wildlife food source Archives - Page 9 of 14

Plant Category

Height

Light Requirements

Water Requirements

Bloom Color

Bloom Shape

Bloom Time

Foliage Colors

Special Traits

Butterfly Host Plants

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Lycium barbarum

The plants tolerate some drought once established, but for best fruit set and quality, water … Continued

Lysimachia clethroides

Arching spikes of white flowers have a graceful crook that gives them the look of … Continued

Malus domestica

Semi-dwarf and dwarf apple trees can grow from 8 to 15 feet tall and produce … Continued

Malus hybrids

A genus of about 35 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia and … Continued

Malus ioensis

This small native tree has spreading branches and a broad, open crown and sometimes grows … Continued

Mertensia virginica

Clusters of trumpet-shaped blue flowers open in early spring. Flower buds are pink and emerge … Continued

Monarda didyma

Monarda didyma ‘Balmy Pink’ is a dwarf plant covered in lavender-rose blooms in summer. ‘Balmy Purple’ sports cool … Continued

Monarda didyma ‘Gardenview Scarlet’

Large red flowers in June through August on mildew-resistant foliage growing 4-5′ tall. Heat and … Continued

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England aster brings ahowy display of violet-pink flowers late August til frost. A staple … Continued

Opuntia humifusa

Low mats of spiny pads which can colonize large beds over time. Showy flowers are … Continued

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

Both fruitless and thornless, this tough Midwest native was found in western Oklahoma by plantsman … Continued

Cornus alternifolia

An excellent native plant with four-season interest, these beautiful trees have unique horizontal branching and … Continued

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