Native Plants of Georgia Known to Attract Birds
October 25th, 2022 by georgann
Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Serviceberry Amerlanchier arborea
Buckeye Aesculus pavia Pawpaw Asimina triloba
Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana
Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Red mulberry Morus rubra
Hawthorne Crataegus sp. Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
Black cherry Prunus serotina American holly Ilex opaca
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Hearts-a-Bustin’ Euonymus americanus
Wax myrtle Myrica cerifera Fothergilla Fothergilla major
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria Smooth sumac Rhus glabra
Itea Itea virginica Wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
Grancy graybeard Chionanthus virginicus Wild azaleas Rhododendron sp.
Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana Clethra Clethra alnifolia
Florida leucothoe Agarista populifolia Bottlebrush buckeye Aesculus parviflora
Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Inkberry Ilex glabra Blackberry (Rubus spp.)
Florida anise Illicium floridanum Pokeweed Phytolacca americana
Elderberry Sambucus nigra Blueberry Vaccinium spp.
Hackberry Celtis laevigata Sassafras Sassafras albidum
VINES
Muscadine grape Vitis rotundifolia Trumpet vine Camsis radicans
Greenbriar Smilax rotundiflolia Passion flower Passiflora incarnata
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Climbing hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
WILDFLOWERS
Foamflower Tiarella cordiflora Woodland phlox Phlox divaricata
Goat’s beard Aruncus dioicus Wood poppy Stylophorum diphyllum
Carolina phlox Phlox carolina Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Bleeding heart Dicentra eximia
Alumroot Heuchera americana Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Coneflower Echinacea sp.
Coreopsis Coreopsis sp. New York ironweed Vernonia novaboracensis
Partridge berry Mitchella repens Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens
Sunflower Helianthus augustifolius Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica
FERNS
Christmas fern Polystichum achrostichoides Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinamomea
Hay-scented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula Maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum
Royal fern Osmunda regalis Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
GRASSES AND SEDGES
Broom sedge Andropogon virginicus Little bluestem Andropogon scoparius
River oats Chasmanthium latifolium Rush (wetland) Juncus effuses
Switch grass Panicum virgatum Fraser’s sedge Cymophyllus fraseri
Birding Adventures, Inc.
Georgann Schmalz
Ornithologist
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