Pasquesi: Garden Info - Attracting Birds (Planting)

PLANTING FOR BIRDS

With a little care and planning, ornamental shrubs and flowers intended to add beauty to gardens may also attract an array of friendly, colorful birds. Many ornamental plants provide birds with a reliable and consistent food supply. If well-chosen, certain shrubs and flowers will fill gardens with the charm and activity of birds all year long.

Many trees and shrubs also provide birds with an insulated area of shelter. Dense evergreens and shrubs protect birds from harsh winter winds and supply them with nesting materials. Below is a list of plants that will attract birds to the garden for food, shelter and nesting supplies.

Latin Name	Common Name	Season	Description	Uses
Acer ginnala	Amur Maple	Fall/Winter	Yellowish white blooms with samara fruits	Food
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple	Fall/Winter	Red blooms with samara fruits	Food and nesting materials
Aguilegia spp.	Columbine	Spring	Exquisite, dainty flowers in a wide range of colors	Food (hummingbird)
Amelanchier arborea	Serviceberry	Spring	White blooms with reddish-purple fruit	Food
Aronia arbutifolia	Red chokeberry	Fall/Winter	Whitish-pink blooms with red fruit	Food
Betula papyrifera	Paper Birch	Fall/Winter	Bright white stems and clear yellow foliage	Food, shelter, nesting materials
Buddleia davidii	Butterfly Bush	Summer	Graceful gray-green foliage with fragrant violet blooms	Food (hummingbird)
Campsis radicans	Trumpet Vine	Summer	Orange and scarlet tubular blossoms with rich, dense foliage	Food (hummingbird)
Latin Name	Common Name	Season	Description	Uses
Catalpa Speciosa	Catalpa	Summer	White-spotted purple blooms with pod fruits	Food (hummingbird)
Celastrus scandens	Bittersweet	Fall/Winter	Strong, twisty vine with orange and red fruit through winter	Food
Cornus mas	Cornelian Cherry Dogwood	Fall	Golden yellow bloom with scarlet fruits	Food
Cornus racemosa	Gray Dogwood	Summer/Fall	Cream colored blooms with white or pale blue fruits	Food and shelter
Crataegus phaenopyrum	Washington Hawthorn	Summer/ Winter	White blooms with scarlet fruit	Food
Euonymus alatus	Burning Bush	Fall/Winter	Yellowish blooms with purple fruits	Food
Ilex verticillata	Winterberry	Fall/Winter	Dense holly with red fruit through winter	Food
Ipomoea purpurea	Morning Glory	Spring/ Summer	Colorful and hardy vines	Food (hummingbird)
Juniperus virginiana	Red Cedar	All	Deep green shaft with blue fruit in autumn	Food, shelter and nesting materials
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower	Summer	Scarlet blooms	Food (hummingbird)
Myrica pensylvanica	Bayberry	Winter	Inconspicuous bloom with gray fruits	Food
Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia Creeper	Fall/Winter	Native vine with blue-black fruit	Food
Picea glauca	White Spruce	Summer/Fall/Winter	Dense, pyramidal shape	Food, shelter and nesting materials
Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Winter	Dense, dark foliage	Food and shelter
Latin Name	Common Name	Season	Description	Uses
Prunus serotina	Black Cherry	Summer/Fall	White blooms with black fruit	Food
Rhus glabra	Smooth Sumac	Winter	Green color with small fruits	Food
Rosa rugosa	Rugosa Rose	Fall/Winter	Pink and white blooms with red fruit	Food
Rubus allegheniensis	Wild Blackberry	Summer	Black fruit	Food
Rubus occidentalis	Blackcap Raspberry	Summer	Purpleish-black fruit	Food
Sambucus canadensis	American Elder	Summer	White blooms with black fruit	Food
Sorbus aucuparia	European Mountainash	Fall	Flat clusters of white blossoms with brilliant orange-vermillion fruit	Food
Tsuga canadensis	Hemlock	Fall/Winter	Excellent dense hedge with lithe, spreading branches	Food
Vaccinium corymbosum	Highbush Blueberry	Spring/Fall	White blooms with blue fruit	Food

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