Landscaping and Gardening for Birds and All Wildlife

Landscaping and Gardening for Birds and All Wildlife

All articles written and copyrighted by Linda Hendricks Spence.

Perennials Native to North America – check range maps to make sure they are native in your state and county

• Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
• Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) 
• Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
• Monarda – Scarlet Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) and Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
• Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Non-native Perennials

• Crocosmia
• Shasta Daisies (Leucanthemum x superbum)

Perennials that are generally not thought of when a groundcover is needed, but this is exactly what they are because they are aggressive.  All listed here are native somewhere in the US – none are introduced from somewhere else.  (Thinking outside the box!!!)

• Monarda – Scarlet Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) and Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
• Obedient Plant or False Dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana)

Vines

• Mandevilla
• Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)

Shrubs and Trees Native to North America – check range maps to make sure they are native in your state and county

Non-native Shrubs and Trees

• Blue Mist Shrub (Caryopteris x clandonensis)

Annuals

• Salvia – a hummingbird magnet
• Fuchsia – a hummingbird magnet

Lists of Plants Organized by Growing Conditions (sun, shade, wet, dry, etc.)

Planting and Transplanting

Pruning and Deadheading