25 SUPER, Native, PLANTS FOR BACKYARD WILDLIFE HABITATS

Prepared by Jack Price

25.  Washington Hawthorn - (Crataegus phaenopyrum)

24.  Red Chokeberry – (Aronia arbutifolia)

23.  Pawpaw - (Asimina triloba)

22.  Flowering Dogwood - (Cornus florida)

21.  American Beautyberry - (Callicarpa americana)

20.  Downy Serviceberry - (Amelanchier arborea) (aka Shadbush)

19.  Summersweet - (Clethra alnifolia)

18.  Blackhaw Viburnum - (Viburnum prunifolium)

17.  Sassafras – (Sassafras albidum)

16.  Sourwood - (Oxydendrum arboreum)

15.  Golden Ragwort - (Packera aurea)

14.  Eastern Redbud – (Cercis canadensis)

13.  Arrowwood Viburnum – (Viburnum dentatum)

12.  Red Buckeye – (Aesculus pavia)

11.  Spicebush – (Lindera benzoin)

10.  Winterberry Holly – (Ilex verticillata)

  9.  Canada Goldenrod – (Solidago canadensis)

  8.  Joe-Pye Weed – (Eupatorium fistulosum)

  7.  Cardinal Flower – (Lobelia cardinalis)

  6.  Oakleaf Hydrangea – (Hydrangea quercifolia)

  5.  Black-eyed Susan – (Rudbeckia hirta)

  4.  Butterfly Weed – (Asclepias tuberosa)

  3.  Bottlebrush Buckeye – (Aesculus parviflora)

  2.  New England Aster – (Symphyotricum novae-angliae)

  1.  Purple Cone Flower – (Echinacea purpurea)

 

Jack Price This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

U. S. Department of Agriculture – http//plants.usda.gov/java/

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Austin – www.wildflower.org

Great Native Plant web site:  The Native Plant Center, Chesapeake Region – www.nativeplantcenter.net

 

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