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Audubon experts recommend 97 native plants for Des Moines, IA, 52601.

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Black Willow

TREES

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Black-Eyed-Susan

ANNUALS/PER.

Black-Eyed-Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Sparrows
Waxwings
Wrens
+10

May attract

Sparrows
Waxwings
Wrens
Crows & Jays
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Blackjack Oak

TREES

Blackjack Oak

Quercus marilandica

Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Waxwings
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Burr Oak

TREES

Burr Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Crows & Jays
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Crows & Jays
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Butterfly Milkweed

ANNUALS/PER.

Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Sparrows
Orioles
Crows & Jays
+12

May attract

Sparrows
Orioles
Crows & Jays
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

Nuts

 
Canadian Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Canadian Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Cardinal-Flower

ANNUALS/PER.

Cardinal-Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Vireos
Hummingbirds

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Nectar

 
Chinkapin Oak

TREES

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Nuthatches
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Choke Cherry

SHRUBS / TREES

Choke Cherry

Prunus virginiana

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
+10

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Boneset

ANNUALS/PER.

Common Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Common Buttonbush

SHRUBS

Common Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Common Hackberry

TREES

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Nuthatches
+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Nuthatches
Vireos
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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