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