Difference between revisions of "Natives that attract wildlife"
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'''Bergamot'''<br> | '''Bergamot'''<br> | ||
''Monarda fistulosa''<br> | ''Monarda fistulosa''<br> | ||
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-flower from july to august<br> | -flower from july to august<br> | ||
http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/bergamot.jpg | http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/bergamot.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Black Snakeroot'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Sanicula spp.''<br> | ||
| + | -attracts butterflies and other insects<br> | ||
| + | -grows 4-6 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -requires full to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers rich, moist, well drained soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms from summer to fall<br> | ||
| + | http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Coralberry'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus''<br> | ||
| + | -provides food and shelter for butterflies, birds and small mammals<br> | ||
| + | -grows to 3 ft. in height<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefer moist, well drained soils<br> | ||
| + | -flowers in mid summer<br> | ||
| + | http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Downy Serviceberry'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Amelanchier arborea''<br> | ||
| + | -provides food for birds and small mammals<br> | ||
| + | -grows from 6-30 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers rich, loamy soil, but will grow in most soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms mid spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg | ||
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'''False Sunflower'''<br> | '''False Sunflower'''<br> | ||
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| − | + | '''Golden Alexanders'''<br> | |
| + | ''Zizia aurea''<br> | ||
| + | -provides food for larvae including the swallowtail butterfly<br> | ||
| + | -grows 1-2 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers rich, moist soil<br> | ||
| + | -blooms from may to july<br> | ||
| + | http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg | ||
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'''Hackberry'''<br> | '''Hackberry'''<br> | ||
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-blooms in april and may, berries appear in early fall<br> | -blooms in april and may, berries appear in early fall<br> | ||
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ceoc5242.jpg | http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ceoc5242.jpg | ||
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Highbush Blueberry<br> | Highbush Blueberry<br> | ||
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http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/Plants/Highbush%20Blueberry/TS0223_1l.jpg | http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/Plants/Highbush%20Blueberry/TS0223_1l.jpg | ||
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| − | '' | + | '''Indian Pink'''<br> |
| − | -provides | + | ''Spigelia marilandica''<br> |
| − | -grows to | + | -provides nectar for humming birds<br> |
| + | -grows to about 2 ft. in height<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun to light shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers rich, moist soil<br> | ||
| + | -flowers in late spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg | ||
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| + | '''New England Aster'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Aster novae-angliae''<br> | ||
| + | -attracts butterflies<br> | ||
| + | -grows 2-6 ft. in height<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefer moist, rich, loamy soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms from august to october<br> | ||
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/aster_novae-angliae.jpg | ||
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| + | '''New Jersey Tea'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Ceanothus americanus''<br> | ||
| + | -attracts butterflies and hummingbirds<br> | ||
| + | -grows 2-3 ft. in height<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full to partial sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers sandy, loamy, dry soils, very drought resistant <br> | ||
| + | -blooms from july to august<br> | ||
| + | http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/new-jersey-tea.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Purple Milkweed'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Asclepias purpurascens''<br> | ||
| + | -attracts bees, butterflies and birds<br> | ||
| + | -2-3 ft. in height<br> | ||
-prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | -prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | ||
| − | -prefers | + | -prefers sandy or loamy, well drained soils<br> |
| − | -blooms | + | -flowers in june and july<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg |
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| + | '''Rattlesnake Master'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Eryngium yuccifolium''<br> | ||
| + | -attracts honeybees and other insects<br> | ||
| + | -grows 3-5 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers dry, sandy or loamy soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms from june to august<br> | ||
| + | http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Red Osier Dogwood'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Cornus sericea''<br> | ||
| + | -provides food and shelter for butterflies, birds, and small mammals<br> | ||
| + | -can grow 3-19 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun to partial shade, but is shade tolerant<br> | ||
| + | -prefers rich, moist soils, can grow in variety of soil types<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in june, berries appear in july and august<br> | ||
| + | http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Royal Catchfly'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Silene regia''<br> | ||
| + | -attracts butterflies and hummingbirds<br> | ||
| + | -grow 2-4 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers rich, well drained, loamy soil<br> | ||
| + | -blooms from july to august<br> | ||
| + | http://biology4.wustl.edu/tyson/flora/catchfly1.jpg | ||
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'''Spicebush'''<br> | '''Spicebush'''<br> | ||
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http://indianspringherbs.com/Images/Spicebush2.jpg | http://indianspringherbs.com/Images/Spicebush2.jpg | ||
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| − | '' | + | '''Swamp Milkweed'''<br> |
| − | -attracts butterflies and hummingbirds<br> | + | ''Asclepias incarnata''<br> |
| − | -grows 2-3 ft. | + | -provides food for monarch caterpillars, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds<br> |
| − | -prefers full to partial sun<br> | + | -grows to 4 ft. in height<br> |
| − | -prefers sandy, | + | -prefers full sun to partial shade<br> |
| − | -blooms | + | -prefers rich, well drained, loamy soils<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | -blooms mid summer<br> |
| + | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/milkweedswampfl.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Sweet Cicely'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Osmorhiza claytoni''<br> | ||
| + | -<br> | ||
| + | -grows 2-3 ft. high<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers moist, <br> | ||
| + | -flower from march to may<br> | ||
| + | http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Wild Columbine'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Aquilegia canadensis''<br> | ||
| + | -attracts hummingbirds and butterflies<br> | ||
| + | -grows 1-3 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers partial shade but will grow in full sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers well drained, loose, slightly acid, sandy loam soil, but will tolerate most soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in late spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/mvm/netlinks/1cather/wild%20columbine.jpg | ||
Latest revision as of 17:13, 27 January 2006
Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
-attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bumble bees
-grows 2-3 ft. tall
-prefers full sun
-prefers well drained, neutral, sandy, loamy soils
-flower from july to august
http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/bergamot.jpg
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula spp.
-attracts butterflies and other insects
-grows 4-6 ft. tall
-requires full to partial shade
-prefers rich, moist, well drained soils
-blooms from summer to fall
http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
-provides food and shelter for butterflies, birds and small mammals
-grows to 3 ft. in height
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefer moist, well drained soils
-flowers in mid summer
http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
-provides food for birds and small mammals
-grows from 6-30 ft. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers rich, loamy soil, but will grow in most soils
-blooms mid spring
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
-attracts monarchs and other butterflies, birds, and hummingbirds
-grows 2-4 ft. tall
-prefers full sun
-prefers well drained, loamy soils
-flowers throughout the summer
http://personalpages.tds.net/~savanasp/image3ET.JPG
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
-provides food for larvae including the swallowtail butterfly
-grows 1-2 ft. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers rich, moist soil
-blooms from may to july
http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
-provides food and shelter for birds and small mammals such as squirrels
-grows 40-60 ft. tall
-prefers full sun
-prefers moist, rich soil, is very adaptable to different soil types
-blooms in april and may, berries appear in early fall
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ceoc5242.jpg
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
-provides food for birds and small mammals, berries can be eaten by humans
-grows to 6-8 ft. in height
-requires full sun, will not tolerate shade
-prefers acidic, well drained, sandy, loamy soils
-flowers in may, berries ripen in august
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/Plants/Highbush%20Blueberry/TS0223_1l.jpg
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
-provides nectar for humming birds
-grows to about 2 ft. in height
-prefers full sun to light shade
-prefers rich, moist soil
-flowers in late spring
http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg
New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae
-attracts butterflies
-grows 2-6 ft. in height
-prefers full sun
-prefer moist, rich, loamy soils
-blooms from august to october
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/aster_novae-angliae.jpg
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
-attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
-grows 2-3 ft. in height
-prefers full to partial sun
-prefers sandy, loamy, dry soils, very drought resistant
-blooms from july to august
http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/new-jersey-tea.jpg
Purple Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens
-attracts bees, butterflies and birds
-2-3 ft. in height
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers sandy or loamy, well drained soils
-flowers in june and july
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
-attracts honeybees and other insects
-grows 3-5 ft. tall
-prefers full sun
-prefers dry, sandy or loamy soils
-blooms from june to august
http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
-provides food and shelter for butterflies, birds, and small mammals
-can grow 3-19 ft. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade, but is shade tolerant
-prefers rich, moist soils, can grow in variety of soil types
-blooms in june, berries appear in july and august
http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg
Royal Catchfly
Silene regia
-attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
-grow 2-4 ft. tall
-prefers full sun
-prefers rich, well drained, loamy soil
-blooms from july to august
http://biology4.wustl.edu/tyson/flora/catchfly1.jpg
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
-provides food and shelter for birds, butterflies and small mammals
-grows 5-20 ft. tall
-prefers shade but will grow in sun
-prefers moist rich soils but will grow in a variety of soil types
-blooms in march and april
http://indianspringherbs.com/Images/Spicebush2.jpg
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
-provides food for monarch caterpillars, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
-grows to 4 ft. in height
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers rich, well drained, loamy soils
-blooms mid summer
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/milkweedswampfl.jpg
Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza claytoni
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-grows 2-3 ft. high
-prefers full to partial shade
-prefers moist,
-flower from march to may
http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg
Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
-attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
-grows 1-3 ft. tall
-prefers partial shade but will grow in full sun
-prefers well drained, loose, slightly acid, sandy loam soil, but will tolerate most soils
-blooms in late spring
http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/mvm/netlinks/1cather/wild%20columbine.jpg
