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Audubon experts recommend 138 native plants for Cook, IL, 60642.

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Whorled Milkweed

ANNUALS/PER.

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Wrens
Crows & Jays
Waxwings
+10

May attract

Wrens
Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Wild Blue Phlox

ANNUALS/PER.

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Orioles
Hummingbirds
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Orioles
Hummingbirds
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Waxwings
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Nectar

 
Winged Sumac

SHRUBS / TREES

Winged Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
+10

May attract

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Woodpeckers
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Woodland Sunflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Woodland Sunflower

Helianthus divaricatus

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Orioles
+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Orioles
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Wreath Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Wreath Goldenrod

Solidago caesia

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Yellow Indian Grass

GRASSES

Yellow Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
+4

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Sparrows
Nuthatches

Provides

Seeds

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