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

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Orange Bush-Monkey-Flower

SHRUBS

Orange Bush-Monkey-Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Waxwings
+4

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Waxwings
Hummingbirds
Wood Warblers

Provides

Nectar

 
Pacific Madrone

EVERGREEN / TREES

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Orioles
Sparrows
Vireos
+11

May attract

Orioles
Sparrows
Vireos
Waxwings
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Red Alder

TREES

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Sparrows
Vireos
Wrens
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Vireos
Wrens
Thrushes
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Red Elder

SHRUBS

Red Elder

Sambucus racemosa

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Vireos
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Salmon Raspberry

SHRUBS

Salmon Raspberry

Rubus spectabilis

Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Scarlet Monkey-Flower

ANNUALS/PER.

Scarlet Monkey-Flower

Mimulus cardinalis

Sparrows
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+4

May attract

Sparrows
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Wood Warblers

Provides

Nectar

 
Scouler's Willow

SHRUBS / TREES

Scouler's Willow

Salix scouleriana

Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
+10

May attract

Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Thrushes
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Wedge-Leaf Buckbrush

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS

Wedge-Leaf Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus

Crows & Jays
Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Western Sword Fern

ANNUALS/PER.

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Waxwings
+10

May attract

Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Western Thimble-Berry

SHRUBS

Western Thimble-Berry

Rubus parviflorus

Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
White Alder

TREES

White Alder

Alnus rhombifolia

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
White-Leaf Bush Lupine

SHRUBS

White-Leaf Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Orioles
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+4

May attract

Orioles
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Hummingbirds
Vireos

Provides

Nectar

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