Native Plants

White Prairie-Clover

Dalea candida
Location

Native to

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Type
Annuals/Per., Shrubs

White Prairie-Clover is a herbaceous perennial that typically grows 1 to 2 feet tall in full sun and dry soil. It produces tiny, white flowers in dense, cone-like heads up to 3 inches long during the summer atop erect, slender stems. This plant is especially valuable to butterflies and other pollinators.

May Attract

White Prairie-Clover is thought to attract these families of birds
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.

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.

Arkansas Valley Seed

4300 Monaco Street, Denver, CO 80216

(303) 320-7500

Little Valley Wholesale Nursery

13022 East 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601

(303) 659-6708

Seeds Trust

5870 South Long Lane, Littleton, CO 80121

(720) 335-3436

Applewood Seed Company

5380 Vivian Street, Arvada, CO 80002

(303) 431-7333

Beauty Beyond Belief

6595 Odell Place, Boulder, CO 80301

(303) 530-1222

Pawnee Buttes Seed

PO Box 100 605 25th Street, Greeley, CO 80632

(800) 782-5947

Buffalo Brand Seed (Rockies Branch of Sharp Bros Seed Co.)

101 East 4th Street Road, Greeley, CO 80631

(800) 421-4234

Fossil Creek Nursery

7029 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525

(970) 226-4924

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TREES

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Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Audubon Society of Greater Denver.
9308 S Wadsworth Blvd, Littleton, CO 80128
| info@denveraudubon.org
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ANNUALS/PER.

Black-Eyed-Susan

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Vireos
Waxwings
Wrens
+10

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GRASSES

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Crows & Jays
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
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+4

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Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Sparrows

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Seeds

 
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ANNUALS/PER.

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Crows & Jays
Wood Warblers
Orioles
+12

May attract

Crows & Jays
Wood Warblers
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

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Choke Cherry

SHRUBS / TREES

Choke Cherry

Prunus virginiana

Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Wrens

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Caterpillars

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Common Snowberry

SHRUBS

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Waxwings
Wrens
Sparrows
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Wrens
Sparrows
Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Common Sunflower

ANNUALS/PER.

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Sparrows
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
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ANNUALS/PER.

Dotted Gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Waxwings
Vireos
Wood Warblers
+4

May attract

Waxwings
Vireos
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