Native Plants

Azure-Blue Sage

Salvia azurea
Location

Native to

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Type
Annuals/Per.
Attributes
Nectar

Also called Pitcher Sage and Giant Blue Sage, this is a clump-forming perennial that typically grows 3 to 5 feet tall. It produces stiff stems which spout whorls of two-lipped, azure blue flowers in spikes from mid-summer to fall attracting bees and hummingbirds. Azure-Blue Sage grows best in partial shade and in a variety of dry soils, including sandy, loamy, clayey, and limestone-based soils.

May Attract

Azure-Blue Sage is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Hummingbirds
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers

Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters

These Audubon locations near you 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.

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center

1206 FM1382, Cedar Hill, TX 75104

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Habitat Ambassador volunteer training
  • Habitat installation/restoration projects
  • Native plant sales

Twin Lakes Audubon Society

PO Box 883, Belton, TX 76513

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American Beauty-Berry

SHRUBS

American Beauty-Berry

Callicarpa americana

Thrushes
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
+10

May attract

Thrushes
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Wood Warblers
Vireos

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Caterpillars

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American Elm

TREES

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Vireos
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Woodpeckers
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Holly

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS / TREES

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Vireos
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
+10

May attract

Vireos
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Orioles
Woodpeckers

Provides

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Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center.
1206 FM1382, Cedar Hill, TX 75104
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American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Anise-Scented Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Anise-Scented Goldenrod

Solidago odora

Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Ash-Leaf Maple

TREES

Ash-Leaf Maple

Acer negundo

Finches
Nuthatches
Thrushes
+11

May attract

Finches
Nuthatches
Thrushes
Wrens
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Bigtree Plum

SHRUBS / TREES

Bigtree Plum

Prunus mexicana

Waxwings
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice
Vireos
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Black Cherry

TREES

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Thrushes
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Thrushes
Crows & Jays
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Black Oak

TREES

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Black Tupelo

TREES

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+10

May attract

Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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