Plants for Birds

Plants for Birds

 

Annuals :

 

Amaranthus caudatus                                                           Love-lies-bleeding

Centaurea cyanus                                                  Bachelor’s button

Cosmos bipinnatus/sulphureus                            Garden/Yellow Cosmos

Helianthus anuus                                                    Sunflower

Impatiens balsamina                                                         Garden Balsam

Zinnia   spp.                                                                  Zinnia

 

Perennials:

 

Coreopsis spp.                                                             Tickseed

Echinaceae spp.                                                      Coneflower

Gaillardia aristata                                                 Blanket Flower

Heuchera spp.                                                              Coral Bells

Panicum virgatum                                                           Switch Grass

Parthenocissus quinquefolia                                          Virginia Creeper

Penstemon spp.                                                            Beard’s Tongue

Salvia sylvestris                                                 Salvia

Schizachyrium scoparium                                             Little Bluestem

 

Shrubs :

 

Alnus incana rugosa                                                  Speckled Alder

Amelanchier alnifolia (canadensis)                             Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborescens                                          Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis                                                    Allegheny Serviceberry

Aralia elata                                                                   Japanese Angelica

Aronia melanocarpa                                                     Black Chokeberry

Atriplex canescens                                                         Four Wing Saltbush

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea                             Japanese Barberry

Caragana arborescens                                                      Peashrub

Clethra alnifolia                                                 Summersweet

Cornus alba                                                                  Tatarian Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia                                                         Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus racemosa                                                          Grey Dogwood

Cornus sericea                                                 Red Osier Dogwood

Cotoneaster acutifolius                                             Peking Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox                                    Early Creeping Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster apiculatus                                             Cranberry Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster dielsianus                                              Diel’s Cotoneaster

Genista tinctoria                                                            Dyer’s Greenwood

Hypericum frondosum                                            Golden St. Johnswort

Hypericum kalmianum                                            Kalm’s St. Johnswort

Hypericum prolificum                                             Shrubby St. Johnswort

Ilex verticillata                                                   Common Winterberry

Jamesia americana                                                         Waxflower

Juniperus scopulorum                                                       Rocky Mountain Juniper

Ligustrum amurense                                                          Amur Privet

Lonicera canadensis                                                        Fly Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrate                                                        Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera tataria                                                 Tatarian Honeysuckle

Physocarpus opulifolius                                             Ninebark

Prunus besseyi                                                              Western Sandcherry

Prunus tomentosa                                                         Nanking Cherry

Rhus glabra                                                                  Smooth Sumac

Rhus typhina                                                                 Staghorn Sumac

Ribes alpinum                                                               Alpine Currant

Ribes odoratum                                                            Clove Currant

Rubus odoratus                                                            Flowering Raspberry

Sambucus canadensis                                                        American Elder

Sambucus nigra                                                            European Elder

Shepherdia argentea                                                           Silver Buffaloberry

Shepherdia canadensis                                            Russet Buffaloberry

Symphoricarpos albus                                                  Snowberry

Symphoricapos orbiculatus                                            Coralberry

Syringa villosa                                                   Late Lilac

Vaccinium angustifolia                                            Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum                                         Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea                                                    Cowberry, Foxberry

Viburnum dentatum                                                          Arrowwood

Viburnum lantana                                                  Wayfaring Tree

Viburnum lentago                                                 Nannyberry Viburnum

Viburnum opulus                                                  European Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum trilobum                                                            American Highbush Cranberry

 

Trees:

 

Celtis occidentalis                                                       Common Hackbery

Corylus colurna                                                            Turkish Hazel

Crataegus crusgalli                                                            Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata                                                           English Hawthorn

Crataegus x mordenensis ‘Snowbird’ ‘Toba’              Snowbird/Toba Hawthorn

Fagus grandifolia                                                         American Beech

Fagus sylvatica                                                 European Beech

Malus spp                                                                    Crabapples

Morus alba                                                                   White Mulberry

Pinus ponderosa                                                        Ponderosa Pine

Prunus nigra                                                                  Canada Plum

Prunus padus                                                                European Birdcherry

Prunus pensylvanica                                                     Wild Red Cherry

Prunus serotina                                                 Black Cherry

Prunus virginiana                                                          Chokecherry

Pyrus calleryana                                                         Callery Pear

Quercus alba                                                                White Oak

Quercus bicolour                                                            Swamp White Oak

Quercus macrocarpa                                                      Bur Oak

Quercus palustris                                                            Pin Oak

Quercus rubra                                                              Red Oak

Sorbus alnifolia                                                 Korean Mountainash

Sorbus americana                                                         American Mountainash

Sorbus aucuparia                                                          European Mountainash

Sorbus decora                                                              Showy Mountainash

Sorbus intermedia                                                         Swedish Whitebeam

Sorbus x thuringiaca                                                        Oakleaf Mountainash

Syringa reticulata                                                           Japanese Tree Lilac

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