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GARDEN PLANTS
Western Tanager Icterus galbula
Piranga ludoviciana

Common
Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea

Saskatoon
Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia

Anna’s Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus

Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum

California Fuchsia
Wild Bergamot Epilobium canum
Early Mining Bee
Monarda fistulosa Andrena haemorrhoa

Coral Honeysuckle Gray Catbird

Lonicera sempervirens Dumetella carolinensis

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea

House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata

Indigo Bunting Pacific Dogwood

Passerina cyanea
Cornus nuttallii
New England Aster Black-capped Chickadee
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Flowering Dogwood Poecile atricapillus
Cornus florida

Common Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Goldenrod Gall Fly Larva
Eurosta solidaginis

Northern Cardinal
White-crowned Sparrow Cardinalis cardinalis
Zonotrichia leucophrys

Yellow Warbler Downy Woodpecker

Setophaga petechia Picoides pubescens
Green Lacewing
Chrysopidae

Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus Inchworm (Geometer Moth Larva)
Geometridae

American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Gray Goldenrod
Spotted Towhee Solidago nemoralis
Pipilo maculatus
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Black-eyed Susan Northern Flicker
Rudbeckia hirta Colaptes auratus

Illustrations by Charlotte Holden

These plants are native to the continental United States and Canada, meaning they were not introduced in the last several hundred years by humans. 2022 Bartels Science Illustrator
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Herbs, Forbs, and Vines Trees and Shrubs

Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta American Hazelnut Corylus americana
Other names: Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan Other names: American Filbert
Native range: Canada from British Columbia east to Quebec Native range: From Manitoba to Texas and eastward, except
and Nova Scotia. Native or naturalized throughout the Florida and the far eastern coast of Canada.
entire U.S. Care: Perennial; prefers partial shade to shade and dry to moist,
Care: Annual/perennial; needs full sun and dry to moist, rich, well-drained soil.
well-drained soil. Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, seed- and insect-eating birds.
Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, bees, small seed- and Good cover and nesting location.
insect-eating birds.

California Fuchsia Epilobium canum Common Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea

Other names: Hummingbird Trumpet, Zauschneria Other names: Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry,
Native range: Western United States from Washington to New Junebush, Shadblow, Sarvis
Mexico. Native range: Southeastern Canada New Brunswick to Quebec
Care: Perennial; prefers full sun and dry to moist, well-drained and Ontario. Eastern U.S. from Maine to Minnesota to Texas.
soil. Care: Perennial; can handle sun to shade. Prefers moist, well-
Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees. drained, acid soil.
Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, bees, fruit- and insect-eating
birds.

Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus Common Winterberry Ilex verticillata

Other names: Annual Sunflower Other names: Winterberry, Michigan Holly, Black Alder
Native range: Manitoba, Canada to Texas and westward. Not Native range: Quebec and Ontario in Canada, down through
native but naturalized to the eastern U.S. the eastern U.S. from Florida to eastern Texas and up to
Care: Annual; prefers full sun and dry soil. Minnesota.

Attracts: Bees, seed-eating birds. Care: Perennial; tolerates full sun to full shade and moist or wet
soil. Needs lots of water and tolerates poor-drained soil.
Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, fruit- and insect-eating birds.
Good cover and nesting location.

Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida

Other names: Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Other names: Virginia Dogwood, Florida Dogwood, White
Woodbine Cornel, Arrowwood, American Boxwood, Corona De San Pedro
Native range: Eastern U.S. from Maine to Florida and west to Native range: Ontario, Canada; southern Maine to Florida in
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. the U.S., west to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois;
Care: Perennial; prefers full or partial sun and moist, preferably Coahuila to Veracruz, Mexico.
rich soil. Will need a structure to climb. Care: Perennial; prefers partial shade to shade and dry to moist,
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, fruit-eating birds. rich, well-drained, acid soil.
Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, bees, fruit-, insect-eating birds.

Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Pacific Dogwood Cornus nuttallii

Other names: Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Other names: Pacific Flowering Dogwood, Mountain Dogwood
Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod
Native range: British Columbia down the Pacific coast through
Native range: Across southern Canada. Native in the U.S. from California. Also native to Idaho.
Montana to Texas and eastward. Native range extends south to
Care: Perennial; tolerant of full sun to full shade. Needs dry or
Durango in Mexico.
moist, rich, well-drained soil.
Care: Perennial; prefers full sun and sandy, clay or gravel soil.
Attracts: Fruit-eating birds.
Plant in dry soil.
Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, bees, seed-, insect-eating birds.

New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Red Twig Dogwood Cornus sericea
Other names: New England American Aster Other names: Red Osier Dogwood, Red Osier, Red-twig
Native range: From Quebec to Alberta in Canada, south Dogwood
through the U.S. into North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, and Native range: Canada, Alaska, and the northern and western
Kansas and west to the eastern Great Plains. Also native to the continental U.S.
mountains of Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
Care: Perennial; can handle full sun to full shade, with well-
Care: Perennial; prefers light shade and moist soil. drained soil.
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies, caterpillars, bees, seed- Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, fruit- and insect-eating birds.
and insect-eating birds.

Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Saskatoon Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia

Other names: Beebalm Other names: Western Serviceberry, Juneberry, Saskatoon
Native range: Most of southern Canada and part of the Native range: Along the Pacific coast from Alaska to California.
Northwest Territories, most of the United States except East to Quebec in Canada, Minnesota to New Mexico in the US.
California and Florida. Northeastern Mexico. Care: Perennial; can handle full sun to full shade. Prefers
Care: Perennial; prefers full sun to partial shade, dry to moist dry to moist, well-drained soil.
soil. Attracts: Butterflies, caterpillars, fruit- and insect-eating birds.
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies, caterpillars, bees, insect-
and nectar-eating birds.

Learn more in the self-paced, online course, Sources: The Biota of North America Program (BONAP), North American Plant Atlas
Growing Wild: Gardening for Birds and Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Plant Database
Nature. National Audubon Society, Native Plants Database
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PLANTS Database