It isn’t a secret that natural habitats of native Plants are disappearing. When you provide food, water, nesting sites and shelter for birds you are doing your part in restoring the balance in our environment. When adding any of these plants to your landscape you are providing essential support so songbirds and hummingbirds continue to thrive. Hopefully with your help we can provide and enjoy everything nature has to offer. All you have to do is get your hands dirty but it has it’s own therapy so Garden away and watch them come!
| BEST PLANTS FOR BIRDS | |||||
| PLANT NAME | TYPE | FOOD | NESTING | HUMMINGBIRD | EXPOSURE |
| ANDROPOGON | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| BOUTELOUA | GRASS | YES | NO | NO | FULL SUN |
| CAREX | GRASS | YES | NO | NO | PARTIAL/FULL SHADE |
| CHASMANTHIUM LATIFOLIUM | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| DESCHAMPSIA | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| ERAGROSTIS SPECTABILIS | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| PANICUM VIRGATUM | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| SISYRINCHIUM ANG ‘LUCERNE’ | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| SPOROBOLIS | GRASS | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| AQUILEGIA | PERENNIAL | NO | NO | YES | PARTIAL SHADE |
| ASTER | PERENNIAL | YES | NO | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| COREOPSIS VERTICILLATA | PERENNIAL | YES | NO | NO | FULL SUN |
| DICENTRA | PERENNIAL | YES | NO | YES | PARTIAL SHADE |
| ECHINACEA PURPUREA | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN |
| HELIOPSIS HELIANTHOIDES | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| HEUCHERA | PERENNIAL | NO | NO | YES | PARTIAL SHADE |
| HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS | PERENNIAL | NO | YES | YES | FULL SUN |
| LIATRIS | PERENNIAL | YES | NO | YES | FULL SUN |
| LOBELIA CARDINALIS | PERENNIAL | NO | NO | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| LOBELIA SIPHILITICA | PERENNIAL | NO | NO | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| MONARDA | PERENNIAL | NO | YES | YES | FULL SUN |
| OENOTHERA | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN |
| PENSTEMON | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| PHLOX DIVARICATA | PERENNIAL | NO | YES | YES | PARTIAL/FULL SHADE |
| PLANT NAME | TYPE | FOOD | NESTING | HUMINGBIRD | EXPOSURE |
| PHLOX STOLONIFERA | PERENNIAL | NO | YES | YES | PARTIAL/FULL SHADE |
| PHLOX MACULATA | PERENNIAL | NO | NO | YES | FULL SUN |
| PHLOX PANICULATA | PERENNIAL | NO | NO | YES | FULL SUN |
| POLEMONIUM REPTANS | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | PARTIAL SHADE |
| RATIBIDA COLUMNIFERA | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| RUDBECKIA | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| SILENE CAR. ‘SHORT AND SWEET’ | PERENNIAL | YES | NO | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| SILPHIUM LACINIATUM | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| SILPHIUM PERFOLIATUM | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| SPIGELIA MARILANDICA | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| THERMOPSIS VILLOSA | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| VERBENA | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM | PERENNIAL | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| AESCULUS PARIFLORA | SHRUB | NO | YES | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| AMELANCHIER | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| ARONIA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS | SHRUB | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| CEANOTHUS | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA | SHRUB | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| CORNUS SERICEA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| DIERVILLA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| ILEX GLABRA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| ILEX VERTICILLATA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| LINDERA BENZOIN | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | PARTIAL SHADE |
| MYRICA GALE | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| PLANT NAME | TYPE | FOOD | NESTING | HUMINGBIRD | EXPOSURE |
| PHYSOCARPUS OPULIFOLIUS | SHRUB | NO | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| RHODODENDRON | SHRUB | NO | YES | YES | PARTIAL SHADE |
| ROSA CAROLINA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| ROSA PALUSTRIS | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| ROSA VIRGINIANA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| SALIX DISCOLOR | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| SAMBUCUS CANADENSIS | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| SPIREA ALBA VAR LATIFOLIA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| SPIREA TOMENTOSA | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| VACCINIUM MACROCARPON | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| VACCINIUM | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| VIBURNUM | SHRUB | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| YUCCA FILAMENTOSA | SHRUB | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN |
| ACER | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| ASIMINA TRILOBA | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| BETULA | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| CERCIS CANADENSIS | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICUS | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| CORNUS ALTERNIFOLIA | TREE | YES | YES | NO | PARTIAL SHADE |
| CORNUS FLORIDA ‘CLOUD 9’ | TREE | YES | YES | NO | PARTIAL SHADE |
| MAGNOLIA VIRG ‘MOON GLOW’ | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| NYSSA SYLVATICA | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| PRUNUS MARITIMA | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| QUERCUS BICOLOR | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN |
| PLANT NAME | TYPE | FOOD | NESTING | HUMINGBIRD | EXPOSURE |
| SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM | TREE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| CAMPSIS RADICANS | VINE | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN |
| GELSEMIUM SEMP ‘MARGARITA’ | VINE | NO | YES | YES | FULL SUN |
| LONICERA SEMPERVIRENS | VINE | YES | YES | YES | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
| PARTHENOCISSUS QUINQUEFOLIA | VINE | YES | YES | NO | FULL SUN/PART SHADE |
