Attracting Birds: Flowers

Common name	Scientific name
Ajuga	Ajuga reptans
Alyssum	Lobularia maritima
Aster	Aster spp.
Bearded tongue	Penstemon spp.
Bee balm	Monarda spp.
Bell flower	Campanula
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta
Brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba
Butterfly weed	Asclepias tuberosa
Calendula	Calendula spp.
Cardinal flower	Lobelia cardinalis
Columbine	Aquilegia spp.
Coneflower, Purple	Echinacea purpurea
Coral bells	Heuchera sanguinea
Coreopsis	Coreopsis spp.
Cosmos	Cosmos spp.
Dame's rocket	Hesperis matronalis
Daylily	Hemerocallis spp.
Evening primrose	Oenothera spp.
Forget-me-not	Myosotis spp.
Four O'Clock	Mirabilis jalapa
Foxglove	Digitalis grandiflora
Gaillardia	Gaillardia spp.
Gentian	Gentiana spp.
Geranium, Wild	Geranium manculatum
Goldenrod	Solidago spp.
Hibiscus	Hibiscus spp.
Hollyhock	Alcea rosea
Indian paintbrush	Castilleja coccinea
Joe-pye weed	Eupatorium maculatum
Lantana	Lantana montevidensis
Larkspur	Consolida ambigua
Liastris	Liastris spp.
Mallow	Malva spp.
Marigold	Tagetes spp.
Mexican blue sage	Salvia leucantha
Mexican sunflower	Tithonia rotundifolia
Milkweed	Asclepias spp.
Mullein	Verbascum spp.
Nicotiana	Nicotiana alata
Partridge pea	Cassia fasciculata
Penstemon	Penstemon spp.
Pentas	Pentas spp.
Petunia	Petunia hybrida
Phlox	Phlox spp.
Pineapple sage	Salvia elegans
Poppy, Oriental	Papaver orientale
Primrose	Primula spp.
Red hot poker	Kniphofia uvaris
Sage	Salvia spp.
Scabiosa	Scabiosa spp.
Sedum	Sedum spp.
Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus
St. John's wort	Hypericum spp.
Sunflower	Helainthus spp.
Sunflower, Swamp	Helianthus angustifolius
Sweet William	Dianthus barbatus
Thickseed	Biden spp.
Thistle	Cirsium spp.
Verbena	Verbena rigida
Yarrow	Achillea spp.
Zinnia	Zinnia spp.

Prepared by: Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist