Bird Attracting Plants
Plants that attract Birds
Shrubs:
Aronia-Chokecherry
Dogwoods
Roses-esp. old fashioned wild types ie.- rubrifolia, rugosa with plentiful hips
Blueberries
Elderberries
Brambles-ie. Gooseberries, Currants
Coralberry
Viburnums- many species
Bayberry
Buckthorn
Pyracantha
Inkberry
Winterberry
Trees:
Cherries
Crabapples
Dogwoods
Firs
Hawthorns
Hollies
Junipers
Maples
Oaks
Pines
Birch
Red Cedar
White Spruce
Grasses:
Panicum (panic grass)
Calamagrostis (reed grass)
Vines & Groundcovers:
Honeysuckles
Trumpet vine
Virginia Creeper
Grapes
Perennials:
Scabiosa
Echinacea
Sedums
Violas
Yarrow
Asters
Penstemon
Rudbeckias
Foxgloves
Columbines (Humingbirds)
Coreopsis
Daylilies
Eupatoriums
Goldenrods
Ironweeds (Veronia)
Poppies
Yucca
Helianthus
Annuals/Biennials
Sunflowers (Helianthus spp.)
Kochia
Cosmos
Hollyhock
Lunaria
Impatiens
Petunias
Sweet Williams (Dianthus)
Verbenas (bonariensis)
Poppies
Hummingbirds Specifically:
Agastache
Columbines
Buddleia
Trumpetvine
Honeysuckles
Flowering Quince
Cleome
Fuchsias
Heuchera
Impatiens
Nepeta
Nicotiana
Scented Geraniums
Phlox pan.
Salvias - particularly elegaus (Pineapple Sage)
Petunias
Penstemons
Additional Elements for Luring Birds:
Sheltering thickets/Vines, Evergreens
Housing
Food- feeders and natural feed.
Bathing- Bird bath/Water, even in winter
Moving water helpful