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Plants That Attract Birds
Seed heads, berries, and the insect life a good planting supports — that’s what turns a yard into bird habitat. These plants feed and shelter songbirds through the seasons.
The 24 most-saved picks
#1 most savedCheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit'
#2 most savedPink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
#3 most savedButterfly Kisses Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Butterfly Kisses'
Butterfly Weed Gay Butterflies Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies'
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa 'Deluxe Butterfly Garden'
Hello Yellow Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
Purple Coneflower Rainbow
Echinacea purpurea 'Rainbow'
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias x hybrida
May Night Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'American Gold Rush'
Garden Phlox 'Rene Duval'
Phlox paniculata 'Rene Duval'
Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Pugster Pinker'
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Mixed Border'
Cinderella Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit Mix'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors Mix'
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Wild Lupine
Lupinus perennis
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Trio Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii 'Trio'
Columbine Mix
Aquilegia x hybrida 'Mix'
Red Popsicle Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Red Popsicle'
Bird friendly questions
How do plants attract birds?
Three ways: seeds (coneflowers, grasses left standing through winter), fruit (viburnum, serviceberry, winterberry), and insects — a native-heavy garden produces the caterpillars nestlings depend on.
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