So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts
Maximilian, or Max, Sunflower, is a perennial plant with stems that can grow up to 10 feet tall with many long and narrow leaves. This plant is eaten by livestock and deer, while its showy, yellow flower heads attract bees and butterflies for their nectar, and birds for their seeds. Maximilian Sunflower is native to prairies, growing best in full sun and dry to moist, clay-like soil.
May Attract
Maximilian Sunflower is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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