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Audubon experts recommend 125 native plants for Fairfield, CT, 06470.

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Common Buttonbush

SHRUBS

Common Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Orioles
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Common Hackberry

TREES

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Nuthatches
+10

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Nuthatches
Orioles
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Milkweed

ANNUALS/PER.

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Thrushes
Wood Warblers
Orioles
+11

May attract

Thrushes
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Common Winterberry

SHRUBS

Common Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Woodpeckers
Sparrows
Vireos
+10

May attract

Woodpeckers
Sparrows
Vireos
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Yarrow

ANNUALS/PER.

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Vireos
Wood Warblers
Finches
+8

May attract

Vireos
Wood Warblers
Finches
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Cup-Plant

ANNUALS/PER.

Cup-Plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Hummingbirds
Sparrows
+4

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Hummingbirds
Sparrows
Vireos
Waxwings

Provides

Nectar

 
Dense Gayfeather

ANNUALS/PER.

Dense Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Sparrows
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+4

May attract

Sparrows
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Vireos

Provides

Nectar

 
Downy Service-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

Downy Service-Berry

Amelanchier arborea

Vireos
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
+10

May attract

Vireos
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Eastern Arborvitae

EVERGREEN / TREES

Eastern Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Waxwings
+10

May attract

Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Eastern Hemlock

EVERGREEN / TREES

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Nuthatches
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Nuthatches
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wrens
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Eastern Hop-Hornbeam

TREES

Eastern Hop-Hornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
Wrens
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Eastern Mock Grama

GRASSES

Eastern Mock Grama

Tripsacum dactyloides

Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
+4

May attract

Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
Woodpeckers
Sparrows

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

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