Bird Gardening
Here is a list of plants that will attract birds to your garden.
- Weigela florida varieties - A number of varieties that bloom profusely. Ideal for hedging and borders. Easy to grow and disease free. Attracts hummingbirds. Good cover and nesting.
- Rosa rugosa hybrids - Extremely hardy, great for mass plantings. Profuse flowers, heavily fruited with rose hips. Good for food, cover and nesting.
- Cotoneaster - Many varieties, low to medium height. Great for groupings, colorful berries. Good food, cover, and fall color.
- Viburnum - Very diverse group, specimen or border planting, great berries. Good food, cover & nesting. Great fall color.
- Dogwoods (shrub and tree forms) - Very diverse group of plants. Attractive in landscape for bark color, flowers, and berries. Good for food, cover, and nesting.
- Ornamental Grasses - Many superb landscape varieties. Seed heads prized for beauty and form. Great in masses or as specimen plants. Good for food and cover.
Additional Bird Habitat Plants
H = Hummingbirds
F = Food
C = Cover
N = Nesting
- Acer (Maple) C,N
- Ajunga (Bugleweed) F,H
- Akebia quniata (Fiveleaf Akebia) H,C
- Aquilegia (Columbine) H
- Asclepias (Butterfly Weed) H
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearburry) F
- Aronia (Chokeberry) F,C
- Astilbe (Astilbe) H
- Azalea H,C
- Berberis (Barberry) F,C
- Betula (Birch) F,C,N
- Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) H
- Celastrus scandens (Bittersweet) F,C
- Chaenomeles (Quince) F,C,N
- Echinacea (Cone Flower) F,H
- Echinops (Globe Thistle) F
- Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive) F,C,N
- Euonymus alatus (Burning Bush) F,C,N
- Gaultheria (Wintergreen) F
- Hamamelis (Witch Hazel) C,N
- Hibiscus (Rose of Sharon) H,C
- Ilex glabra (Inkberry) F,C
- Ligustrum (Privet) F,C,N
- Lilium (Lily) H Lindera benzoin (Spicebush) F,C
- Lonicera (Honeysuckle) F,C,H,N
- Monarda (Bee Balm) H
- Myrica pensylvanica (Bayberry) F,C
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper) F
- Penstemon sp. (Beardtoung) H
- Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox) H
- Picea pungens 'Glauca' (Colorado Blue Spruce) C,N
- Pinus mugo (Mugo Pine) F,C,N
- Pinus strobus (White Pine) F,C,N
- Prunus sp. (Cherry) F,C,N
- Rhamnus frangula (Fernleaf Buckthorn) F,C,N
- Ribes (Currant) F
- Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan) F
- Salix discolor (Pussywillow) F,C,N
- Sambucus (Elder) F
- Scabiosa sp. (Pincushion Flower) H
- Sedum sp. (Stonecrop) F
- Solidago (Goldenrod) F
- Tsuga canadensis (Canadian Hemlock) C,N
- Taxus (Yew) F,C,N
- Vaccinium (Blueberry) F,C
- Vitis (Grape) F