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PLANT SPECIES FOR BIRDS |
| Below are some plant species to consider for wildlife habitat. Check with a local nursery on plants suitable for your area. Some of these plants, while suited for wildlife, may have characteristics such as shallow roots or weak limbs that make them inappropriate for small urban properties - or they may not be winter hardy in all locations. Birds eat many flower seeds - depending on the species of bird. |
| TREES for BIRDS |
| American beech (Fagus grandifolia) |
| American holly (Ilex opaca) |
| Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) |
| Black cherry (Prunus serotina) |
| Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)` |
| Crabapple (Malus spp.) |
| Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) |
| Hawthorns (Crategus spp.) |
| Hickories (Carya spp.) |
| Live oak (Quercus virginiana) |
| Oaks (Quercus spp.) |
| Red mulberry (Morus rubra) |
| SHRUBS for BIRDS |
| Common juniper (Juniperus communis) |
| Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) |
| Hollies-both evergreen and deciduous species (Ilex spp.) |
| Pyracantha (Pyracantha spp.) |
| Red-osier dogwood (Cornus Stolonifera) |
| Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) |
| Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) |
| Sumacs (Rhus spp.) |
| Viburnums (Viburnum spp.) |
| Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) |
| VINES for BIRDS |
| American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) |
| Strawberry (Fragaria spp.) |
| Trumpet creeper or vine (Campis radicans) |
| Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) |
| Wild grape (Vitis spp.) |
| NECTAR PLANTS for HUMMINGBIRDS, BUTTERFLIES OR BEES |
| Aster (Aster spp.) |
| Azalea (Rhododendron spp.) |
| Butterfly bush (Buddleia alternifolia) |
| Butterfly weed and other milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) |
| Clover and other legumes |
| Coneflower (Echinacea spp.) |
| Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) |
| Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) |
| Columbine (Aquilegia spp.) |
| Delphinium (Delphinium spp.) |
| Fuchsia (Fuchsia spp.) |
| Jewel weed (Impatiens capensis or I.pallida) |
| Lobelia (Lobelia spp.) |
| Lupine (Lupinus spp.) |
| Penstemon (Penstemon spp.) |
| Phlox (Phlox spp.) |
| Salvia (Salvia spp.) |
| Trumpet creeper or vine (Campis radicans) |
| Weigela (Weigela spp.) |
| Zinnia (Zinnia spp.) |
*This information was taken from the Backyard Conservation kit. Kits are available by contact the National Associated of Conservation Districts at www.nacdnet.org