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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

Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
+4

May attract

Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Waxwings
Orioles

Provides

Nectar

 
Pacific Madrone

EVERGREEN / TREES

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Hummingbirds
Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Hummingbirds
Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Red Alder

TREES

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Nuthatches
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Nuthatches
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Orioles
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Red Elder

SHRUBS

Red Elder

Sambucus racemosa

Vireos
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Vireos
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Salmon Raspberry

SHRUBS

Salmon Raspberry

Rubus spectabilis

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Scarlet Monkey-Flower

ANNUALS/PER.

Scarlet Monkey-Flower

Mimulus cardinalis

Vireos
Hummingbirds
Wood Warblers
+4

May attract

Vireos
Hummingbirds
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Waxwings

Provides

Nectar

 
Scouler's Willow

SHRUBS / TREES

Scouler's Willow

Salix scouleriana

Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Wedge-Leaf Buckbrush

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS

Wedge-Leaf Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus

Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos
+10

May attract

Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Western Sword Fern

ANNUALS/PER.

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Orioles
Waxwings
Vireos
+10

May attract

Orioles
Waxwings
Vireos
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Western Thimble-Berry

SHRUBS

Western Thimble-Berry

Rubus parviflorus

Wood Warblers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
Waxwings
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
White Alder

TREES

White Alder

Alnus rhombifolia

Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Orioles
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Orioles
Vireos
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
White-Leaf Bush Lupine

SHRUBS

White-Leaf Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Sparrows
Orioles
Wood Warblers
+4

May attract

Sparrows
Orioles
Wood Warblers
Hummingbirds
Waxwings

Provides

Nectar

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