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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

Finches
Crows & Jays
Wrens
+11

May attract

Finches
Crows & Jays
Wrens
Woodpeckers
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Bitter Cherry

SHRUBS / TREES

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
+10

May attract

Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Woodpeckers
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Black Sage

SHRUBS

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

Hummingbirds
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Hummingbirds
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos
Orioles

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

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Sparrows
+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Sparrows
Orioles
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Bluebunch Fescue

GRASSES

Bluebunch Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
+9

May attract

Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

 
California False Buckthorn

SHRUBS / TREES

California False Buckthorn

Frangula californica

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Orioles
+4

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Orioles
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers

Provides

Fruit

 
California Figwort

ANNUALS/PER.

California Figwort

Scrophularia californica

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Hummingbirds
Wood Warblers
+4

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Hummingbirds
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Sparrows

Provides

Nectar

 
California Rose

SHRUBS

California Rose

Rosa californica

Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Wrens
+10

May attract

Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
California Sage

ANNUALS/PER.

California Sage

Salvia columbariae

Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
+3

May attract

Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
California-Christmas-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

California-Christmas-Berry

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Nuthatches
Waxwings
Orioles
+4

May attract

Nuthatches
Waxwings
Orioles
Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers

Provides

Fruit

 
California-Laurel

SHRUBS / TREES

California-Laurel

Umbellularia californica

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+4

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Finches
Crows & Jays

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Canyon Gooseberry

SHRUBS

Canyon Gooseberry

Ribes menziesii

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
+10

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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