So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit
Rusty Blackhaw, also known as Downy Viburnum and Nannyberry, is a shrub or tree with dark bark that separates into rectangular plates. Its glossy, dark green leaves turn various warm hues during the fall while its white flowers appear in March and April before ripening to dark blue fruits. This slow-growing perennial grows best in partial shade and dry soils.
May Attract
Rusty Blackhaw 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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