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Audubon experts recommend 104 native plants for McDowell, NC, 28762.

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Chinkapin Oak

TREES

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Waxwings
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Common Boneset

ANNUALS/PER.

Common Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Sparrows
Orioles
Waxwings
+10

May attract

Sparrows
Orioles
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Common Buttonbush

SHRUBS

Common Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Common Hackberry

TREES

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Nuthatches
Sparrows
Wrens
+10

May attract

Nuthatches
Sparrows
Wrens
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Persimmon

TREES

Common Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
Wrens
+10

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
Wrens
Thrushes
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Yarrow

ANNUALS/PER.

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
+8

May attract

Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
Wood Warblers
Orioles

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Dense Gayfeather

ANNUALS/PER.

Dense Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Orioles
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+4

May attract

Orioles
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Waxwings

Provides

Nectar

 
Devil's-Walkingstick

SHRUBS / TREES

Devil's-Walkingstick

Aralia spinosa

Woodpeckers
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
+7

May attract

Woodpeckers
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows

Provides

Fruit

 
Downy Service-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

Downy Service-Berry

Amelanchier arborea

Vireos
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
+10

May attract

Vireos
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Eastern Hemlock

EVERGREEN / TREES

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Nuthatches
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Nuthatches
Waxwings
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Eastern Hop-Hornbeam

TREES

Eastern Hop-Hornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Waxwings
Vireos
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Waxwings
Vireos
Finches
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Eastern Purple-Coneflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Eastern Purple-Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Finches
Woodpeckers
Vireos
+8

May attract

Finches
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

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