Plants for Creating a Backyard Habitat

We have assembled a list of plants that can help you attract wildlife to your backyard. The following plants offer food, shelter, and nesting materials to birds, butterflies, and butterfly larvae.

ANNUALS:

Bachelor’s Button, California Poppy, China Aster, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Marigold, Pinks, Sea-Lavender, Sunflower, Zinnia,

PERENNIALS:

Aster, Butterfly Flower, Chrysanthemum, Columbine, Coneflower, Coreopsis, Golden Rod, Purple Coneflower, Showy Stonecrop, Sunflower,

GRASSES:

Crimson Fountain Grass, Love Grass, Plains Grass, Quaking Grass

PERENNIAL GRASSES:

Bulbous Oatgrass, Eulalia Grass, Little Bluestem,

TREES:

Alder, Birch, Cherry, Crabapple, Dogwood, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Pine, Hawthorne, Holly, Maple, Oak, Sweet Gum, Tuliptree

SHRUBS:

Bayberry, Blueberry, Blackberry & Raspberry, Boxwood, Cherry Laurel, Dogwood, Elderberry, Firethorn, Holly, Honeysuckle, Juniper, Myrtle, Silverberry, Spice Bush, Winter Creeper, Yen

VINES:

Bittersweet, English Ivy, Fiveleaf, Grape, Honeysuckle, Virginia Creeper, Winter Creeper