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Audubon experts recommend 97 native plants for Des Moines, IA, 52601.

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Few-Leaf Sunflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Few-Leaf Sunflower

Helianthus occidentalis

Waxwings
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Foxglove Beardtongue

ANNUALS/PER.

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Woodpeckers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Nectar

 
Fragrant Sumac

SHRUBS / VINES

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Freshwater Cord Grass

GRASSES

Freshwater Cord Grass

Spartina pectinata

Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Woodpeckers
+4

May attract

Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Woodpeckers
Finches
Sparrows

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

 
Gray Dogwood

SHRUBS / TREES

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Orioles
+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Orioles
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Gray Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Gray Goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

Finches
Vireos
Nuthatches
+11

May attract

Finches
Vireos
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Gray-Head Mexican-Hat

ANNUALS/PER.

Gray-Head Mexican-Hat

Ratibida pinnata

Orioles
Sparrows
Vireos
+3

May attract

Orioles
Sparrows
Vireos
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
 
Great Blue Lobelia

ANNUALS/PER.

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Wrens
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Wrens
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Nectar

 
Green-Head Coneflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Green-Head Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Waxwings
Thrushes
Wood Warblers
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Thrushes
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Hard-Leaf Flat-Top-Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Hard-Leaf Flat-Top-Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Jack-in-the-Pulpit

ANNUALS/PER.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Sparrows
Finches
Crows & Jays
+3

May attract

Sparrows
Finches
Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Jerusalem-Artichoke

ANNUALS/PER.

Jerusalem-Artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Orioles
Vireos
Finches
+11

May attract

Orioles
Vireos
Finches
Wood Warblers
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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