Kress Garden Inventory

All Four Small Kress Audubon Garden Signs

Have you visited the Kress Native Plant Garden at the Todd Wildlife Sanctuary? If so, you may be curious about the names and wildlife-attracting benefits of these beautiful native plants. Take a look below for a list of the plants. In addition to the birds, most are also attractive to pollinators, and some also provide food for the caterpillars.

Image	Common Name/Scientific Name + Attributes (if provided)	May Attract
	Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Attributes: Shrubs, Trees, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	American elder Sambucus canadensis Attributes: Shrubs, Fruit	Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Waxwings
	Aromatic aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa (photinia melanocarpa) Attributes: Shrubs, Fruit	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Vireos, Waxwings
	Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Blunt mountain mint Pycnanthemum muticum Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies, Skippers, Flower Flies, also native bees - honeybees, bumblebees	Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Phoebe, Kinglets, Wood Warblers, Waxwings (Birds attracted to flying insects)
	Boneset Eupatorum perfoliatum	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Brown-eyed susan Rudbeckia triloba Attributes: Annuals/Per. Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Butterflyweed (Butterfly Milkweed) Asclepias tuberosa Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Nuts	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Hummingbirds, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Hummingbirds, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Dotted horsemint Monarda punctata	Hummingbirds
	Eastern beebalm Monarda bradburiana	Hummingbirds
	Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana s. salicifolia Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies (such as Mourning Cloak), Caterpillars, Hummingbird Moths, Carpenter Bees	Hummingbirds
	Eastern Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium dubium	Titmice, Finches (American Goldfinch), Sparrows (Dark-eyed Junco), Wrens (feed on seeds and insects)
	False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies (especially Crescent Butterflies, Common Ringlet), Bees, Wasps	Hummingbirds
	Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Moths, Bees	Hummingbirds
	Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea Attributes: Annuals/Per.	Sparrows, Orioles, Wood Warblers, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Vireos, Waxwings
	Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies (especially Monarch)	Hummingbirds
	Green (Winter King) hawthorn Crataegus viridis*	Fruit is eaten by American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, Gray Catbird, Northern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird, Purple Finch and Wild Turkey
	Hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus – Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Hummingbirds, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Heart-leaved aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Hummingbirds
	Helen's flower (Common sneezeweed) Helenium autumnale Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Bees	Finches (American Goldfinch), and other seed-eating birds
	Highbush Cranberry Viburnum Viburnum opulus var. trilobum Attributes: Shrubs, Trees, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Hollow stem Joe-Pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies (larval host for the beautiful Clymene moth), Caterpillars, Bees	Titmice, Finches (American Goldfinch), Sparrows (Dark-eyed Junco), Wrens (feed on seeds and insects)
	Lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata Attributes: Annuals/Per., Seeds	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Vireos, Waxwings
	Little False bluestem Schizacharium scoparium Attributes: Grasses, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Seeds	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Marsh marigold Caltha palustris - Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Syrphid Flies, Bees, and Cuckoo Bees	Hummingbirds
	New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies, Caterpillars, Seeds	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Nodding pink onion Allium cernuum Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies, Bees	Hummingbirds
	Northern blazing star Liatris scariosa Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies (especially Monarch and Tiger Swallowtail), Skippers, Bees	Hummingbirds, Finches (American Goldfinch), and other seed-eating birds
	Pink tickseed Coreopsis rosea Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies, Bees	Hummingbirds, Finches, and other seed-eating birds
	Prairie coneflower Ratibida pinata Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Moths, Bees - also serves as larval host for Silvery Checkerspot butterfly, Common Eupithecia, and Wavy-lined Emerald.	Hummingbirds, Finches (American Goldfinch) feed on seeds and insects
	Red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia (Photinia pyrifolia) Attributes: Shrubs, Fruit	Sparrows, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Vireos, Waxwings
	Red elderberry (Red Elder) Sambucus racemosa Attributes: Shrubs, Nectar, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Hummingbirds, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Red mulberry Morus rubra (D) Attributes: Trees, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Red osier dogwood Cornus sericea Attributes: Shrubs, Trees, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Rock harlequin Corydalis sempervirens Attributes: Annuals/Biennial, Butterflies, Bees	Hummingbirds
	Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens Attributes: Annuals/Per., Succulents, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Shadblow serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis	Fruit is eaten by many birds including: American Robin, Baltimore Oriole, Gray Catbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Mourning Dove, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Towhee, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Flicker, and Northern Mockingbird
	Silky dogwood Cornus amomum Attributes: Shrubs, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars	Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Spicebush Lindera benzoin Attributes: Shrubs, Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars (Spicebush Swallowtail)	Fruit is eaten by tanagers, Great Crested Flycatcher, Gray Catbird, Thrushes, Vireos
	Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata Attributes: Annuals/Per., Fruit, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Nuts	Finches, Chickadees & Titmice, Sparrows, Cardinals & Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Orioles, Crows & Jays, Thrushes, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Wrens, Vireos, Waxwings
	Virginia mountain-mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies, Skippers, Flower Flies, also native bees - honeybees, bumblebees	Sparrows, Orioles, Wood Warblers, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Vireos, Waxwings
	Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies (Clear-winged) Moths (Hummingbird moths, and it is host plant for Hermit Sphinx Moth), Bees (long-tongued)	Hummingbirds
	Wild blue indigo Baptisia australis Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Bees	Hummingbirds, Chickadees (eat the seeds)
	Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis- columbine Attributes: Annuals/Per., Nectar, Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars (Columbine Duskywing Moth - feds exclusively on leaves)	Hummingbirds
	Winterberry Ilex verticillata Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies (Clear-winged) Moths (Hummingbird moths, and it is host plant for Hermit Sphinx Moth), Bees (long-tongued)	Cardinals, Northern Flicker, Thrushes, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Waxwings (feed on fruit)
	Witherod vibernum Viburnum cassinoides* Attributes: Annuals/Per., Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars, Bees	Eastern Bluebird, Northern Flicker, Gray Catbird, American Robin (feed on fruit)

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