelia siphilitica* | Great blue lobelia |
| Osmunda cinnamonea | Cinnamon fern |
| Polemonium reptans | Jacob's ladder |
| Tiarella | Foamflower |
Native Perennials for Sun
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Anemone canadensis | Canada anemone |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Wild columbine |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed |
| Aster novae-angliae | New England aster |
| Baptisia australis | False indigo |
| Boltonia asteroides | Boltonia |
| Caltha palustris* | Marsh marigold |
| Chelone glabra* | White turtlehead |
| Chelone lyonii | Pink turtlehead |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower |
| Eupatorium sp.* | Joe-pye-weed |
| Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium |
| Heuchera americana | Alumroot |
| Hibiscus moscheutos* | Swamp rose mallow |
| Iris versicolor* | Blue flag iris |
| Liatris sp | Blazing-star, Gayfeather |
| Lobelia siphilitica* | Great blue lobelia |
| Monarda sp. | Beebalm, Monarda |
| Panicum virgatum | Switch grass |
| Penstemon sp . | Beardtongue |
| Phlox paniculata | Summer phlox |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | Brown eyed Susan |
| Solidago sp. | Goldenrod |
Native Plants for Meadows
PerennialsAverage to Dry:
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed |
| Aster novae-angliae | New England aster |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | Ox-eye |
| Liatris spicata | Blazing star |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild bergamot |
| Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove beardtongue |
| Rudbeckia fulgida/ R.hirta | Black-eyed Susan |
| Solidago spp | Culver’s-root |
Moist
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp milkweed |
| Boltonia asteroides | White boltonia |
| Eupatorium fistulosum | Joe-Pye weed |
| Filipendula rubra | Queen-of-the-prairie |
| Helenium autumnale | Common sneezeweed |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Great blue lobelia |
| Monarda didyma | Beebalm |
| Vernonia nova-boracensis | New York ironweed |
Grasses
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass |
Native Plants for Dry Soil Conditions
Herbaceous Plants| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Eastern columbine | Aquilegia canadensis |
| Whorled milkweed | Asclepias verticillata |
| Butterflyweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Blue false indigo | Baptisia australis |
| Tall tickseed | Coreopsis tripteris |
| Whorled coreopsis | Coreopsis verticillata |
| Shooting-star | Dodecatheon meadia |
| Purple coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| Alum-root | Heuchera americana |
| Blazing-star | Liatris spicata |
| Wild bergamot | Monarda fistulosa |
| Sundrops | Oenothera fruticosa |
| Black-eyed-susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Orange coneflower | Rudbeckia fulgida |
| Brown-eyed-susan | Rudbeckia triloba |
| Wild petunia | Ruellia humilis |
| Cup-plant | Silphium perfoliatum |
| Goldenrod spp | Solidago spp . |
| Culver’s-root | Veronicastrum virginicum |
Woody Plants
| Bearberry | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
| Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis |
| Eastern redbud | Cercis canadensis |
| Bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica |
| Pasture rose | Rosa Carolina |
Native Plants for Wet Soil Conditions
Herbaceous Plants| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Goat's beard | Aruncus dioicus |
| Swamp milkweed | Asclepias incarnata |
| New England aster | Aster novae-angliae |
| Marsh marigold | Caltha palustris |
| Turtlehead | Chelone glabra |
| Pink turtlehead | Chelone lyonii |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum |
| Queen-of-the-prairie | Filipendula rubra |
| Helen's flower | Helenium autumnale |
| Rose mallow | Hibiscus moscheutos |
| Blue flag | Iris versicolor |
| Great blue lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica |
| Cardinal flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Ostrich fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris |
| Beebalm | Monarda didyma |
| Obedient plant | Physostegia virginiana |
Trees and Shrubs
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Red chokeberry | Aronia arbutifolia |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba |
| River birch | Betula nigra |
| Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis |
| Sweet pepperbush | Clethra alnifolia |
| Red-osier dogwood | Cornus sericea |
| Honey locust | Gleditsia triacanthos |
| Winterberry | Ilex verticillata |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra |
| Sweetspire | Itea virginica |
| Spicebush | Lindera benzoin |
| Sweetbay magnolia | Magnolia virginiana |
| Sourgum | Nyssa sylvatica |
| Sycamore | Plantanus occidentalis |
| Pin oak | Quercus palustris |
| Swamp azalea | Rhododendron viscosum |
| American elder | Sambucus canadensis |
| Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba |
| Highbush cranberry | Viburnum trilobum |
| Arrowwood | Viburnum dentatum |
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