So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
Doing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit
Parsley, or Parsleyleaf, Hawthorn is a small, deciduous tree or shrub that grows to 25 feet tall, with slender, generally thorny branches and parsley-like foliage. The delicate, white blossoms appear in the spring and are followed by bright red fruits that persist in the fall. This plant grows in partial shade and in a variety of dry soil types, including sandy, loamy, and acid-based.
May Attract
Parsley Hawthorn 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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