Plants That Attract Birds
Combinations of landscape plants can supply birds with food and shelter throughout the year. Maintaining a bird population during the winter requires an evergreen shelter and continuous dietary supplement of bird seed and water. Otherwise, the shelter birds will leave and return in the Spring.
TREES FOR FOOD
- Apple
- Cherry
- Crabapple
- Dogwood
TREES FOR SHELTER
- Althea
- Apple
- Arborvitae
- Crabapple
- Hemlock*
- Spruce
SHRUBS FOR FOOD
- Blueberry
- Cotoneaster*
- Holly*
- Pyracantha*
- Viburnums
SHRUBS FOR SHELTER
- Boxwood*
- Pyracantha*
- Viburnums*
FLOWERS FOR FOOD
Annuals
- Forget-me-nots
- Moss Rose
- Sunflower
- Zinnia
Perrenials
- Amaranthus
- Aster
- Beebalm
- Poppies
* Particularly outstanding plants for birds