Attracts Song Birds - Page 2 of 17
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Plant GuideSwamp rose
Rosa palustris var. scandensThis graceful and arching variety of our native swamp rose has single rosy-pink blossoms with a mild scent.
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Plant GuideRed Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpureaRed Japanese barberry is a deciduous shrub with multiseason interest.
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Plant Guide‘Gracillimus’ eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’This elegantly shaped grass has narrow leaves with white mid-ribs and a vaselike form to 6 feet tall.
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Plant Guide‘Maggie’ Bourbon rose
Rosa ‘Maggie’This deeply fragrant rose produces rounded double blossoms of mauve-red in spring and fall.
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Plant GuideLeatherleaf viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllumThis vigorous, coarsely textured evergreen shrub has an upright habit and 8-inch-long, lustrous, deeply veined oval leaves with dark blue-green surfaces and pale green undersides.
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Plant GuideSwamp sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
A profusion of golden yellow flowers appears for two to three weeks starting in early autumn.
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Plant GuideMexican fire bush
Hamelia patensA tropical tree by design, the Mexican fire bush freezes to the ground in winter in Zones 8–11 but grows up to 5 feet tall by summer's end.
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Plant Guide‘Nugget’ ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Nugget’The yellow to lime green foliage of 'Nugget' ninebark makes an interesting contrast with the exfoliating, cinnamon-colored bark.
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Plant GuideBlack alder
Ilex verticillata
This plant is a suckering shrub or small tree with toothed, pointy, bright green leaves.
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Plant GuideSolomon’s plume
Smilacina racemosaThis shade-loving perennial produces plumes of creamy white blossoms in spring, followed by mottled yellowish-green berries that turn to deep red.
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