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

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King's-Cureall

ANNUALS/PER.

King's-Cureall

Oenothera biennis

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Orioles
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Little False Bluestem

GRASSES

Little False Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Sparrows
Vireos
Wrens
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Vireos
Wrens
Woodpeckers
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Michigan Lily

ANNUALS/PER.

Michigan Lily

Lilium michiganense

Orioles
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+3

May attract

Orioles
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Wood Warblers
 
Missouri Ironweed

ANNUALS/PER.

Missouri Ironweed

Vernonia missurica

Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Orioles
+3

May attract

Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
 
Nanny-Berry

SHRUBS

Nanny-Berry

Viburnum lentago

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Narrow-Leaf Mountain-Mint

ANNUALS/PER.

Narrow-Leaf Mountain-Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Finches
Orioles
Woodpeckers
+9

May attract

Finches
Orioles
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Waxwings

Provides

Seeds

 
New England American-Aster

ANNUALS/PER.

New England American-Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Northern Red Oak

TREES

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Northern White Oak

TREES

Northern White Oak

Quercus alba

Finches
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

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

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Ohio Buckeye

TREES

Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Orioles
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

May attract

Orioles
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
Oswego-Tea

ANNUALS/PER.

Oswego-Tea

Monarda fistulosa

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wood Warblers
Hummingbirds
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wood Warblers
Hummingbirds
Woodpeckers
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Nectar

 
Pale Purple-Coneflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Pale Purple-Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Finches
+8

May attract

Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Finches
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

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