Native Plants

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum
Location

Native to

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Type
Shrubs
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

This deciduous, perennial shrub grows 6 to 12 feet high, with a similar width. The foliage is an attractive reddish-green during the spring before turning blue-green in the summer and red, orange, yellow, and purple in the fall. It produces clusters of white or pink, bell-shaped flowers followed by edible, blue to black fruit in late July to mid-August. This shrub is adaptable, growing in full sun to shade, and in dry to wet soils. It attracts a wide variety of wildlife, including birds and mammals that enjoy the berries, as well as browsers like deer that eat the foliage.

May Attract

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

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.

Audubon Great Lakes

200 W. Madison Street, CHICAGO, IL 60606

nicole.minadeo@audubon.org

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Habitat Ambassador volunteer training
  • Habitat installation/restoration projects
  • Municipal & corporate habitat planning & consultation
  • Native plant sales
  • Residential habitat improvement consultation

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.

Sandhill Farm

11250 10 Mile Road, Rockford, MI 49341

(616) 691-8214

Vans Pines Nursery

14731 Baldwin Street, West Olive, MI 49460

(616) 399-1620

Zelenka Evergreen Nursery

16127 Winans, Grand Haven, MI 49417

(800) 253-3743

Peterson's Riverview Nursery

873 26th Street, Allegan, MI 49010

(269) 673-2440

Alpha Nurseries

3737 65th Street, Holland, MI 49423

(269) 857-7804

Newaygo Conservation District Nursery

1725 East 72nd Street, Newaygo, MI 49337

(231) 652-7493

Engel's Nursery (Wholesale Only)

2080 64th Street, Fennville, MI 49408

(269) 543-4123

Michigan Wildflower Farm

11770 Cutler Road, Portland, MI 48875

(517) 647-6010

Oikos Tree Crops

PO Box 19425, Kalamazoo, MI 49019

(269) 624-6233

Hartmann's Plant Company

PO Box 100, Lacota, MI 49063

(269) 253-4281

Hidden Savanna Nursery

100 North Van Kal Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009

(269) 352-3876

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Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Grand Rapids Audubon Club.
217 Leyden Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
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TREES

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Finches
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Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

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TREES

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Sparrows
Thrushes
Vireos
+11

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Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles

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TREES

American Larch

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Crows & Jays
Vireos
Finches
+11

May attract

Crows & Jays
Vireos
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SHRUBS / TREES

American Plum

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Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wrens
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wrens
Orioles
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
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ANNUALS/PER.

American Pokeweed

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Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
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