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Audubon experts recommend 37 native plants for Santa Cruz, CA, 95003.

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Big-Leaf Maple

TREES

Big-Leaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Wrens
Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers
+11

May attract

Wrens
Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Bitter Cherry

SHRUBS / TREES

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

Vireos
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Vireos
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice
Woodpeckers
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Black Sage

SHRUBS

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

Wrens
Nuthatches
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Wrens
Nuthatches
Sparrows
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Nectar

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Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Audubon California.
1901 HARRISON STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94612
(415) 644-4600 | auduboncalifornia@audubon.org
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Bluebrush

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS / TREES / VINES

Bluebrush

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Waxwings
Vireos
Nuthatches
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Vireos
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Bluebunch Fescue

GRASSES

Bluebunch Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+9

May attract

Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

 
California False Buckthorn

SHRUBS / TREES

California False Buckthorn

Frangula californica

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Thrushes
+4

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Thrushes
Crows & Jays
Waxwings

Provides

Fruit

 
California Figwort

ANNUALS/PER.

California Figwort

Scrophularia californica

Vireos
Orioles
Sparrows
+4

May attract

Vireos
Orioles
Sparrows
Waxwings
Wood Warblers

Provides

Nectar

 
California Rose

SHRUBS

California Rose

Rosa californica

Thrushes
Waxwings
Wrens
+10

May attract

Thrushes
Waxwings
Wrens
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
California Sage

ANNUALS/PER.

California Sage

Salvia columbariae

Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+3

May attract

Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Finches

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
California-Christmas-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

California-Christmas-Berry

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Nuthatches
+4

May attract

Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
Waxwings

Provides

Fruit

 
California-Laurel

SHRUBS / TREES

California-Laurel

Umbellularia californica

Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
+4

May attract

Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Finches
Woodpeckers

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Canyon Gooseberry

SHRUBS

Canyon Gooseberry

Ribes menziesii

Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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