Native Plants Database
Native Plants List for 20613
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Sorted by Common Name
ANNUALS/PER.
Allegheny Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
Provides
Nectar
May attract
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Vireos
Waxwings
Hummingbirds
SHRUBS / TREES
Allegheny Service-Berry
Amelanchier laevis
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Wrens
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos
TREES
American Basswood
Tilia americana
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Thrushes
Crows & Jays
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
VINES
American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Sparrows
Vireos
Chickadees & Titmice
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
SHRUBS
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
Provides
Fruit
May attract
Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
EVERGREEN / SHRUBS / TREES
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wrens
Vireos
Thrushes
SHRUBS / TREES
American Plum
Prunus americana
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Sparrows
Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
Woodpeckers
ANNUALS/PER.
Bird-Foot Violet
Viola pedata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Orioles
Wrens
Thrushes
Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
SHRUBS
Black Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Orioles
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Black Bugbane
Actaea racemosa
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Vireos
Wood Warblers
Orioles
SHRUBS
Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Wood Warblers
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Bluebell-of-Scotland
Campanula rotundifolia
Provides
Nectar
May attract
Hummingbirds
Sparrows
Orioles
Waxwings
Vireos
ANNUALS/PER.
Bristly Buttercup
Ranunculus hispidus
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
ANNUALS/PER.
Brown-Eyed-Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Crows & Jays
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
ANNUALS/PER.
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nectar
Nuts
May attract
Vireos
Hummingbirds
Orioles
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Cardinal-Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Carolina Crane's-Bill
Geranium carolinianum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Vireos
Nuthatches
Thrushes
ANNUALS/PER.
Carolina Springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows
Woodpeckers
Finches
Chickadees & Titmice
SHRUBS / TREES
Choke Cherry
Prunus virginiana
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Sparrows
Thrushes
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
SHRUBS
Clammy Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
ANNUALS/PER. / VINES
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
May attract
Sparrows
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
SHRUBS
Coastal Sweet-Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Waxwings
Nuthatches
Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
ANNUALS/PER.
Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
SHRUBS
Common Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Sparrows
Thrushes
Waxwings
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
EVERGREEN / SHRUBS / TREES
Common Juniper
Juniperus communis
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Seeds
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
ANNUALS/PER.
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Orioles
Woodpeckers
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings
ANNUALS/PER.
Common Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Sparrows
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Wood Warblers
Orioles
SHRUBS
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Wrens
Nuthatches
Waxwings
SHRUBS
Common Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Thrushes
Orioles
Wood Warblers
ANNUALS/PER. / SHRUBS / SUCCULENTS
Crimson-Eye Rose-Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Provides
Nectar
May attract
Waxwings
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Vireos
ANNUALS/PER.
Dense Gayfeather
Liatris spicata
Provides
Nectar
May attract
Vireos
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Sparrows
SHRUBS
Early Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Sparrows
ANNUALS/PER.
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Wood Warblers
Nuthatches
Vireos
Wrens
Sparrows
ANNUALS/PER.
Fall Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
May attract
Orioles
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Flax-Leaf Ankle-Aster
Ionactis linariifolia
May attract
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
TREES
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles
ANNUALS/PER.
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
ANNUALS/PER.
Giant Sunflower
Helianthus giganteus
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Vireos
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
Finches
SHRUBS / TREES
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
ANNUALS/PER. / VINES
Groundnut
Apios americana
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
GRASSES
Hairawn Muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Provides
Seeds
May attract
Finches
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
ANNUALS/PER.
Hairy Beardtongue
Penstemon hirsutus
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Thrushes
Sparrows
Vireos
Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Harlequin Blueflag
Iris versicolor
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Orioles
Hummingbirds
SHRUBS
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
SHRUBS / TREES
Highbush-Cranberry
Viburnum opulus
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
ANNUALS/PER.
Hooded Blue Violet
Viola sororia
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Woodpeckers
GRASSES
Indian Wild Rice
Zizania aquatica
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Finches
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
ANNUALS/PER.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Sparrows
Woodpeckers
Finches
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
ANNUALS/PER.
Lance-Leaf Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Provides
Seeds
May attract
Waxwings
Vireos
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
Woodpeckers
ANNUALS/PER.
Late Purple American-Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Seeds
May attract
Waxwings
Orioles
Wood Warblers
Nuthatches
Vireos
ANNUALS/PER.
Limestone Wild Petunia
Ruellia strepens
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Vireos
ANNUALS/PER.
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
ANNUALS/PER.
May-Apple
Podophyllum peltatum
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Crows & Jays
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
ANNUALS/PER.
Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wrens
Woodpeckers
ANNUALS/PER.
Narrow-Leaf Mountain-Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Provides
Seeds
May attract
Vireos
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
ANNUALS/PER.
New England American-Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Seeds
May attract
Nuthatches
Wrens
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
SHRUBS
Northern Bush-Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Provides
Nectar
May attract
Hummingbirds
SHRUBS
Northern Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Orioles
Thrushes
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Sparrows
ANNUALS/PER.
Oswego-Tea
Monarda fistulosa
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Thrushes
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
Wood Warblers
Hummingbirds
ANNUALS/PER.
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Waxwings
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Finches
SHRUBS
Pink Azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Thrushes
Sparrows
ANNUALS/PER. / VINES
Pink Fuzzy-Bean
Strophostyles umbellata
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Sparrows
Finches
ANNUALS/PER.
Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
May attract
Vireos
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Orioles
Waxwings
ANNUALS/PER.
Purple Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Nuthatches
Thrushes
Wrens
ANNUALS/PER. / VINES
Purple Passion-Flower
Passiflora incarnata
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Vireos
Finches
SHRUBS / TREES
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
ANNUALS/PER.
Quaker-Ladies
Houstonia caerulea
May attract
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Orioles
Vireos
Sparrows
ANNUALS/PER.
Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Provides
Nectar
May attract
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
SHRUBS / TREES
Red Osier
Cornus sericea
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Woodpeckers
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Orioles
SHRUBS / TREES
Red Osier
Cornus alba
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Waxwings
Wrens
Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Orioles
TREES
River Birch
Betula nigra
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Round-Leaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Crows & Jays
Wrens
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Nuthatches
ANNUALS/PER.
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Vireos
SHRUBS
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Orioles
Sparrows
Thrushes
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
May attract
Waxwings
Orioles
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Vireos
ANNUALS/PER.
Smooth Oxeye
Heliopsis helianthoides
May attract
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
ANNUALS/PER.
Spotted Beebalm
Monarda punctata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Vireos
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
ANNUALS/PER.
Spotted Crane's-Bill
Geranium maculatum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
Vireos
Wood Warblers
Wrens
ANNUALS/PER.
Striped Cream Violet
Viola striata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Wrens
Crows & Jays
ANNUALS/PER.
Sundial Lupine
Lupinus perennis
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nectar
Nuts
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wrens
Woodpeckers
Hummingbirds
Orioles
ANNUALS/PER.
Sweet White Violet
Viola blanda
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Sweet-Scented Joe-Pye-Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Wood Warblers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Orioles
Wrens
Tall Scouring-Rush
Equisetum hyemale
ANNUALS/PER.
Tall Tickseed
Coreopsis tripteris
Provides
Seeds
May attract
Sparrows
Finches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Orioles
EVERGREEN / SHRUBS / VINES
Trailing-Arbutus
Epigaea repens
Provides
Fruit
May attract
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Thrushes
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
VINES
Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nectar
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Thrushes
Vireos
Orioles
ANNUALS/PER.
Trumpetweed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Nuthatches
Thrushes
ANNUALS/PER.
Turk's-Cap Lily
Lilium superbum
Provides
Nectar
May attract
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Sparrows
TREES
Umbrella Magnolia
Magnolia tripetala
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
ANNUALS/PER. / SUCCULENTS
Virginia Dayflower
Commelina virginica
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Woodpeckers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Finches
Sparrows
SHRUBS
Virginia Rose
Rosa virginiana
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Chickadees & Titmice
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
ANNUALS/PER.
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
Provides
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Finches
Chickadees & Titmice
SHRUBS
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Woodpeckers
Waxwings
GRASSES
Wand Panic Grass
Panicum virgatum
Provides
Seeds
May attract
Sparrows
Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
SHRUBS / TREES
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
May attract
Vireos
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Nuthatches
Orioles
ANNUALS/PER.
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Thrushes
Wood Warblers
ANNUALS/PER. / VINES
Whitestar
Ipomoea lacunosa
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Woodpeckers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
Thrushes
Nuthatches
ANNUALS/PER.
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
May attract
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
ANNUALS/PER.
Whorled Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Provides
Seeds
May attract
Finches
Vireos
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
ANNUALS/PER.
Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Nuthatches
Wrens
Sparrows
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
SHRUBS
Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Fruit
Nuts
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wrens
Wood Warblers
Finches
Nuthatches
ANNUALS/PER.
Wild Sweetwilliam
Phlox maculata
Provides
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Nectar
May attract
Hummingbirds
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Woodpeckers
ANNUALS/PER. / SUCCULENTS
Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
May attract
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Local Resources
Get help at an Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters
These Audubon locations near 20613 offer native plant services
In some parts of the country you may not have a "local" Audubon that is able to provide help with native plants for birds, but we will still show you the closest Audubon that can help.
Southern Maryland Audubon Society
PO Box 181, Bryans Road, MD 20616
president.somdaudubon@gmail.com Visit siteLocal Nurseries
Find local nurseries and garden centers near you. It's a good idea to call ahead to verify native plant availability and learn what services they offer.
Chesapeake Natives Inc.
9640 Rosaryville Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(202) 262-9773
Homestead Gardens
743 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD 21035
(410) 798-5000
Providence Center Horticulture
370 Shore Acres Road, Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 766-2212
Environmental Concern
201 Boundary Lane, St. Michaels, MD 21663
(410) 745-9620
Native Seeds
14590 Triadelphia Mill Road, Dayton, MD 21036
(301) 596-9818
Stadler Nurseries
6815 Rt. 108, Laytonsville, MD 20882
(301) 944-1190
Eastern Shore Nurseries
30104 Dover Road, Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1320
Earthy Pursuits
2901 Kuntz Road, Windsor Mill, MD 21244
(410) 496-2523
John S. Ayton State Tree Nursery
3424 Gallagher Rd, Preston, MD 21655
(800) 873-3763
Online Nurseries
Shop trusted online vendors for your home or wholesale project. Many offer shipping across regions, so check availability and delivery timelines before ordering.
Direct Native Plants
7500 Marshy Point Road, Middle River, MD 21220
410-696-1372
Clear Ridge Nursery
3400 Lowman Lane, Union Bridge, MD 21791
(410) 775-7700