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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

Waxwings
Orioles
Wood Warblers
+4

May attract

Waxwings
Orioles
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Sparrows

Provides

Nectar

 
Pacific Madrone

EVERGREEN / TREES

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Woodpeckers
Waxwings
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Waxwings
Sparrows
Orioles
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Red Alder

TREES

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Wood Warblers
Wrens
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Wood Warblers
Wrens
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Finches

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

Sparrows
Waxwings
Thrushes
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Waxwings
Thrushes
Nuthatches
Hummingbirds

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

 
Scarlet Monkey-Flower

ANNUALS/PER.

Scarlet Monkey-Flower

Mimulus cardinalis

Vireos
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
+4

May attract

Vireos
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Hummingbirds

Provides

Nectar

 
Scouler's Willow

SHRUBS / TREES

Scouler's Willow

Salix scouleriana

Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
Vireos
+10

May attract

Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Wedge-Leaf Buckbrush

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS

Wedge-Leaf Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus

Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Wood Warblers
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Western Sword Fern

ANNUALS/PER.

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Waxwings
Nuthatches
Vireos
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Nuthatches
Vireos
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Western Thimble-Berry

SHRUBS

Western Thimble-Berry

Rubus parviflorus

Sparrows
Orioles
Wrens
+10

May attract

Sparrows
Orioles
Wrens
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
White Alder

TREES

White Alder

Alnus rhombifolia

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Finches
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Finches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
White-Leaf Bush Lupine

SHRUBS

White-Leaf Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Orioles
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
+4

May attract

Orioles
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Hummingbirds
Vireos

Provides

Nectar

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