Native Plants

Bluebunch Fescue

Festuca idahoensis
Location

Native to

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Type
Grasses
Attributes
Fruit, Nuts, Seeds

This perennial grass also goes by Bunchgrass Fescue and Idaho Fescue. It grows in tufts 2 1/2 feet high and 1 1/2 feet wide with blue-green to gray-green stems and flowering stalks. It is drought tolerant and does well in full sun to partial shade and rocky soils, as well as in containers.

May Attract

Bluebunch Fescue is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Finches
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers

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.

Local 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.

Valley Nursery

250 Mill Road, Helena, MT 59602

(406) 458-5528

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Alkali-Sacaton

GRASSES

Alkali-Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Finches
+4

May attract

Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Finches
Sparrows
Nuthatches

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

 
Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot

ANNUALS/PER.

Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
+8

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Ash-Leaf Maple

TREES

Ash-Leaf Maple

Acer negundo

Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Wrens
+11

May attract

Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
Finches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Last Chance Audubon Society.
PO Box 924, Helena, MT 59624
| lastchanceaudubonsociety@gmail.com
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Big Sagebrush

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+3

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Sparrows

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
Blue Grama

GRASSES

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
+4

May attract

Nuthatches
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Woodpeckers
Finches

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

 
Bluebell-of-Scotland

ANNUALS/PER.

Bluebell-of-Scotland

Campanula rotundifolia

Orioles
Hummingbirds
Waxwings
+4

May attract

Orioles
Hummingbirds
Waxwings
Sparrows
Vireos

Provides

Nectar

 
Cascade Mountain-Ash

SHRUBS / TREES

Cascade Mountain-Ash

Sorbus scopulina

Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Sparrows
+10

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Sparrows
Nuthatches
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Choke Cherry

SHRUBS / TREES

Choke Cherry

Prunus virginiana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Snowberry

SHRUBS

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Wrens
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Sunflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Nuthatches
Thrushes
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Nuthatches
Thrushes
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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