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Plant seeds and fruit provide a source of food for many species of birds;
consequently, by planting the appropriate flowers, bushes, vines and trees in
your yard you increase your chances of attracting birds to your yard.
A list of desirable plants that will attract wildlife to your yard is
given below. It is desirable to plant native species as they are more likely
to do well in this climate and foreign species are not introduced into the
environment to compete with native species.
The value of the recommended flowers, other than the nectar producers for
hummingbirds, are the seeds that are utilized by the finches. The
trees, shrubs and vines provide either seeds or fruits.
HUMMINGBIRDS
BIRDS
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All Red Tubular
Flowers
Cardinal Flower
Butter & Eggs Queen Anne's
Lace
Beebalm
Columbine
Hibiscus Larkspur
Penstemon
Red
Honeysuckle
Gaillardia
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Annuals Bachelor Button (Centauria cynus) Cosmos
(Cosmos sp.) Portulaca (esp. P. grandiflora) Cockscomb
(Celosia plumose) Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Verbena (Verbena
hybrids) Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) Marigold
Perennials
Asters ( all species) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia, sp.) Coreopsis (Coreopsis, all species) Globe thistle (Echinops,
all species) Grasses (Cortedaria, Miscanthus) Heliopsis (all
species) Pinks (Dianthus, all species) Purple coneflower (Echinacea
purpurea) Scabiosa (Scabiosa caucasica) Stonecrop (Sedum
spectabile) Sunflower (Helianthus, all
species)
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| SHRUBS |
Red Buckeye |
Blackberry and raspberry Blueberry (Vaccinium, all species) Boxwood (Buxus, all
species)
Carolina Buckthorn (Rhamnus
caroliniana) Gooseberry (Ribes, all species) Elderberry (Sambucus, all
species) Firethorn (Pyracantha, all species) Holly (American,
Deciduous, Yupon) Rose (Rosa, esp. old fashioned) Serviceberry
(Amelanchier arborea) Spice bush (Lindera benzoin) Viburnum
Arrow-wood - V. dentatum Swamp Haw - V. nudum
Black Haw - V. prunifolium
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| TREES |
Mimosa
Black Locust |
Pawpaw Sassafras Tulip
Popular Sweet Gum Black Cherry Dogwood (Cornus,
all species) Red Mulberry Black Gum Box Elder
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| VINES |
Trumpet Creeper
(Campsis radicans)
Cypress Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit) |
Pepper Vine (Ampelopsis arborea) Grape (Vitis,
all species) Rattan Vine ( Berchemia scandens) |
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