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Audubon experts recommend 132 native plants for Mecklenburg, NC, 28227.

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Crossvine

VINES

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

Hummingbirds

May attract

Hummingbirds

Provides

Nectar

 
Cup-Plant

ANNUALS/PER.

Cup-Plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Hummingbirds
+4

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Hummingbirds
Waxwings
Sparrows

Provides

Nectar

 
Deciduous Holly

SHRUBS / TREES

Deciduous Holly

Ilex decidua

Nuthatches
Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

May attract

Nuthatches
Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Devil's-Walkingstick

SHRUBS / TREES

Devil's-Walkingstick

Aralia spinosa

Sparrows
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+7

May attract

Sparrows
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Wood Warblers

Provides

Fruit

 
Downy Service-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

Downy Service-Berry

Amelanchier arborea

Thrushes
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

May attract

Thrushes
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Eastern Hemlock

EVERGREEN / TREES

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Eastern Hop-Hornbeam

TREES

Eastern Hop-Hornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Eastern Mock Grama

GRASSES

Eastern Mock Grama

Tripsacum dactyloides

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+4

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Finches
Crows & Jays

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

 
Eastern Purple-Coneflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Eastern Purple-Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos
Wood Warblers
+8

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Waxwings

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Eastern Red-Cedar

EVERGREEN / TREES

Eastern Red-Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Finches
Orioles
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Finches
Orioles
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Seeds

 
Eastern White Pine

EVERGREEN / TREES

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Nuthatches
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Nuthatches
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Farewell-Summer

ANNUALS/PER.

Farewell-Summer

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Waxwings
Vireos
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

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