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HOW TO ATTRACT BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES, HUMMINGBIRDS
This page is for all those people who want to attract birds, butterflies, hummingbirds to their gardens
Part of the fun of having plants in your yard is the joy of seeing birds, butterflies, hummingbirds enjoying your plantings also. Here's a listing of plants that will attract these small creatures.
FOR THE BIRDS
Shrubs
Barberry, Grape, Blackberry, Honeysuckle, Blueberry, Juniper, Buckthorn, Privet, Cotoneaster, Raspberry, Weigela, Dogwood, Rose, Viburnum
Trees
Ash, Birch, Dogwood, Cherry, Maple, Flowering Crab, Pine, Spruce, Hawthorn, Willow, Mountain Ash
FOR THE BUTTERFLIES
Perennials
Astilbe, Daylily, Dianthus, Yarrow, Black eyed Susan, Liatris, Shasta Daisy, Nepta, Gaillardia, Coreopsis, Lily, Lavender, Physostegia, Phlox, Scabiosa, Veronica, Purple Coneflower, Arabis, Butterfly Bush
Shrubs
Rhododendron, Honeysuckle, Azalea, Viburnum, Lilac, Wisteria
Trees
Flowering Cherry, Flowering Plum, Willow
FOR THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Perennials
Penstemon, Monarda, Dicentra, Aquilegia, Heuchera, Delphinium, Digitalis, Lilies, Lupines, Phlox, Verbena, Trumpet Vine, Butterfly Bush
Shrubs
Azalea, Honeysuckle, Weigela
Trees
Flowering Crabs, Hawthorn