Native Plants for Songbirds

This collection of native plants provides year-round resources for songbirds, offering nectar, seeds, and shelter while filling the garden with vibrant seasonal color. The Anise Hyssop and Coneflower supply nectar-rich blooms that attract pollinators and hummingbirds, while their seed heads later provide food for finches and other seed-eaters. Joe Pye Weed and Blue-stemmed Goldenrod bloom in late summer and fall, supporting migrating birds with insects and nectar during their journey. Black-eyed Susan and Smooth Aster extend the flowering season and produce seed heads that persist into winter. Prairie Dropseed, a graceful prairie grass, offers cover and seeds for ground-feeding birds, while Big Bluestem adds dramatic structure and habitat value. Together, these plants create a resilient, ecologically rich landscape of shifting hues—white, gold, blue, purple, and deep wine—that is as beautiful to the gardener as it is valuable to birds. 12 plants total, covers approximately 46 sq ft. Quantities of each variety listed below.

• 1 Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop)
• 2 Echinacea purpurea Prairie Pillars™ 'Fragrant Angel' (Coneflower)
• 1 Eutrochium dubium 'Baby Joe' (PP 20,320) (Joe Pye Weed)
• 2 Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush' (Black-eyed Susan)
• 2 Solidago caesia (Blue-stemmed Goldenrod)
• 2 Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed)
• 1 Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird' (Smooth Aster)
• 1 Andropogon gerardii 'Blackhawks' (PP 27,949) (Big Bluestem)