So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts
Turkey-Berry, also called Prickly Nightshade, Shoo-Shoo Bush, and Pea Eggplant, is a bushy and spiny perennial that reaches 6 to 9 feet in height in moist, fertile soil and full sun. It produces white, tubular flowers followed by clusters of small, green berries that resemble peas before maturing to yellow.
May Attract
Turkey-Berry is thought to attract these families of birds
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Native plants help support our birds throughout the year.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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